The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 12, 1945, Page 1

Preis Day Wire and AP Features 65 Years Devoted to the of Key West VOLUME LXVI. No, 140 Cs Stl Mag Cas KEY WESTER: IS CONNECTED WITH U.S. TRANSPORT SERVICE North And South of|/MARSHAL PETAIN was formerly in command of one of the highway ferries plying be- FINISHES DETAILS EFEN. tween No Name Key and Mate- OF HIS D SE cumbe before completion of the ce Highway, writes to The (By Associated Pressey has PARIS, June 12—Marshal Citizen from New Orleans, where Petain, “savior of Verdun.” now awaiting trial on a charge of treason, in that he collaborated with the Ger- mans during their occupation of France, announced today he has finished preparing the he is United States Transport Service. He asked to be remembered to his many friends here, and also reproduced herewith: Gen, Douglas MacArthur orthern sec- tor, the Japs are fleeing to- ward their defenses in Ning- pe and Shanghai, and in the millions in. property and many thousands in civilian life because of his coopera- us they have shi enemy fi e his. dispatch. “On these islands I have order- ed them off their ships and into cuuth are headed toward bee Louie ne Seat the foxholes. At our side they yap » Chi | Strained from carrying out the J ning @8€) dire threats, on several oc- | esteem than the Merchant Marine ape the offensive. In| casions, against the lives of | Service.” every area they are shorten- their lines for the expect- atiacks that will be against them when the Americans and the Brit- ish invade China. A Tokyo broadcast, re- corded here today, said that the Japs in their homeland are being organized and drilied in a civilian army of Frenchmen or the detruction of their properties. Petain is 89 years of age, and, aside from deafness, is apparently in fairly good Physical condition. He still has a soldierly bearing, a ringing voice that waxes eloquently frequently, and he reasons clearly. V Ldhihdid ddd LIONS COLLECT MUCH CLOTHING Key West Lions’ Club has col- lected 10 truckloads of castoff clothing, designed for ultimate distribution among the needy in countries that had been occupied by the Germans, and tonight, be- ginning at 8 o'clock, will be as- to. maintain. that,,he,, saved. defense, ing a cking time e Gio Gaouryo 4 |VALUE OF CATES’ |tsndstana' in Bayview Park. LEAVE For Scata| ESTATE APPRAISED], The club today issued a re- quest to residents to be in the park ,,}to assist in assorting and packing Voy: Al Mills, U. John Del-| Jonathan Cates, 70, who died'the clothing. Boxes have been . lame C. George|Suddenly at Kissimmee June 1, {obtain in which to put the Pernick and D Welch are} lett estate valued at $32,774, clothegs anit they will be Eaves Present ct the Forty neal wit of the Bight Societe, Ame Forty and|with county Judge Raymond’ R. |somewhere in Europe. in Legion,|Lord, exclusive of war bonds | te be held in Ocala, Florida, on|$2,400 he had given his widow, | Vici A June and 15. Mrs. Ida-Cates. 528 Angela su, {¥ Sitors: Arrive The foregeing “ voyaguers are}and $4,450 ‘to'his son, John Wil- ; At Roberts’:Home Geleguies from the lyedl' Voiturebbur Cates, +3146 Hibiscus’ stréct,| 300°... J : ‘ 728. Weieh is the Ci de Gare] Cogonut Grove. + Captain and Mrs: Veral- ‘Rew: of the local voiture Mr. Cates had also déeded 10] ofts-have their daughter and soli- Al Mills will also attend a de-}his son one half of a 40-acre lime |; law; Mr. and or Gtimes at partment executive committee! grove on Sugar Loaf, adjoining ree Ned ag es ta as meeting of the American Legion] Pirates Cove. while in Ocala in his official sat-} Value of the estate is summar- tus as Filth District commander,| jzoq as follows: Amercan Legion | War bonds, $11,900; mortgages, The weal group will join an-} ¢,. Sie Siph ph ‘GES, Grimes is serving in the U. S. other group from Voiture 492, Mi $3.00. cash ae te: realty, {Army. ami, and continue on to Ocala. \FOUR REALTY DEALS rived Sunday morning, and will leave on June 18 