The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 21, 1946, Page 1

Associated Fress Day Wire Service and AP Features For 66 Years Devoted to the best interests of Key West VOLUME LXVII. No. 45 ACCOUNTS AT apa FICE ARE SHOWN TC BE SEVEN TIMES AS, LARGE AS IN 1935 (Washington Correspondent of The Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21. —The value of post ings ac- counts held by the Key West Post Office is seven times as large as it was ten years ago, Post Office Department officials said today At the end of the 1945 fiscai year, a totaliof $2,053,703 was on deposit.in the local postal:savings bank, compared «with, : $298;+ 284 in 1935, The number. of depositors ),in 1945 was 3,856, while in 1935 the number was 933 Nationally speaking, postal savings accounts increased in val- ue from $1,204,862,940 in 1935 tc $2,659,574,961 in 19) ber from 2 The average deposit per custom er jumped from $463 to $678. Increases in value of depc result more from improved nomic conditions than from num- eas said. during often used aS a means of purchasing war bonds. | After World War I such account; decreased in number, due to the depression of the early ‘twenties. It is not expected that they wili decrease now, although war work. ers on the move haye closed. ou‘ thousands.of accounts. Many accounts—13,107, in fact —have been forgotten. The de- partment is holding $130,541 in funds unclaimed for 20 years. Indians Start Rioting Again}, 'TIO FIGHT BRITISH SEAMEN AND SEIZE NAVAL VES- SEL (By Axsoetatce BOMBAY, Fet Royal Indian out afresh tod: British seamen ahd seized a naval vessel in the harbor They Press) Rioting of lors broke They charged that the navy ‘is discriminating against them, both} s they get} in the amount of wi and in the quality of food that is! served them. Before they ‘were quieted. long-range battle; breil tifles, ANG riachine-gums/ NORTH BEACH INN COFFEE SHOP 71] North Beach Phone 453-5 eFull-Course DINNER, 6-8 p.m. *Spanish Home-cooked DINNERS i [Weaver who has taken command fought, id Indian troops! ab Truman To Back Edwin Pauley For Cabinet Post (By, Axsociated Press) aoe Susine Inttation * Necessary Until Production Time} DISTRICT OPA PRICE EXECU- TIVE ADDRESSES ROTARY JAYCEES ‘AND 570 HIGH) SCHOOL STUDENTS Open House will be held by the Womans Auxiliary of the Key West Municipal Hospital from 2 to 5 p.m. this Sunday.'The Speaker at the Rotary Club to-| ‘Re Public with all operating rooms and the various branch da; - ; 7 iy at noon was Harold H. Mar. brooms ready for inspection. tin, price executive of the panel; Punch will be served. of this OPA district who spoke} “We are especially desirious WASHINGTON, Feb, 21.— The White House issued a statement today that Presi- dent Truman has decided to back Edwin Pauley “to the limit” for undersecrtary,. of . war. Another. statement:.quoted.. the Presitent.as ledonea. that he has discussediswith),; Supreme-Gourt Justice, Rovg:: las his availability, to: suqeeed Harold Ickes as: secretary, :of,,, the interior. It was explain ed that the President has not yet decided to offer the post to Justice Douglas. . O hudmten Lb bi New Commanding Officer For Coast Guard Unit Here} LIEUT. - COMDR, JAMES B. WEAVER TAKES, CHARGE: LIEUT;COMDR» PINER WILL BE RETIRED. | New commanding officer of Coast Guara Ottice nere is Lieu-} *s8an. Commander James «Be } here: relieving Lieutenant Comi- mander Piner. ae 'OCbinthaHde? Pies is! ‘up for retitetieit at: présent. Lipstterant €ca¢nmander Weavs er isa graduate of the Coast. Guard) Aeademy, -elass of 1930. Under his command _ besides | Coast- Guatd Operations which includes air-sea rescue work are} the Aids of Navigation in this} | area which begins at Alligator | Lighthouse and extends to Dry Tortugas. There is also a réscue and cus- toms patrol maintained by the local group. Oyster Supper To Be Held Tonight An Oyster Supper, which is be ing sponsored by the Key West Womiun’s Club, will be held this evening frdr'’6 to '8 o’dlock. Nf An ‘enjoyable ' evening’s ent G Wethinment hd good fogd,is prom- td all ‘who “attend. NOTICE The City Hall will be closed io ;morrow, February 22nd, Wash ington’s Birthday. ROY HAMLIN City Clerlx. Made a Port Slats, t FLEMING STREET Ortord ‘Codes fished “with ‘inon- KEY WEST. FLORIDA PHONE 662 on the “Price: Control Week”. that the people of Key West Mr. Martin said that England! avail themselves of this oppor- : tunity t I was determinéd not to let ‘infla- oy, GApaenee, pp Red tion run away. with them and in- the Municipal Hospital. Ht is-a stituted,a five-year plan to ,con- trol, prices, ‘He ‘said ',that,jhe) did not. believe it. would dake this) dong in ;the