The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 21, 1945, Page 1

i a ; = t r f E > 2 ley é * seas AE "TROUT OLES, STORM WARNING ‘WARNINGS displayed at 9:30 a. m. on the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Dry Tortugas. A small tropical storm is moving northward about,40 to 12 miles per., ewith center in the continue today and to- night. There are some in- dications storm may be + Bigin Bayliss, chairman of! increasing in intensity and the department, wrote the county! caution advised eastern SRS Sk we peuest-| Gulf of Mexico, including tant secondary com ton oer the Florida Keys and of repairing in the county be sent} Western Cuba. Winds of the department, and W. A.| 35 to 40 miles per hour in chairmen of the com-| squalls indicated for the nth Valdez, wale. Keys today and tonight, M. Duncan, neer of ° = cary Bridge OI IIS ID, held @ series of meetings’ i! fac i rill ris ; | 1 i i - r ; i # z 5 4+ i i 3 z i re f | fie r ) : i the list, ! road. tha Hi eeeeptance of the entire list. STEWART RITES HERE ON FRIDAY Puneral rites for Mrs. Ethel) Visiting members of the order Maerfield Stewart, who died on Monday morning, will be held at} 29 o'clock on Friday afternoon| Congregational Church, E S&S Doherty of the officiat- the with Rev Memorial Church, NOTICE Dr. H. C. McDermid has returned from his vacation and will be at office from 10 A. M. to 12 M. and from 2 P. M. to 8 P. M. 417 DIVISION ST. ——ARONNTN i ? H ff Wei ly ‘disturbance of small and with winds up to 50 miles an hour near the center, is lo- cated in the and | which was damaged Getober 18 storm, be in- _ be: Te ea | West and other Florida “Keys. The bureau has ordered southeast Mr. Bayliss said Storm warning flags hoisted from |. were the boulevard|Key Largo at the rortheast to might endanger the alternate, not a con-! of secondary roads is, ® project the federal government}! het im view to take up slack un- im the postwar world. was among the first 1 Meet the federal gov-! Fern Chapter Order of Eastern ertments proposal ef providing Star held on Friday evening, be- the funds for secondary) ginning at 8 o'clock, at the toad repairing when the war with Scottish Rite Hall, 1k { The funeral will be under the Givection of the Lopez Funeral | Hone — TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RE. COMMISSIONERS “HOLD MEETING HANDLE MATTERS DEALING’ WITH RESERVOIR FOR AQUEDUCT UNIT , County: commissioners “held a meeting ,,at noon.-today, .to. ap=i | prove easements: and quit-claim deeds. that had been prepared. by }| County Attorney® Stone, giving {the Federal Works Agency the right to construct anothe reser- voir in Jackson Square for the| Florida Keys Aqueduct Commis- sion, The reservoir will have a cap- acity of 1,000,000 gallons, and it is expected that, on its comple- tion, the supply of water to resi- dents will have a volume far greater in pressure than is at Present the case. On the return to .Key West of City Attorney J. Lancelot Les- ter, the matter of granting similar easements and quit-claim deeds by the city will be taken up at a meeting of city council. The Bullet: Also Had ‘\)\ A Nameplate On It (Bz Annweiatea Press) GRAND ISLAND, Neb,— Dur- * i Yanks’ headlong cl PORTED IN YUCATAN | Si dommany, BAL Dale W Hone CHANNEL Key West, , this afternoon and tonight,,, is likely: 'to}.-have:;winds ranging from 30. to 45.miles an hour, possibly slightly ' higher than: the: latter: : figure, > -Bureay here, said: He explained that a tropical diameter Yucatan Channel is headed northwardly, will bring it near Key Dry.Tortugas, west of Key West. RN, CHAPTER TO “MEET ON FRIDAY of There will be a meeting corner of Eaton and Simonton _ streets. This will be the last meeting un- til the Fall season, it is stated. Degree work will be put on at this meeting, and a regiest is made for a large attendance. are extended an inviation to at- tead. FOR SALE 1941 Ford Convt. 1941 Chev. 4-Door 1941 Plymouth Coupe 1940 Buick Super 1938 Chev. 2-Door 1936 Buick ALL CLEAN CARS NAVARRO, INC. Opposite Bus Station EW ee, PIONEER HOTEL 151 N. E. FIRST STREET In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key. West -| mother SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS “BEST FOR A NIGHT'S REST“ One Block West of Bus Depot |Phone 29 1201 White St. OTT | TELS” gsermeier caught a glimpse of a house whose nameplate bore his mother’s maiden name. Shortly afterward he was shot in the shoulder. An exchange of letters with his parents, Mr. and Mys.. William’ Hengsermeier, of Grand ‘Island,’ established.that he was. wounded , in’ dction: ‘near his. itthplace: , ° i _“FOUOHY” TORPEDOES: of a pin head can spoil the entire efficiency of a $12,000 torpedo.