The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1946, Page 1

Associated Press Day cee | Service and AP Features For 66 Years Devoted to the Best interests of er West VOLUME LXVII. No. 14 Hundreds. Of Shriners tiere: For Ceremonial In March BAND AND PATROL FOR MAMMOTH PARADE) WILL NUMBER 200; LOCAL HEAD NAMED Key West Shrine Club, at its| annual meeting last night, made; preliminary arrangements for a| ceremanial and parade to be} held in Key West either the latter part of March or early in April In the more the band and| will number | than 200. Shriners, and! more are expected to be from Miami. affair will be conducted ! the direction’ of Mahi) Temple, of Miami, and Poten- tate C. Norman Howard and his staff of officers will be here. Dr. J. K. Clemmer, a member the Key West Shrine Club, |! said today that the class of can- didates to be inducted into the! temple will number about 25. The ceremonial will ed by Mahi’s famous team. The parade will form at Flem- ing and Duval streets, and the! line of march will lead up Duval to Division, Division to White, White to United and down United to the Key West High! School gymnasium, where the | ceremonial will be performed. In the parade will be the band, | the patrol, the Legion of Honor, | the chanters and the degree team, followed by other Shrin- ers At the parade, patrol alone many here The under f of degree the meeting of the Key West Shrine Club last night, held in the Key West Yacht Clubhouse on the Garrison Bight the following officers were elected Pres deat, us; vice Fernando “E. Cam-! president, Keenan L. Connevs; secrqtary and tre urer, Everett R. Rivas; directors Dr. John K. Clemmer and verett Russell; chairman of mittee, Dr. Clem- y West has many distinc- tive things,” Dr. Clemmer id teday, “but nothing more s than its conch chowder. I have eaten it many a_ time, but never before had I found it to be as delicious as it was at the meeting last night. It was pre-! pared Shriner Benny Fer- nandez, and all of us took turns] in patting him on the back andj} congratulating him. Benny had | 25-gallon stone crock filled | th chowder, but when we got} ough eating, the crock was Some of the boys ate four} was back to the by w th clean Allow Laundry Zoning Change jam, PUBLIC HEARING HELD; FINE WAS CANCEL- ED publ:c hearing held last at city commission meet-, Shields owner of the Laundry was allowed to! euanee* in his building | naity. Shie case was canelled. | concerned a small! in the laundr contrary to zoning} case ng in was rease Jan. 25 Recess For Commission) BUDGET APPROVAL, OTHER | MATTERS COME UP THEN City Commission was recessed January 25 last night at the reguigr meeting. At that time approval of the! budget and other matters will! come up. ] WE ARE... HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALISTS Let Us Check Your Brakes Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming Phone § “Opposite Army Barracks” be perform- | - ‘amended last ni jsage of an ord: \from 7 jand to be closed SEIS S SSS! 4 \Permanent City Clerkship For Roy Hamlin City Clerk Roy Hamlin was appointed permanently last night by City Manager Dave King and City Commission. Mr. King said that he found Hamlin doing a good job. Former acting City Mana- ger W. W. Demritt said that he had an opportunity to ob- serve Mr. Hamlin during“his tenure of office and ‘found him’ éfficient and capable’ in every’ réspect and congratu- lated ‘hint on the fine job he was @oihg as city clerk. Mr.’ Demeritt' also-e6ngrat- - ulated ''Mr. Hamliiion the raise'of salary“@ppt6Vved in the budget from $200 to $225 monthly. III SSS ID City Approves Meter Contract WILL PURCHASE APPROXI- MATELY 200 FOR INSTALLATION Two hundred, more or less, parking meters will ke installed by the city according to a con- tract with M. H. Rhodes for which authority was granted last night. The parking meters will cost $58 apiece when the latest type installed but meanwhile an- other type will be temporarily installed by the city. Costs are to be taken out of receipts so that there will be no cash out- lay by the city. Liquor Can Be Sold To 2 A.M. CLOSED SUNDAYS FROM 2:00 A.M. TO 7 A.M. MON- DAYS laws were . further with the pas- which al- lowed bars to remain open until es o'clock jin, the, morning, are to remain closed be- tween and 7 a.m. each day. On Sunday morning they close at 2 and remain closed until 7 a.m. on Monday. Package _ stores a.m, to & Liquor nce may sdeesie p.m. each day the remainder jof the night. On Saturday night |they close at 8 p.m. and do not reopen: until Monday morning at 7 am. SII ISIS SIDS. “Free Rides” In China During Trolley Strike «ny ‘Aan clated Press) SHANGHAI, Jan. 16.