United. Statesi. anineey ait ‘was @ question mostly, of get-, | tirlg | production: going iagain. Whenthe,Jaw. of enough pli taes tsi, ply -to, take cate .of present. der}amowm mas «a fea hospital mand is filled when prices would where the best of cheerful ser’ not be*any problem Mr. Martin| ice is offered. said but warned that if prices} Situated on Stock Island near were allowed .to zoom upward; the Key ‘West Golf Course the now that the white. collar wage} Hospital offers a nice view of the earner would ‘be hardest ‘hit in; curving Boulevard and of the the squeeze. , | Waters of the Gulf of. Mexico At the meeting. there were 54) down to the Naval Air Station. persons present. including Rotar-| Immediately upon entering the ian Carl Swanson, hardware store} driveway and parking one’s car of . St.. Petersbirg, Alasita: Also] there is a sense of rest come upon at the, meeting was William) one. Fripp ‘now. in Teal estate in New} Several Wings Orleans and formerly head of U. | There is the hospital spread S. Employment Service here and; out before you. It is of concrete. manager of Kress Company. | construction with a main. sectign This morning at the. High and several wings. Schoo] Mr, Martin again spokeion! ‘The entrance is designed.in { the dangers ‘of not haying. price. latest modernistic fashion. wi control iand addressed 570 pupils.) rectangular overhang OPA men also sat, in on several side.the main doors, The main’ social science: Classes. .where..stu-| entrance itself consists .of ; large: dents-fired questions at them-on wide, clear. .spaces,. of ; price control problems. | through which a clear view inte: Mr. Martin also spoke to the, the courtyard ean. be obtained.| ‘ t H be,proud” Auxiliary ladies: state ‘he | Hospital ost arquad; bie #600)-with )instramentsagd_ other mecheni¢al. additions, ;.tunnj. <2TQUNG «$70,000, Su; pang is Migs \,Mavig; Junior Chamber of Commerce | Entering. the Hospital. theresdisuai.! the end _clean, wshiny.< reception: ating rooms. There are two ‘oper- To the left.there:ate sofas ating rooms each ‘with the cen-; as laet night but-becausé-of a heart Jarge, attack ‘which*Bernard Goodwin, } room. district OPA‘ head ' sufferéd-ihere; curved’ along: ‘the .awalhs whie'}; he ‘will be tinable to address,the,gre-very eémfortable:: Before ithe Lioris Club ‘tonight: vf of glass panel: there: dre:flowers: ars: Also‘here ) Were Mrs: Martin,| rangedin: long pans growing in: Mrs. Noel’ Daly, Informatipban di, soil, To. the right isi the «main int: réetot; Mrs:Marion ‘Carter, price!) tepviewing.. desk: where. an. at- specialist, ‘and Mrs/'Peggy Hob-' tondant is stationed’ atyall' times, son and Mrs Margaret Leonard of Here is where you check: in. and the OPA in Miami. | check out of the hospital. There jis a fine telephone switchboard FIO D OL Oy which connects with all watds of the hospital with a flick of No Holiday For Schools the button. Looking beyond there is ‘a Tomorrow = ot MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL SUNDAY RAAeedesesssAsassAseasasasseeesesenaas entire hospital will be open to. project.of wich the gity can well; PUR a eeableiettctns we just. pie ist Public From z to re petal KEY ‘WE various reclining positions. Large} windows let a great deal of light in. There is a small table near each bed on which medicine and other hospital paraphernalia may be placed. At the end of this corridor | there is a sun porch which is at! «present. in use as a ward not be- cause of overcrowding but simply because it. is a very pleasant place to be. The nurse’s niche is here with the call. phones’ ready nearby There is also a small dispensary} and comfort stations nearby. l «Natal, Ward ane tonthe, paula. eh Bp astives, Interview, iB Na 6, next, step.d pot strate basal ag cana used, for expectant 8, mothersaTAere .isecan. papel ful nips section TOME, i waFChy a seen may, be seen each, in, theip-dittle cribs and , in, various degres of redness, ac-; “cording to their time in. this world. Some are born with hair, some are quite bald, some are long, some. are short. Each has a little bracelet around the arm with its name. Continuing on down the Hall there -is another extremely large sun porch which can be convert- ed into a dormitory. Doubling back on the main corridor the first large room on the right is the dining room. A spacious place with large tables spread out, Behind this is the: ot with large ovens and} cooking. pots; designed to Roy Hamlin, representative of, the Stadium committee said io- day that he believed he would come to- terms with two repre- sentatives of Rodeo, Inc., who are to interview him this after- noon, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Ham-} lin filed a writ of attachment {with the sheriff's office which} promptly took possesion of the} 17 horses and trailer which are still at the city stadium. The writ is for $500 which Mr. Hamlin said today was for every-| thing, including, lawyer's fees: to, al], inmates of; the, Hospital:} teimburse, the Sta srl wes poral tl is the. Jast, word. here tee ing, ta,,the. too: with the: galley just, shining; ona ek Sie neue pore in its well kept state. 