The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 29, 1945, Page 1

coon us satpaatertezn 1A ATS NSTI ah aR _ VOLUME LXVI._ No. 206 a} oe et ; $ Millage Set At Thirty Seven And One Quarter Mills, Three Quarters Less Than Last Year PA 2 Hh “pare eee bight a meeting adopted the budget for the coming year’s operation, fixing the millage at 37 and. 1/4 mills. This is three-quarters of a mill less than last year. Included in the new bua- is an amount.of $6,000, covering the salary of the city manager to be named by members of the city com- mission under the new ¢har- od d at the last session missioners, will be elected at the coming November elec- tion, The manager will be paid $500 a month. Funds for a few other) items, which are provided for in the new charter, were included in the budget. t Apportionment Funds included in the new budget were apportioned as} follows: i ‘Mopts Budget | Legislature. The com-| Representative Robinson, of U. S. Government Agen- cies And Private Busi- NO ACTION 0 aca enh as INCOME TAX CUT | By JOHN SCALI AP featare. Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. —Unchecked inflation that jis sweeping over the Philip- pines has aroused U. S. gov- ernment agencies and pri- vate business. The Army discontinues supplying’ civilian needs; to Filipinos Saturday. UNTIL LATER ON) NO ACTION LIKELY UNTIL GOVERNMENT BUDGET 1S PREPARED FOR NEXT FIS- | CAL YEAR | | (By Ansoctated Preas? WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. }—Senator Waish, of Massa- ; chusetts, member of the sen- jate finance committee,’ and ic Administration is prepar- ed to offer a big helping hand through the Philippine Trade;: Advisory«Board, rep- with ee U.S.dusiness firms Ww: BR prewar)contracts in the Virginia, i-} : ginia, of athe house _ fi ibusiness hope to move nance committee, said today|enough rehabilitation sup- that no action is likely to be pee ante pine pa te taken on the proposal to re- who have made living costs, duce the income tax until it!i2 Manila” increase — eight! in; huoivn (what the AR a over the pre-war j Prices. ment’s budget will be for the} Private traders are count- next fiscal year, General revenue, 8 and/ 11-16 mills; fire, 5; contin- fund, 1-4; public wel- 1 1-16; Board of Pub- | lie Works, 8; indebtedness, | 2 1-2;. city hospital, 2 1-2;/ bond refunding, 5 3-4; perm- anent refunding bonds, 3 1-2, / Committee, app he would advocate, was pre- Filipino officials are hoping rino officials are clamoring for z r Robinson added FEA and PTA will start a action, - 1945. totals $5,805,-Uhat it would not be known} flow of reconstruction goods,. One of the most immediate ; ‘at 28 mills for operation.| “hat could be- done’ té the’ ranging from:tractors to-Mee="™measvies...on the vu... _sonute ARE VETERANS BANKING ON: : for the,;t@x structure until the next) dl i year 1945 totals $8,697,965 budget was adopted. _-peountry’s FERN CHAPTER TO ||" “piss: Total, 37 1-4 mills, Non-exempt tax roll for Aggregate tax roll at 9 1-4 mills for debt serv-| ice. i ! Reregistration For | Two Days Totals 132 | Total for the first two days of reregistration in the city hall for | the election to be held the laaeal| ond Tuesday 132, which Assistant Supe John W. Roberts good, in rains and the futher fact that | in November was the books will not be closed till ;other activities making up the food at government store October 26. | As Mr. Roberts pointed | out, | should an average of 66 be main- tained daily, the number of re-| gistrations would be far in ex- cess of what the total is expected to be. Before the books were opened, } it was generally thought that the qualified list would be small, but the interest that has been shown in the reregistration demon- strates that such will ‘not be the case. The registration clerks are Mrs. Lillian Lopez and Mrs. Vivien Roberts. REVENUE OFFICE ON FORTY-HOUR WEEK , { The local United States Reve-| nue Office on the second floor of the Postoffice building, has! adopted the 40-hour a week schedule, the same as many other government agencies, according to announcement made today by David A. Cochran, deputy col- lector In accordance with the new) ruling, the affice will remain | open on five days of the week} from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m.,, with} the office remaining closed on} Saturdays, beginning this week.) OIL SPRAY 2 cesie and Chassis— it saves you buying a set of fenders Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming Phone No, bd Opposite Army Barracks iH PALACE THEATER Stephanie Bachelor in “The PORT of 40 THIEVES” ed upon to furnish the bulk 2 of the goods needed, with Robinson declared that the! FEA filling in the scarcest 20 percent cut in the individ-j supplies through its subsidi- ual income tax, which Rep-|@ry, the U.S. Commercial, resentative Harold Knutsen,, Company. 