The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 13, 1945, Page 1

Pain ieee * + econo pert en a en ¥ k he Key Pre&s Day Wire and AP Features 65 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West ¥. t THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE USA LXVI. No. 141 - Lalge Delegation Atte County Board Meeting | Interest Of Local Beach KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13; 1945 | JAPS HAMMERED 'KEY WEST LODGE OF ELKSPLANTO [President Truman Announces Time FROM 3 POINTS)" OBSERVEFLAGDATHERETOWORROW| And Place Fixed For Conference ACTIVITIES FOLLOW CAP-| ‘Tomorrow, June 14, at 7:30->p. Of Heads Of Three Big Nations ; TURE OF EASTERN ANCHOR |™. the local Lodge of Elks No. NEW OFFICER AT itera, Time Nor Pie chairman; -W. Warren Sawyer, [Frank Bentley, Hunter Harden ind Raymond R. Lord. LINE - 2 As June 14 is of special interest baie bration of Flag Day, in La Concha}to Elkdom, it is the day, the Park. All Elks, Elks in Service, (By Associated Press) and the public, are cordially in- GUAM, June 13.— Withivited to participate in these 5 we sy (services. the 17th American Division’s bile is tie aeoacan members of the organization cele- brate the birth of the flag, signi- ficant of Liberty, Justice and Brotherly Love, as inculcated in the heart of every Elk, it is 851, will hold its annual ‘cele-|* ASK LIQUOR LICENSE will Made Public LOCAL NAVY BASE! ror sNAKE CREEK BAR ° Matter Deais Pro-\ "Ha ODI aaas, capture of the eastern an-| “Star Spangled Banner”, Naval|Shown. BS ie With ‘| chor of the Jap line on Oki-|Air Station Band; Invocation,! The following is an editorializyeyT. JAMES T. McLEAN aoe — e arm last First Session posed Bond Electi SALE OF BEACH nawa, it was reported today|Rev. Thomas Atherton, S. J.; In-}which appeared in the June is- Hesciens er eae ed om aon FRONT PROPERTY that the Japs are being ham-|'roductory Exercises, Exalted|sue of Elks Magazine. COMES HERE FROM DUTY | j 0% . satan dian saiiad ‘rom jirecti Ruler and Officers; Tenor Solo,; “Our Flag has played its part For Construction Of mreredl fram tires diections, on all of the battlefields, on the IN PACIFIC One application wes receiv Peseee i mber has Jess Gassaway; Prayer, Chaplain; mists aire ree, pemsangned History of the Flag, Alton B. NOT CLOSED YET ed from William S. Turner sea, and in the air, and has never for a saloon on Key Beach On South Shore Thirty representatives of ‘the Key West Chamber of Commerce, the Jaycees, the » Rotarians and the Lions Club were present last night at the meeting of county com- missioners to urge them to held an election at an early date to vote on the proposal te raise $250,000 by the sale of bonds to construct a beach along the south shore. Speakers representing the organizations were Clem .C. Price, Stephen C. Singleton, deff Knight, Jr., Wallace B. Kirke, Isadore Weintraub and M. J. Horre, ney, said there were several legal details to be attended to before the date for holding the election could be fixed. One of them, he explained, regards the voting of freeholders only, adding that Johnson Realty Company said today that the sale of the beach -front property, owned by the Gato Real Es- tate and Improvement Com- Pany, to Max Cohen has not yet been closed. Negotiations, Vesey John- son said..are as they were when The Citizen announced, two weeks ago. that a binder had been put up for the purchase of the property. “The binder is still up.” Mr. Johnson said, “but the trans- action has not yet been com- pleted.” \ kdiukdedideded| (COMMERCE BODY DIRECTORS MEET Julius F. Stone, county attor-/ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAN- NEL AND OTHER MAT. TERS DISCUSSED The regular monthly meeting theavy artillery fire. been whittled down to 10,- 000. What was said to be the heaviest artillery barrage on Okinawa. since invasion day, was concentrated on the Jap positions, tearing the lines to pieces and