for their home at Virginia Beach, where Mr. LEGION POST WILL CRM LAMA D a! MEET WEDNESDAY . REC . *RE| THREE MONROE BILLS ARE RECORDED HERE BECAME LAW TODAY (Ry Asnoctated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jine 12. A regular meeting of Arthur re Post No. 28, American| Four sizable transfers of real m, will be held tomorrow] estate in Key West and at Tav- ening at 6 o'clock at the Legion|ernicr v recorded in the| ‘ v ‘corner White and South-| county clerk's office. —The following bills eran ard streets | E. C. Gomez sold a plot at, [ws today wit oat the gov- There are several candidates to| Duval and United streets to] ¢*nor's_sigmature: HB657, creating Key West Utility Board. HB798, providing for regis- tration of electors and voters in Key West for all elections fo be held in 1945. HB971, an act transferring to County Judges in counties of 14000 to 14,200, the power, jurisdiction and authority of juvenile courts. be given the obligation of the! Arr American Legion | has, aj; frontage, of 100 feet on All Legionnaires ave urged to’ Duval and 150 feet on United attend this meeting. John B.\ strect. | n. Key for $4,500. The plot Winn, post commander, states} Hastings C. Smith. has purchas. that many impor matters are/ed from William RB. .McClintock te be discussed in the interest of/a house and lot at Georgia and the American Legion for the com-| Duncan streets for $6,200. The lot img year Jis 44 feet on Georgia and 90 feet ELECTRIC IRONS on Duncan. Loran H. Prevo has sold seven lots and a house at Tavernier Cove to Clifford D. Carpenter for a The output of electric irons be- img produced under a special pro- (The population given in the bill is based on the 1940 gram t 1 essential civilian) $7000. federal census, which placed ea Mea rare cane js place eats. tae seach SO) in the, A house and tot at Catherine bs c Se senator of tile year in[amd. Varela streets have been) | Montce: County's population pie af reductions in ullotments|conveyed by Horace Theodore| 4” those brackets.) f mates snd continuing diffi |Webb to Mary B. Sanchez (0 TID Moa LMF BT 4 atten ‘taining and holdng| $3,800. The lot fronts 55.4 feet on | —————__- -__-- ____—. onpewe, mm manufacturing con-,Catherine strect and 104.10 inches | rns, g Ww the WPB on Varela strect. i STERLING'S POULTRY MARKET 1320 ELIZA STREET PAAAAAAAAAABAAASADASASADADAAAAAAAASD i FRYERS AND HENS Announcement--- : | OCEANVIEW RESTAURANT 520 UNITED STREET is closed for a few days for minor alterations. FOR YOUR CAR @GENERATORS @STARTERS and @ Electric Equipment Also An Expert Mechanic POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Division and Francis Sts. Open Sunday Phone 9134 Wetch The Citizen for Grand Opening Announcement Something New in Key West” Ot te tie detad de de te te te de ddd dnb d bbb bn bbndnbdnind Hey THE SOUTHERNMOST ‘NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1945 se red. the heaviest. ? fo an appraisal -fjled'to New York and frem there to! (CAPT. ¥ ROBERTS [RED CROSS NURSE'S AIDES CAPPED [Remaining Japs On Okinawa Refuse WRITES BACK HOME). AND PRESENTED.SERVICE STRIPES IN Eight Red Cross Nurse’s Aides were capped and two others pre- sented with their service stripes Captain Ernest Roberts, who'at ceremonies held in the Key)Mrs, Mildred Jeffers solo vocal j West night. “Nursing is a profession, which has come ‘up through the ages in high respect,” said William Municipal Hospital last now connected with the|H. Henderson, direction of the|prayer by Mr. Henderson. Jackson Square USO in his ad- dress to the graduating class. “You volunteers are filling an sent a clipping’ from the New|important niche in the scheme of|the Woman's Auxiliary unit of ARRI 0 York nae acelisig with the jliving today—you are all busy | the hospital with Mrs. William AWAITS VAL OF Martime Service. The clipping is] With your personal affairs and|Warren and Mrs. Dan Navarro, businesses, but you still find time to do more—to take this accomplished worth while.” Of