The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1946, Page 1

Associated Fress Day Wire Service and AP Features For 66 Years Devoted to the Best interests of Key West VOLUME LXVII. United Rubber Workers Threaten: To Call 4 Se t COMPANY OFFICIALS | CIS SSS SSL S AND UNION HEADS: TO CONFER ON POS. SIBLE SETTLEMENT | No. 46 Union’s Policy Commitiee Will Meet March 2 Che Kriyy THE SOUTHERNMOST Find Species | Of Ants That) feaxwens. LORD TOLD BY} -RESEARCHER HOVEY THAT DISCOVERY MAY BE VERY IMPORTANT ‘ | Max Lord, faithful friend of | Key West who returns here each { winter, was tearing down the |Scores Rush To, Make Febr| VA F KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1946 ent 197% Will Not Be Resumed ruary 20 Deadline Either To Pay Taxes Or Make Contract To Pay | | Lieutenant Virgil Sheppard, public information and legal officer at Naval Operating Up to date of February 1, de- linquent taxes still to be collect-j ed were $281,977.16, according to records in City Finance Head NEWSPAPER iN THE U.S.A. ‘Three Troops Leave Today For oe Key West, Florida, bas the most equable climate in-the country, with an average ’ range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS TELEPHONES,’ TRANS PORTATION, _UTILI- TIES AND SHIPPING ARE INVOLVED ' West Summerland “Camporee” ——. *- First Held In Many Years:| PPD DIDS OL Ss Troops 50, 51, 52 Will Be| Clear Up On Trip: Safety Precau- Botanical Hors | Gardens Base, said today that “The Outpost”, which was an im- portant naval publication at the base dui:ng the waz. would ‘probably not resume production. 5 Shortage of printer labor and the discharge of the edi- tor, Miss Rothberg, will ne- , cessitate the discontinuance et ithe ‘publication. © Promised Press) WASHINGTON, 22.—Lat-} est among the workers in large industries to threaten to call a’ strike are the members of the} United Rubber Workers in Ame-j a C{O union. { The four largest producers of; rubber goods in the country are} threatened by the strike. i Company officials and union| representatives have | agreed to! hold a series of conferences to determine if a settlement cah be reached before the walkout’, occurs. Date for the proposed strike was not announced, but, the first conference is slated to be held late this afternoon. (By As ted (By Annocinted Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.— March 2 has been set by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, when that union's policy committee of 200 will hold a meeting. Lewis did not indicate what will be discussed at the’ ses- sion, but thé surmise is that a demand will be| made for a boost if wages of coal miners.” More Rioting In India Was legs of an old chair today when he noticed unusual activity in one of the legs. A small brownish Charles Roberts’ office today. These dlinquent taxes are for :1944 and prior years. Uncollect E ‘ - ed current taxes, which won't ge species of ant was going into Gejinquent until June 1, 1946, termite or “wood. worm” holes and attacking and bringing out ®#™Mount to $61,274.28. Thus the the whitish termites, which have' total is $343,251.44. _ been the scourge of tropical The city commission has pass- countries -for timé immemorial. ed an. ordinance’ ‘which | state; Again and again’ termites “were! that anyone who has nof paid hi brought’: oi. «killed ‘and,’ taken /@elinquent taxes) by February | away ‘by! the ants. * Lacan or ‘Who ‘has not ¢ome’ to: the tif Excitedly phonirig a research hall and made’ a contraet to pay itist, JAv/P, Hovey, Mr, “Gérel'the ‘taxes in ‘seven installment: as'informed by Mbt Hovey. that’ Starting at this date, Will i ‘ r he*tholight he. “had ‘sorhething! that his property will go up) fot |) ‘Whe H there”. Mr. ‘Hovey said that'ap.|/Public auction. | gi HE | ooyver Ine me parently furniture was vrought ' Another ordinance passed by} 2 ; : Bonefishes Here into Key West with the strange the city at the commission meet.’ (By Associated Prexx) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Four major strikes*are now threaten- ing the industrial world in the United States, the telephone, transportation, utilities and ship- ping. In “New. York, transportation workers have’ declared they will | g0 ot strikelif their demands are not; complied) with by the corti-.¢ # pafiies. Should the walkout occur « ‘Pit’ would tie-up the city traveling »~ facilities “and inconvience’ the city’s population “of seven and one-half millions. The ¢hiefi-de» mand is that the ‘city grant the workmen the right of colleetive jooking Work of clearing up the ‘Botani a ‘sis, going Thanks to the efforts of Toe, Boza, and the othér members of ical his camping* sinmittee, ihe |2sgmdedays 6827 FNS white’ Boy Scouts"ot Key, yest ASCH. street: crewmen, em: tor. the: first’ time'lin' mhainy: Years, HB YGRE Cours pee ie a voids cane f the Botanical’ Gard ij). The site of this three day aro: etn to clear! away ‘much oree, Friday ‘thtough® Sunday, ‘is}'2ig¢ the brush which has been to be the old CCC camp on West collecting at that lotation. Pi te t i Shi i County, City Clesed Today " For Holiday BUSINESSES REMAIN OPEN;| OTIC; BRITISH HOUSE TOLD POSTOFFICE ALSO CLOSED; | OF SITUATION WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY | CELEBRATED H 1 Noted Today , CONDITIONS IN CITY OF BOM- \ | | | \ | | (By Asseciuted Press) BOMBAY, Feb. 22. — Rioting | broke out with greater violence -| here today, so that conditions in the city were described as chao- tic. Seven thousand sailors of the Royal Indian navy have seized 25 warships. Oh shore they are us- ing sticks and stones in their at- tacks on civilians, as well as Brit- ish sailors and Indian troops. ¢. (Prime "Minister "Attlee said’ in the House of Commons today £Eghtipubalon Page four) Frank Caraballo ound Not Guilty In Court Trial It required only 15 minutes yesterday afternoon for a jury Celebrating Wasiington’s bir city offices, county offic the Post Office are all closed today Monroc y public schools are all open, since they will shift this holiday to the Easter .sea Son. | Businesses generally are onen, over the city cis Many Guests At } Lions Club Meet DOLORES ce CAND.) DATE FOR QUEEN, AMONG GUESTS ants and that the ants might ing this week fixes a penalty of prove a salvation to preserving wood in this climate. Mr: Hovey said today that it is true that there aré certain types of ants which will eat up bugs and termites but the very dan- BAY DESCRIBED AS CHA- |gerous point to watch is that after €TtY owners have been up to the eating up the bugs the ants may turn to other equally destructive methods which will be worse than the original pests, Only an expert itroducing any type of bug int» \Key West to combat termites, Mr | Hovey added. Mr. Lord said teday that after all the termites nave been reccv-* ed from the Wood’that the’ ants just up and moved away’ bother j ing no, one’ dny further. The ants aré.a species of car- nivorous or flesh-eating ant and is not seen in Key West as far as inquiries this afternoon go. They are very ‘similar: to, the! red! “stinging ant? «known locally -but their headsare Jargerisand ‘the round: bodies:at the other end !of the: ant tis jalso\darget «and ‘the color is adeep, dark brown) | -/. This: maybe ai disebvery which will wréak :wotiders imSouthern | Florida. | t Tekes’ Successor two. percent for anyone paying, their taxes between the time of the ‘deadline of February 20 axw TREMENDOUS BATTLES ARE the time the property is adver- PROMISED ON FLATS: AD tised for sale. Throngs of delinquent prop-| WISED TO USE ‘CONCH HAT city hall making: ¢ontracts FOR SUN have the payments made. City ax Collector-Treasurer Archie Roberts has been swamped with to | When former President Herbert should conduct experiments in in? the rush of business. Mr. Rob Hoover comes into the Florida} erts has issued hundreds of state: Keys for a bit of the bonefishing ments on delinquent taxes and he has heard so much about he has been collecting a great amount will not be disappointed. of taxes ihis month: 4 thermore} atcording to a ré Many’ were somewhat worried('cetit’ Associated’ Press articlé that if they were’ not able to pdyswhich'stated* that “Hoover, oft2n the tax collector beforé the dead="hooked ““hié! ‘clothing ‘'on'’ ‘brush line expired that’ their' proper Henshe went diy! fly: fishing) she would be put up for atiction hut 4won 1 wit the, city manager said that if am ‘hanging ‘trees! ‘white oral contract was made with him ‘tn the famed Florida Key’. h before the deadline that iis | When you. go bonefishing, you would “be recognized’ andthe usually Bet a big straw Conch hat property, not.go up ferosale, te keep the ‘hot ‘sun off of one’s b St a pcb ere your ny tells you City, 945246 bine BCR oe i r jtide and incomi atenaeora ‘to ‘the shoreline, end the ‘top sdf the flat!*: Taxes Sey nty Pet. Collected: Your bait has, meanwhile, been —— {thrown out and there are usually BRING IN $181,744.17; TOTAL. 2° trees nearby to catch your line low when casting. The best bait is | ON TAX ROLL IS $243,018.45; soldier crab, which has a bluc bothered with! over im bonéfishime |'D. here, ‘tha, ytide. As x coye’s skiff’s'}s' eventual offieialiMonroé Scout)!” nefish start! moving in on; Summerland Key, for which per- mission to use it was secured through Mayor Wm. Demeritt,! chairman of the Overseas Road| | and Toll Bridge Commission. Written permission ‘rom ihe parents or guardians of séxty- four scouts have already been re- ceived by the camping commit- tee. 1 The twenty-four scouts of troop 50 will be under the di- rection of Scoutmaster Ralph Clark. The twenty of troop under Scoutmaster G. K. Billingsley and the twenty of troop 52, under’ Seoutmaster Archie Potter. : Wilbert J)’ Moehrke, Monroe County, “District ‘Commissioner will be OF}, i ed by “the Above! scout, i vadiiine adul { ve ae i} tert camporee at~ this” time ares: toy once again give: the» the boys) al chance to experience some in scouting, to passimanytests that sare best: passed at !ascamp, andi net -only «inspect! this campi fey thati.is expected’ t6 be the Camp, but to clean,up and in other ways prepare it for future j scouting expeditions. The troops represented are the; Rotary Club’s. troop 52, Poin- ciana’s troop 51 and Congrega- tional Church’s troop 50. Supervision of the plants this! general camp ditec-, p gy Eaton and plirpose of having this; bargaining. Fifteen other de- | mands is that the city grant the workmen the right of collective bargaining. Fifteen other de- mands have been filed with com- pany officials. + Another strike, scheduled for Tuesday night, is threatened in Pittsburg, and on the west coast 22,000 longshoremen and house workers have asserted they will call a strike on April 1 if their demand for higher wages is not granted. The tie-up would affect the coast from’ Vancouver Washington, to San Diego, Cal ‘} fornia. Truck Driver so.that none of the valuable Plents ere rooted up by the workers is by Mrs. William R. Warren of the Woman's Club. Mr. end Mrs. E, R. Sycks who formerly leased the grounds from the city have just about vetated the place and moved to their nursery on Cudjoe Key. In past years thousands of winter visitors were guided through the gardens and shown the meny varieties of tropical plants grown in Key 2 Peach heppard To Command (G = Blaekh bile ‘COMMANDER ra wi SHEPPARD, usec, wits | MRS, SHEPPARD, LEFT FOR | CHARLESTON | OTHER CASES HEARD awk | § CRIMINAG COURT: THIS "t | MORNING nf ; L John Woodall, driver of the truck that’ ‘struck and injured John. Smith, son of Mr. and Mr: Charles E, Smith, pleaded guilty this morning, -in criminal court, to charges of operating a mo | vehicle without a proper lice Lieut.-Comdr. Arthur H. Shep-| ang with the unlawful use of. a Jr. Lucilo,to reach a decision of “Not Not Named Yet} iirst four with the Army and the with the Navy, the sons of nm Louis Gonzalez, were hon- ored guests of the Lions last evening guilty” in the case of aggravated (TWO ARE PROMINENTLY MEN. ; biter and are caught up on land. TAX COLLECTOR OFFICE Also shrimp and even mullet can Safety regulations will be care- pard, USCG, accompanied by his having! ault against Policeman Frank Caraballo. The jury retired at 5 o’clock and returned to the court | room with the verdict at 5:15 o’- lock. Testimony showed that the al- | free-for-all in the Club Sugaloa t TIONED FOR CABINET , Feb. 22.—Pro-' spective successors. of Harold Club; leged assault occurred during aj Ickes, as secretary of the inter- ior, were announced as reduced Upon being introduced by Lion} in which, it was testified, women| to two today, Oscar L. Chapman,’ gue Esquinaldo, Jr., all Lions and, gave the Gonzalez boys a cheer of welcome, Dolores, Thornley, , candidate qucen of the Sponge Festiyal, sponsored, by, the, Lions Club, was also a guest of the club. All Lions were, requested, to, help iley to win the, crown. guests were: George F. is, Juan Gonzalez, Dr. Harry zerald Wardell, Albert J , Earl Adams, Lion W. rrison, Governor of the Northern District of Florida , from Marianna, Fla.; Clau Kimselman and Robert Mc- skey, Lion George F. Morris was in- tiated as a Lion at last night's meeting. Lion Morris is the locai ™ r of the Sinclair Refining y, having come here from ar. fr 1 Hamilton read a t biography of George Wash ington, which nevertheless, cov- ered main points in Washington's TUBES REPAIRED by the Dill Elects Vweagaee® Lou Smith Auto Service ite at Fleming Phone No. § “Opposite Army Barracks” WANTED!! Dining Room and Kitchen Help cf All Kinds Appy Chef. La Concha Hotel ST | participated with broomsticks. |. The complainant, a sailet, | ‘Ar-' thur B, Harden, testified tHat he was struck awith! alnightsti¢k by | \ he was struck on! the héad two or three ‘times ‘andi used’ ‘his fists to protedt himself. The defendant testified further he did not use a nightstick, and that he did not even punch the complainant. Albury’s Answer | On Bond Issue Is Being Made Ready Assistant State Attorney Will- iam V. Albury said today he will have his answer ready some- time next week to the proceed- ings, started in circuit court by ‘attorneys for the county, to vali- Key West The bonds, if issued, wilt draw interest at the. rate:of,.344. ne cent a year, and will be payable at. La Salle, National Bank, in Chicago, the the .city ‘of! Key! bonds, used to purchase the Key West Electric Company, are pay- able. SLOPPY JOE'S BAR MUSIC EVERY NIGHT by Tommy Thompson and His Band date the proposed bond issue of} $250,000 to construct a beach in bank «where réstvevenue undersecretary in the department fof the interior)’ and Joséph 'C.! O’Madhoriey, sehatot ‘from: Wash- ingten- | | Caraliallo;sbutl they latter “déelpredqM Ape reason’ savas Baveri for) not~ further mentioning of the of Supreme Court: Justice Doug; ; las. thoughoit: was stated that pos* | sibly he..was reluctant to.give up’ his position of $20,600 a year for life on the supreme court bench. to accept the. secretaryship for $15,000 a year for the length of the present administration. ALLELE STERLING’S F erer ae Market 1318 Eliza Street Phone 243 | ROASTERS and FRYERS | Dressed Daily | EE a EE For ;FULLER Brushes, Brooms, Mops and Ofhes Products PHONE. 9136 P ei Y ROASTERS and Battery Raised FRYERS | BRADY'S (Live) POULTRY and EGG MARKET 1214 White St. ss Phone S40 meapeae meat 2 {+ it; bardaiesnaoe ete: RUSHED | Key West’s taxes for the year 1945-46 are seventy fou; and seven tenths collected and the collections still have until June 1 to go, City Finance Head Char- les Roberts said -today. p to, date of February 1 of this year $181,744.17 have. been collected, Mr. Roberts. said:, Total amount onthe tax roll-is $248,+ ey al urer with: workrsince‘hé' ‘took charge. of the city) office on: Belituary: 1. Even while the moving in to the new ground floor office was be- ing accomplished Mr. Roberts was taking payments to the city 'y tax callectpr be used. ‘Well, you can see them coming toward you and you get more and more excited. They stand on their heads digging into the mud after crab and their tails are ou: | of ‘water. Then slowly your lines! move off and after allowing then. to run a bit you tighten up on your reel and:then all heck breaks loose asthe ‘five- and eVeh eight- pound fish run around’ on the shallow flats. TELE TEES LLP BOT HOE i, , 919 Southard