The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 11, 1945, Page 1

VOLUME XLVI. No. 87 Service and AP Features 66 Yéars Devoted to the Associated Press Day Wire of Key West County Board Discusses Proposal For Reducing ts Voting Precincts Number Of Would Be” Reduced’ From Sixteen Dowii Td Six County commissioners last might discussed in detail a Proposal to reduce the vot- ing precincts in Monroe county from 16 to six, and} County Attorney Julius F.| Stone, Jr., was directed to inquire into the matter, par-! ticularly as to the places! where the voting booths will be located, and to make a re-| port at the next. meeting of | the board. If the precincts are’ re-; duced as proposed, holding! of elections in the county: will cost only about’ one-! third of what now is the proposal is an outgrowth of’ the purchasing of 17. voting machines by the county. A rep- resentative ‘of the company that sid the machines said, during his last visit here, that there was no further necessity of the county’s haying so many precincts when voting is done by machines. He explained that two or more pre- eimets could be merged into one polling place, and that two or mere machines could be used to take care of the voters expedi- trously . As proposed by the commission, there will be a precinct in cach ef the four commissioners’ dis- triets in Key West, and two in the fifth district. The reason for having two precincts in the fifth is beciuse of its length, which would impose a hardship on vot- ers from one end of the district to the other, if the polls were put) > on the the case upper or lower keys, as may be. To avoid that hardship, one precinct will be lo- cated at Marathon on Key Vacas, and the other on Tavernier on Key Largo. Volunteer Firemen Asked To Attend Charter Meeting Fire Chief Leroy Torres sent out a call today to the 182 volun- teer members of the Key West Fire Department, requesting them to attend the mass meeting that will be held Friday night in City Hall to discuss the proposed new city charter Chief Torres said that a copy of the proposed charter is in City Hall, and that it makes no refer- ence whatever to volunteer fire- men as an organized force. For that reason, he added, ‘he believes it is to the interest of the volunteers to be present at Friday's meeting to try to ascer- tain what their status will be in the event the proposed charter is validated by the legislature. PALACE. THEATER MARTHA O'DRISCOLL in “ALLERGIC TO LOVE” News and Serial REPAIRED by the Dill Electric Vulcaniser ir E Precinéts" VABDEZ RESIGNS» * AS‘ CHAIRMANSOPP 'c COMMISSIONERS! 3: sitivad'in Mania after being y =a April 5 The Citizeh published ’a stated that rumors in thé ‘cotinty courthouse imo Valdez would resign as chair- and last night the rumors turned out to be true. As soon as the meeting was. called to order, Mr. Valdez ten- dered his resignation “in the in. terests of harmony.” At least three of the other com- missioners had complainéd about Mr. Valdez’ chairmanship, and one of them told The Citizen that if the resignation was not forth- coming, another motion would be gi [CLEVELAND HENRIQUEZ, LIBERATED JAP PRISONER, SAYS HE WAS TOLD TUSCALOOSA, Ala., April 11. UNITED STATES HAD SURRENDERED (Special to The Citizen) THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE ane KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, jlanes made their appearance! TALLAHASSEE, Apr. 11. | PAPY WOULD CUT SALARY OF MONROE COUNTY’S SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO $75 A MONTH IN PROPOSED BILL (By. Associated Prensa) U.S, A 1945 = So Declares General Eisenhower In Statement Issued Today By Headquarters * - CRBLDBAABDADA Niww Ascrts That “ Frank H. Ladd is “hereby re- Cpl. Cleveland Henrique, of Key over Manila a few weeks before West, Fla., is back in the United the main attack we had begun States‘he never expected to see to believe what the Japs told us . eee jlieved and released from any and AIRLINES, —Representative Bernie C.