The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 16, 1945, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire d Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST VOLUME XLVI. No. 6 65 NEWSPAPER — The Kry West IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1945 Witiz U.S. A. Further Clarification Of Everglades National Park Boundaries Is Presented a {Sawyer Post No. 28, American Director or ean le eecccececeees | Legion, for the coming year at the regular meeting on Wednes- Reservation Gives NS‘ evening. Winn and the Metes And Bounds of. | other newly-elected officers will | Area Outlined i HEAD OF LEGION) | OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED | AT MEETING ON WED- NESDAY EVENING i | if John B. Winn was elected as Post Commander for Arthur (By Associated Preas) {be installed at a later date. Mr. 00+ eecevcccocceceee | Winn is presently serving the TIGHTEN BELT ipost as service officer. He has WASHINGTON, — President been associated with the Ameri- Roosevelt announced today that can Legion for a number of years Key West Chamber of the American public will have to and is a charter member of At- Commerce, The Citizen, the tighten its belt some more be- lanta Post, Atlanta, Georg Menroe County Commission fore peace comes, .Mr. Winn is empolyed as veter- and County Attorney Julius — |ans counselor at the Labor Board F. Stone, Jr., have received BLACKOUT ‘of the Naval Operating Base. letters or telegrams from . PARIS.—General Eisenhower The other officers elected to Ernest F. Coe, director of the this afternoon announced a black- serve with Mr. Winn are as fol- out of news regarding the lows: pe eral a onal anaes movements of the American ist Vice Commander, George Wc! jenies any Third Army.. :W. Sikes; 2nd Vice Commander, changes have been made in 'George J. Pernick; Post Chaplain, the metes and bounds of the NO PEACE FEELER ‘Albert DiNegro, Jr.; Post ator” Proposed park. WASHINGTON. — It was an- ian, Allen N. Roberts; Sergeant Mr. Coe also enclosed de- nounced officially today that the at Arms, Willard A. Gomez; Fin- seriptions of the project, and United States government has ance Officer, John W. Pinder, from them it can be gather- not been approached by German and Executive Commiteemen, ed that the outline on the ‘ePresentatives regarding terms Carl Sawyer, Allan B. Cleare, map the county commission- | Peace. Jr. and W. D. Welch. ers had considered pertains | The initiation ceremony was only to the route the park’ ‘performed by the officers of the will follow and does not in-! Fost. Those initiated ito the BRITISH ADMIT FEELER LONDON. — The British gov- ernment today admitted that post as legionnaires were: Fran elude all the upper keys iN! German agents had “approached” jy, Miles, Theodore Albur: that boundary. the British legation in Stockholm james E. West, George V. Thom. Bg {ae excuption of a suip of concerning peace terms with the as, Auther Evans, Ouita Lea, ‘ miles on Key Largo, no oth er land on Pre keys a be ee th | Nazis. [an Exe Harry Metzger, and park when it is establshed ‘alph . Estevez, iptter, in part, to the chamber ‘AMERICANS STILI Vance C. Stirrup, Post Adjut- reads lant, announcéd that the membe There has been no change in| jship for the’ post.is presently 30 the official boundary lines tor} | MAKING GAINS IN | Many menybers\of the post are the E. N. Park tho: veterans of the present ¢onflict. seribed on the enclosed map were _ FIGHTING G SECTOR |The totdl membership for last laid down jyears was 187. On the keys, only eight mile Past Post Commander Worth forth and south are included on - ark . eae U. S. FORCE: Ip. Welch gave a few remarks on Key Largo. Non e viher} ai RE AVERCUTAOUE i caglandllal Socisie, (Welch is islands on the main keys ave tak-| TRAFFIC BETWEEA FRANK- | presently serving Chet de Gare > dows < metes ang ounces 1)! FURT AND RUHR BASIN/|for the local Voiture. The 40 and dicated on map for further in- Donssties , | SECTORS 8 Societe is the fun and hono: ene i bounds, which ,;8roup of the American Legion. it appear on the commis-| (My Axsoclated Prensa) A Legionnaire must render a ‘service for the good of the Legion in order to be eligible and must have been a member of the American Legion for at least one year. The meeting was well attended by the members of the Post as well as visiting Legionnaires. The next meeting of the Post is scheduled for March 28. The meetings are held the second and | fourth Wednesdays of each | month. i] up that all the ided_ in the p' upper} PARIS, March 16.