the eight Nurse's Aides wha held here in Key West in 1942, something have suffered bloodshed and! Were graduated in a similar class graduates, was deeply regretful | death. I hold no branch in higher {Only two have remained in Key/that on the eve of completing her | { West and achieved service bars. Tom Hanley and Mrs. A. T. Sjursen were presented two stripes. each repreenting 500 {hours of volunteer nurse's aide ' service, during the past three ye Mrs. Madeline Browne, execu- tive secretary of the Key West Chapter, presentdd the stripes and congratulations to Mrs. Han. ley and Mrs. Sjusren, saying she was “proud and happy to be able to do so on this occasion.” The aides received their caps and pins from Miss Marie Hart- nce superintendent of the -hos. ! IN. THE | To Surrender; Tremendous Assault - Made On Enemy:By:‘American Units General Opinion Is That Japs Remaining On Okinawa Will Have To Be Killed pital, who also. administered the Nurse’s Aide oath to the class. ' porter at ihe cocoate oes TOWN HALL COUNCIL ORGANIZED LAST NIGHT; JUNIOR CHAMBER OF | COMMERCE TO HOLD FIRST MEETING Refreshments were served to PPP IAL LS 22 Al A meeting to organize a Town Key ‘West Red Cross Chapter ty WASHINGTON EAGERLY Key West Red Cross Chapter by rendition of “Come Ye Blessed” accompanied by Mr. Sylvester Slate, on the organ. Mrs. Jeffers lis vice chairman of the Nurse's Aide Corps. The ceremonies ended with a Hall Council was held at the coun- GUAT ee —. a ty court house last night at 8 Py Japanese he ouiocs. lost 68,000 men out of Letters inviting all organizations @99, they had on to be present to present their the general views on forming a council for remaining en thal fs ; PLANE WITH HOPKINS | presiding at the punchbowL (By Aasocluted Prev) Mrs. Florence Dulion, chairman a F sage red most worthy cause. of the Nurse’s Aide Corps, Key WASHINGTON, June 12. | key West were sent by the Jun- land te Getven two wooks ago, head-| , final details, in hig. defense... 10.3 message read to 1000; is the quality of giving that 'West Chapter, ‘presided at the| Reporters in this city are. lis Chambercof Couunerce. Offic py Ag quarters today. His trial will begin June,28,;, dates at» Alameda, praised the iS. important—and_ those who are cereinonies. aquiver.. while, awaiting the {cers and. board of, directors. were command’s airplane pilots Length of coast line now| and it was said he, will strives |vaior ofthe merchant seaimon{USY & you ave, give most. If» In extoling the. sincere.devd-| . gprival of Hetry. Hopkins, due : Be ives of had dropped in the Jap lines on — possannion meas- participating with us in, the lib.(We Bive because we feol that we tion of the -graduates to their!” in an ejmplane late thie efter- || °tted! a“ See gf calligg on them to curves ures miles, it was re- ‘rance many, ati jlipines.” “With |@te &iving something, we will chosen service, Mrs; Dulion. de-1. i ing,’ | (ereaaizations: present, A ported. In the ‘i Aropa.she, logs. oh aOR Of, tha: Philipines,.:!"Wath ive the. satisfaction .of having scribed one aide ap seen go pg Representatives; from, the fol: der, as their couse was hope- “who. worked; ,eight hours a day every day vf! jthe week, entire time her hus- jband was in Sound School here. ! Mrs. Helen Fahy, one of the! fzqm Moscow, where,.he went as a)special representative ‘of President Truman. General opinion here is that Hopkins is bringing to the capital momentous news from Premier Josef Stalin, regarding the settlement of Political differences in Po- land. : It is believed that a favor- able solution has been reach- ed between the United States lowing organizations were pres-* ‘ent for the first meeting. Key The Japs’ disregard of the West Retail ‘Grocers, — Junior proposal was followed by © Chamber of Commerce, Key West tremendotis assault by Amer Housing AOE wuNys Cage Le- ican troops against an ¢ igion, Charter Committe ecre- r jation Department of the City of ae protecting the Jay elected to serve on the The peak of the esearp- the following: Hugh ment was gained, and «hell { Hodge, chairman; vice chairman, burst and bullets whineed in John B. Winn and D. H. Hunter; to the Jap lines, secretary, J. C. Delaney; treas- course, her husband — received | |notification of pending transfer, jbut she expressed herself “deep- jy greatful for this opportunity jto take the course which she could persue and put to construc- live good use wherever she] and Russia about Poland as | urer, W. B. Kirke; board of diree~’ = i: that Fa ange went.” ve a result of Hopkins’ confer- | tors, I. Weintraub, William Do- !