2; band, field. cemmaee. sshees da oe Back, to, the. main, corridor ,and innati,. Ohio, pel eo eh \doubling,. back ..still further we enter another side corridor and at there are-the large, oper: 1 1 i ttal.or »rating: table and) instru-'-Stedium,, ‘Committee’, ; The! -lease! meéhts/icarefully -kept-in glass} is):for,. three, days) Its provided eases. The ‘operating room to the! that Rodea.) Ine; shall | carry: Jeft is the one! most: used: and is|’2mple liability,,insurance. Rental kept for; the minot operations.|ifee,,was to have, been, 1$300, at | When ‘the»operation is quite: pro- | $100-a day, payable on, Saturday. longed',and the operating room, Zebrpary /16..At the bottom: Nis} to. the right is used: | written in that a‘bond of $200 is: be be provided for repair of any enon? ; damage to field. eat before we go back into) “signatures are by Larry Scam- the main corridor we pass the) perock and jby lessor Paul Al- -| X-Ray ‘room. Technicians are’ bury, Stadium Committee Chair- difficult to obtain but the doctors’ man, themselves are operating the X-| Mr. Hamlin said that the field Ray machines when the need’ was damaged by the daredevil arises. As soon as the technicians! auto show. He also said that there problem eases up the Hospital as no bond posted and only $50) have a first rate technician, Miss|},4q heen given for rental up to; i Hamlin Believes Agreement _Fortheoming With Rodeo, Inc. i Anc.,., and. , Municipal; Key West, Florida, tas tne most equable climate in-the country, with an ‘Average range of only 14° Fahrenheit a tt PRICE FIVE CENTS. On Russian Spy Ring In Canada Tpncied MINISTER: -Mac- KENZIE KING MADJ STATEMENT ON SU JECT TODAY oj Russian, ing a spy ring in G He added ‘that al] tion the governme: about ‘the ring will ed because of reaso terests of Canada. (The Russian gq charged today. that teports about Ri in Canada were rq (By Associated Press) TOKYO, Feb, 21. — Ar- Tangemnts are being made for the repatriation of Jap- anese in territory in Man- ehuria that is occupied by Russian troops. ‘General. Hodge, who is in cormmmand of poe Gain ore in southern Korea, sai aY | attempt to cover uff that he will: permit Russian | of Foreign Minister ¢orrespondents to enter that | of Great Britain, aga territory when the Russians The secret of the permit American correspon- | ong the further devel ents to visit northerh Korea. dar are said to havd pathos Ryton received here | objects, © about whic China bad announc- ; was trying. to, obtain fiw detent paaines iReSian | forimation. i Tax Cilleeto : Office Of On First SiteaD /HUGE SAFE PLACED INSID?. | SAFELY: OFFICE OPENED FOR BUSINESS THIS AFTER- NOON ahead * Uy , FEDERAL CONCILIATOR AT- TEMPTS TO EFFECT’ ‘SETTLEMENT 43y Asnvcidted Press) DETROIT, Feb. 21..— James; Dewey, federal conciliator, arriv- ed here today to. try again to effect a settlement of the General Mgrs strike, now three months: old. GM and CIO officials are scheduled to hold a ¢onference| this afternoon, at which Dewey will be present. Dewey said that he felt con- fident that the strike was on the! Elderly Jadies and gentler jand also the’ corpulent pcop!¢ need nevér worry about climb ing thosé long stairs to pay tox bills to the city. City. “Tax: Collector-Trez | Archie Roberts is open this jernoon and ready for busin: \the ground ‘floor, in his. new office. spacious office where files. are kert in neat metal cabinets. Bey- ond this there is the office of the Superintendent, Miss Hartele., According to an announce- ment from Superintendent of Public Instruction Willard Mr. Albury’s offices there will be no hi lay tomorrow. Washington's birthday in a anes ‘ Pe Migays throughout ’" the pri ‘atcording to a state” ruling, may: be used up be BF i Soft Touch | Hartel states.,In this same~cor- The flooring is of heavy linedl- ridor there is avery complete is kept gleaming with frequent are made. Most of the tests are soft glow overiveverything at: the Hospital now/0!: ipnight: ‘The effect continues rest- eum with a black and white mix- laboratory where specimens are} ture. It is soft to the touch and brought and where. various tests | waxing: The, walls:are of a soft sent..outinew«iwith