The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 14, 1945, Page 1

AP VOLUME LXVI. No, 193 Gun From Constable Elwood Incident Happened Last Night When Officer Stopped Car Close To County Jail At 9:30 o'clock last night Rey Fisher snaicned Con- from bis holster and threat- ened to shoot him if he made ® move to recover the gun. Constable Elwood had ar- rested Fisher on a charge of technical vagrancy and drove with him toward the county jell im the Elwood automo-| bile. Fisher sat in the front seat at the constable’s right, the! side om which the revolver, was in the holster. As the car came to a stop, Fisher grab- bed the gun, made the threat, and left the car witn the wea- pen in his hand, A few minutes later, Jail- et Marcos Mesa at the county) im, and when he responded learted that it was Constable wood, who told the story about Fisher snatching the yun \ As Constable Elwood was} leaving the courtyard, he met Policemen Frank Jolly and! Heetor Castro, and they also} were told what Fisher had| done. Immediately a search, for him was begun, but up to the time The Citizen went} te press this afternoon neith-| er Pisher nor the revolver} had been found CELIDO F. VALDEZ CAMP BLA Aug. ’ ate Celide F. Valdez has been ed of actwe duty with the Army of the United States after ‘ mm 3° morths. He is the son and Mr fon street J. Valdez of 1127 Key West dited Fla. with thirty overseas in the and is entitled erticipation hon- In addi- good conduct received other Buttle campaign the awaids es PALACE THEATER MAYBELL in “3 LITTLE SISTERS” News and Serial Tonight Is Prize Nite ahtly 7:30 DUVAL at SOUTHARD Sponsored by the Elks BATTERIES New Batteries In Stock — All Sizes Batteries Charged While You Wait | POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Division and Francis Sts. Open Sunday Phone 9134 Day Ww : Fotue : Years Devoted to the of Key West | Man Under Arrest Snatches THE SOUTHERNMOST KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1945 ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD MISSING BOY IS FOUND AT POINCIANA PLACE! 7 i NEWSPAPER IN THE — ~— ITEN LONG BLASTS ON SIREN AT "NAVAL STATION WILL INDICATE THAT WAR WITH JAPAN HAS ENDED Presidential Said It Reached That City At stable Ray Elwood’s revolver All over | were talking about the disappear- ance of Policemen Frank Jolley jll-year-old son. yesterday after- noon while in swimming in the Garrison Bight, off the North Beach Inn, Two other boys, who were in ORION DEMERITT HELD FOR TRIAL '..0°;2° with him, told his sn ths mother that they had left him .in . the water, and that, when they re- turned, he had disappeared. They ,Swam around the spot where they had Jast seen him, but could not find any trace of him. Meanwhile, Mrs. Jolly telephon- ed to the No.'1 fire station and asked if Mr. Jolly was there. He was, and when she told him what had happened, he went to the Bight to look for his son but was |\PLACED UNDER $100 BAIL | BY PEACE JUSTICE ESQUINALDO Orion Demeritt, 18, was held in j$100 bail for criminal court yes- jterday by Peace Justice Esquin- aldo on a charge of using the prop- jerty of another without the own-' ~~ ler’s consent. Demeritt is-one_of four boys | whom Policeman Frank Caraballo ; arrested on a charge of stealing’ an automobile belonging to the * Alexander Motors, Duval ‘and Division streets. It was the fourtn ! time the same.car had been stol-' en. At the hearing, Demeritt exon- erated the three other boys. He pleaded guilty to taking the car, and informed the court that he had “picked up” the other boys with a large group of interested in various places inviting them to citizens in attendance. go for a ride. H | Discussions were held by a BEN SEGAL PLACED ‘group of citizens, all who have UNDER $220 BOND ' project. They were, Clem Price, The first sponsored meeting of the Town Hall Council was held last night at the County Court House under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, {been active in work on the beach Ben Segal, 203 Petronia sirect, Demeritt, former Superintendent pleaded guilty this morning wher ‘o¢ Lighthouses; Earl R. Adams arraigned before Peace Justice eat RCO ae Esquinaldo. to a charge of selling ‘“itY councilman; and Wallace B. liquor without a license,‘and*was Kirke of the Federal Housing held in $200 bail for criminal | Authority. Bowman Cutter court. acted as monitor for the occasion. Segal was