killing hun- dreds of Japs on the ground and under the ground. More than 60 of their caves have been sealed up under the Tokyo realizes the end is so near on Okinawa, not a spokesman today over the broadcasting station in the Jap capital said a word about the fighting on Oki-! nawa or referred to it in any way. : Two suicide charges were made by small units of Japs, but they were wiped out by artillery and machine gun fire. Mario Garcia, Head Of Prison Guard, Has Resigned Position | the Goehring; Selections, Naval Air Station Band; Oration, Lt. Comdr. Milton B. Faust (Ch.C.), USN; “America”, Naval Air Station Band, (entire assembly sing); Benedition, Rey. Thomas Ather- ton, S. J. The Flag Day Committee com- prises: John M. _ Spottswood, South Florida OPA cooled off today from the heat they have been sizzling under for past week in the burning problem of more meat for home consumption. To ease the acute meat s! age and at the same time relieve the growers’ distress caused by the prolonged drought, the OPA in Atlanta today announced a quota increase for Class 2 slaugh- terers in 46 Florida counties who have registered and established.a quota base. The new quota, effective for the balance of June, will be suf- jof human liberty, and in the jgreat struggle of today, has vin-|nNayal Operating Base last month, ‘QUOTA INCREASE FOR MEAT SUPPLY — WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY OPA UNIT officialsyami, today was authorized by Joe hort-| A new officer in Communica-} tions, who reported aboard the gone into battle save in the cause Mincer for a saloon at Snake Largo and the other from Ward | Gventinas Truman, at bie Creek, in the vicinity of press conference thie mare. dicated the principles which . eis By 5 ; A following 19 montis” Pacific! Plantation Key. The Gnake | ave it birth. All people war 6 ing, said the time and the Stary and heartsore Toke to ‘its|duty, is Lieut. Gg) James ue Me-| Creek application is for a | id renewal. | place had been fixed for « Le C(L 4 ak " The applications will be Tenn. Lieutenant McLean states that, | sent to the State Beverage conference of the Big Three his tour of duty on Guadalcanal; Department for final action. | for 17 months was unexciting on} | the whole, but nevertheless SASS PRES GS memorable experience. He cece P] T0 Rye clustering stars and streaming USNR, of Alamo, light,’ to lead them into a world of peace and goodwill.” as Communications Watch Officer in ghe radio shack at the Naval Stalin assemble for their Base there, which when he’ ar-! rived was in rather a crude,’ VOTING PRECINCTS first meeting. thrown-together stata After, > | He also said that he wilt Creel, district chief enforcement FW months, however, the base | be accompanied to the con attorney, to withdraw charges Pecame larger with the construc- COMMISSIONERS ADOPT RES- ference by Secretary of State against S. E. Harrison of Arcadia ‘tion of new buildings and the | istetti b 5 . ; covering alleged violations of 4!tival of additional personnel) OLUTION CUTTING THEM [Dtettiniis, Judge 2am es teneral Food Order No. 1. W. J. 46d before he left it was an effi- | T heasik oa Byrnes, Harry Hopkins and Daniel, attorney for Harrison, in Cietly operated and strongly con-, former Ambawader Davies Miami today stated that Harrison Structed replica of American! i Lally het tu Moseow, has agreed to rectify any mis-;bases in this country. takes inadvertently made by him! His tour of duty was marked; in the past as to overcharges, and by presentation to him of a letter that in the future he intended to of commendation by the Com- comply with the rules and regu- manding Officer, but he depre- lations to assist in every way in cates his merit in winning it for the placing uf more meat in mar- he says it was due to the toss of kets for the public in adj nt a coin. When nearby explosions communities where he operates. endangered * the radio shack The OPA