the results; mpeream withslascnolding. near ‘the. broughitiorbackd/te the Hospital loon .ofimeliows tile.o Lighting is: There-sis) avtéehnitian,: however, | ., mostly, imdireebjiand there -is:'a owhd Handidsariamy ofi the tests at] the time the writ was served. Rodeo is shortly Acheduled to open in Fort Lauderdale. Mrs. MacLean tL Bert eek | point of being settled. Temperatures FOS: SERRE REE NE ac Oe ee data ie dhe 24 Holtis di " he lait The. big safe, which was qriitc a problem to hoist down the stair way, was safely slid down a lons line. .of ‘planks and » broug! through the door of the new fice, by. Beryl Curry and his (Phe temporary door jamb Lrenieved, to allow. tite. safe to through. the; door, andithen the permanent jamb was ofagiencd on fil tin this roomgiiog be u Turning to thenleftthere: isi a long, long corridor :swhich-ene: miust walk to reach. the, wards. There are large windows. along this corridor which light it well during the day. There is also one door in this corridor which leads to a beautiful green, grassy lawn just outside and at the same level of the corridor. Now we come to the wards.! The first ward to the right is the main ward used now. Swinging right off the corridor. along long corridor reaches out between the visitor. There are rooms to. the. right and left of this corridor. The same excellence of design is be- fore one throughout_.one’s. visit. The doors are solid. “Inside each toom there are the latest. hospital beds with adjustments for the time. peu 2 ailiea doi the se of the eachers cr student bodips: At presenti fhost of the days allowed are consumed during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter . holidays, thus making a longer holiday pe~ tiod at those times. School holidays are not for- gotten, jus}. transferred another day or period. III SIDI S STIS. ayaa NEW PIONEER HOT 151 N. E, FIRST STREET Ta the Héart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West | ‘Back. into | the maim sors | and. going. back toward 'the reveption°room weéipass into AAS é other side: corridor which brings}. oa us‘‘into*the fiain boiler! room where a huge boiler supplies heat} to the hospital. And so back into the main re- ception room where we await the bus which regularly comes to| the Hospital or go into our, own! car parked on the grounds. Principal need for Key West- ers now is to know their Hos-! pital. Knowing your Hospital: thoroughly, you will be ve proud of Key West's health facili bit) al HE ai Reported to police yesterday was an accident in which Mrs, }Helen MacLean stated she was lforeed to drive into a telegraph pole on Division street to avoid a bus hitting her car. Mrs. MacLean said she was go- ing west on Division street and ithe bus was turning on Simon- ton, forcing her to hit the pole and damage the car’s front fend: ers, bumpers, springs, lamps and hood at 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 14. The accident was not reported , to the police until yesterday. The report is signed by Chief of Po- Eisner. pality to your friends and to the \ winter visitors who will ask you! about your city hospital. Take a! bus or car out to. the Homnial this Sunday. TER oS PERLE ST TT TL TS TTT SALESMEN land EXECUTIVES . ATTENTION! meeting. 5 ipsa oie Se PORNLdi te hid igkaaae. meee ‘sight. Fel 2 i 8 0” GREASED and~ SPRAYED after 6 p.m: DAILY or SUNDAY We-Are OPEN 7 a.m. to Midnight Poor Old Craig’ Service Station Division at Francis Phone 9134 the field of private enterprise. industry. Write for Appointment.. and telephone number—All * Address Box P. M: Le, enced man, out of either the Selling field or executive group. The position carries véry substantial income for the man who can qualify. I want to contagt a man who has been disen- franchised in his old position by war or priorities; who may be available immediately or perhaps is planning to re-enter This is a lifetime job in a vital _ Will be AT KEY WEST on FRIDAY of This Week Business History.. Ago Strictly Confidential ae Station — cikd 24 hours Hast niet land ae front door set-in-place. ae Ps e jall city, payments fropynow on. CASA CAYO. HUESO (The. Southernmost “‘Mab<) 1400 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE - | ———-Opens 5 P.M. Daily-——- for Chicago Detroit Galveston _ Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST - K. W. Airport Memphis Miami 2 Minneapolis New Orleans New York . Norfolk ~ 50 Oklahoma City 56 Pensacola Pittsburgh | $3 WANTE. Dining Room and Kitcher » of All Kinds Anes bbbsssbaesessee e Theater ‘ naeaele’ Dae judas et ee The New Cocktail ‘LA A CONCHA SPECIAL’ So pny ame F Be te aoe DINNERS Served't = UNC: "HODGE, Manager