arrested by two rep- Program arrangements were by resentatives of the. State .Bever- Jack ‘Delaney, Chairman of the age Department, who produetd in Town -Hall Committee of the court two partly filled bottles of Jaycees. whisky that they said they had ; Musie was furnished prior to confiscated in Gegais place. the opening of the meeting by the City Recreation Band, under the direction of Sylvester Slate. The Invocation was delivered by the Rev. E. S. Doherty of the Ley Memorial Church. A short talk on the aims of the Town Hall Council was made by Jack Delanev. Following his talk the group taking part in the dis- cussion were introduced to those ent. At this point the meeting KEY WEST SOLDIER IN VETERAN OUTFIT (Sneciot te Th WITH Citizen) THE AIR SERVICE ND IN ITALY, Aug. 14.— Clarence McKenzie, son Benjamin McKenzie of ronia street, Key West, | Florida, is a truck driver in a turned over to Bowman jveteran quartermaster truck com- Cutter the Monitor jpany of the Air Service Com-/ Mr. Price of the, Rotary Club {mand in Italy, | In the Army since March 1944, | Private McK i |employed as who was the) first speal an outline of; just what his com- Ant manage, mittee had done to date regard- wes ‘ant manager jing the beach project. He also jof a store and grocery firm. The | ¢4. site shi private wears ine Clad Conautt stated that the site his committe pve Ce he ut had selected was about two thous- and the E, A. M, E. Ribbon and feet running North on Roose- velt Boulevard to the Martello Club Sugaloa Following Mr. Price, Mr. Dem- critt gave an outline of what the [Open Daily 12 Noon to Midnight Beach will mean to Key West of |the future. In his opinion the log- | DANCING lical place for the beach was also Music by Sugaloa Orchestra gave on the boulevard. By way of illus- No Orchestra Tuesday Nite ; Extra Svecial - Try The New ATOMIC BOMB COCKTAIL |———Ee STE ALL MEMBER STORES - | of the THE BOTTLE CAP INN 1128 Simonton Street SPECIALS On All Brands of vo WHISKEY At, O.P.A. Ceiling Prices @ SHENLEY, RESERVE | KEY WEST @ THREE FEATHERS |GROCERS ASSOCIATION e CALVERT SPECIAL : a | @ CARSTAIR, WHITE SEAL will remain @ FOUR ROSES | @ PAUL JONES CLOSED ALL D. AY @ GOLDEN WEDDING | @ IMPERIAL @ PARK & TILFORD V-J DAY @ DAYTON CLUB ISADORE WEINTRAUB bs Ree GEORGE Breeeeet nett “One| Case to\A\ Customer town today people; ‘JAYCEES SPONSORED TOWN HALL of the Rotary. Club;. William W, Daily 8 to 12 — Sunday 6 to 12 ‘tation he brought out that other , unable to find him. Thereupon, he: |telerhonea to the station to have ‘Charles Torres and Leonard! {Curry come to the bight with the; jfirernen’s iron lung to use on young Joliy, in the event his body was found. Mr. Torres and ;Mr. Curry, with the lung, were accompanied to the bight by. a crew from the navy yard. The water, for several hund- red feet in the vicinity of where the boys had been in swimming. was searched, but no trace of him was found. While the search was going on, Policeman Jolly ‘was in- formed that the son, still in his bathing suit, had gone to Poin- ciana Place. A few minutes later the search- ers found young Jolly in swim- ming in the pool at Poinciana. i cities in Florida which climate can in no way compare to that of Key West,‘ have thousands , of tourists each year, who come . Wherf you hear 10 long blasts on the Naval Station siren, you may be sure the war is over, be- cause Cavtain C. E. Reordan, com- manding officer in the Navy yard, as an assurance. against any other false report, issued orders this morning to sound the siren when President Truman formally announces that Japan has actepted the conditionai proposal sent the government of that country Sat- urday morning. Comamnders of naval vessels in the harbor have been informed that whistles on shios are to be blown only after the 10 blasts on the siren have been sounded. Two-thirds of the naval per- sonnel will be given liberty on V-J day to be conciuded as usual at midnight, and, in the event that President Truman issues a proclamation declaring a holiday, civilian personnel .will be given time off, otherwise only those employes who are not essential! coppeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeees to the work in progress will be! given a holiday.»