The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1946, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 66 Years Devoted to the Best interests of Key West VOLUME LXVII. No. 44 Railroad Workers Voting On Proposal For Striking ok = VIS IS TOIL. BALLOTS COUNTED To! DATE SHOWED BIG| MAJORITY IN FAVOR: OF STRIKING < Prexs) WAS ‘eb. 20.—Rail- road workers are voting today on} a proposal to go on strike, and} the ballots thus far counted show} a large majority in favor of| striking | It was stated that, if the men decide to strike, it will not occur} immediately, and that the date| when it will take place, assuming; that a settlement is not reached in the meantime, will not be an- nounced for at least 10 days. The same condition applies to the threatened strike of tele- phone workers, totaling 250,000. Though they have decided to go on strike, negotiations are still; being made, and, it was announc-} ed, probably the strike will be averted. The demand is for a $2 a day increase in wages, but, it w timated, the workmen proba will agree to a minimum wage} scale of 65 cents an hour, i | t Propane Gas Ordinance Given Okay By City’ CITY MANAGER GETS AMEND | MENTS IN PRESSURE ITEM | AND IN INDIVIDUAL UNfrs CONVERSION ITEM permitting y to a coke and oil Propane Air C basing charges on therm was passed last night by commission with a few nts. No increase in gas Key change r ystem to the nc s tem unit city amendr prices. The amendments more than three inch required that the C pany must furnish the pressure. The that pr re re n- sufficient nd point is that if the Gas C vany is not able to complete conve: mn of exist- ing gas units hin six months to capacity of taking the new gas that it must do so within a rea: onable length of time. William F Key West G to both amend. the move are Company, : one which the n planning’ for; but that with steel short- g the war it was not accomplishment until ended. Mr, Brady in- that it possible < the wa icate he sa said that the heat- in refrigerato! » changed sh The orm: Units in the hed that the company} why they didn’t > before. cated that unle continued that ould be started in re from a month ect Br nder the chan: HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALISTS Let Us Check Your Brakes Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming Phone §| “Opposite Army Barracks” Hood’s Poultry and Eggs | $19 Southard Street *Batiery - Raised FRYERS and ROASTERS Dressed On Premises Fresh EGGS = eT PICS See ETAL RTI WANTED!! Dining Room and. Kitchen Help of All Kinds Appy Chef, La Concha Hotel (S62 RE ERE if} ne Action taken on these two ap- t Secretary Of Labor Aiding To | End GM Strike (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.— Secretary of Labor Louis Schwellenbach said today he had appealed to General Mo- tors officials and union lead- ers to speod up their work in an effort to hasten the settle- ment of the three-months-old G.M. strike, Schwellenbach stated that the conferences are being held for only two hours or so-in the afternoon, and suggested that they be conducted also for two hours at night. | SI LIILS SID SA ed and also of the huge job it Three Get Ill, | Ask Transfer Of Liquor License | CITY COMMISS:9NER COOPER} tion of the Pan American High-' ASKS WHY SO MANY Ahi: IN “ILL HEALTH” AT SAME TIME Many names were read by City Clerk Roy Hamlin ,at the city ‘commission meeting ieee night re- (questing transfer of licenses be- jeause of the illness of the own- ers. The action caused Commi; er Albert Cooper to advocate thorough prot ing of all these applications, “especially when everyone gets in ill health at the same time”, Among those applying for transfer of licenses were: Raul Vasquez, 609 Duval street, to Hector Barroso, with Mr. Vas quez’ illness ‘testified to by .Dr.} Gonzalez, City Manager King | said he had investigated this case and found it satisfactory but de- clared that Mr. ‘Barroso also own- ed a place adjacent, thus raising} the question of how many ba: should be allowed along the ma | street. This transfer was granted# | by city commission and was for a beer and wine license. Tom Hanley, who operated the Cabana Bar at 605 Duval street His illness was testified to by. Dr. | Harry C. Galey. Mr. Hanley soid }the Cabana Bar February 12 to {Harry Goldberg, Carlos Gelrich jand George Curry. Sam Moss, Tropics Bar at Du- val and Angela streets. Mr. Moss, hose illness was certified by Dr. {Bernhard Baer of Miami, wishes |to transfer his license to Gordon | Wolfson. plications was to refer them to ithe city manager for investiga- |tion before being granted the transfer requést for liquor lic- enses.. Liquor License Ordinances Final passage of the ordinance granting a liquor license to Oscar Pita Milian, at 1109 Whitehead street, was accomplished at the jmeeting last night. - Carbone!!, Sweeting