The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 27, 1946, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Bervice and AP Fegures For 66 Years Devote4 to the Best interests of KeyWest most equable climate in: the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahranheit i a me LUME LXVII. President Reduce Noj 50 (uma, od Cons PURPOSE IS TO SEND) MORE FOODSUFFS TO STARVING PEO- PLE ABROAD (By Asmociatod Fens) WASHINGTON, Fp. President Truman topy former President Hert Hoover and others to assist | reducing the consumption of f the United States so that{nore food stuffs may be sent starving people in Europe ani Hoover was fishingpr 27. — wired in ceived the message,) that he would coop for Washington im: The first of the ferefices is tomorrow afternoo! Object of} the meeting with H yer oe oth cin pennies rmer Prime ami Friday aftern Travel At At MATES $2,500 WARNS USE! Althie’ last m Cominission ‘the the Muniripal pointed to by t and thé city. n° to ee HESS ‘uh City Manage: ly placed«a sign stretched a caljj ac sign States that Wel on the picr | is prohibited ex@t to those wish to travel atheir own risk. To repair thepier, Mr. King said, would cosbout $2,500 to $3,000 because 4 the conditivn,' not only of the ¢king, but even of the piling or Condition of; Snge Pier was commissioners | Ser pinstryc ici condition: Tempeh tures. Temperature datfor the 24 hours | ; the vamams Tae w. ES WITH CHARGE OF “AL-| who lived in Soviet Russia’ for institutions and policy is in the Courtes Citation For Tourists Lieutenant Ray Atwell was sore today! Here was a man from Brooklyn, Flatbush even, who had been given a summons by a Key West patrolman for parking his car on a lot ad- jacent to the Gulf Fishing Pier while the Brooklynite went fishing. "All I've told thos patrol- mer jut giving only: re tesy citations, Whe: fea, ist gets a summ r right: arouhd and b < it ‘ of town and the ci lo: | few" hundted i a prt | tehant Atwell said today. In front of the Brooklynite, E, Nyboe, who incidentally states that he is working in atomic bomb research, Lieu- tenant Atwell cancelled the arrest werrent by writing across the back, "This man hes only beer ir. town two days” and marking Void across the front, Courtesy to the tourist! VL AA bb bb ‘High School Alumni Fetes Hi Graduates!" ;, WILL HOLD BANQUET HON- ORING SENIORS OF KEY WEST HIGH; FIRST ALUMNI MEET SINCE ‘1942 High School Alurnni Associa- tion held a reorganization meet- ling last night at the Offices of U. S. Employment Service on Si- monton street at which it was de- »| cided to hold a banquet this year for the graduating class of i946 lat the Key West High School. President Jeff Knight appoint- ed a committee of Mrs. Nell Rose z and Joe Allen to arrange he location of the banquet and dance, Committee of Mr. and Mrs.. Leonard Curry, were &@ pointed to arrange for decora- *, tions, favors and program. Another meeting will be hel Tuesday night at the same plac An effort is being made to h Alumni Association as a permanent group. It has not had ending ]0 a.m. Higst , Station— [last ourh Fe ir Atlanta Boston Brownsville} Charleston Chicago ee zalveston 5. acksonville Kansas City KEY WEST K. W. Airport Memphis Miami inneaoplis New Orleans ew York Norfolk B yds 2 58 33 19 58 61 23 70 72 40 66 | | | 8, Meeting since 1942 because of hte war just concluded. |New Black Maria NowIn n Operation PURCHASED FROM - LOCAL RED CROSS; COMMISSION HAD AUTHORIZED The city’s new Black Maria is in operation today. Purchased from the Red Cross Oklahoma City | for $915 the unit will be used THE SOUTHERNMOST we WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1946 iy : t CHARGE WAS “SELLING LiQ- UOR ON SUNDAY”; ALL CAS- LOWING CONSUMING” WON Considerable mixup came about jyesterday in city, court. The city for the first time lost a case against some one accused of allowing liquor.to be consumed on his premises. The case was aaginst J. C. Pepe for the place of business at the corner of Simontdén and Greene streets known as “Whitney Fiace”. There#were two war- rants made up/in the city clerk's office. One was fdr “Selling lig. uor.on Sunday” and the other was for, saa Wek iquior to -be con: r “ business on lack of evidence. 