® * Captain Reordan, who has dis- | cussed: with Mayor Carbonell the the Japanes' command, south for no other reason than Service Basic Tiaining Course’ to bask in Florida sunshine. In his that some provision should .be the city as far as bathing faci are concerned. On one section? ef the boulevard-that was dame in the last Aurritane, ‘Mf. eritt stated that a survey showed ies will begin on Monday morning at Red Cross, announced today. wished to take it, arrange other Licut. Webber Is | | morning at 1: the reéeipt; of. govern: ne nes cepted the President's conditional proposal, that is, that the mikado be permitted to keep his throne and exercise his authority under the direction of an Allied supreme MEETING AT COUNTY COURT HOUSE CLASSES IN HOME SERVICE BASIC TRAINING COURSE BEGIN MONDAY i Classes in a twenty-hour Home ing course has been pointed out .o pive wie general public a great- er insight to the general function- ‘% ing of the department and will be jdiscussion Mr. Demeritt slatea 1° @-™- at the Women’s Clubrooms of interest to all, Many civie mind-! on Duval Strect, Mrs, Madeleine ' ea persons throughout ‘the nation ' L. Browne, executive secretary of’ are enrolling in: this nation-wide made for the negro population’ of the Key West Chapter, American program as well as those thous- ands of potential home service The course, originally sched- volunteer workers wno are the vled to start tnis weck was post- backbone of Red Cross chapters 2 Inte eronubienisre people whe overy where. . 7.A, M. Today * He Stated Further He Did Not Know Its Con- tents, And That it Had || Been Decoded ; ARAAREERERARERRERERROEED New Assistant State Attorney | i; iF i c i £ . | \ -i i] t i crt i i if j ! WM. V. ALBURY tke it wee AD ye eet ee Se eS STATE ATTORNEY NEWS RECEIVED IN LETTER, 2 Hi ‘ STATING THAT HE HAD ial news agene y, reported this “ite sad business, it was explained, . that sand deposits had already ?4*! 9 o'clock | ; : vate]. EAroliments are now being tak- ne ee "ei . : formed, and that, this indicated = ee eee ea ene a Given Much Credit) BEEN APPOINTED BY GOV-)),,,,.deust thal was roees we a beach could be made at {y8 intrested in’ the course! | ERNOR CALDWELL Jat several stations ' Presa! without a great deal yay telephone 286 for further in-| (Spreint to Ths ay eis and in Burep alce 1 ea mys. [ormation. SOMEWHERE IN. THE PACT-j the J wee eran ea weinice B, Meitke Jn pis discus: course will be given in ten yc (Delayed). Por exposing (By Annoctatea Prem had accepted President son epuunarison between’ twa-Hiol ions, for two consce: nie openly to enemy fire in! _, TALLAHASSEE, Aug. | man’s terms, and that th seach erties al he foot of itive ‘wee from 10 a.m. to 12 himself openly to a Faceiie Me " + Simonton street, Rest Beach and ,, : roa Fo ~ order to bring down artillery re-! 14. Governor Caldwell ceptance would 1 t rake i fa : noon, Monday through Friday in- order t 1g has appointed William V. | shortly sections of the boulevard. In mak- ¢lusive, under the direction of taliation on their positions only i : ing a survey of the property Mr. Mrs. Polly R. Collins, qualified in- Hs ae Paina ay His. Marine | Atbusvot Rey West form 3 tate | Kirke stated that the property at structor of the chapter Home Ser- 2) Y8ts ae | -ezMonroeiCounty: Cemmin-.| lo! whats Inq sates he foot of S rent ipiOe x “ Second Lieutenant Francis al Court Judge, assistant | delivered on its reach t t of Simonton street pro- vice Staff : S vided the best swimming facili- Practical aid for the family it- Webber, 26, of Key West, Fla.| State Attorney for Monroe | city, called on President Ty ties for the construction of beach self, whether its service member has won a Gold Star in licu of; County, succeeding Henry | man several times toda property. Mr. Kirke continued is active or discharged constitutes. , 3 ; ae M. Jones, resigned. | nothing wa “" aR : has a second Bronze Star Meda | ‘ | vat if the city was to secure this a major portion of the Home Set fi as ees aruleny | —- about the objec he property, now was the time to vice program. j Lieutenant Webber, un artillery | wWitiam Vv. Al received a] Domei agency — late do so, before improvements had The Key West Chapter is on observer in the Fourth Marine” jetter this macnint informing . provements had I nounced that the vr been made, and the means to ob- duty 24 hours a day to aid with Pivisien, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. him that he ha ma appoint » “lone one” nd th tain it are out of reach of the #ll emergencies which may