attorneys authorize the where he was. CWO, two men coed : j Speakers in the House of County commissivners, at their commons today, aveording meeting last night, adopted a ie to advices received here, said olution reducing the number of! that, as Prime Minister Wim voting precincts in the county: ston Churchill has made +e from 16 to 7. rious trips to meet the ” That action was taken as a re-|ident of the United sult of the county's purchasing} and the premier of fteets, of 17 voting machines, and it was\the conference @heuld be there is @ question whether the io Garciz See REESE ficient to bring Florida's meat} Harrison abbatoir to begin the were ordered to secure while the figured’out that the money saved London. owner of a No osacrnalihy assessed at|of the board of directors of the aoa akin ino ge ne a supply up to i pounds careass| slaughter of his interim quota im- others took a’efuge. On the toss on each election by the fewer im- held Truman, while not more than $5,000, will be eli-|Key West Chamber of Commerce) sulted in a tiff between two mem-! Weight per capita, according to} mediately. Daniel states that the of a cuin, Lieutenant McLean and Sbectors and clerks at the polls) not revealing the extent of gible to participate in the elec-|was held yesterday. bers of the county commissioners! J. Andrew. Farmer, OPA Region-| packing house will -open this the chief radioman stayed with , Will pay for one snac:tine, with a} 4 thes Mares thon. Present were President A. M.]at their meeting a week ago, re-!al food rationing representative. week. the station. No damage was in.‘ Small balance left over. As three e agreemen are If @ taxpayer, Mr. Stone point- » | signed last night, the resignation! This increase, OPA Disrtict Di ae curred and later each won letters! County elections will be held next Hopkins had reached with } y rector Dr. James S. Thomas said attowed 54 |Funeral Rites For of commendation. ) that many iachines wil be} Premier Stalin over the tf Ward Friday! 4 graduate of Milligan College ; Pat for” out of: the: savings: that) organization of the gov i ed home only, sil : Sones teMrtiar a Cater PS GN TEMR Willlains “Dr. Delia Colee, 4? ke sliaetan Ane 20, The will be im s, Ist Vice President Mrs. f ecepted, Jame paw will ge tepinare foy the' Fred ©. Ebernardt, Clem nd he was given a vacation for au the qualited oe nual @ Iohnser Gib, Youn, Licuice- eeuld nee ees sien ae ad-! ment in P nail be qe tien of the bon Ss, and is} AS = ‘the remainder of his term. erers im Columbia, arist ane . ‘ : = ant ‘Les. a . : bas- ional clerks and inspector | bes — m= . really in the position of a_resi- peices one Wns SLE AL Ole \ Ty Wad a) oxted that the jani-! Dixie, counties and all counties * ¥ uneral vites for Captain James cae a nics playe sata Fick In the fourth district there will! *#PRy to exprens & vas dent who ‘does not awn anylocal| A resolution was prepared and) ° Yh been pedfornbing their:soatb and: east-of these... "This in-/E. ‘Wards 74, who -died at the es tok nay oon eT ibe two precincts, and on the up-| Cation over the result « real estate. At present the only folwandéd to the ULS engineers oo ae pe ean need they udigs: all counties. jn, the Florida|honie of his- son, \William.Ward Bracuation,: he ee position aS} rer keys, comprising thy Fifth! Information from Maw taxes paid by the owner: of 'ajoffice at Jacksonville, requesting |e cain. ats thé. combissign’s;Penibsula worth: and south from! in. Fort : Lauderdale on dMonday, 7 Sa es fairy | coy District, -Unene willbe! two pre-{ that the Russian gevernees home, so far as the county is con-|favorable consideration of peti- i ecting.a week. ago, when Com-| Jacksony » Key West. J Wil beheld in) Key. Weston dre Bean ating fs whore ae ae inéts, a “the Cinsty second and called Labbe gove i cerned, if the assessment is not/tions now being circulated urg-jjiccioner Frank Bentley, com-) At the 1¢ time