¥ #!! the Japs will have «© The eight nurse's aides who! ences with Stalin. |minguez, Eugene Sanchez, P. Al- be killed, and the Americans were graduated are: Miss Louise Roberts Ketchum, Mrs. Betty ‘Jane Lynn, Mrs. Mabel B. Meu-| ,nier, Mrs. Helen. M.. Fahy, Mrs. |Leonora Roig Diaz, Mrs. Eliza- beth Ann Pledger, Mrs. Mizpah Roberts and Mrs. Francis Inez} That conclusion is borne jbury, George Mills White, T. R. are proceeding to de se out by news received here |Dulion, M. J. Horre and &. Mar-/They expect that there will today that Moscow has called | tinez. be several suicidal charres on Polish leaders in Warsaw j Completion of plans for hold~ by the Ja: _ | _ and elewhere to hold a meet- | ing the first town hall meeting ai” rn Monon Fa ing for the purpose of reor- j will be discussed at the next The Japs realize that the fall of ganizing their government. meeting to be held June 25. ‘Okinawa means that the Amer The sponge room and lum- ber yard building; which the late John Lowe, Jr., erected |completely destroyed by fire | early this afternoon. ; Joe Benjamin, who had joccupied the lower end of the building, facing [liza- ibeth street, for several ‘years, said he was standing on a small- wharf on the proper when he and an- other man noticed a blaze in the center of the. building, where were stored waste fats and pa'per. Mr. Benjamin, an automobile jmnechanic, repaired cars on the north side of the building, near Elizabeth street, and at the time had two trucks that were being repaired. He ran to one of them and backed it up Elizabeth street beyond the danger of the flames, and his companion drove the oth- jer across the Bayly property to- ward Curry’s fish market. In the small room that he oc- cupied, Mr. Benjamin said he {had $600 and ail his clothing and {practically all his tools. The fire, | he stated, spread so quickly that {be was unable to enter the room and, he added, he lost everything except the pair of trousers and WANTED STENOGRAPHER APPLY ‘Manager La Concha Hotel NOTICE To My Friends and Patrons STEVE’S RESTAURANT is now located at 1011 Division Street I want to thank you all for your Past patronage and invite you to visit me at my new location. STEVE FROW. Private Dining Room for Families Open Daily and Sunday | 5 A. M. to Midnight ‘LOWE'S OLD LUMBER SHED BUILDING — TOTALLY DESTROYED. BY FIRE-TODAY at Greene and Elizabeth 4 home for ‘a short’ visit. They ar-; streets 70 years ago, was: Young. Brought up for discussion was h Paes CMeueaubrutubeuu Aue meeting to be held by the — ~ a hase from ha vi ; county commissioners at the court pert oon ~ bhast ‘on kot Appoint New Acting ; house tonight. It was voted that }ind” bus hapeeting, apd recommend that -a/ SUUne of the Okinawa invasive bond election be hel at the car-' Bas, Called am the stop detente liest_ possible moment to float 2'6¢ that island bond issue for the purchase of @ ‘Americans meth ;site for the beach project {into dings aieale ' J It was moved and seconded tat | ‘yy Gban ae | wrecked -auyononiles ‘and éotligr! nounced y f be .dukint | tosadl ieee vy Crs Aistlonnd metals that had. been collected th’ cokm’ Smith,.Sta wnmander of | i Bera. to; -the |. nt three SiGioremt segs scrap iron drives. in Key: West, the;Ficld Army ofthe -Socicty in! next qyoeting, tis he held Jane ap.