arise,!p. A. Webber, Lorain, Ohio. His a nt state cy fur Mon-| int not b ’ ; city. such as getting werd to the scr-| wife, Mrs. Sylvia M. Webber, re- |r ounty, Bey ae "Th ne Following Mr. Kirke, Earl Yi¢ when sudden illness or’ sides at 712 Love lane, Key West, lek leans elated cen tornan is oH " ayrency aloo Adams advanced his theories re- death strikes the family, financial pja, jwas written by Gute Attorney] ME The | dapanene garding the beach project. In his ®sistance in time of trouble; ad-) A veteran’ of the battles for] Glenn C. Mincer, and in it he) Ment had sent ime opinion the only logical location Vice in sceuring allotments or! Roi-Namury Saipan and Tinian, | said he had just been informed by| COMe to the eaptaty for the beach project was to make filling out claims for government |... well as! Iwo, he previously had} Governor Caldwell that he had, dap ships at sea it on the boulevard. Mr. Adams Pe?efits and other communications | | med Mr. Albury as Mr. Mincer’s; commanders of a stated that by securing this prop- peuwes : Hie can pices iandithe 5 peter i Monro | armis erty, properly sow bringing amos. aon, corvios adic 7 | A month ago # report came out] ftadie Par ' : he Home Service Basic Train 1 sor WoC " income to the city through taxes _ Te Home Service Basic Train- vg, JOR LACEDO! ipeemeao wes + oe proved to he rele would not be’ lost. Money lost | H SCIVEN LLReD ashi iinabecnte ace ied tetas through this means would have” : | IS GIVEN AWARD ment At lane See | ave ae ae help in paying expenses of the Major Julio Lacedonia of Key SEACH Lp i. <a ctions| that the agtiets vity, county and schools. | 917 Fleming St. Phone 9104 West is among a group who has 1° por {ola dantaiwhere i cae! GRaad cae Tt was the opinion of Mr. Adams Special Summer Rates | ce" doing duty in the Pacific for] ia he would be informed wheth-| ined sbavapel the that the county commissioners 12.00 Weeki 18 months. .'er he would receive an honorable! States hatthest M should be contacted to see if funds SP: to $12.00 Weekly, | Major Lacedonia is the son of iGischarge or would be continued! rammed after ee could be appropriated to secure |Mrs. Otilia Lacedonia of 1412 Ea-150"\1 0 armed services named after Prenid the services of an engineer to make sate {ton strect, Key W Annie: amps the posi-| Man's home mate rvey of the logical place for emi dion was Caine a Juliu Reports — reeeived a beach site. BRING YOUR eo and Pulol vut town,| (rom Pearl Harrier Following a full discussion by ' td before the arrival of Major Harris.) the people had begun t the audience with regard to their SNA PSH 0 TS | were that he was in line for the} brate the end of the opinions, it was moved that a a appointment. | night, and that ” representative group meet with t (Complete Service for Your Car) “*)))i45 0.2) strings, favoring each! celebraters were at the county at their meeting Wed- nesday night to see if funds were available for this purpose. After a vote of thanks was giv- en to those participating, the Rec- reation Band, the Rev. Doherty, and those attending, the meeting was closed with the singing of the National Anthem. TA CONCHA ROTEL BREAKFAST Served from . LUNCHEON Served from. « DINNERS Served from i | | i | | | H | H | ! AIR CONDITIONED for YOUR COMFORT . Now Featuring DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by Barroso’s Orchestra and The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ e HUGH C. HODGE, Manager SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. Prescription Druggists DUVAL AND FLEMING STS. Clear Pictures — Good Service COCKTAIL LOUNGE 7:00 A.M, to 11:00 A.M. 12100 Noon to 2:00 P.M. 5:30 P.M. to 8:38 PIL . oe |1101 White St. Cor. Eliza Phone 782 or 423 “AUTO PAINTING We Specialize In BODY and FENDER Work 4 Expert Workimen at Your Service 6 Davs a Week Save Your Car by Having It STEAMED CLEANED Painted Underneath With Rust Proof Paint OPEN SUNDAYS | Closed on Thursday also —— and of the candidates, were being pul (Continued on Page Four) ~~ MASCOT RESTAURANT | 210 Duval St. NOW OPEN Under New Management 'OPEN DAY and SUNDAY \ 7 A.M. to 2 A. M. | Featuring Short Orders and Spanish Cooking | | “full tilt” today ee WANTED YOUNG MAN for work i» Circulation Departmen! Full Time Employment Must Have Bieyete Apply in person te KEY WEST CITIZEN SERVING Beer and Wine OFFICE | During Legal Hours Domei, the Japanese of ley a ememncaean-e