—Chi- nese have strikes too but they are altogether different from those conducted in the United States, for in China, unlike the United States, the citizens are not inconven- ienced. Today motormen and con- ductors on the trolley cars in this city went on strike for higher wages, but they did not leave their cars, though the motormen were the only ones thet worked. Riders were accommodated as usual, but the conductors did not collect any fares. Everybody who wished to tide was given a free ride. Tt was estimated by com- pany officials that the strike, in the non-collection of fares alone, would cost the com- pany $80,000 a day. LID SD ID Ds WASHINGTON, Three -hundred packers went Jan. 16— thousand meat} on strike today. the time a conference is held, was said at Labor Season, Louis Schwellenbach’s office. Last night the secretary sent ; telegrams to union heads to defer iders already had been issued. | The walkout began at 6 o'clock, | this morning, and two hours lat-" but there is a good chance the, strike will be called off ducing: action, but they replied that the; time was too late, as strike or-! NEWSPAPER IN TH as. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1946 ‘Three Hundred Thousand Meat Packers: On Sitikel’Po! Pay: Damages (By Asnocinted Pressy ter all employees had left their posts. | The head of the American Fed-' eration of Labor meat packers, in replying to the Schwellenbach it, telegram, said he stood ready to call off the strike to resume con- | ferences, but too late this after- noon no word had been received} from the CIO leader. Should the strike be continu- ed for a week, there would be an acute shortage throughout the country, government and -meat packing experts asserted. City Budget Is “Approved; Hearing Set For Jan. 25. * STATION” WKWF’ GETS a “SIS SD SS SB BMS FOR‘ADVERTISING}" HEAGTH? UNIT, $1,500;"SCOUTS' HOSE): $900 City budget was approved by city commission last night as presented by city manager Dave King with a public hearing set for January 25, The budget is about the as presented to city commission Jast week with the exception that $1,200 for was authorized» for purposes and a deductionof $9! ‘or along with an addition of $1,500! for the Manroe Unit. “T have never fa‘led to keep within my budget yet and I wen't start failing now “city manager Dave King said in thanking the commission for ap- proving the budget. Mr. report the status of expenditures out of the budget to the com- mission every’*three months. Regarding the scouts, Mr. King said that he did not be- lieve contributions to the scouts wa$ in order by the city. Five Pieces Of Property Sold County Health ONE HOMESTEAD ON ELIZA- BETH STREET What is locally known as the Peter Williams homestead on Elizabeth street, near Southard, has been sold by Miss Ileen M. Williams to R. C. Dickson and Bernice Mock Dickson for $7,000 according to a deed recorded to- day in the county clerk’s office. The lot has a frontage of 48 feet and a depth of 102 feet. * William A. Ward ‘has sold a house and lot on James street, near Grinnell, to; Charlies A. Lange for $3,400. The lot is. 40.6 by 80 feet. Norman E. Brantley has pur- chased a lot from the Key West Foundation located in subdivi- sion 1, for $300. Four and one-quarter acres and a house at Key Largo have been sold by Lillian Bethel to Paul and Elza Abair for $4000. Archie Lowe has sold to Paul Reed Monsalvatge a house and lot 2, in square 57, for $3000. iLaws To Have ORDINANCES PRESENTED TO COMMISSIONERS IN AD- VANCE OF MEETING Resolution asking that all or- dinances coming up at meetings! be submitted to individual com-* missioners 24 hours in advance was presented by Commissioner Hunter Harden at a commission | meeting last night. Some objection has been ex-' pressed to the commissioners taking up the ordinances at the meetings without. prior consid- eration. _ CORRECT. NORTH BEACH INN COFFEE SHOP eFull-Course, DINNER. 6-8 p.m. eSpanish Home-cooked DINNERS by Reservation same } station WKWF! advertising | the Boy Scouts was made | King said that he would IS PETER WILLIAMS’, Consideration. ha ord Motor ¢ Co. Of fers: Salary Hike! (By Associated Press) i WASHINGTON, Jaa. 16.