|Garde de la Porte for the Gran The gyroscopes are oiled with hy-] Voiture. podermic needles. | bids for the construction of a pre- {street school because, under the jis $30,000, which includes the GOVERNMEND FOR VL Endod de ded AL MILLS GETS SEVERAL TAKE OBLIGATION 5 =] dal: voitaré 728 of. the Forty: and) <- “8 | Eight. Socviete,.. American, Legion} > jattended the. prom*nade held. in}... - NEW YORK: Sp sbegtoatopes which direct the course of tor-| Welch, U. J. Delgado, Al Mill: pedoes, are so delicately adjusted |George J. Pernick and V. C. Stir- that an extra drop of oil the size rup. Carlyle Roberts, chairman of before the board was a proposal the Monroe County School Board,! for the voting precincts in this said today that the board, last) school district to be reduced, to night, was obliged to refuse alljthe same number of precincts as in county elections. ‘The county reduction was from |16 to seven, but Mr. Roberts stat- ed that, under the law, the board is not permitted to act on the | proposal until next January. He said that will give the board. am- ple time to make the change for the next school election. | Building the proposed addition ‘to the Division street school, Mr. Roberts concluded, is still a live posed addition to the Division’ law, a school board cannot award a contract for a greater sum than the money it has on hand for that particular project. The allotment for the school- house improvement, he explained, purchasing of furniture, and the lowest bid was $4,500 more than the $30,000 after the deduction for|issue. The board wili advertise furniture is made. again for bids some time between Another matter that came up next September and November. WRITES .TQ,.\PARENTS STAT- ING HE IS AWAITING (By Associated. Preag), BOMBAY, June 21.—In- dication today is that all TRANSPORTATION leaders of the various castes | in India will be able to set | Mr. and Mrs. Marcos Mesa jyesterday afternoon received a letter from their son, Technical Sergeant Marcos Mesa, ‘Jr., that he is waiting on transportation {facilities to come home, and hat jhe has 126 points to his credit, 41 more than the 85 necessary for release from the army. Ser- geant Mesa lists his points as follows: up a government, under the new British proposals, that will be acceptable to all classes, Enthusiasm was evident among the leaders, as well as the foremost of their follow- ers, Gandhi reiterated that he would not play an import- ant role in the discussions, five; one bronze star with cluster, five; a Purple Heart, five; a total of 126 points. Sergeant Mesa is a member of the First.Division of the. First Army, and has fought in France NEW POSITI ;and Germany. He told his par- ey West to = Fourth of July. He sent them a portable Ger- man radio, a German rifle, and said he was about to ship them a French rifle. celebrate the AT AMBRICAN LEGION MEETING Several Voyageurs from, the. lo- ! Those attending were W. a Deputy), Sheriff “WillAreher, Ocata last. weekend. , esterday afternoon, arrested Clifford R. Smith on a charge of reckless driving, and Harry L. ichanfels, on a charge of having an improper license on his auto- mobile. Smith’s bail was fived at $100, and Schanfels’ at $50 for arraign- U. J. Delgado was elected Gra: At a meeting of the district commanders for American Legion SI BAB OBAA AAD, \):partment of Florida, All Mills,|™™e2t tomorrow morning before ALMOST INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT Almost an inch of rain fell last night and up to 8:30 o’- clock this morning in Key West, G. S. Kennedy, meteo- rologist in charge of the local Weather Bureau, told The Citizen today. The correct measurement was .98, which was a larger volume than had fallen in Key West on any other day this year. The nearest ap- Proach to that it of rainfall was on April 30, when .97 of an inch fell. Since January 1, including last night's and this morn- ing’s rainfall, Key West has had only 3.38 of rain. , hhh ddd EE pre) ‘BINGO Sponsored by Elks Nightly 7:30 DUVAL at: SOUTHARD CALL W. B. HANSON FOR COMPLETE PLUMBING SERVICE @Supplies @ Installations @Repairs FILES ATTACHMENT ety bond of $1,200, fixed by Judge Lord. { TACONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE Peace Justice Ira Albury. (LS Lt ff) INDIAN: LEADERS ARE ASSEMBLING = (Ry Associated Press) BOMBAY, June (2). —jIn-) dhi, are gathering here today for their conference to con- sider the British proposal for self-government in India, Gandhi said that he came to offer any counsel that may be asked of him and added that he hoped a satisfactory agreement would be reached. Governor General Wavel has discussed the matter with several of the leaders, and, Fifth District commander, was elected senior vice commander for the Department of Florida. In the event the department commander, Meads Wilson, is un- able, to serve, Mills will assume the post’ of department command- er of the Legion. IN COUNTY COURT Mrs. Julia S. Williams filed an attachment together with a sur- in county court, yesterday afternoon, against Milton Lowpatin, doing; business as the Milton Jewelry Company, in a store on the north- west corner of Duval and Flem- ing streets. She alleges that the compan: gl owes her $600 in rent, and pr unofficially, it was reported the court to issue an attachment| that they appeared to be in of the company’s merchandise in} @ mood to accept the British the store. ! Proposal, The date for distress proceed-| ings for rent has not yet ben OM PMI DM Da MDD 4 _ NEW HOUSE FOR SALE. WANTED iTwo R 2x 26. R able | TELEPHONE pasa to te Seek OPERATORS Price. Built to be Moved. { Apply: i DAN L. NAVARRO 601 Duval Street Apply Manager LA CONCHA HOTEL AIR CONDITIONED for YOUR COMFORT e Now Featuring DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by Becepege Orchesira The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ e BREAKFAST Served from . . . 7:00 A.M. to11:00 A.M. « « + « 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. BINNERS Served tron . » . 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM i} UGH C. HODGE, Manager | Se Se co dhe. is, hopeful: of being.in BUSINESS GROUP _ VOTE FAVORABLY | "OR DOG TRACK UNANIMOUS APPROVAL GIV- EN AT MEETING OF AS- SOCIATION .. CONDUCTED LAST. NIGHT At a meeting of the Key West Businessy.Men’s Association heid in a local restaurant last evening, unanimous approval was given to a proposed dog track which priv- jate interests are contemplating | establishing here. However, it seemed to be the consensus of opinion of a majority present that the track should be located outside the city limits, perhaps {on Stock Island or Boca Chica if possible. Those present voiced | perhaps some undesirable ele- ments connected to a venture of this nature nevertheless it will provide an additional source of entertainment for our, winter vis- itors. i n meeting . was : presided Ath! by preeren Joe Medina. © Newton was |TWO -ROWEREUL,, AIRFORCES elected to the post 84 : - of Sidney Einhorn, Martin Thom. as, W. A. Cope, D. A. Edwards and Chas, E. Roberts were ap- pointed! to solicit’ business men of It was announced that the mei bership now consists of sixty-five business and professional men of the city. ‘inent~of: conditions: in ‘general, in ithe Junfor Chamber of Com- ;merce. Cleare, Jr. Thomas, Sidney Einhorn, Aaron Williams, Albert G. Roberts, I. Wiener, Jack Arlen, Joe A. Medina, Allan B. Cleare Jr., Ray- mond R. Lord, Dewey Riggs, Isadore, Weintraub, C. Kasow, Unger, Ernest _ Rivero, Saunders, Roy Hamlin, Chas. E. Roberts, D. A. ‘Frances F. Edwards, Joe Mondul, George Lee and Phil Gerald STERLING’S POULTRY MARKET 1320 ELIZA STREET FRYERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS | Street. will be conferred. K.R.S. "FOR SALE Equity in restaurant doing good business. Reason for selling, owner leaving town soon, If Interested. See ' FIRPO £30 FLEMING STREET 1 Between 3 and 9 P. M. ODOM EIOIML. CHINESE WITHIN the opinion that while there are TITAS ALS 22 2) mi jthe city eligible for membership. ' ‘tle, who led American flyers in their first attack on Japan During the coure of the even-! ing varied discussions were en- that two powerful air forces, tered. into, relative to the better- the Twentiéth .and the Eighth, will beyused in t- the Island City. It was agréed! pth; will: bay in bles pj that the organization would take |: an actiVe part in the Towh Hall} Counc. ineetings sponsored by | country redeploying his fly- ers betore they begin active |duty in the