The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 22, 1945, Page 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1945 RAIDERS AFTER SECOND STRAIGHT VICTORY SUNDAY) 1 TROJANS WILL ALSO TACKLE MACHINISTS IN AN EFFORT, FOLLOWING THROUGH DANCE XMAS EVE AT CLUB SUGALOA The big event on Christmas e is the dance at Club Suga- loa, which starts at 1 and con- tinues until 3 o’clock. Music by the Sugaloa Trio, George, John and Gus. Jack Crowley will DANCE TONIGHT AT |BIG TIME TONIGHT LA CONCHA HOTEL AT SLOPPY JOE’S La Concha Hotel Cocktail} The biggest time in town is | Lounge in the air conditioned | scheduled for Sleppy Joe’s Bar ; Rainbow Room is the number} with Tommie Thompson’s Band | one place to go tonight. Barrosa’s|doing the musical honors. There orchestra will play the dancejis never a cover or minimum TO MAKE IT TWO STRAIGHT | | ALSO | ! The rough-riding Red Raiders will be out for their second! straight victory when they tangle| with the American Legion nine. The Raiders will probably use} Charles Albury on the firing line} with Izzy Rodriguez behind the; plate. For the American Legio. it will probably be Meado pitching with Dolph Lastres bs hind the plate. These two teams will be fighting for possession of third place. They are both tied} now. i In the second game, the league's! two leading teams will fight it, out for honors. It will be the} Trojans against the Machinists. The Trojans will count on their ace hurler, “Bubber” Sweeting to; bring them their second consec! tive victory with Joe Navarro do- ing the receiving. The Machinists will have a Christmas present for]| the Trojans when they hurl Dave} Lynch, ex-marine hurler, against} them. Lynch was one:of the most} effective hurlers in the Navy League. He will have as a bat- tery mate an excellent receiver in Orlando Rodriguez. The Conchs will be idle this]. Sunday. XMAS DOUBLEHEADER Tuesday, Christmas Day, there will also be a doubleheader. The Trojans will play the Red Raid- ers in the first game, and the| Conchs will play the Machinists; in the second game. LEAGUE OFFICIALS TO MEET SUNDAY President Theodore Albury has announced that there will be a! meeting Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Stadium of all managers in the} Island City Baseball League. Hej urges all managers to be present. | CITY SPORTS Every Type of’ Play DIAMONDBALL at Bayview Park Field (Night Games) THURSDAY— 7:30—Machinists Bread. 9:00—American Legion Aviation Civilians. FRIDAY— 7:30—Miami .Daily. News Holsum Bread. 9:09—B-29’s vs. Machinists. BASKETBALL at High School Gymnasium (Night Games) | WEDNESDAY— 7:00—Convent Varsity vs. Con-: vent Alumnae. 8:15—Key West Transit Co. vs. Miami Herald. ~ 9:30—Sweeting’s Auto Service vs. Miami Daily News. BASEBALL at Municipal Stadium (Afternoon Games) SUNDAY— 1 P.M.—Red Raiders vs. Ameri- can Legion. i 3:00 P.M.—Trojans vs. Machin-| ists. vs. -Holsum vs. vs.! | | | | | | i | | j | ae eee i RECREATION | Bayview Park — Shuffleboard, tennis, basketball, and handball courts. South Beach and Rest Beach—} Swimming. Masonic Patio—Shuffleboard. Gulf Dock and Rest Beach— Deepsea fishing, small boats. Wm. J. Hamilton Now Enroute Home | (Special to The Citizen) ABOARD THE USS DIXIE IN} SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—It was a} long anxious trip from Shanghai to Seattle but this war-weary de-} | gaged in seven games so far in ; times, scored seven runs, hit safe- | ly 11 times, 343, j times in 20 tries, scored six runs, | times, two runs and one hit, .166.; | .090. | once, no runs, no hits, .000. j one hit, .500. | Municipal Stadium, namely, Paul stroyer tender was flying her “homeward bound” pennant and| that meant a lot to William J. Hamilton of Key West. By PEDRO AGUILAR | BOMBER DOINGS Today this column continues! the individual team softball rec-! ords of 1945. | B29 Bombers of the City or Ci-} vilian League is up for scrutiny! today. Bombers started the year as the B29 Maintenance team and play- ed 10 games as such, ending in second place next to the Machin- ists. In the second half schedule of the summer league they play- ed nine games. Now known as the B29 Bombers they have en- { | } the winter league, winning. five,! losing one and tying one. Best hitters of the year on the Bombers have been: Rueda, nine games, at bat 31 times, scored 12 runs, hit safely 15 times for an average of .483. Sweeting, 10 games, at bat 25 times, scored seven runs, hit safe- ly 12 times for a .480 average. Parks, 12 games, 26 times at bat, eight ‘runs, scored, -11 hits, 423. . Sands, nine games, 29 times at bat. nine runs scored, 12 hits, .413. Malgrat, 20 games, 55 times up, 25 runs seored, 22 hits,».400. i R. Valdez, five gamies}13 times at bat, five runs<scoxed,-five hits, | 384. vi Joe Mira, six games, 21 times at bat, four runs scored, eight hits, -380. M. Hernandez, 12 games, 32 times up, seven runs scored, 12 hits, 375. | J. Navarro, 10 games, at bat 32 Aritas, one game, three times at bat, one run scored, one hit, -333. Cates, one game, at bat three times, scored one run, hit safely once, .333. Goss, nine games, hit safely ten: 333. “Pie Traynor”, 40 times at bat) in 15 games, scored 13 runs and hit safely 13 times, .325. De Armas, 10 games, at bat 25 times, scored seven runs, 10 hits, -400. Curi Garcia, five games, at bat 16 times, five runs scored, five hits, .312. Sturtz, 23 games, at bat 53 times, scored 18 runs, hit safely 16 times, .301. Sartain, seven games, went to bat 20 times, scored four runs and} hit safely six times, .300. Other players: Osterhoudt, 23 games, 53 times at bat, 15 runs scored, 12 safeties, -226. Ogden, nine games, 27 times at bat, seven runs scored, five safe- ties, .185. Gutierrez, 10 games, at bat 25 times, five runs scored, four safe- ties, .200. Domenech, four games, at bat 11 times, two runs and two hits, Forns, three games, at bat six: Mayan, 11 games, at bat 34/ times, nine runs and four hits,| iti. Charles Albury, six games, at! bat 20 times,‘ four ‘tus! hnd four! hits, 200s, hits we, | Chester Harris, five games, 17 times at bat, two runs, one hit, W.. Collins, one game, at bat Russell, played in parts of two games, went to bat twice, no runs, As a team, the Bombers have played 25 games, went to bat 643} times, scored 183 runs and hit} safely 205 times for an average of .319, above the usual figure. CONGRATULATIONS I take this means of congrat- ulting the new directors of the Albury as chairman, C. Albury as vice-chairman, Delio Cobo as sec- retary and I. Rodriguez as treas-} urer, and wish that in the New Year they will give us a better and bigger program at the sta- dium. To them, “A Merry Christ- mas and A Happy New Year.” jof today’s Citizen. Beer is serv- the Firet 15 words br teas ts 5 Hos | Payment tur élassitied” ments is invariably tm ndyknee, but favor with songs. An admission charge will be made for gentle- men. No charge for ladies. It is suggested that telephone reser- vations be made. Their ‘an- nouncement is on the front page of today’s Citizen. SPECIAL PRICES AT MIDGET BAR The Midget Bar “and Package Goods Store announces special holiday prices on the front page music. A special full course Christ- ; mas dinner will be served: on Christmas day. Their announce- | j ment is on, the front page of ; today’s: Citizen. | SPECIAL GAMES AT BINGO PALACE} Bingo at the Bingo Palace, Duval and Southard streets with special game attractions tonight jand during the holiday season, ed at the bar at 15 and 20 cents; Pearl Barfield, the manager of a glass and liquor is served at; this amusement center invites prices from 30c. all to come and have a big time. The managemnt of this popu- |The Bingo Palace is sponsored lar package store invites the|by the Elks Lodge. Their an- public to come in and see the;nouncement is on the front complete price list. page of today’s Citizen. oreo Ze a word for each inser-' ten, but the minimum charge 105) the fiest 25 words or less is 2c, ‘The rate for vinewiace type is a8 43 Hesse word and the minimum regular advertisers with ledger mc-! counts may have their advertise-| meuts charged. ' ‘To insure publication, copy must ‘th a _ Vita Var House Paint, guaranteed | 100% pure. $3.25 gallon. There ; is none finer at any price. | Pierce Bros. decl5-1mo Boy’s bicycle, good condition. New} paint, balloon tires. $27. a Naval Housing. dec22-2tx Vita Var Full Body Floor Varnish; $5.00 value, $3.95 gallon, none better. Pierce Bros. decl5-Imo OPERATORS WAGE INCREASE Learners now earn a mini- mum of $26.00 per week for 48 hours work Man’s bicycle, new paint, new rubber. 1115 Fleming street. dec21-2tx Wage rates for experienced operators are proportion- ately higher street. decl9-4tx aa: Lady's bicycle in good ‘edndition. 1415 United st. dec20. Frequent increases, ,,addi- tional payment for evening, Sunday and es work Original hand - painted tropical : pictures by a local artist. An ideal Christmas gift. Paul G DiNegro, 614 Francis st. decl5-20tx MANY OTHER. ADVANTAGES Vita Var Super Chromium Finish Aluminum, Paint, covers 30% more surface than most. of the aluminum paints. $5.40, per. gal- lon... Pierce Bros. . decl5-1mo Let our Chief Operator, Mrs. McDermott, tell you the whole story Apply 9 to 5 at the TELEPHONE OFFICE Three-burner oil stove in good condition. Cheap.. Apply 915 Windsor lane, Apt. 2. dec21-3tx decl-tt Tricycle (small). 725 Duval st. Leading Manufacturer of CES Man’s bicycle, balloon tires. ply 1318 Angela street. dec22-2tx Medium Priced oe CARS One pre-war girl’s bicycle. Good condition. Apply 700 Margaret st. dec22-3tx and Commercial Vehicles Has Opening for DEALER in Key West Two cabinet kerosene 3-burner stoves. One electric Duro pump 712 Caroline st. dec22-3tx Detective staries Stariea, 5 man biog. raphies, -all ‘the. ie new books, {,S80me: for-5e per, day, many for only 10c for a whole week. Paul Smith, Bookseller, cor. Simon- ton and Eaton streets. See or Write FRED J. DION 512 Simonton Street P.O. Box 869. ;; decl3-10t Stenographer.- Typist Wanted — Openings’. now available for three stenographers, also one typist. Full or part-time em- ployment. Apply Thompson Enterprises, Inc., 813 Caroline St. decl7-6t dec1-tf| Furnished apartment. Apply downstairs, 1925 Flagler Ave. Phone 753-M. dec20-4tx New two-bedroom, nicely furnish- ed home, $100 month. Perman- ent resident only. Call 825-J, 907 Division. dec21-3tx MISCELLANEOUS Refrigeration salcs and service. Repairs on all makes. All work guaranteed. Mumford & Ross, 220 Duval st., phone 333. Unfurnished apartment, private dec22-I1mo bath, three and a half rooms. 833 Olivia street. dec21-2tx Used furniture bought and sold. Key West Bedding Co., phone 669, 515 Front st. decl-Imo. Furnished cottage. No children. No pets. Apply 818 Olivia. le ase SRE Peas Sie | dec22-3tx Lawn mowers, saws, knives, scis-| sors sharpened. Sewing ma-} LOST Restaurant. Cheap. 901 Caroline} ‘ charge at any time. Their an- nouncement appears on the front page of today’s Citizen. THE WEATHER FORECAST Key West and vi afternoon, gentle to Winds. Florida: Partly cloudy today, tonight and Sunday, except cloudy with occasional light rain in extreme north portion Sun- day; slowly rising temperature. Jacksonville through Florida Straits: Gentle to moderate easterly winds today, becoming east to southeast by Sunday; partly cloudy weather. East Gulf: Gentle to moderate east to southeast winds today, becoming south to south by Sunday; partly cloudy weather, except cloudy with occasional light rain in extreme north portion Sunday. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: tonight and Sunday; moderate _ easterly No small. cfff or storm warn-} ings have Been issued. REPORT Key West, Fla, Dec. 22, 1945 Observation taken at 7:30 am. Eastern Standard Time (City Office) ‘Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches ______. 0.00 Total rainfall since Dec. 1, imehet) i Deficiency since Dec. 1, inches Total rainf: e 5 inches AO Excess since January 1, inches = = 0.37 0.91 _. 11:07 a.m. Tomorrow's Tides QNaval Base) Low Tide 7::03 a.m. 6:27 p.m. Temperature data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. Lowest Station last 24 hours last night Atlanta 48 28 Boston - 24 Brownsyille _ 62 Charleston _. 48 Chicago 16 Detroit 21 Galveston 61 Jacksonville _ 59 Kansas City _ 18 KEY. WEST _ 72 K. W. Airport 70 Memphis _ 46 68 Minneapolis _ 4 New’ Orleans 25 33 Oklahoma City 55 Pensacola __ 49 Pittsburgh 20 St. Louis 27 Tampa - 62 FPC report finds that 1937 law is a boon to utility industry. ity: Partly ; cloudy and slightly warmer this, |BEST OF MEALS | AT ‘GULF STREAM’ The Gulf Stream Restaurant ‘at Division and Simonton streets under the management of I. ; Wiener will serve a complete de luxe Christmas dinner all ,day on Christmas, the manage- |; Ment announces in today’s Citi- zen that a full plate of turkey and all the fixins is the order of things. They also invite fam- ilies to come and bring the children. The Gulf Stream Snack Bar is open 24 hour a day around the clock. Service a la carte, regular meals, or hot or cold sandwiches may be had. Beer and wine is served during legal hours. All baking is done on the premises. Hot biscuits are served for breakfast and lunch. The lcakes and pies are of the kind |that make one want more. (NAVY BASE NEWS 38 YEARS OUT Conditions governing the dis- , charge upon request of enlisted ;Fersonnel 38 years of age ani jover who have one or morc dependents were announced this ; week by the Navy. Enlisted pe: sonnel, with minor exceptions, who are, or hereafter become, 38-years of age or over and who have a state of dependency which existed on Aug. 15, 1945,! will be considered as having a prima facie case of hardship f their request, regardless of their Point scores, rates or classifica- tions. DOGS TO POUND Under a directive issued last week by the Captain of the |; Yard, Comdr. R. J. Watson, all stray dogs will be collected that are found wandering through the Navy Yard or buildings whether they belong to indi- vidual parties or to ships. All idogs will be turned over to the Key West Humane Society for disposal at the dog pound. MILLION DISCHARGEES Discharges to Naval services ; personnel topped the one million mark on Nov. 30. In releasing | more than one-quarter of the total Navy, Marine Corps and .| Coast Guard personnel on duty | .jas of Aug. 17, separations in-| clude, 813,957 for the Navy:! | 136,694 for the Marine Corps;| and 61,839 for the Coast Guard, | totaling 1,012,500. | OFFICERS TO SHIFT Temporary USN officers | whose permanent status is en-' listed, who transfer to perman- ent officer rank in the Navy} and who through the operation of : permanent promotion law may be subsequently involuntar- ily=separated from Naval service ‘ander honorable conditions with- out. retirement benefits will be authorized at their own request to reenlist as Chief Petty Offi- cers’ immediately following sep- aration. XMAS, N’ YEAR HOLIDAYS | Wherever possible, all NOB activities will arrange their work | schedules to permit a four-day Christmas and a three-day New Year’s holiday according to an order issued last week by Capt. C. E. Reordan, base commander. The work week will extend Wednesday through Saturday, ‘| Dee.’ 26 through Dec. 29, and Wednesday through Saturday Jan. 2 through Jan. 5, during the holidays. Heads of depart- ments will notify their respec- | tive employes of the schedules | {for their shops. offices, etc., {which will conform as closely fas Possible with the above. COPPER BRONZE c SCREEN WIRE 14x 18 fine mesh, made according to Army and Navy Specifications for extreme durability CARLOAD BUYING PERMITS US TO SELL Square Foot In Full Rolls !and will be discharged upon | Even if you are a shopper, you ca from a wide selecuos ful gifts here! A smartly quisuely mond f ngagee to make sing w thes Chrisuma This Cocktail Ring for ladies is truly gorzcous in its color and brilli- Lady’s Cocktail W atch ; enriched with precious gems. Silk cord. Lady's Lapel Watch square AT THIS NEW LOW PRICE LENGTHS, ONLY 10c SQ. FT. 29 Gauge METAL SHINGLES LINDSLEY LUMBER CO. Division at Simonton Street CORRUGATED METAL ROOFING Sheets 4x 8 —4x9—4x 12 CLOSED ALL DAY y Year’s Day | jaca It meant that he had taken his) ANOTHER BOUQUET last voyage of his Navy career for} Congratulations from this col he was on his way to receive his} U"™_should also be extended to honorable discharge, the reward! the Red Raiders for the organiza- for a job well done. | tion of their Social Club, one of Hamilton, a seaman first class,} the things the younger set of Key USNR, had been assigned to this) West has needed for a long time.|" crack repair ship and he had| May they grow to be the biggest watched the major role she play-! Club in the state. I wish for them ed as a hospital ship for men-é’-| 2. Prosperous New Year and a} war. He is proud of her many) Merry Xmas. accomplishments along her four- Ensign John Martin year-long road to victory which; took her to New Caledonia, Mun-} Given His Release (Special co The Cittzens da, Ulithi, Letye, Okinawa, and) finally to the China coast and} Shanghai. | SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Dec. Veteran of 19 months sea duty,) 22—Ensign John Richard Martin, Hamilton is being sent from Seat-| Jr.. whose temporary local ad- tle to the Navy Separation Cen-; dress is Fairmont Hotel, has been ter at Jacksonville and then on} given his release from the Na- to his home. | val service at the Separation Cen- His mother, Mrs. Flo Parker,; ter here. lives at 905 Virginia st.. Key West,| His home address is 1025 Flem- Fila. ling street, Key West, Fla. chines, small motors, suit cases, - trunks, locks, etc. repaired.| Pair child's brown shoes, size. 9. Keys duplicated. B. F. Camp-| Notify Mrs..Glenwood Sweet- bell, 803 Simonton street. ing, 61§.White street or phone dec5-tf; 1154-M, i: dec22-1tx Just arrived: a Sine selec- | : tion of impored Swiss Wasches. Every One Gusranterd FOR HIRE Boy’s leather jacket-on corner of Simonton and Fleming sts. Fri- day morning. Will finder please call 641. dec22-1tx Cash reward for return of wheel] and tire lost off Model A Ford. Return to Mrs. Smith, Key West Bks., or Apt. 3-1, Poinciana, 709 Whitmarsh : porary phone, 444, from 8 am. to 6:30 pm. dec-Imo FOR SALE Furniture. Also man’s bicycle. 32-B, Naval Housing. Call be- tween 10 am. and 5 pm. QUALITY JEWELERS 524 Southard Street Opposite Bus Station } Our Windo ! to Ondina Pita, 510 Petronia st. dec21-3tx ‘bottom boat 11 feet long, paint ed white. Finder please notify R. Whitehead, 1310 Johnson st.;§am Se ss decdl-dtx 25th, °Tuesday, January ist, New \ Johnson, Phone 372.