— | The Ford Motor Company to- ; day formally offered em- ; Ployes a salary raise of 17¥2 | cents an hour, which is two | cents under the demand. | However, the increase is to go into effect only when the company reaches normal pro- duction. Union leaders did not announce whether or not the offer will be accepted. H A dispatch was received to- ; @ay from Burbank, Califor- | nia, that the Lockheed Avia- tion Company had given its employes a salary boost of 15 percent. | Company officials stated that the increase will cost the | company $21,000,000 annual- ly. ebhdddedek. City Overrules Manager; Allows | Store To Reopen}é: LOU H. ROBERTS. OF WIND-:! SOR LANE, GIVEN PERMIS- SION; HAD USED PLACE AS TEMPORARY RESIDENCE The second case in which the ‘City Commission red last night at the Commission meting when they allowed Lou! H. Roberts to reopen a_ store at the corner of Olivia Street and Windsor Lane. The owner had allowed the store to be used as a residenc2 , during the war when abnormal ’ conditions prevailed. She then applied; for the }ic and was refused. City Sy 2, Ucenee pane said that Miss! RObérts’ Had forfeited her right to have the store open s a Store after it had been used residence. Many of the commissioners ex- | pressed the opinion that the place had been a store “as far back as they could remember” and that because it w temporarily changed to a residence without any building changes that the permit should not be refused her, Nagler Funeral Here Tomorrow | = | Funeral services for Fred V.! ‘Taylor age 71 years who died Tuesday morning will be held to- morow of Pritch Star De from the | Funeral, }of The. i aoe Chapel lome to St. Maryis a Catholic Church, officiating. Al will be i the Family} Plot in City Cemetery. Surviv-} lors: Wife; Louise Mayfield Tay- three ‘daughters, Mrs. Mar- 1 8 ‘et’ Taylor, Misses Elizabeth {and Sylvia Taylor; four sons, j Fred S. Louis Vinson, Eugene A. | and Edward R. Taylor; One sis- ter Mrs. Louisa F. Wilson, and | seven garndchildren. | Wewwwewwwvewveweee —s Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto pee P ‘AR’ py Pec YOUR NAVARRO, agg ‘en a aeeeeae. ee | has oyerruled! City Manager Dave King occur-; afternoon at 4:00 o'clock] rd} City Votes Not To J. Pritehard . }MAD- ACCIDENT WITH Po-} LICE CHIEF'S CAR; PRITCH- ARD FILES SUIT FOR $396.80 IN CIRCUIT COURT In a long discussion regarding; damages to be paid in an acci- dent with Police Chief Eisner’s car and Pritchard the city commission last night voted to take no action and said they would be prepared to defend themselves in court if ; Mr. Pritchard took legal action. | ; Suit for damages of $396.80! j was filed today in Circuit Court} j by. John R. Pritchard. The police ch car was driv-| en by Call Officer Boykin whens {struckon Caroline: street. while, { crossing’: Simonton ind © was struck’ onthe ‘left rear side. Police. | Chief“ Eisner declared ' that the car was twisted half way around when struck, that the lights were burning and that the car had been stopped about forty feet from the intersection! before crossing. He said that he tried to settle the affair amicabiy first and would pay for his own! damages but would not pay for Mr. Pritchard’s damages. He said | that John Pritchard was “driv- ing under the influence of liq- | uor” and after the accident flung his arms around him and said, “Louie, Louic, I am so glad it was you”. Similar statement was presented by Police lieutenant Ray Atwell. When asked if the city police! car had a right to cross the street; without stopping at the intersec-} tion, City Attorney 7 ‘ster said the police cars and fire engines do so “at their own peril”. Reggie Pritchard, father of} John Pritchard, said that his son} was not drunk while driving andi that he did not throw his arms; around the chief’s neck and say} that he was glad. it was Chief) Eisner. John Pritchard also testi- fied that the chief's car “sudden- | }y appeared” in front of him. He said that the chief tried three |times to squash the case and’ ly spoke to his father against Te John’s, wishes, and asked | that it be dropped. John Pritch- {ard said that he asked for an al- coholic test on the spot but it was not given him or any others concerned at the scene. Chief Eisner said that John Pritchard had just come from a “gambling” establishment. Reg- ;gie Pritchard stated that John had just come from an “annex to the city hall before the acci- | dent. { { Zoning Changes ihe Authorized | ' \CLUBHOUSE, GROCERY, STORES, BUSINESS COR- | NER INCLUDED i | Emergency ordinances were | passed last night giving permis- | ,sion to change zoning laws