—U. S. ‘trecps have increased their gains in the vicinity of the six-road super - highway which they captured yester- day, and have cut off traffic between Frankfurt and the Ruhr Basin, headquarters announced today. | Americans have fanned | out 13 miles through forests in a breakthrough that is | said to have been as spec- tacular as that at Brittany | shortly after D-Day. \ Advices from the front, said that the American Third al It “cor oe Co vun-| line! Key, pproxi- Bay of of the Gulf boundaries, he most Demeritt-Albury | Case To Come Up | Here Wednesday | SERVICE FOR JACK . SAWYER TOMORROW Mrs. Milton} vances in the Saar, but be- : k-lled in ac-) fore the extent of the gains eaheigidind ahd "Paul's were given headquarters in-} od way! stituted a news blackout of and the movements of that army. - raids against the enemy de-| lines of communications war and indusrtial plants of M a be he The case of William W. Der eritt against Willard M. Albury, in which the right of the latter to serve as superintendent of public instruction in Monroe County is questioned, up for a hearing before Circuit Judge Joseph Otto at 10 o'clock went. into the 32nd consecutive} Wednesday morning, March 21 day today. And Berlin, for the} Mr. Demeritt hag filed a peti- | A ve time, was blasted|tion in quo warranto proceed-| WE ARE... last night by Mosquitoes. ings. Should the court grant a} HYDRAULIC BRAKE Airplane photographs the|motion for the issuance of the | Nazi party headquarters, raidedjwrit, the likelihood is that the SPECIALISTS yesterday, showed that all the] ballot boxes used in the general | Let Us Check Your Brakes buildings in that area were de-lelection last Novembe: will be| Lou Smith Auto Service | moiishea |reopened and the vote for super-| White et Fleming Phone 5 intendent recounted. | “Opposite Army Barracks" WANTED ~ el Two Typist Clerks vow wis MIDGET BAR The Friendly Little T: | WESTERN UNION _|smontow AND GREENE STS. Complete Line of Known Brands! Saw ve of Tonight and Every Night ELKS CHARITY FUND BINGO Ee PACKAGE | EVERYBODY IS WELCOME | at the BINGO PALACE _ PALACE THEATER GOODS | Next to The Tropics. 700 DUVAI | Choice Wine, Whisky, Rum | at the Corner of Angela WILD ee bd andiBrandy, | Opening Game 7:45 P.M. «cHERIFF of LAS VEGAS” | % Pints — Pints and Quarts NO ADMISSION OF ANY ND| NewarandiGavial ee | Army had made further ad- ——— | will come | JOHN WINN NAMED | CIRCUIT JUDGE OTTO AFFIRMS DECISION OF LOWER COURT IN BEVERAGE CASE TRIED HERE sasren EVENT TO START. Circuit Judge Joseph Otto today affirmed the de- ion of Municipal Judge W. F. ing E. P. Baquet $50, the alternative of spending) 60 days in jail, for selling wine and beer without a li- cense. However, Judge Otto, as) Court ; ucense. Archer in fin-| been offered to pay the license’ Ww ith | was beside the point. alemes the action of the city} in fining the defendant for] selling wine and beer without a The fact that money had Judge Otto said that, though’ one circuit judge in Miami had in that city is invalid, Judge circuit, has declared the ordi- "AT NAVAL STATION AT 7 O'CLOCK IN MORNING | | Several thousand persons, both ‘military and civilian, are expect- ed to be at the Naval Station ‘decided that a similar ordinance ball park Easter Sunday for the! sunrise service to be conducted {Hunt, who also presides in this by Lieut.-Comdr. M. B. Faust,’ senior chaplain for the Naval he explained to The Citizen! nance to be’ valid. A circuit judge | Operating Base, and ministers of after he had handed down: his decision, the case before him did not involve the y lidity of the city ordinance that sets a limit on the num- ber of liquor licenses, Copy of the Ordinance, he add- ed, was not included in the brief that was’ filed with him in ap- pealing the c from the city court, and, therefore, he merely in Duval, Judge Otto stated, has also ruled that a city, in this case Jacksonville; has a right to limit the number of liquor licenses. The first of inose cases, that in which the Miami ordinance fig- ures, was a direct issue before the court, and unuke the issue in Key West, is now before the supreme court for aecision. That is the case in which the Miami ordi- nance was held to be invalid. SHOWN THAT COUNTY AND CITY CAN EFFECT GREAT SAVING IN USE OF MACHINES IN ELECTION Monroe County and the city of Key West will be in a position to save almost two-thirds of the cost in conducting elections by theuse. of voting» J. McCormack, representative the Automatic Voting Machine Company, Jamestown, N. Y., said esterday he left Key , after having given demon- of before Wes strations the county court- house of the way to operate voting machine. Mr McCormack considered the in county first, and, when informed that there 17 pereincts in the county, with inspectors, clerks and deputy sheriffs. in each of them, he said that the rrecincts could be consolidated into six districts, with the use of two or three machines in each polling places, depending on. the number of qualified each district. One set of inspectors could take care of