7 Another “pulled” at “the: same time was the E. Henriquez place. He was tried onthe charge o? allowing liquor to, be consumed on Sunday and resulted in a $0 fine by Judge Watkins. The cit; has not lost a case on these lat- ter grounds. No Settlement Of G.M. Strike In n Sight Yet ANT Sore ceence tt0 <4 eerie] ay. te pot eral. Motors strii pea sinie 99th day” 2 a phy no ant ate settlement insight’. A-conference *, we be why eld yester- da¥ Addfaindon between company officials and union representa tives, with James Dewey, federai conciliator, present.‘ After the conference, Dewey announced that nod agreement had been teached, but added that an- other‘ meeting will be held late this afterndon. General Motors\is the only one of the ‘automobile companies whére a strike*is still in effect. The Chrysler strike was settle 1 on'a basis of 18% increase in wages ,and the Ford walkout came to an end when the em- ployes aceepted an offer of 16 cents an hour. | | colors., which) ifleat over’! iMan- hattan Island under Dutch! i¥ale’ more than, three -hundred ' years? SAME AS DUTCH FLAG CHICAGO, — The colors. of New... York- City’s- flag,s«blue? white and orange,oate ithd asinéd liberalshds givén'us & rothe tio: ist At ago. 5 sree pei aah aac hehehe) Longshoremen Threaten: Strike (Ry Axnoctated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. A dispatch from San Fri cisco today said the 22.000 | Speaks: aj for''the Russian 61 46 aoe 65 Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis Tampa 7 POPULATIONDOUBLES EW YORK.ppuiation of | re American cQhists doubled! n 25 years, altho their deat | rate was much hher than the current one. th EIGHTY-ONBERCENT CHICAGO.—It "4 estimated that.81 percent offje people-in | the world have apg! income of less than $10 peipreadwinner per week, 4 la patrol wagon to bring back per- } sons placed under arrest. longshoremen had threatened F to cali a strike if they were Former vehicle of the city has See ores eg (easter been condemned as unusable. bs The city commission has granv- ed permission to purchase the ve- q hicle since the cost of purchase } was over $500 and the city charte: requires that the commission must approve all such expenditures. Detroit reported that the bakers’ strike had been end- ed, but added that the milk strike was still in force. though the increase, of the milk supply had reached 60 percent of normal. Let dtd été Spore NES PAAAAABABAAAAAAESD B. &) B. B. Cycle. Shop| 2-27; lemming Street We Are ot Fingto Equipped to Put On preuthee Cab and Velocipede Tires N AV, ‘ARRO, kc | PO TH TCLiT' RRR FENDERS " Oil Spray Pexassis.- It saves buying 3) lof fenders! Lou Smith Ap Service White at Fleming} Phone No. 5 NORTH BEACH INN FeV VV VV TV i lil i Bind ht COFFEE SHOP BMREE sani 711 North Beach Phone 453-J ROAS and eFull-Course DINNER, 6-8 p.m. gguee ; (Live): Poultry Opposite Ard rracks SE vv aanenestitnnacaemnaa Spanish Home-cooked DINNERS, Market - by Reservation 1214 was ng. Eee sesesseseseveesenerse? f ARON Three mén* iow” in Key .West, many years before the outbreak of World War II, warned today in a joint interview that big ey is heading straight for. Worl War Ill unless the democracies, and especially America, adopt ‘a realistic, firm policy toward Sov- iet’ Russia. The thtee are Eugene Lyons, foreign correspondent and .editor; Alexander Barmine, former Brig- adier General in the. Russian Red Army and now an. American pices author of the best seller reve’ ‘ari §) n: shrdoes: rot tie. int sian ;péople: but ‘in the Russian fegime, ‘which is a dictatorship as ruthless in most respects as hose~:in. Nazi Germany. and ‘ascist Italy. The Russian peo- ple, they declared, are peace-lov- ing, admirable and deserving of the freedom which their govern- ment denies them. «In February issue of Pageant, Mr. Lyons has an article entitled “World War II Has Started!” In it he explains that the imper- it ialist . ambitions of the . Soviet dictatorship are already creating areas of war infection im many parts of the world. Not appease- ent but a wise and firm: use of- 24 American prestige and economie ig potentially the “ a World ‘Wan Ili”, ‘acording to ‘Mr Lyons. Spain ‘during «its civil war. was the proving ground” the weapons and tatties of ‘Gerriany's' Ea Botler aged r ast’ handled eel dnd thr historical role te ‘ii? ‘Another éatastrophe can. arid: jnust: be headed off,” He’ said to- day. “but this will not’ be done iby kidding ourselves that there is. ho danger or by meek appease- ment of hew aggressive tenden- ties.” The genuine American desire fpr. peace, Mr.’ Barmine added. inclines ‘us to becotne comiplacent until it if too late. It is most important; he warned, for Ameri- €ans to realize that in Russia they are dealing with a’ brutal totalitarian system in which ‘the people -have no voice. All three of the men interviewed “con- curred that Soviet propagafida Here—much of it by American fellow travelers “ahd | muddled» itwettie#=! than'''a realistic’ wef ofo the Soviet facts. “5c Any ‘Ameftican bWaddys S,. whe ie and against theit reg se Lyons ‘declared, * “is brand anti-Russian’ This is neither fair nor true. Those misguided liber- als who join Commuhist con- trolled pro-Soviet organizatiéns are not Friends of Soviet Russia but friends of the oppressors of Russia. “Personally I am -convinced that the peace of the world will not be truly safe until Russia, too, becomes a democracy—a neal one, not a fake one. We must rip off the veil of romanticism through ase which we are inclined to regard }¢ Russia. Honest diagnosis is the first step to cure.” The open Communist Party in the United States, the three men pgreed, is not as dangerous asi those who operate in,.the shad-~ ows. ‘ ptendkeKanaasna. rs Bie ae lor ; Lyons, said } policies. of oe democratic} The ‘real menace to American, activities of. people who deny they are communists but serve as a secret fifth column in sup-! wt of every. Muscovite policy,) y said. Such Americans may! pass themselves off as “liberals”; but they are actually upholding ah absolute dictatorship. “Unfortunately our public life; in America,” Mr. Williams de- clared, “is filled with what can} Be called ‘twilight sleepers’ who follow the Moscow party-line without being quite aware of, What they’re doing. They bring’ hird world war closer, because | dangerous, illusions.” fine | ‘said. that. the) inking © lp rae © to-F (By Axsociated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27. — One thousand policemen today | used their nightsticks to disperse | 800 pickets. who were marching! before’ a General Electric plant! in this city. | i bers, ;,The small co tinge: ofp ickets were yeinf t 8 ‘delock by 750 men,, who cai in, iis can arbitrarily make de-) ried signs and. American flags. ¢isions that menace peace. They were ordered away, and “The Soviet masses are her-| walked off a few hundred feet, Metically sealed against. outside! ‘then turned about and joined the ideas,” Mr. Barmine said. “They’ picketing lines again. It was then are fed propaganda. Their gov-' that the policemen, some of thein ernment has little respect for its.on horseback, charged into the pledged word. It violated non-| lines and dispersed the pickets. aggression ‘treaties with Poland,! The strikers are demanding an Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Es-! i increase of $2 per day on wag- thonia when it invaded those 'e: they have been on _ strike counrties, Today it is violating since January 15. Sixteen execu- its own solemn promises in for-|tives of the 75 locals concerned gibly extendin, the Russian in the strike called a meeting for spheres of influence both in ‘tonight to decide on further ac- Europe and in Asia.” ition. Soviet violations of treaty; 4 police dnatientor pa ae duriig the period of|true. American will y the na 4 Pact gained ¢ourts, for they are the founda- [Lyons pointed | tion of our liberty.” forces’ el tertitoriés ‘in that,.the comin; ! ; ig fold Wat Il !ean be prevented, ay as World War II might have; clearsheaded; and tter, to head off wv at owns just have, been whead- hone shad} g2i10te Shot. that, Russia| up to agreements made with Britain, and the United States,! &t ‘the Cairo, Teheran and other| Democratic, nomination for state conferences, t6 respect the in-! senator from this district, which: dependence and territorial in-' comprises Monroe, Lee, Collier tegrity' of ‘smaller or weaker; and Hendry counties. countries. Stalin is breaking his|) During