Dr. Phomas| day: afternoon at 5 o'clock at the - ; vined the Naxy ‘rid districts will have only one in te hold eon more than $5,000, is a school tax|ing the/establishment of a chan- hc eepladate guards and gon Hed. on Class 3 farm slaughter-| Fleming Street Methodist Ghuyeh, 2? Dace mnbe a 19. a ah vtdloe- TP precinct each. with © Mast) Neoaeherr 4 of two mills, and he will not pay|nel from the ocean to the route titors neglectitig their duties, anc throughout the South Florida Rev. Ao-G-*Cox, ~offitiating, The bination at’ Chric ‘ de served @) > ‘The reason Tor designating two | reorgamiea f the gavers z Guething toward the intcrest or'of the proposed intracoastal wat-|Gormmissioner E. C. Gomez. ten-| district to contact their local War|body, which was brought to the Short pettod in the communica: jprecincts in the Filth District is) Among the er le | liquidation of the proposed $250,-,crway at Piraze's Cove. Diced iis ce C. Gomez ter rice and. Rationing Board forleity last evening accompanied by HRs office of the Eastern Sea [because of its length, sv one will) tioned were mot t a 000 bond issue for the construc-} A referendum on matters GE aan ene buildings and grounds! permits to slaughter up to the) the family, will be placed in the Frontier, N.Y. C., before depart-[ be at Marathon and the other at) the h guvertene tien of the beach inational interest, p red by the anrnmnitien, 16,000 pounds of meat allocated £0] chureh Bea ae ing for the South Pacific Tavernier. lin London, and nethong - As that is the csac, Mr. Stone/Chamber of Commerce of the U.| Commissioner Bentley siad this} them. ‘These 3 slaughterers| ‘The deceased is survived by! Lieutenant McLean is married SS Jeither about the 16 f concluded, it is a question wheth-/S. A,, is at the office and mem-j morning that everything “is now! Who jauality for permission 10) nis widow, Mrs, Nina Warf; one i the es Bleanc Moeet of Mrs, Mispah $ |sians arrested { owning homestead| pers have been requested to call| going along quietly, as it should.”| slaughter up to 6,000 pounds of/<on, William Ward; one grand- Erwin, Tenn.. and resides with) i pe : versive act “doen Maa cael npr lnata des eee ~ along quietly meat over a 12-month period Qaugghter Harriett, May ‘Ward. et here at the U.S. Casa Marina} Dies In Barly Morning Ay ine tow © than $5,000, and no oth-| several matters. FREE BUILDING LOTS must ney recnids 19 show pal a sisters, Mrs. Anna Morton, Hotel. xe ceedings now are, 3 - er realty, will be eligible to vote} An honorar be: i they slaughtered 6,000 pounds of) : - N Jian, | — Mrs. Mispah Freeman ‘Saun-lman setae fe y» y mpmbe is ; a * | Mrs. Leon Griffin, Mrs. William eae i 5 s 1 van be an the bond issue. conferred upan the presidents,| Starke, Fla. — The Starke ee nee ae iillow ‘Clase 3|° ndolfo, ail of Miami |DEFENDANT HELD d away this morn-| that the matter a present and fuwure, of the Mara-|Chamber of Commerce is offer tte & clauene any|_, Lhe order of Masons, Red Mc n, | F ‘OURT TRIAL 1 at the ress wtists “ Kelsey Curry, 56 thon Chamber of Commerce, Jing free building lots to any Cees MeN leas uanmn dite im E le Knights of Pvthe) OR COL 4]of Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Watson and Stalin bol ¢ ‘ pt. Dies Suddenly Today all service men w ho wi | ouild 2 in the same quarter of 1944, but|!@S an ocahontas, of which wet Alcan Sy see chal: services willibe. held acs : pan Jack Cruz Freed home ahd make Starke’ their heck EEO mitted to make!deceased was a member, will at- x 1 Pom Une s : information rege ~ home after war. Starke is eight) 2 Scaconable deviation from. this|tend the funeral. Pallbearers will , Yesterday afternoon before »| Friday afternoon at 6:30, at the! poles who had | ~ b es - : s a reasonable deviation fro} | lk . 