and Harden voted yes Cooper and Demeritt voted no. Also passed with the same vote j was an ordinance granting a jliquor license to South Beach | Restaurant and Pavilion, owned jby Cohen and Bonamy. This was jon first reading. | Eugene Albury, Seaman's Cafe, |was granted a liquor license to | dispense 1% to 14% liquors. | A liquar license was requested ‘by Coral City Lodge No. 701 and | was referred by the commission to the city manager for investi- gation. Also referred to.the city. manager was a request for a | liquor license from Peter Estenoz |of 827 Baptist Lane. This place is in a “freé zone”, accarding to |liquer zoning laws in the city. 1 cach thshndindinnghintndninendninintnninaneand ROASTERS and FRYERS mRaDyS (Live) Poultry Market 1214 White St. ane. Set . Phone 547 Ponuese THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN TH E U’S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1946 Pan American _ |Havana Ferries Highway Plan Started Here} WM. R. PORTER, L. P. ART- MAN, T. J. BRYSON ORGAN- IZED PAN AMERICAN HIGH- WAY ASSOCIATION SSS TSI S SGA John L. Lewis Conferring With District Leaders (By Associated Press)”, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.— John L. Lewis, president of the. Uniced Mine Workers Union, is conferring today with his district leaders, and it is reported that the object of the confernce is to determ- ine whether or not to demand a higher wage for coal min ers. However, it was explained, before that action is taken it must’ be approved by the union’s policy committee. which is composed of 200 members. If the comthittee approves a demand for a wag? increase, the matter will then be taken up with the opera- tors. | i Some of the earliest publicity. on the Pan American Highway which is contemplated now by, the Gulf Atlantic Transportation. Company to Cuba and Yucatan’ was published here by The Key! West Citizen and Artman Press’ around 1927. : At that time William R. Porter, then president of the First Na- tional Bank; L. P, Artman, Pub-| lisher of The Key West Citizen; and Thomas J. Bryson, late eae, tor of The Citizén, formed a Pan-! American Highway Association’ to push eventual completion of! the highway. Mr. Bryson was active in sup-; plying travel magazines with! VO II IDS TOD | stories of the beauties of the trip ——____ when. the highway was complet- § di tadium Group Serves Papers licity was that the route which On Rodeo Mg would be through Key West and! _— z Cuba and over ‘to Yucatan with ASKS RENTAL OF $100 PER seagoing ferries would be an DAY AS PER CONTRACT: American Atlantic Coastline sec-; SHOW'S HORSES STILL AT STADIUM | would be (and still is) to'push the, highway to completion and allow; American tourists to drive from: America to South America. Principal thought of the pub- way. | Maps were printed of the route and pamphlets distributed to interest highway throughout the country. City Appoints Electric Board i" deities the three days which WHITE- ‘the Rodeo was here, Mr. Hamlin Roy Hamiin, representing the : agencies stagium Committee, said today! jthat papers were being made up’ iby the sheriff’s office to be served jon Sid Earp, Rodeo, Incorporated, ; 'representative, asking that rental of $100 a day for use of the Sta-} PINDER, JORDAN, HEAD, MESA, JOINER NAMED i been -using the grounds Monday,’ Tuesday and Wednesday, ° This} ; would make a total of $600 asked {thus far. ; At city~-commission meeting Electrical Board’ suggested by, last night the matter was brought City. Manager King was passed up and Mayor Wm. Demeritt saitl) by city commission at its meeting that. the matter would be a “les last night. son” in the future. The Stadium The board consists of Grayburn, grounds also have been largely Pinder, William H, Jordan, Paul; ruined by the use of-the daredevil Mesa,, James N. Whitehead and» dautomobilists and horses. L. W. Joiner. There. are 18 horses and one City Building. Inspector Errol, trailer at the grounds now. Sawyer will serve ex-officio. —. . $4,000 Paid , i i PLACED 4,987 YARDS OF MARL ON STREETS OF CITY Resolution authorizing payment {to Charles Toppino and Sons of , 1$4,494.01 for the placing of 4,987 ‘yards of marl :n city streets was passed last night by city com- mission, | The principal was $4,440 and | the interest was $54.01. sey EMULSIFIED CLEANSING CREAM and PINK CLEANSING CREAM | | EACH, plus tox j | i We Are Now Accepting COLOR FILM for DEVELOPING and PRINTING SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc, Prescription Druggists DUVAL AND FLEMING STS. TWO wonderful cleansing creams =to help keep your skin silky- smooth! Tussy Emulsified Cleans- ing Cream for dry, flaky skin... Tussy Pink Cleansing Cream for normal or oily skin... ON SALE! $3 size only $1.95 each AU prices plas tax SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Phone 199 