|y)"icbility to the Board _of| NATIONAL > Armies Are Nearing > Papy today introduced H.B./ public Insiruction, which is dis-| INC, REPORTS RECORD | front-page story in whith’ it ‘was indicated that Max-jdead until again. .For 33 months — from July, 1942, until" March of this year+ Cpl Henriquez was‘ a prisofie? ‘of japan, ' confined to’ the “hospital wounded by ‘shrapnel dn Corregi- ‘dor -as’@ meéember'of'a gun trew. Reported missing in acior, his family had given him’ up~ for soldiers of the Ist {Armored Cavalry smashed into man of the county commission,}Manila to liberate him and 330 other Americans who were hos- pitalized at Bilibad. ; In all those 33. months Cpl. Henriquez received only package from home: and six let- ters of ‘the hundreds that were written ‘to him. Those that he wrote himself were never receiv- ed, his family told him on his re- ;turn to the states. “We had so little medicine afid so little food (a cupful of rice and one! made to remove Mr. Valdez from |) powt of squp 0: dey), that we the office, “and we'll have enough j | ae tod Diinges Ana Se to care votes this time to remove him "| anymore,” the Key West Soldier that commissioner remarked. A ‘ ‘The resignation was unanimous-|¢xPlained at Northington Gener- ly accepted, and W. A. Parrish of Marathon was unanimously elected chairman. RAFAEL SOLANO, 73 “DIES THIS‘MORNING Rafael Solano, 73, passed away this morning: at a local hospital. Funeral ‘services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 6 o’clock at the residence, 904 Whitehead street, Rev. Father Johnson of St. ating. in the Catholic Cemetery. The Lopez Funeral Home is in | charge of arrangements ; Survivors are, five sons, Rafael Solano, Jr., Armando Solano, An- Solano; 10 four great grandchildren. and came to Key West at an carly ag For a years he was in business in Key West. Refuse Transfer | Of Liquor License ® meeting Mark Duffy's application to trans- fer the liquor license of Duffy’s | Tavern from his name to that of Jack Mittler. It was explained thgt the ap- plication will be sent td the State Beverage Department, which has the power either to approve the decision of the board or to grant Mr. Duffy's request, despite the board’s action. The board approved the trans- jfer of the liquor license of. the Tropics, 700 Duval street, to Don (Rich and Sam Moss. An application for a liquor li- cense was filed for Barney's Tav- ern on Stock Island. The board will act on the application at its next regular meeting. LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET THURSDAY The American Legion Auxili- ary unit of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 will hold their regular stat- ed meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the assembly room on Home, corner White and South- ard streets. Several matters of importance will come before the meeting. JRE UU IY ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) Poultry | and Egg Market 1214 White St. VEBEEEREERERE RE EEE REE RY: of the Sea Catholic , | Burial will be in the family ‘lot; Mr. Solano.was born in Cuba al Hospital. ;—that the United Statés had sir-, 152, fixing the salary of the | rendered and the Emperor was Mo roe county school super- tin Washington.” ae ‘Phe 30 year old'veteran ofthe inténdénttat ‘$75 a'month. Pacifi¢' enlisted in ‘the army in' Also’ H.B.-153, setting ithe Jahuaty of 1941 and was ‘sent’ to' fee of $7.50 for thé’ Monroe’ "The Rock in September’ ofthat circuit court clerk for-serv- Henriquez was fogeed to labor Also H.B. 160, providing that for two months son the “Rock” closed by audit report No. 2636 jot the state auditing department, arising by reason of the overpay- ments to him of ¢ommissions set (Special to ‘Ths + tinems } forth in ‘said “audit” report, and orld 11. all Saidvoverpayments are hereby |-“lMational Aislines, Inc. re- bValidated and’ confirmed: and the} * ported & recér breaking Idad State Of Collage Gey. BREAKING BUSINESS ar Eastern Front out of New York south was 94.81%. “ compensation,” of umpotency What may be clawed « yeaxUWhien ‘the Jape took Bitean: ideg ini wiviltacti $ | said: Frank H. Ladd.shallnot be}. factor out»! of! Jacksonville, | | PARIS, Dias the ihis regiment was foited to'stand qaaereh = “pt cla 7. required to’ refund” or ‘repay the) Pampa dnd New Orleans for | | German ere net mek ' Bi . Also’ H.By 155, authoriz-} ame ” ; forced = s | or any ‘part thereof," and|' the month! of March, accord- jing eg determined stand of impotently by while Jap ‘planes th ent of $3,500 al sha é x « ee a “ifully “28 e payment of 900 a 'shall be entitled to havevand re-|\ing*teransiountement by H. eny point the western ' ; Hea thee akisg damere#ul'y -year for the Monree county | tain’ all’ of said commissions in|, §perker, Jr, MAL vice front, _—_ Dwight D. . “Ours 12: inch : ‘any, tax assessor's office ex-) full, notwithstanding the provi- resident, Load factor out of } wi ets SUNS were eonses, sions of Section 145-01, Florida] J5etscavills fcr New Yern | CM@nhower im supreme Fi built for anti-aircrar fire and tne P' cf eye Statutes of 1941. was 99.58%; out of Jackson- ;eo ot the Jap navy never came within’, Also H.B. 157, guarantee-!" a1.) tp. 162, fixing the salary| Ville for New Orleans was (armies in the west, range. All we could do was take ing the Monroe tax assessor | o¢ \onroe county criminal court 22.78% ” ‘today that the German erm it,” he recalled. net compensation of $6,000 | of record judge at $300 a month.