the voters in each polling place, where they may voters in maachines, Jal. ines. Jc *“be as many as’ three precincts in a district or four in one instance. | In that way the 13 precincts in Key West could be handied in four districts, with at least three machines in each distri that voters can be accommindated practically as soon as - they reach the polls, On the upper keys, though two machines could tak of the voters there in one district, two districts could be formed because of the extent of territory over which the voters reside. In the city, four districts could be used in the same way as in the county, with sufficient mach- ines in each district to acelerate the voting, G ~ - Sor your young. jung d i. adazcl) ng colle cclion of g rey Opies > we dozens they're Tussy lipsticks... textured in brilliant, fashion-right shades have them! Tussy lipsticks by the And because each one is wonderfully ereamy . softening to weather-dried lips. Indelible as you could wish! Come get your favorite Tussy Lipstick, today! $1 each, plus tax. SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Duval at Fleming Sts. PHONE 199 Key West, Florida | 2 SS REARS ERA TENT AR ORR Oe SRR SEE RR churches in Key West. The serv- ice will start at seven a. m. | Civilians will be admitted ;through the main gate and all in the city are’ invited to partici- ‘pate. The Easter message will be delivered by the Rev. William Mundy of the Fleming Street Methodist Church. ; Special music on the program , will include singing by a quartet, ta solo by Jess Gasé way, ARM2c, ‘of the Naval Air Station, and two ‘selections by the Key West chor- isters under the leadership of \Roland Johnson, SoM2c. The igroup will give “Oh, Morn of Beauty,,” from Finilandia, and the Hallelujah chorus from the Messiah. | Easter serv will be con- ducted at the usual den a. m. per- iod in the station movie hall. A ' Catholic Mass will be celebrated at 11:15 a. m. in the*same place. NEGRO GETS TEN , so CONVICTED ON CHARGE OF “SHOOTING AT COLORED POLICE OFFICER “Squire” Alien, was found guilty of as: intent to commit sentenced to 10 year negro, whe ault wit murder, wa in the pen itentiary today by Judge Thoma S. Caro, presiding in the crimin- al court. The conviction concerned oniy one of three such charges against Allen, that of shooting at Joseph This to Valdez, a negro policeman. morning Allen pleaded guilty j having snot at Po Frank Jolly and Frank Cara but Judge Caro suspended }tence in those cases, as he he felt that 10 years was a sut- jficiently long sentence, John Lopez pleaded guilty to running a poker game, and was fined $50 and costs. Mark Duffy pleaded guilty assault and battery and was [fined $25. Judge Caro was in jformed that the defendant did not strike the complainant, but merely pushed him out of the Sidewalk Cafe. Arturo Boza, charged with serving liquor at 12 midnight, is being tried this afternoon, and it is expected the verdict in his case will be rendered about 5 o'clock, also er allo, sen- .2022024224444444444 PRESCRIPTIONS ; re. Fresh a wea iexterse GARDNER Ss PHARMACY | Phone 177 Free Delivery LIVE POULTRY ROASTERS and Battery Raised FRYERS BRADY’S | (Live) POULTRY and EGG MARKET {1214 White St. Phone 546 said ' SUNRISE SERVICE Two Hundred Thousand Na Trapped There, Moseow De- clares In Cor | pe tee oe nunidque VOB D IODA A aM. Wussian Troupe, Annouce ‘Japs Thrown Into State Of Jitters (My Anawote NEW YORK, aon: a Tokyo broadcasts, intercept ed by government monitors here, cleesly show that the attacks on Nagoya, Osake and the Japanese capitel have thrown the Japs into their worst ie of jitters Since the beginning of the war with the United States. The broadcaster told of tens of thousands of residents of the three cities that have to streamed out of them zones believed to be sal and added that the flight still ‘continuing. Then he fell into the old Japanese trick of bragging in en attempt to frighten the Americans. He said that Japan was well aware that the Ameri cans finally would attempt to invade the Japs’ home land, but “warned” the Americans that they would have to fight ‘every man. woman and child in Jape Every resident of that country, he declared, is now | @ combatant, and all heve | pledged themselves to “fight 10 the death.” Small ‘Fire On ment States, Have Driven Seven Miley Te Reach Baltic Shore (Ry taxerteerd Prone MOSCOW, March 16 East Prussia has been «o two in the vicinity of Ke nigsberg, its capital Russian communique sie! as @ result of whith D004 Nazis have been notated | to two Porac.s | tod Grinnell Street - There wa ered thi ‘ in the 1 ( was aul! scene of the f f v t PRESIDENT GETS OLD BIBLI Bible. four 3edfor to Henry tucket RA DIO* REPAIRS—48-Hour BONNER stn avert 900 PLE MING. 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