1 - 4 In pati e ranking Republican of the the rumheting te Serene: House Ways and. Means; ment has been:severely hand- 4 relief! Then the Foreign Econom-' Ppiness -:» < Together government and} OPPOSITION ON: DRAFTING YOUTHS EVIDENCED TODAY ARMY STAFF MEMBERS SAY IF THIS IS NOT DONE THOSE OVERSEAS WILL BE RETAINED (By Associnted Press) | WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. '—. Strong opposition “was evinced today by members tof the House Military Af- fairs Committee against the | drafting of boys of 18 years ‘of age, despite the testimo: of two members.of the arm! general staff that, jyouths of that age not ii ‘ducted, many Americans; iW. rang sa on (Ry Associated Proas) MANILA, Aug. 29.—Final jgns..were made’ to- mass _ landings Were. that will be. made at Atsugi irfield,-preceding the arriv- ans | al of General Douglas Mac- ho have served a long time’ Arthur and members of his fiects and the American Pacific | overseas will remain among’ staff on Sunday. ‘the troops of occupation ei- | ther in Germany or in Ja-| nounced today that.Lieuten-' Generai ‘THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. - : KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1945 : PHILIPPINES SATURDAY; P MacArthur | an- immediate vicinity of Japan. tant-General John M. Wain- President Truman’s_rec-' wright, who had been a Jap. prisoner of war ,;men be drafted by the army years and three months, will: ‘every month was not acted: be present Sunday when the L _ It was formal said that consideration will | render of the Japanese taxes! not be given that proposal! place aboard thé battleship'en against any Jap demonstra-! ommendation that 63,000 on by the committee. unconditional until the committee recon- Missouri. MacArthur also said that' the Japs have shown a disposi- venes next Tuesday. virtually all its funds frozen in the United States. } Faced with a _ devastated country which will require $750, mature. ern Star, will celebrate the birth. day of Robert Morris, founder of - jthe order, with a party on the Jy {lawn at : ;|Thursday, August 30 from 5 to considered |ment made by Jennie Fae Ber- buildings at rrices 5 to 10 or more view of the frequent |Valid, chairman of the unit. f |auditorium to meet the new band | said yesterday HOLD CELEBRATION | Fern Chapter 21, Order of Ea: 1400 Duval street on; ording to announce: Games will be played, with evening’s entertainment. Members are urged to attend and bring along a guest. All visit- | ing members are invited. H — = 1 OPA OFFICE ON | FORTY-HOUR WEEK | N. D. Keye, director of the, West, said he had been notified a 40-hour week, and added that, hereafter, it will be closed on Saturday. CALL MEETING OF SCHOOL MUSICIANS All High School musicians are , requested to assemble on Thurs- day at 10 a. m. at the High School! director, Frank Lodwick, who| will conduct musicial activities at the school, according to an-j nouncement made today. | i | WANTED © Dining Room Waitresses Apply HOSTESS La Concha Hotel Club Sugaloa_ Key West's Exclusive Night Spet | Open Daily 12 Noon to Midnight) DANCE te Music by Sugaloa Orchestra Daily 8 to 12 — Sunday 6 to 12 No Orchestra Tuesday Night Extra Special - Try The New Atomic Bomb Cocktail News and Serial Dining Room To Open Soon be Manila’s super black market, the Senate and Hous the icapped by, a lack ot funds. 000,000 or more to repair, Fili docket would free about $112,- 000,000 in Philippine funds held | jin the United States. j . In The Meantime ... Black Market ‘Is Rife But untit the ‘tangled Filipino} One of the main problems will relief measures are approved by} President mena and his aides are | . y their hopes on the FEA-} ital, and operated on such an yrivate business combination. — | ming scale%that the Commerce The Filipino government has | sed the Army to re-open 13 which will steady the shaky economic | source of virtually eve oduct sold in the are sold quite openly in market stalls and in dingy to stores established in the ruins of hou aside a number of ware- sorting sheds. As an added step aimed times the official ceilings. Aside trolling inflation, the from the relatives small se promised to institute 