| ag en Pe | jes te that theater ave in @ Even though hé was wounded a year. | Also H-B, 163, providing for) yqigny 8.18%, 7 j in the arm an@iegs and suffered > "ovidi the keaumel § eal was %. Tempe | state of collapse, and thet, leg: suffere Also H.B. 156; providing for the! payment of Monroe county crim load factor into Jacksonville the ia punctured earjrum from an election of the Monroe county at-|inal court of record solicitor of} 2 along casters front, they exploding ten-iné shell, Cpl. torney. $4,200 a year “in lieu of all other| WS 97-21%. The load factor | have almost reached thet | | jkefore Jap medical officers ship- ped him to Manila for medical care. Returning March 16, couldn't believe his’ eyes when MAKE RECOMMENDATION AGAINST voi estat: ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY SEPARATE. | | though resistance, wareed i | sonville 86.67%. Out of Tam- jand the south ends of line, though in the torte area the Canadians cotton ‘to make decided game, «he “] had dropped down to less “The Japs said they had de- | West bound business.” Park- | in the south the Allied tor» than a,/ ‘hundred pounds, he stroyed it when they invaded | er said. “While @ great per- | have advanced ap te «ot added, “and until American California,” he declared. | OE is cicaesst i nein be sx, Gentage of this was high | niles since " : _____ |. ‘TALLAHASSEE, April 11.—] Act. It also recommended that! Priority business, we tyne Klsewhere slong the rs Beaaragendne Se UME Base AY The statewide Aviation, Commit,, the aoligrm, a Re Act; Ported many arr. bling front, the Allied ore 4 AOSD a : . ve chatted ,by. the legislature. Passengers. Our cargo . be ee, named by.Gox..Spessard Hol-, " ‘head cuntioue lo advanes PAPY INTRODUCES MEASURE THAT land, will recommend that Gov. Tag committees was headed by! malb business else showes a |= i ~: 4 ; Millard Caldwell act against the Rep. Goodwin of Deland. Other! appreciable increase,” cupid & pace as supplies cae State Aviation Committee, , Jacksonville. secretary; MacDon- 7M LEM MPM MMP ME A wun ati This decision. was made at. the! /d, Bryan, Jacksonville; Arthur) —<——————— ne | roan the Aces seam Ses "4 Go Niko meraamiaes | committee's final meeting in Tal-| CO"¥ anaes Ae SAipee GIRL KNOCKED A - wash to ie . . Maanog V1 scpe. is ret p i , rig. tay 400 cK, TAGLAHASSBE, Aptil: 11. “It would ‘save many thousands lahassee. This meeting, a lengthy | akciand: Charles Moon, Miami Removwal of toll fromthe O ‘seas highway was proposed to- iday in a bill introduced in the Legislature’ by Representative B. C. Papy of Monroe Cua. State Road Department to lease or purchase the long highway | drea Lolano, Louis Solano, En-|and its many bridges from the | rique. Solano; two daughters, Miss | Natalia Solano and Miss’ Carmen Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District, and free the bridges grandchildren and] of tolls. State Board of Administration great number of|which handles gasoline tax funds pledged to the retirement of road} It also would authorize the! ! A : one, was featured by a stiff bat- jof dollars if.the State Road De- tic ‘between two factions of the ipartment would act at this time committee. The committee will to enter into a lease or purchase urge that an existing state agency ‘agreement, or a combination of be given powers to work with lo- cal governments to encourage av-. | : the acquisition” of the Bens pou the pega the ation throughout the state See bee “Administration to _ N° motion will be made in this & recommendation regarding the call and refund” the niet pee taxation of aviation . gasoline. to finance its construction at Commercial airline representa- “the present low rate of interest |in the bond-market,” the bill said. foiy that such taxation would be In the preamble, the bill set 4 serious blow to both commer- forth that “the lifting of tolls” cial aviation and private flying would tresult in such a great in- and slacken the growth of avia- crease, of traffic” over the