Duval and Fleming Streets the field of private enterprise. industry. Write for Address Box P. M. L., Plen To Start | Operating J July 1 "Landing Ship Dock Ferry | ~ ficial Says ae be paid the local commit- i jstated that the Show has also’ Chas. Toppino :: SALESMEN and EXECUTIVES ATTENTION! I have a very fine position to offer a high-grade, experi enced man, out of either the selling field or executive group. can qualify. I want to contact a man who has been disen- From Key Wes Being Converted Will Be Completed In June, Oi. According to press releases from H. G. Williams, president’ -of the Gulf-Atlantic Transporta-| ; tion Company, the new ferry which will operate between Key, ‘West and Cuba and presumably, ftom the Porter Dock Company. is heing converted from a Land-! ing Ship. Dock*to a ferry designed ; to carry 1,200 passengers and- more than-200 automobiles. Mr, Williams said that after, Shakedown cruises and a good! will tour.of Gulf ports after sh is completed-in June she is ex pected to make the run to Hav. ana‘ about?» July ‘1 with daily; trips schediiled. “The name’ of the ship’ will be’ “Carib; Queen”, An LST or land-| ing ship.dock is.a ship designed: to.drydock large vessels while! overseas and also to be a floating; dock. for large ships to tie to! The type of ship. was originally désigned for overseas landing; trips on hostile shores, However | this LST is being completely | converted to a modern sea going, ferry. She will be the first of a! | three ferry fleet which is planned for Key West. The Carib Queen is at Seas 72 percent complete. Cuban Tourist Commission will; ; handle final details of clearance| without charge and plans are’ going ahead for customs and im- | migration inspection while the; ship, is in transit to Cuba so that there will be no delay uopn entry ‘into Cuba. There has been quite a bit of, ; study fog the Yucatan trip from! “the western tip of Cuba to the} | peninsula a distance- of only a miles, Tentative plans call for fares, of $3;fox foot passengers, $20 fo: an automobile and four occu ‘pants, $40.for*@truck up to 3 ' feet-long, and $50 for a truck and} trailer. There will be private a for the six hour trip a Key Westers are very much! excited over the proposed ferry and many. believe it will be one} of the final stages in making Key; West.into.a Jarge tourist center.| Tourists visiting here who have Watched similat low-cost trans-} portation facilities go into effect! elsewhere are greatly optimistic in. stating that.a huge majority: ef the trade to Cuba will go via the Island City and these ferries | “América is a car driving, rountry where every man’s car is) nis. travelling castle” one winter; | visitor said today “and if he can; world. You can) look for ly increased tour- ist traffic to Cuba when the, American tourist can carry his: car with him.” Proposal On School Lunches: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATES WOULD CONTRI- BUTE EQUALLY _. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—It, was reported today that the fed- ' eral government will propose to the states that, for the first year, Junches be supplied to schovl ; children on a 50-60 basis. The second year, according to the proposal, a state will give $2/ for each’ $1 provided by the fed eral government; the third yea’, the state is to give three for one, and the fourth year, four for one. i oeakiee ALD as Wille AT KEY WEST on FRIDAY of This Week See oe wc. isome years ago in lieu of salarie: The Key West Citizen PRICE FIVE CENTS “Practically All Residents Of Detroit Unable 10 Obtain Milk Today in Unauthorized Strike ‘A.M. Adams On Directors’ Boar Of Florida Fisheries Association amma Fish Dealers Favor Shift-; Sailors Fail To Make Curve On Boulevard aoe port in a fins Aioeml Six sailors were seen last night by cab driver Walter Curry to place one of: their members in a Fotd touring car at Club Sugaloa and take off in the direction of Key West. Club Sugaloa is locat- ed on U.S. Highway No. 1 just north of the city. Today Officer Frank Jolly and Deputy Sheriff Moreno Wallace, investigating a com- plaint, found the car 400 feet in the mud off . Roosevelt Boulevard, where the turn begins. Apparently the sail- ers had continued on a straight course. _ Found in the car was a cig- arette lighter with the initials “BLP.” and the word “Kate” scratched. on it. Complain- ant in the case was a sailor by the name of Webb, who said he was a firetontrolman on a submarine stationed in Key West. Check of the car’s registra- tion reveals that William 5S. Durr, Jr., is listed as owner. Removal of tne car is being held up until the right owner is established. An attempt had evidently been made by the sailors to run the car back up on the road but the more they tried the deeper the wheels sunk into the soft mud. IIIS OTIS. Allow 25 Percent Of