( 2808 eludint Later and which was’ to be Processed, | Flotida. Admiral Charles.S. Step- |. TheTown Hall Gpunctt, was or- | Sh BES anaes Soo = ent to reduction plants and. uiti-!henson, "USN (Retired) was ap- ats Sof. Ain Pe and Abnt tockay tHe be rho Mk Managing Director tea OF Cancer Society Appointment of a new Acting Behind. the. building and at the Managing Director of the Amer- | weste: end ‘were. hundicds ofjican Cancer| S ely used by-thé federal gov-!pointed by the national Execu-! cussing in opertt an et ON, / EaeeE Re jtive Committee, to succeed Dr. for the benefit of Key West in ined ; Though the building was only; Clarence Cook Little, Managing the future. The meetings will be 5, ,,., : jtwe short blocks from the No. Ui pirectgr since 1929 open to the public and projects pag nejye | {fire station, and though the fire-| py. “Little, who has directed, discussed at each meeting, with’ American cleo janes responded instantly to the|ihe Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial, stress laid on the project needed, 4, Bale aay eaae a tously Laboratory at Bar Harbor, Maine plans made to oy So stes cain 2 f + Isince 1929, received a grant of Where the nec ry funds can be ype pp | Fire Chief Levoy chores, then. s942,000 frum the Rokefeller vbteined to make the project an England And garkaneaye i a ‘or penelic i sn. actuality. i 3 Hmen and apparatuses in the Navy | V7Oumpn! Siuuics fo De comet formulate concrete plans and se) Yard and the Army Barracks and eure the appr ef b brot Mis. & t tat the Coust Guard responded and {t#ke his full time. In addition, {Ne i APE to present alt daughter, Nan Vid elicetive work. Ithe biological research on cancer ° be bacsage Pipe payee then available da ry to projects of lasting beucht tu Key t. cure | ‘The quickness with which the aud allied conditions, the prim- with relative {lames spread was due to the/@y work of the Labgratory, will They are the jwaste fats and paper that had oF asus Pie Dr. fuittle’s ed eeeeen Mr. and Mrs. Gre been stored in the center of the direction..He wall remain a,mem- |p RRA > PLANS Mr. England building, As late as 2:30 this aft-|ber of the Board of Directors of ee sores with the AT .ernoon, two hours after the alarm! the Ainerican Cancer Society, | lak: sonville, wall y {was sounded, the fats were still said the Field Army Commanden a later date, The Key West Lodge of Biko, 1, will hold annual Flag Di services on Thursday rina, be ginning af 7:30 o'clock, at the La Concha Park The Naval Air burning fariously. At one point); ———————__—-— — the flames continued to flare up despite the fact that four streams | jof water were concentrated on, PALACE THEATER lthe blaze. a | At that point, at 2:20 o'clock, ANN SAVAGE in FOREIGN WAR VETS TO MEET TONIGHT jthere was loud explosion, and|*THE UNWRITTEN CODE’ will furnish music for a Pe rs < jthe firemen and onlooxers jump-| News and Serial Stu ten Rie ne red back, but the debris that was} Tonight is Prize Nite tenor solo, with Lt. Cumdr. Mil- o’ctock ' thrown inte the air did not injure} 1" poate i ton B. Faust, chaplain, USN, de 218 Duve PN ea tu inetd Jivering the oration Memt ' ‘ Wika Low Siesogdaba eae EE The American Legion will at- are asked to Sics) cone wlic) Las Geena: on tend with color bearers and color ladies A’ pleasant ‘ SU te ictal ° guards. tertamment u ae i Ss 1D year NO ONLY All civic and fraternal organiz- many that ore | ZaRE =e elions ave invited te end tend BINGO EE O0D'S LIVE, HOOD’S LIVE POULTRY Battery-Raised Chickens Large Supply | 919 Southard Street WANTED CLERKS Apply WESTERN UNION Do da Ea Sponsored by Elks Charity Fund Nightly 7:30 DUVAL at SOUTHARD avi (TACONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE ~ W.B. HANSON LA CONCHA HOTEL COOXTAN, LOUNGE | | COMPLETE Si DANCING EVERY. NIGHT PLUMBING SERVICE : een | sige a The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ —- Prescription Droggisis BREAKFAST Served from... 7:00 AM. toll.00 PHONE 199 Duval and Fleming Streets Phone 29 1201 White St. a | | BB Be EES ES | SEE ae ree ows fre - Rlevi. &