re- | garding the grocery store to be operated by Hugh Hinde on Flagler Avenue, another Navy | | Civilian *worker grocery store | on Flagler avenue former cigar | factory, the Jaycees Clubhouse’; site and a business block at the | corner of Newton and White not clearly drawn on the city zoning map. The changes have been pend- ; ing for sgme time and the meet: jing last night was held as ;;Fublic hearing after due antes a| i tisement. ! GULF STREAM | RESTAURANT. Management of I. Wiener | Division at Simonton _ Ph. 9106 SNACK BAR OPEN 24 Hours A Day Around the Clock SERVING eBreakfast 5:30 to 11 A. M. eLunchton 11:30 to 2 P. M. eDinner 5:30 to 9:30 P. M. Meals a la Carte, at All Hours All Baking Done on the Premises Hot Biscuits Served for Breakfast and Lunch | ternal Organizations BEER and WINE SERVED DURING LEGAL HOURS i ‘end went over {right rear | I water }of which extends E U.S.A. Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST @y (West, Florida, bas tne guubdle climate in the with an avérage only 14° Fahrenheit FIRST READING, THIRD Ai Civilian Quota Filled At * Naval Station---Recorder i MORE RECRUITS NEEDED) AT FUTURE DATE Recorder of the Labor of the Naval Station in Key Board | | West announced today that with! the vivil recent service eooperation of the representatives in | this region and with recruits re- ceived due to reduction in force recently in other activities in this locality, the desired com- plement of civilian employes of the Naval Station is now prac-! tically filled. More recruits may possibly be! ; Needed at a future date and any applications received will kept on file in case of such need Upstate AP dispatch circulated in Florida yesterday ported to show that 359 employ were still needed at the local naval station. Seaman Hurt In Overturn po GOES INTO WATER OFF BOULEVARD NEAR FIRST ST. i 1 be} had pur-| | R. H. Smith, seaman first class,! driver of a car which overturned ‘ into the water off the East Boulevard lasi night suffered heavy bruises about the head. The, car was dtiving north go- ine back to Boca Chica ‘field with Smith and three compan- ions when another car with bright lights was said to have blinded Smith. Smith then swerved a distance of 140 feet the side of the Boulevard into the mdngroves and the water just beyond First street. The car ended up on its side in the water and is completely ruined. There is blood aa the gli Frank Jolly, patrolman, cover- | ed the accident. ‘Commission Votes Tax Exemption ‘Hothéstedd exemption was’ vot- fed by city eémmission last night for Juan Merchante for 1945 tax- es. j The change since Mr. ‘been improperly filed before. was necessitated Announce Army a car driven by John APPLICATIONS WILL BE Neh Lkkehl KEPT ON FILE; POSSIBLY, 'S.w eeting Gets i Liquor License From Commission! “Ww Wilbur Sweeting, 812 ‘Caroline Street, was granted aliquor license last»might on first reading of an ordinance. City Attorney. Lester, wher-asked if Mr.Sweeting's plate of business was con- trary>tobithe: present zoning law, replied) in the’ affirma- tive. Second and final reading granted James Griffin on Di- vision Street a liquor license. George Lee of Oriental Restaurant was also granted a liquor license and beer and wine license by city commis- sion with ordinance passed on first reading. In all three cases Commis- sioners Carbonell, Sweeting and Harden voted yes and Commissioners Demeritt and Cooper voted no. Liquor vendor's license for Oscar Milian, of the Imperial Cafe at 1109 Whitehead St., was refused by city comm sion last night. IIS ILI SI SS SS. Inspect Cars For Safe: Drive Soon WILL INSPECT SEMI-ANNUAL- | LY; BRAKES, LIGHTS, HORN, MUFFLER, WINDSHIELD WIPER REQUIRED City Commission passed ergency measure that all ca 'n Key West would be inspected twice annually March 15 and September 15. Certificates are to The fee is $1.50 for spection. Fine of | $250 levied. Following issued. in- be be each can are the require. warning one week towed to make repairs. Lights’ 6f’260"teet’ showing arc required'!.with ‘32 ¢andlepower They‘'must not be® glaring. 