Taxes To Be Paid In In “Paper” WARRANTS ISSUED BY CITY IN LIEU OF SALARIES CAN BE USED FOR DELINQUENT | TAX PAYMENTS Twenty-five percent of the to- ital of delinquent taxes owed by jeach property owner may be paid; in the “paper” issued by the cit: ©, ing Industry Activity Lead From Dept. Interior To Dept. Agriculture Florida Commercial Fisheries Association believes the fishing jindustry deserves recognition for jits contribution to the “over-all {foods supply of the nation and |world” and is doing something | about it. \ The, association says. this recog- ‘nition can be made in a way thai | will be beneficial to the indus jIn a resolution that it is forward- ing to President Truman’s reor- ganization committee, the Florida \fish dealers ask that all fishin; activities be transferred from the | Department of Interior to the De { | partment of Agriculture. They | are: of the opinion that this shift | will greatly aid the industry. The fish dealers also took action ‘at. their Jacksonville meeting to seek drafting of new legislation ‘on fish conservation. A seven ;man committee wa’ selected to jmeet with Governor Caldwell and state conservation officers for this purpose. Max Swartz, of the East Coast Fisheries that has a branch ia | Key West, is. a member. of: the | seven- -man committee, of “which iL. C. Yeomans, Crystal River, is { chairman. i A. Maitland Adams, gener: | manager of Thompson Entorp es, Inc., of Key West, was adde jto the board of directors of the | | association. A Miamian, W. S. Plasandalc, twas elected president to’ succeed }A.‘d. Robida, resigned. ‘Testifies On | Price Contro] , CHESTER BOWLES HEARD TO- DAY BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE (By Associnted Prent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. | Chester Bowles testified today| | before the senate committee, con- | sidering the proposed contin- | uance of price control for another year,-that Henry Ford, II, presi- dent’ of the Ford Motor Com- t | pany, had filed a request with! | the OPA last summer to be per- City Manager Dave King advised| mitted to increase the prices of city commission last night. This includes the warrants that have ‘never been redeemd. Delinquent taxes deadline is to- ;day. All property which has not! {been paid up to date will be plac- ‘a contract to make the payments in installments has. been accom ;plished by tonight or full pay- ‘ment made befere the deadline is passed. Genuine Auto PARTS = a ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | automobiles by 55 percent. Bowles told the committee that he considered the request “out- | rageous”. As a result of his testi- mony, the committee decided to) | call Ford to testify at the hear- led up for sale by the city, unless | ing. Bowles said also that there is} movement on foot among some} industrialists to try, by nation- wide: advertising in newspapers | and over the radio, to put an end by price control. Notice To Elks In celebration of the 78th versary of the found- ing of our order, at the reg- ular meeting Thursday sht, Feb. 21, at 8 o'clock. "| oad LEADERS SAID MEN ‘WALKED OFF MINUS SANCTION OF HEADQUARTERS (By Auiveiated Press) DETROIT, | Feb. 20.—Hundreds of thousands of residents in this city were without milk today be- cause of ‘an unauthorized strike i of 1,100 dairy: workmen. } Leaders of the union said the j men had. walked off their jobs without obtaining union head- quarters’ sanction of their action Fifteen companies are involved in the demand. for higher wages by w ykmen, but the walkout affected only the three. largest . companies, _ including . Borden’s, which supplies 200,000 consumers here, Borden officials stated that they had not been warned.that the walkout would occur, and that it left the company in a position of not being able to sup- ply any of its ¢ustomers, except those at hospitals. Unien leaders. are trying to persuade the strikers to return to their jobs, pending negotietions for a higher wage scale. City To Get ” Diatal Wag gon LIONS CLUB B FURNISHES $225 » AS DOWN PAY. _ MENT Authority was granted by the leity for the city manager to pur jchase a.new-Dodge patrol wagon for $1,229.96. from Navarro, In ; corporated. { In the resolution passed by the jeity commission Jast night com - mendation, wag read to the-Lions Club . for furnishing $225 as down payment on the wagon. Total cost ofthe patrol vehicle will be $1,229,986. Temperatures ‘Temperature data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. Highest Lowest Station— last 24 hours last night Atlanta 63 40 Boston | Brownsville Charleston Chicago Detroit Galveston Jacksonville Kansas City | KEY WEST K.-W. Airport Memphis Miami New Orleans | New York | Minneapolis | Norfolk | Oklahoma City , Pensacola | Pittsburgh St. Louis . 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