's and es of regime and enforceable commissaries, indeed, no goods equitable 1 are avaiable at ceiling prices.” The Department's report cited critically the efforts of American govern- guide exporters in filling orders. ment representatives to obtain a Ranking high a few kitchen items: textiles, medicines, drugs, “Glasses of a:type that sell in tools, aricultural equipment, the United States for five cents tilizers and trucks. could not be obtained for less Filipino nment than $3 each. A cup and saucer are 0 hoping for’ ning system. fer-; immediate the same; an ordinary plate sold lief amelware coffee pot — holding the Army Hi about six cups—cost $20. Prices portion.” are Most early shipments of civil-|im entitled to. st private buyers. The wealth government, the biggest customer, Common- | islands. potentially still has} 1936 DE SOTO CA REASONABLE 49-E Poinciana Extension | 917 Fleming St. Phone 9104 Special Summer Rates $8.00 to $12.00 Weekly BINGO Nightly 7:30 DUVAL at SOUTHARD Sponsored by the Elks | WANTED YOUNG MAN FEA has drawn up a list of bill, 1320 ELIZA ST. FRYERS & HENS | ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1945 By JACK STINNETT AP Features Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. others, who rende It’s in those sections of t rushed through t provisions for three , Tokyo. sur-| ¥ who |‘SLEEPER’ FOUND IN RE- THANKS EXTENDED TO FIRE HELPERS ‘ Ss and the Army has agreed _Ranking, government and ‘reputable loan company of- at con-' ticials are waking up to the Osmena fact that there’s a M4 in the Serviceman’ rrice ceilings and an justment Act of 1945. sleeper Read- nance Committee he he needed commodities to House in closing days before - 2 recess, which would liberal- e food, clothing, jze the loan hand the G. I. Bill of Rights. of The new measure, it is be- officials ‘lieved, would leave the door wide open to abuses which OPA rent-control office in Key of the cheapest type cost about help from the United Nations Re. WOuld take the veteran, the and Rehabilitation ‘Admin. | government and the taxpay- that his office has been put on at $3 to $5; an old-fashioned en- | istration and for further aid from er for an expensive joy-ride. It was originally designed guarantee ABA is back of > " ' . 4 s But UNRRA must decide how to cut red tape in the govern- iof pots and pans were in pro-|much aud, if any. the Philippines ment’s 50. per cent ($2,000 And the Army maximum) decide whether any sur-' loans to veterans—an objec- ian goods are expected to go to lus equipment can be left in the'tiye which several groups, jincluding the Veterans Ad- ; ministration and the Ameri- ‘ean Bankers association, ad-! mit is a worthy one. of ae { another OVERSEAS HOTEL | Good Condition \ bill with the same objective, | which has been introduced, but not acted upon. VA has taken no official stand, but is expected to when the pres- ining * prender Seremonise at held. ave Might , japan | It was disclosed today that,! ‘while the American Third Fleet} | will bekim, Tokyo, Bay when the, i surrender.,dgcument is _ signed, the American “Sixth and Seventh! | fleet will be in the ocean in the United States . Marines _ have landed on islands. fronting Yoko- suka naval base to carry out Op-' eration No. 3, and more: techni- cians have arrived at the Atsugi airfield, 18. miles southwest. of Japs Co-operative | Every preeaution has been tak- j tions, but it was reported that ihe had_ invited Lieutenant-: tion to help the occupation force every way they can. é General Arthur N. Percival, |'" ; ‘ yey When the first American flag, of the-British) Army, was hoisted at’ the Atsugi air- ; was in-command of Singa-) field, the Japs, as well as the bo pore when it fell to the Japs, | Americans present, saluted the to be present whenthe sur- flag. ee : i i | | | Fire Chief Leroy Torres ‘quested The Citizen today to. ex- jtend his thanks to the various ‘government agencie and ail ed assistance in working on the conflagration | last evening on Duval street. re- ent House bill reaches hear-' mgs beotre the Senate Fi-! early in ' October. Specifically, the bill would per- mit banks, building and loan a socianions, other established lend-} ing agenci and even individ- uals to make 50 per cent: govern-| ; ment guaranteed loans to veter ans without bny ~ federal check whatever:on-whether the invest-| ment:is!a sound one. After ting established lend-/ ing agencies groups, the, act adds; “any other’ lending institution or! any person approved by the Ad- ministrator,” but it doesn’t def: what shall constitute “approval The act provides for loans to} be made for purcha: construc- tion or repair of homes, purchase | or improvement of farms and} farm equipment. or purchase or| improvement of business prop- » “sleeper” lies in the fact that the value of the property, the qualifications of the borrow- jer, the soundness of investment jor expansion are determined | tively “by the lender's appra ; Thus the veteran is laid wide open to unscrupulous lenders who} (Continued on Page Four) three and a sidewalks on the ’s0i “ ners were covered , several! $5,000, and {inches with water. | store, It ‘has not yet been determ- | Holl , $4,000. + Store on the north s 'day that it surely {shut and protected the art- started in the back of jicles inside. FIRE ENGINES FROM BOTH CITY STATIONS AND ALSO GOVERNMENT MACHINES USED AT FIRE - A fire, which was discov-| ing. In the latter wall there ered at 7:35 o’clock last, eve-/ is no opening. - ning, caused damages esti-| The roof of the Holtsberg was mated at $75,000 in three building. pal ye stores in what was formerly* ‘di ture, the fact the Woolworth building re jol eed tho bs the adjoining Holtsberg ‘building on the south. afire, was lere The asianen suffering! — Ee te wall of damage or total loss include bias ome Frank Wolkowsky’s Men’s' S‘P! the from Clothing _ Store, Pollock's, ing below oncees oe. Jewelry Store, Hilkington’s a in Holts. Studios and Holtsberg’s Dry sak ogy was damaged Goods Store. All fronted on DY water. Fr Phe Duval street, between South- conducted by Mi ard and Fleming. nee, For one hour and 30 min-| Insurance Totals $57,800 utes, 28,000 gallons of water Insurance ot the stores were poured on the building! and buildings @ to every minute, causing Duval $57,800. On the Pollock street, northward, to look store the insurance was like it does during « heavy 000; on Fesak Welkes i ‘in storm. store, At Greene and Duval,| Porter Allen which is something of a catch! amounted to basin, water from the en-| $1,800 with the gines, bumping at the fire’ Insurance 7 on alf blocks away,}stock.in the r ined, where the fire started,' The former Woolworth ‘lout 'Lotis Pollock, who con-| Building was owned by the Jewelry Babcock heirs, with Golone! de of the L. C. Brinton as trustee, and aid to-| the insurance on it was $2,- did’ not 000. start in his store because he All the insurance was was serving a customer when with the Rotter and Alien he was told that there was a Company, with the exception fire next door. In his ex- of the $1,800 with the Key citement, he torgot to close West Insurance Company. the heavy outer door of his 13 Streams Of Water safe, but the inner door was It is known that the aoe the Woolworth Building, but at | what point has not yet been ascertained. When the alarm was sounded, the rear of the building was aflame. Three engines of the Key West Fire Company, with five streams of wate Navy, with two stream two streams yuard, the Boe, ducted — Pollock's Woolworth building, Stores Gutted Pollock's store was gutted as also were the clothing tore conducted by Frank Wolkowsky and the Pilking- ton Photo Studio, which was managed by Mrs. Coutant. Most of the equipment in the studio was removed to the aisle in the Palace Theater, the Coas' ae, ait Air Station, the Naval Air ; hwo.cours ay OH pouetl Station and the Meacham Kren: Store ante eornes field engines, one stream of Duval and Fleming streets, gery each, fought the raging con- flagration. Two of the streams were poured into the fire from atop the Palace Theater and two from atop the Kress was undamaged. It was pro- tected by the stone wall of the Woolw the rth building and brick wall, . story of the Kress build- high a os Building. For the hour and ; one-half that the engines SOFTBALL eae were pumping at their peak, far more water was than in fighting any other {fire in Key West. The ree- | (Continued on Page Four) Saturday. September Ist ZISSEN’S BOWERY vs. ALL STARS STERLING’S POULTRY MARKET PHONE 242 OPEN ; SKATING RINK DATES: Wed.. Fri., Sat., Sun. | TIME: 2:30 to 4:30; 8:30 to 10:30 for work in POST OFFICE INN Circulation Department | Full Time Employment | Must Have Bicycle Apply in person to KEY WEST CITIZEN OFFICE Attractive Furnished SPECIAL RATES $10.00 up Week Double 321 Simonton St. NEXT-TO-POST-OFFICE hica Bus 4 to the Door MASCOTTE RESTAURANT Cor. Duval and Charles Sts. NOW SERVING Breakfast Good Cuban Coffee OPEN 6:30 A. 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