6) feet showing for ‘réar light. Two brakes must’ be ‘avail- | able capable of stopping, a car gaing 20 m.p.h. within "38 fect. ‘Windshield wiper must'be in Merchant's name had) good condition. There must be a horn. There must be a muffler. There must be a rear mirror. Firing Practice ‘Bike License The Army announced that Seacoast firing, SubCaliber (50 cal) practice. at towed tar- get on surface will be held from stalatio of Battery B, Fort aylor, Key West, Florida from 8: 00 a.m. to 4:30 p. m. on Janu ary 17, 18, 21, 22 and 23, 1946 All aircraft and vessels are warn- ed to remain clear of the danger area. The dafiger area will be the area offshore Fort Taylor, forming a triangle the right leg 7000 yards. at a bearing of 245 degrees true from 24 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds North Latitude and 81, degrees 48 minutes 37 seconds, West Longitude, and the left leg! of which extends 7000 yards at a bearing of 135 degrees true from the same point. Maximum ordinate: 900 feet. Danger to all (Continued on Page Four) Genuine PARTS for All Auto Cars today} + uiamiuuaciatnnnntc | ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | Phone 442 116 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bldg.’ Ordinance OK Bicycle license ordinance passed on second and final r ing by city commission night. The ordinance provides for license of $1.00 for the fi and fifty cents for a rene MASONS, ATTENTION! 37TH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE Anchor Lodge No. 182, F. & A.M. All Masons in good stand- ing in Key West are cordially invited to attend with their wives. FOOD * FELLOWSHIP MUSIC High School Gymnasium 7:30 P.M. Saturday, January 19th NUTT UTIL ineammaRL LEU an ordinance last night as an em-| ‘| candidate |MEASURE LIMITS LIQ- UOR LICENSES TO AL- READY ESTABLISHED PLACES OF 100 SEATS | Liquor ordinance. was passed {last night on first reading on the | third attempt to get. an ordinance | through city commission which large have liquor licenses. First - time the presented it was put. up as an | emergency: ordinance, and of passage because it was not un- would allow restaurants io ordinance was failed j animously voted on. Second time the ordinance was voted on Hun- ter Harden after voting for it as an emergency ordinance voted against it and the expected ma- | jority for it was lost. Mr. Harden later announced that he thought the ordinance was too inclusive | and wanted it more specific. Last {night Mr. Harden voted for it and the expected majority of Carbonell, Harden and Swecting ! put the ordinance through. Com- missioners Demeritt and Coopex voted 10. Debate last night was limited to five minutes to cach person. A faction of ministers and citi- zens who have been fighting gainst adoption of the ordinance since its first presentation was ! up again and spoke against it. A group of lawyers who have been fighting for it were again present and speke in its favor. Debate hinged chiefly around the. question of what was ‘school site” in interpreting the 300 foot law, which provides that ‘a bar must be 300 feet away from church or school. Harm to | child. 1 was again cited and ihe defense lawyers brought out again that’ the larger restaurants ere well operated which had iquod licenses. Commissioner W. W. Demeritt who with commissioner Cooper voted against it said, “Here is what they bring before us ss. This ordinance is an cv dent injustice, I believe that if contested’ this ordinance would be declared unconstitutional” Ministers also brought out this point—Ministers said that reve- | nue to the city was only $10,009 from liquor licens in a budget of ov 190,000. The ont ordinance which has be. changed considerable from its original form provides: 1. Restaurants of 100 seat capa- city are affected by the ordinan- ce: 2, to proprictor established existing in business i Pertains only proprietors of restaurant busine | localities where the pettitted. 3. No bar rma’ in these n' eee aire hundred foul akw } jaiceteee from the main en- trance of the church or schoo! to the main entrance of the restau- | rant in question. | 5. Fine of $250 is placed for its violation. CaroQualifies For Primary Race or counter will be restaurants. Thomas S. Caro, judge of the | Monroe County Criminal Court of Record, qualified yesterday with the secretary of state as a for the Democratic nomination in the May primary to succeed himself. As the court is in a period of | transition when its judge and the county solicitor will become elective officers, instead of ap- point.ve, ‘the ,term will be for only 15 months. aa medsdsassnaseeae PALACE THEATER WILLIAM TERRY in “Strangers in the Night” News. and Serial | eww wwwwwwvvwwwrve EHEAEEEEREE BREE EEE ERE ED | ROASTERS and FRYERS | BRADY'S (hive (live) Poultry and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone 541 PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES BEE: