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emcee eee Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Se ere er ee West VOLUME LXVI. No Budget Before Appointments; City Manager Decides Today . TSI aaa Sas. ONE OF MEN RESCUED | IN MINE DIES TODAY | (By Associated Press) PINEVILLE, Ky., Dec. 29. —One of the nine men who were rescued from a coal mine here yesterday, died today. The other eight, it was re- ported, probably will recover. Twenty-one other men are trapped in the mine, and fel- low miners still are working { frantically to try to extricate | Will Present Budget For Calendar Year To City Commission At Regu- lar Meet January 8 City Manager David King said today that he expects to have the! city budget for the year January 1, 1946, to December 31, 1946, ready for presentation City Commission at its regular meet- ing on January 8. The present budget is figured! them. on a fiscal year basis but accord-| ere re se. fe ing to the city charter a calendar | year basis will be established, | Department heads are busy now} OREN T JOHN’S SUNDAY to preparing their individual budgets! for presentation to Mr. King and, Auaitor Charles Roberts. Foilo’ ing presentation all will be tailor- ed down to meet present antici-| Pated revenues of the city. “The first thing we have to do! WILL ATTEND SERVICES AT is secure the wherewithal to op- erate, determine the finan a ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL operation, then we CHURCH IN A BODY AT 7:30 appointments of various ment heads,” Mr. King Personal acquaintance with department heads and other gibles in the city,” Mr. King said! and added that these ed at least 150 p estimat-_ SeRone | ns will attend ments must be carefully consid-| St- John’s Day at St. Paul's Epis-| éred so that we will have a|copal Church on Sunday at 7:30 “permanent corps” of men for the} | p.m., with Rev. James MacCon-| Jobs which will obviate the ne-} | nell officiating, Rite Secretary av! cessity of further appointments. bert Cooper said today. “In other,words, first we will! find out where the money is com-| All Masons and Eastern Star. ing from and then we shall decide | bodies will form at Scottish Rite what men will spend it,” Mr. King | Hall at 7 o'clock Sunday evening; concluded. | and will. go to the church in aj MACKEREL MARKET =|" sSsttich Rite in the city con! IS NOW GLUTTED sists of Dade Lodge Na. 14, ieee | Lodge No. 182, Felix Varela Lodge and Fi 2 Market for mackerel is now so, “4, Fern Chapter No. 21, Order, glutted, due chiefly to the holi- days, local wholesale buyers dis-! PALACE THEATER GINGER ROGERS in “PLL BE SEEING YOU” | News and Serial | of Eastern Star. Recently elected. officers of , Dade, Anchor and Dr. Felix Va- continued making purchases yes-| rela lodges will be installed New ee , Year’s night in the hall at Eaton Meanwhile, it is reported that’ a4q Simonton streets by Distriet+ vast schools of mack e in Deputy Grand Master Everett | local waters. Captain of a boat’ piva.” e that came to port this morning in-| i formed Peter B. Rok s. who ci | ducts the fish market at Cu ‘s wharf, that he had seen vast schools, each comprising many thousands, a short distance east of the northwest light. | BRONZE, SCREEN Strutik Lumber Yard » | i Phone Bass SpA toeaic Servite: OPEN SUNDAY To Serve You GAS - OIL - PARTS Batteries Charged 7:30 Open Nightly 7:30 DUVAL at SOUTHARD Sponsored by Elks Club -RAUL'S CLUB ON THE BOULEVARD NEW YEAR’S DANCE | EVE 10 P.M. TIL ? TOMMIE THOMPSON Flats Fixed end Hi> Orchestr= Cover Charge $420 Tex EXPERT MECHANIC aa es rnc" POOR OLD CRAIG Escorted Ladies RESERVATION Phone 9287 SERVICE STATION | Division at Francis St. Ph. 9134 SUGGESTED | | | | | | | ! | { i } + i i | j | | | | j | Opens Daily and Sunday at 1 a | NEW YEARS EVE. DANCE MONDAY 10 to3 A.M. DECEMBER 3ist CLUB SUGALOA “Key West's Exclusive Night Spot” MUSIC by SUGALOA TRIO “*oneF 5.29%. 2.8"° Jack Crewiey Admission, $2.50 per Couple*, Tax Included Reservation Suggested—PHONE $180 *All Reserved Tables Not Paid For in Advance will be Kept Only ’Til 10 P.M. ‘Ss Boca Chica Bus No. 4 to the Door j } j t NO LEASE SEEN | Sikes to operate | the city and the Garden Club. trustees and the tax certificates | SANDWICHES OF ALL KINDS) i IN’ BOTANICAL’ | ‘GARDEN’ CASE RESOLUTION ADOPTED AUG-: UST 1, 1940, PROBABLY VOID. CITY CLERK HAMLIN SAID TODAY Resolution empowering E. P. ihe Botanical Gardens has been found, City | Clerk Roy Hamlin said today. It is Number 59-A and is date ed August 1, 1940. Mr. Hamlin point- ed out that the resolution prob- ably carries no authority at th | time since a subsequent lease, thorized by the resolution, never signed. The resolution empowers M fr. | Stock Island but stated that since} land was still in the-hands of! the Internal Improvement Fund | and since tax certificates on it had not. been redeemed as yet, the city could grant no lease. Pending this lease the resolu-! operate the Ggrdens and remove! any plant from the Gardens the provision that a “reasona amount of plants” be fu: od} Mr. Hamlin said today that this lease was never drawn up, sub- sequently, and explained that the land was later purchased from the Internal Improvement Fund} deemed, which gave title to the THREE BE MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED OTHERS” AWAIT REQUIRED FOUR DAYS ‘BEFORE ISSUANCE County Judge Raymond Lord seports....the,,,issuing...of * three marriage licenses, and * added that there are 10° othet Coupl waiting the Teauiréd@ four day after appication, before a dicen: is granted. Those issued: Howard S.* England, 31, and Edna L. Roberts, 27, both of Key | est. Melvin E. Rodentrock, lando, and Physllis Soper, | Lakeland. Louis E. Machin, 39, and Mer- cedes Bazo, 31, both of Key | West. 19, Or-| 16, Ade ch de ed Hood’s Poultry and Eggs $19 Southard Street *Bat:ery - Raised FRYERS ®ROASTERS Fresh EGGS * OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY x ‘RED:& BLACK BAR’: Flaglér AVénue Hottest, Spot In T. Hear the Famous’ - HILL* BILLY ~ BAND Tonight ALL KINDS of DRINKS WYMON HAMMOCK, Mgr. LEONARD GUERRO, Prop. HELP WANTED A Complete Crew for Florida’s Finest. Key West's Largest Pavilion Restaurant. Oe, wort eExperienced Chef °Fry Cooks *Salad Woman Waitresses ¢Dishwashers | APPLY IMMEDIATELY SOUTH BEACH RESTAURANT PAVILION Simonton Street at the Ocean we Pe RPE oA en j fore the Te Te Cy Me re . 2 aod NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ‘CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES TO CLOSE DURING’ HOLIDAY’ beri OF +The county court y court house and oa! kg hall, on closing at noon tdday, | for the Saturday half holiday, will: | not: be reopened till 9 -o’clock' | Wednesd: morning, County | Clerk Ro: Clerk Roy Hamlin The post office. laces generally will be open! but will be closed = ‘AQUARIUM NO PROBLEM, KING WILL CONSIDER OTHER PRO-' JECTS NOW PENDING FOR CITY Number of projects which will come before City Manager David SS to operate the Gardens on i King will include the Botanical Golf Course, Country and Aquarium’ pro- | Garden, Clubhouse Posals. Mr. King said that the Aquar- jum which is .expected to be turned over to thecity by the Navy in 1946. should: not be Vem stated that Mr. Sikes could much of a problem if the Navy ning shape. caretaker and ed there be- King stat- neir Salaries puts it back in There a tcket take: a ed that m for might be tingent fund. The other considered said. CITY HOLIDAY TO WEDNESDAY City office employes will ob- serve a New Year’s hol day starting today til Wednesday Police force manent dutv tinue as usual. S projects will be shortly, Mr. King morging at nine. and forces will con: Aeesessseseees wWyvv wy: 241 Fee on the Ocean Simonton St. at the Ocean Florida’s Finest — SOUTH : Restaurant - ‘CHACK In the Basket e BEER and WINE SERVED taken out of the con- at 12 o'clock un-! other .per-,; mee SS. SS Owned and Operated by Bonamy and Cohen | -4ASOUTHERNDFRIED GALA NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Reservations Are Essential PARKING SPACE FOR 300 CARS South Beach is OPEN FREE to the Public The Only Swimming Beach in Key West VV VOTO TTI VET IIIT TITS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 'NO FERTILIZER 29, 1945 SALARIES FOR SIX WORK-! ERS NOT AVAILABLE: NO COMPLAINTS FROM RESI- | The Key West Citiz THE SOUTHERNMOST Key West. Florida. tas cos most equabie climate @ the country, with an sverage range of only 14° Fabresbait vee S66. Byrnes Due To. Reach ~“Washington This Afternoon ig DR. J. B. HAYES RESUMES DENTAL Public Service Head Robert Dopp said today that he did not see the way clear to operate the city sewerage sumps as com- mercial fertilizer units. “There are two sumps and to have a man on each watch for (24 hours a day would mean six ; Men. The city has no money for this at present”, Mr. Dopp said. Mr. Dorp said he had heard | comment about raw sewage be- ing pumped out to sea but that, le has had no complanits from dwellers on the South Beach s.de. The, pipeline there runs out from Fort. Taylor near Catherine St.. The other sump which is off the Salt Pond. road. has its pipe Boing out by Fleming Key and should not be any annoyance in the fut Mr. Dopp the equipment for this work is available when- ever the c:ty is prepared to com- mence operation. MASONIC GROUP _ BACK FROM MIAMI nt-. 4 i MANDER IN NAVY Dr. John B. Hayes, well known local dentist, will resume his prac- tice today, as stated in an an- Citizen. interned at Florida State Hos- been in the ser jin the United S | Part of his s ly relea Licuten- - repre ese ing the three lodges in Key day from Melia .MRS. KING HERE — ey went to attend the ! ceremony incident to the install-j ing of officers of Bi e Lodgc.}! Reason for the trip because City Manager David King members of the dramatic.team of will leave today for Miami to the Biscayne Lodge. are honorary, see Mrs, King at their home in members of Anchor Lodge of Key ~ West. ck with, him on Wednesday. Mrs. King, who is in ill h lis enjoying Florida weather recovering her health in this istate’s sunshine. Key West ; weather has cured many ills in he past. EET ES BODY and AUTO PAINT WORK First Class Job NAVARRO, Inc. Opposite Bus Station and ABAAAAAaAee eA, rerrreririice ALL MASTER MASONS in -he City of Key West cordially invited to attend St. John’s Day Service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sunday, Decem- bex 30th, 7:30 p.m. Léage Will Oper at? Pm. | 1 seantsh Rite! Temple ..2 ik | PRACTICE HERE GRADUATE OF ATLANTA SOUTHERN DENTAL COL-| LEGE: LIEUTENANT - COM -| Bearing Official Him Delayed Nime Plane FIVE KILLED IN COLLISION ACCIDENT HAPPENED TO DAY AT ESSINGTON. PENNSYLVANIA Bringing From Moscow Hours (By Assoriate4 Press) PHILADELPHIA nouncement in this issue of The sion, Dr. Hayes is a graduate of At-' lanta Southern Dental College and story ON WEDNESDAY. Miami Beach and will bring her, Ith, | lost their a truck, the into flames. A mother, on being @ hospital, weepingly five. threw her NO SPECIAL MEET FOR COMMISSION ®.<"2 =~ NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO PERMITS Al j BE HELD TUESDAY. JANUARY 8 TOTAL 56.198 FOR WEL $i.ose REPAIR City Manager nounced today t ask the City Comm a special meeting Year Next Comin uary £ first and th month but z of January David Kim regular sion will falls on Ne | Day the commissioner | Colored Church SLOPPY JOE'S BAR nounces «/MUSIC{EVERY NIGHT 1sY yds mus this mecting to Jan ST. PETER COMMUNITY HALL Cente: Street Monday, Decemt 1 Fredrick Marsh - Joan Bennet: “TRADE WINDS" ~ DR. JOHN B. HAYES Announce- RE-OPENING OF HIS OFFICE for the Practice of General Dentistry in aay ‘ommy Thompson and'His Band ‘ _ Simgntor, an¢;Eator Strestes: + HGP Y "SPECIALS «n= Poultey.aedigeiferket Edward! R. R. _RixaaentPavtnanttorts roth $3.65 129s Oliae Sieeee . ‘aie It has come to the at- tention of this office that Many persons are connect- ing into the City Sewer tem without first pay ing the $10.60 connection fee as required by law. An additional fee of fifty cents per month is also re- quired. It is pointed out that persons who fail io obtain the proper permit from the City Tax Collec- tor are violating the law. All .unregistered persons who now ‘are using *the sewage system are urged to clear themselves thru the City Tax Collector at the City, Hall on Greene Street. SOUTH BEACH, Simonton St., at the Ocean a West’s Largest BEACH Pavilion 4 BE Ni$ p15 AMAA Md te Oe de fa ta te te te te tata be tab be te te te be ta be tet a te te POP re eee tele eet tern ont ender catereeeseg cers sree we eeleyate DURING LEGAL HOURS « oc -™= HENS — + TUR Goleen Wedding Open All Day ‘Sunday Paal, Ignes -| Sunny Brook Imperial DRINKS at the BAR Straight Drinks 2Se¢ to 4c Mixed Drinks 35c to Sc Full Line of Package Goods HAPPY NEW YEAR We Wish Our Friends — Customers 2244444444444446446 APPRECIATION In behalf of the American Legion, I with to ex- press the gratitude and appreciation for the splendid support of the citizens, merchants, and civic organi- zations during the recent drive for Christmas Gifts for Hospitalized Service Personnel. GEORGE J. PERNICEheire > Arthur Sawyer Post Né. ; AIR-CONDITIONED for YOUR . Now Featuring DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by Barrosc’s Orchestre and The New Cocktail LA CONCHA SPECIAL’