high-| tion gencrally. that“ in a relatively short; The committee felt that ar tives on the committee especially Senator Wallace Sturgis, Ocala:, DOWN BY AUTO a W. W. Stewart, Ft. Myers, and} 5 James Yonge, Miami, who attend-! ur ed in an advisory capacity DRIVER GOES THROUGH ON | This committee has convened in various parts of the state since RED LIGHT AT SCHOOL its creation. It has done a tre CORNER TODAY { endous amount of research work regarding aviation legislation, ac- cording to Chairman Nilsson Nilsson will sponsor a bill to create a state public service com- i At 3 o'clock this afternoon Dwight Russell was arrested as the man who drove the Car {mission which would have juris-| that struck the girl, who, The | diction over all public utilities,| Citizen learned, is Bonnie Joe jacluding aviation. If that bill is) Paxton, Policeman Frank Jolly. » passed, the aviation director will! Who made the arrest, said thet serve as a department head un-| Russell edmitted that he was lder th County: commissioners, ‘at’ their last night; (disapproved Phone 5¢f jand bridge debts, to take ov |the District’s obligations and, re-jsuch increased traffic, would re-!ed, and that this director fund its bonds. i lpay the state for its outlays.” | work under a Florida Sti P _ | provement Commission, created lto work with federal, agegcies ip |time the gas tax, accuring from| ation director should be emp! should > Im- fedeyal funds. It was poinigd out ? | available if aviation fuhds would | be ‘aviation, The committee further recom- mended that the present Airport Sgt., soni * *Is,'502 N. Lee! The War Department casualty! Hugh list, Series Numbers O—59 (Paci-|of James T. Cas: jed), O—61 (prisoners of war), O}] Gonzales, Jose, Jr, Pvt, hus-!t4 comply with Civil Aeronautics —62 (Pacific wounded), and O—, band of Mrs. Guillermina Gon-| Authority standards and recom- 63 (European wounded), an-‘zales, 2024% 4th Ave., ‘Tampa. mendations for airport zoning nounces for the United States Greene, Herbert R., Sgt., son} laws, and that the legislature en- i | a whole 4,709 casualties for April! ‘aet the Unifrom Airport Zoning (Continued on Page rour) 5, 1945, classified as follows: 1,-) 7 735 killed, 2,310 wounded, and | 864 prisoners of war. Th This list includes only those C |from Florida. FLORIDA | | Army Dead—European Regions , | Alday, Hewey, Pfc., son of Mrs. Lessie Alday, Port St. Joe. Branning, Ira D., Pfe., son of ON STOCK ISLAND Holt Branning. Route 4. ariana. ; Formerly “The Horse and Cow” Cannady, John F., Jr., 2d Lt.,! son of John F. Cannady, Post} Exchange Grocery, Camp Gordon, Johnson. i Motor Tuning Generator and Starter Service | We have and use the latest pre- cision instruments for best motor performance | SWEETING’S =| | Under New Management the second floor of the Legion} | | @ Come OUT, Meet Jim @ Bring Your Gang @ Have Lots of Fun @ Best Drinks in South Florida @ Eats of Course al ar ore err eemeN AUTO SERVICE [Phone 53 Official AAA Garage Be ome ANNOUNCEMENT MADE HEREWITH sorrs.=* cnt oi} | war projects financed’ partly *by uscd for anything other than| | the driver. Russel is charged with driv ing past a red light, with reck less Griving end with having been @ hif‘and/tun driver. His | license was revoked tempor v) arily and he was relewed un : $40/ der $200 bail for appearence jo'@dgk ut “A Ubgul hospital. Mrs.! tomevrow afternoon in munict Weeks hid beet a resident of Key| Pal court. West for the past 18 months = commission. | MARION WEEKS, 77, H DIED YESTERDAY ag Wie STTy ee res {Maripa? Josephine Wuhes; Idied yesterday afterenoon at ifternool The body is being sent this aft- jernoon to Brooklyn, N. Y ake | Pritchard Funeral Home for fu- eid gist {neral services and burial lat the Di | Mrs. Weeks is survived by one| 4 : daughter, Mrs. Ida M 'who will accompany the body to |New York ‘Mr, and Mrs. John driver ! West V by the girl Bark ting Here rd. an | down the g W trate, the ca | Among the recent arrivals in ;Key West from Miami, were My and Mrs. John A. West, who are j spending several days {with relatives and frie! They here Jattend the marriage of — the |granddaughter, Miss Shirley M West to Esmond Albury on Mon-|”, day ening. AUTO PAINTING $7500 came especially t Tonight and Every Night ELKS CHARITY FUND BINGO | For First Class Job EVERYBODY 1S WELCOME at the BINGO PALACE On Any Make of Cat | wect'to The Tropics. 700 DUVAL HERRING’S GARAGE opening Game 7:45°P. . 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