1 “ ; : apel o « ope wera Kelsey Victor Curry, 56, died | From Nazi Prison! mites trom Camp Blanding. Erocdure sin allowing amome|be. sclecied, from, the: Masonic, Justice Lar Mibuny ony ebaices 0) EO Gani es aie aw ar ti, " sudden is resi t by tha s stole yeles, a ome, Re oheriy of the |), © Gite merning ot his 0a eras ereeeouner ae \Slaughtering to take place in one|Order. Burial will be in the fam-' having stolen two Dicyclcs; ane ae rial Church, officiating n” ar denee, 725 Francis street. Funeral) ys, Everett Rivas, sister of) qa, | quarter of 1945 than was done injily plot in’ the City Cemetery: sya) pail in each case ; Pee cae us met the ee services will be held Friday | jack Cruz, is in r yor : nari ‘ Lopez Funeral Home is in charge | 100 bail in each cas« } : ‘ ‘ Tacks Crus, is siniseceipb of yinte Be ae ae charge)" One bieyele was owned by P.{ Burial will be in the to afternoon “at 6 o'clock ot the liom her brother, stating that he| WANTED CLERKS — |. Georue “White, clisteet of arrangements eee es Chapel of the Pritchard Funeral) yas in New York, having been food enforcement attorney in Mi-| Capt. Ward was a native of the | yurtments, and. the other. by|neral Home is in charge of av-/"! Se a Paste Crereh. offices. (berated from German prison Apply cpunzussunnasssnsansaes [onmts, He came to Key West) John Fraust,. The bicycles, which] ranaements = L ae 5 “leg Pre 2 a De] a eS a > age oO and had made’... . oes 5 na - y are he husband, ©" , - ‘ : jcamp, where he had been con SOTK were sold for $12 and $15, re-| Survivors arc rho on bi ing. Burial will be in the family |fined for some time. WESTERN UNION __| ROASTERS and FRYERS |his home in Key West for a great Siectively, were recovered, but) Clarence Leon Saunders, one mls ae plot im the City Cemetery, | Jack, before entering the Unit-| [7 sia many years. He served with the |the money was not returned, — [son, Leon Saunders; one sister, 6 ONG cabal alg Pang a ed States service, resided on Ann BRADY’S (Live) Poultry|?. & ©. Steamship Company forj ~ pjstil also stole a bicycle, own-' Mrs, Car brot Png ge = Curry; mother, Mrs. James R-) street, opposite the City Hall. LS 7 jthirty years, and following histeq hy Gail Sweeting, daughter of er, Willi: van; mother ' " Curry; four sisters, Mrs. John R. 2 and Egg Market {retirement from the company, he Councilman and Mis. John Glen-! and father, Mr. and Mrs. Wilba f stat o Delaney of Tampa, Mrs. Ra: | | 1214 White St. Phone 54°) oved to Fort Lauderdale, where wood Sweeting, and sold for $15..J. Freeman _ > oe par tone Calif iR A Dp J O [ Sie ioe ere |he remained 2p to the time of his The bicycle was recovered and = ——-- _ SLELEE OE P BR Dat ‘6 stiee ‘Sronina ce of Key! / | Sponsored by Elks Charity Fund) aceth tie) money jreturn d | enna, a West. two brothers, James E.| REPAIRS—48-Hour Service Nightly 7:30 SPAIN’S SERVICE | NOTICE Corry of Key’ Went and Ormond JSLAND CITY RADIO | DUVAL at SOUTHARD, | ro nty rrients oot rooms «= WOR ee | wow FLEMING, — Corner Margaret, (Complete Service for Your Car) , JUNE | STEVE’S RESTAURANT Pre +“ eS A ORR ETD Lo nen 1101 White St. Cor Eliza | * ! is now located at 2 WE ARE... BR ay PHONE 782 | 17" 1011 Division Street COMPLET? | | I want to thank you all for your PLUMBING SERVICE HYDRAULIC BRAKE | ALACE THEATER Parts are available for your car. Paco ole peerage ponte SPECIALISTS \ i If we don’t have ‘em, we'll > | visit me at my new location. eo nt Get Go Choet Your Brakes | ANN SAVAGE in 1 STENOGRAPHER get ‘em for you. | ; | STEVE FROW. 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TTT LLL with a jar of his favorite Brushless Shave Cream “a PALMOLIVE ,;; 9 OZ. JAR SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Duval and Southard Sts. Phone 199 Key West, Florida DR. HARRY H. YOUNG CHIROPODIST - FOOT SPECIALIST of Miami will be in Key West to care for all foot conditions 3 DAYS QNLY FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY June 15, 16 and 17, 1945 For APPOINTMENT PHONE MAURICE SHOP 169 or CALL IN PERSON, 614 DUVAL STREET BRUSHLESS 2 ii