Street *Battery + Raised FRYERS and ROASTERS Dressed On Premises 4 Fresh EGGS SE TT NORTH BEACH INN COFFEE SHOP 711 North Beach Phone 453-J eFull-Course DINNER, 6-8 p.m. Spanish Home-cooked DINNERS by Reservation aN iar al 642444444444444444 Palace Theater CHARLES STARRETT in “Cowboy from Lonesome River” News and Serial EEN EGER. PN ENCE Elwood’s Place ;Corner William and Fleming Sts. Guaranteed, Fresh Florida EGGS, 58c:Per Dozen »PHONE 856: wGEP IN..ON- ROADCAST) frus. the: OVER WKWF—1600-On ‘You? EVERY: SATURDAY | Uw wevwwwwvvwwvvery for All ose PARTS “Gn 116 Duval, Jéfferson Hotel RADIO’ SHOW 3:30 and 4:00 o'Clock SLOPPY JOE’S BAR Come Early . . . See Us Broadcast the “TABLES a SATURDAY JAM SESSION RESERVED or TUNE IN WKWF at 3:30 o'Clock % Program Originated and Conducted by Gould:Curry ! fully observed. Mr. Havaird will be in charge of all games and i sports on the grounds and is well | known in Key West for his sports leadershiv. Mr.. Billingsley is a former YMCA leader and will. supervise all waterfront activities} including fishing and swimming Mr. Eaton who has handled stanle groceries and cooking exe! ,pertly in the.)past. willbe in icharge of the: food. He will. be ‘assisted by Mr. Mc@aré3'O od i SE POSTAGE | STAMP): Hl loi PERST BALTIMORE —The ‘first post~ age stimp of Great Britain was made in 1840, and‘bore a portrait of young Queen Victoria. MAAAAAAASASABAAABAS Kathryn M. Carter, Personalized Cosmetics who is a Cosmetic Specialist, will be at the La Concha “Beauty Salon ry 26 | Ladies are requested to mcie LA CONCHA BEAUTY SALON 423 Fleming Street _ PHONE 128 VV VV TTI I TIE wife and daughter, Romelda Rus- sell Sheppard, left this morning for Charleston,.S. C., where he has been assigned to duty as commanding officer of the USCG Tender Blackhaw. A native of Key West, Com- mander Sheppard is the son of Mrs. Arlene Sheppard and the date, Captain Arthur H. Shep- pard.. For the past: month he has een iion)) leave here with his ifamily cat. thei home of Mr. and (Mts. Mervin Li; Russellon ) Will- iamistreet. s i 2iSinee, the beginning of World War Il); Commander Sheppard has seen service in practically every theater of operation. For several years he was in the North Atlantic and the Aleutian Islands as skipper of the USS Mesquite took part in the Philippine opera- tion. The Blackhaw, to which he is presently assigned, is one of the Coast Guard’s newest type tend- ers. Like the Citrus and the Mes- quite, it is 180-ft. and said to be one of the finest ships of its type in the Coast Guard fleet. Commander Sheppard entered Coast Guard Service in 1939 when under the Treasury Depart- ment it absorbed the Lighhouse Service. He has twice been com- mended, by the Army and Navy Departments while on salvage operations in the Aleutians, and by! the’ Navy for similar duties in: ‘the’ Philippines. Meee ne eeaeeeeaeras PRESCRIPTIONS f=-2-* Ingredients Compounded by Experienced Pharimacists GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 ‘ Free Delivery +e eww yperrseer- MADD, and P from YOUR _ NAVARRO, Inc Chrysler oaaennannananahtd b ee. Mn a ee te driver’s license. He was fined $50 and costs in each case, or to si 60 days in jail in each case. Larrimote Green, charged with vagrancy, was fined costs...of court. Otis N. Norris pleaded guilty to non-suport of his wife and child- ren, and was required by Judge Caro to post a bond of $ guaranteeing the’ paymerit'6f a week to thein! Judge Cato told | Norris that if ‘the? bord! fs not posted he will have ‘to Serve one year in jail. Higgino Nebo was found’ guilty of assault and “battery. He will be! sentenced tomorrow niorning, Judge Caro’ said: OD DD ASD, No Settlement fi G.M. Strike As Yet (By Asmocisted Preax) DETROIT, Feb. 22.—It Bom reported today that General Motors officials and union representatives are nearing a settlement on increases in wages. It was added, though, that the company and the union is still far apart on other de- mands. The We Are Now Accepting COLOR FILM for DEVELOPING SOUTHERNMOST CITY ~ PHARMACY, Inc. DUVAL AND FLEMING STS. Pleads Guilty. IN