Pacific. He said Addresses were given by Judge | that the rain of steel and fire Raymond R. Lord and Allan B. on Japan will be far greater | than that to which Germany | Present at last night's meeting! was subjected, and whic h|\ were: Paul E. Newhouse, Martin| Marshal Karl von Rundsted | w | declared the day of his cap- Joseph A. Boza, Samuel A. Co-| hen, Newton Frishman, Emanuel} W. A! | weather the Kids You are invited to at- tend the meeting of Key! West Lodge No. 163 to be! ‘The program at the luncheon hold on Friday evening at! \8 o'clock, at 728 Fleming} The Rank of Esquire} J. WINFIELD RUSSELL) tional, and the other three by| Few Japs Holding Out In Two Small SHORT DISTANCE | pockets At Southerly OF OLD AIRFIELD (Re ansoetated Preast Tip Of Island CHUNGKING, June 21.— ———— Chinese today are reported to be within three miles of | GUAM, June BI. — Fleet the airfield that had been used by American flyers and -| Admiral Nimitz, issued « precip rman le anneal in their. great. said that the Chinese are ad- & fow, Jope ore holding vancing rapidly on Luichow,, out in two. small pockets at where the airfield is iocated. Japs, in retreating toward the | the southerly tip of the ie city, offered only rearguard | ; i ee tan eae | Ene: troops, the last two Chine, the Chinese wane. s0- | ease, olihen amen Ported to be continuing their |. successes, The Japs are con- | jumped to their deaths off the cliffs, to which they had veen driven across a plateau, POSED ATTACKS st of the well to the command {Tenth Army, now on Oki- naWa, as succentor to eral Buckner, who was k by a bursting shell at 1:00 CRY Ansocmted Preset H WASHINGTON, June 21. Maj. Gen. “Jimmy” Doolit- o'clock last Monday after- noon, The igland is being converted into a mighty bese, from which Japan, Formosa and the Chinese coast and interior will be blasted by American ore. Th haybors of the idland ate almost completed as bases for Ameriwon warships, transports and carge ships. Radiv Tokyo said today thet the Japs at home may expect im tensified air raids at any moment The spokesman asserted thet, for several hours this morning, 56 rican planes of v e on scouting miss various parts of Japan are picking out other place bomb,” he told the Japanese peo ple He also quoted the » home affairs jn a st the Japs bad made a mistake building such large cities and pat ting the houses so closely tageth er, and added that the munetry pended that, wher in April of 1942, said today ing, Jepastinto:s si neral Doolittle is in this ly pes ture, was the primary cause bad of Germany’s defeat. KIDS AMATEUR F NIGHT POSTPONED of the uncertain Amateur Night On account Planned for Bayview Park to- ¥, a law ve passed lie night will be postponed until number of people who may next week. de in a city ty 3,000,009, and | Any boy or girl under the age ring that houses bt but of sixteen with talent in dancing, larther than at pres singing, playing an instrument}ent. “In that the pit or in giving readings is asked by | was quoted as b mg soil, “we | the City Recreation Department} will not efford the ener “hy jto appear at Bayview Park nextleasy targets for destruct a | Wednesday afternoon at 5:30] now the case.” o'clock for an audition. A twenty Comment here was thet the \five dollar war bond is being | Ja will shortly have the given each month to the best en- thas ite | tertainer. af it wa i —_—_——————— ry * ry . | blasted, and that severe! of them [ROTES HEAR MANY ie viniy shaw wf what they ADDRESSES TODAY! were before the bombings. ‘Those cities will be further devastated and then all remaining Cities in of" Key, Weat Rolary Club today | Japan will be blasted systemmt- ‘was confined to listening to four | '“*" records of addresses that had cigar PALACE THEA One of the addresses was by| jthe president lof Rotary Imterna-) om RED BARRY in _ itiaws of Pine Ridge’ Rotarians who hold or have held| News and § international offices. LN LU STD, PASTOR corr IF 17'S FOR CARS =| MASONIC WE HAVE IT! | _ Special Communication z All Parts eGas Cap Locks} Dade Lodge . eAuto Horns Yale Locks Thur-day evening, June 21 st eAuto & Bicycle Tires & Tubes! 7 o'clock. Work in the M. MM, Batteries charged while you wait; Degree, Members of sister The Modern Way | lodges and visitors invited te POOR OLD CRAIG | K. L. CONNER, SERVICE STATION | a. wi. Division and Francis | FRANK ©. WEECH, Oren Samisy Phane on00 | Secretsry.