the Spanish-American, word at this very moment in| War, Doc Lowe, as he is generally} Manchuria, in Iran, in the Balk-; known in Monroe, was in the ans and the Baltic areas. He is! medical corps of the United interfering with the establish-| States Army. He came to Key ment of democratic government, West in 1900 and resided here for! in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Ruman-! several years. For two years he’ ia despite clear commitments to; served in the Louise Maloney this effect at the Potsdam meet-; Hospital in br West, under the ing.” ! late Dr. John B. Maloney, and, Mr. Williams, who returned: during the time the Flagler sys- only, recently, from, India, .where; temowas being extended to Key i undes,;wayoligavesWest,2#@ served five’ years’ as| _that omushil bénhead dof the, Florida Bast’ 'Coas 4 retiodti rmeédicdd sidepartnd nithoeffices: imi Marathon He ds the,, British, have; beenpseruingt vasiljustidé ofthe nserious,mistakies,”) he peace in the third district,‘ With; fy SOMTAC oo have | headquarters. in: ‘Tavernier, since’ ryt villy E. R. (Doe) Lowe, of ‘Tavérnier” teday makes formal .announce- ment of his: candidacy for the Finks Ar At. AS, Hiss, PRimiON + Comarpistoinan 5 hes the;; Indians v itimate .gomplaints. ("19 % “Some: sort of autonomy: for that Doc Lowe aie he is not ov- ‘vast country is in the cards. But| posing any particular one of the the ‘situation is not all black and, three other candidates in the sen-! white. | atorial race. but is running solely | “There is every danger that in his own behalf and, naturally | India, if left to its own devices,| is opposing the entire three. \ might disintegrate into a number} He is in Key West today, and| ‘of warring states. The Hindus) Stated that he will make other and the Moslems find it difficult; ‘tips here before primary day if not impossible to live together.! and also will make several visits Moslem leaders insist on a separ-| Lee, Collier and Hendry) | Policemen Disperse Pickets Marching Before GE. Plant 4, the meat, packers! stelle pROabss OG ate Moslem state. In any case. | if the Indian peoples are given! political independence, it should under conditions which do, not enable Russia to take the’ place vacated by the British. In that event the cure would be worse than the disease.” In general the three men. now; in ‘Key’ West, on the basis a (Continued on Page Four) counties. Mrs. Lowe is. the former Miss} Alice Loulte. O’Rourke of Key! West. No Smoking In Movie Houses | bodenet 6: t funded to them. -policy of the Strona Theater, however, allows smok- ing in the balcony only. TWINS GARAGE 1130 Duval Street _ Phone 162). Body and Fender Work Plenty of Auto Parts | charge for the Navy. There is | fi PRICE FIVE CENT: Piet ‘Thursday are ewww, Same Pattern To Be Used Toward Ending. Stntles ca oon used: imoisetthing be applied to other:strikes on! @ price-wage increases basis. Meat packing employes were granted a wage increase of 16 cents an hour, and the packers were permitted to in- crease the price of meats by one and one-half percent. An editorial in the Meat Industry Institute today said that the increase in price is not sufficient to offset the in- crease in wages. VS AD RP OA A AE an Also | Mssue ‘Order ‘On’ Froniier PEE aa aKES ACTION, TWO: DAYS BEFORE, FRENCH ORDER IS TO GO INTO EFFECT; SPAN- ISH TROOPS ON BORDER % i 1 ral (My A»pociatea Prrand PARIS, Feb. 27. — Generalis- simo Franco today gave orders to close the Spanish - French : frontier, thus taking action two | days before the French order to close the frontier was to go into ' effect. Yesterday the French cabinet ‘announced that the border would. be closed on Friday, and a dis- | patch was received -here from} Madrid today that Franco had issued an crder to cut off traffic! between Spain and France. Hundreds of Spanish troops were seen on the Spanish side of the border, including. bridves where persons going -to' or'from: cither Spain or France’ were the ited States turned b9ck, fey et ain to join her in} It, ie Fs Faaprusktss taking elt LALA Fn, against Navy Data Coming Here FIGURES TO BE USED IN DE- TERMINING NAVY PAY-° MENTS TO CITY ie igially that Brennan and Hackney of the FWA will be in Key West tomor- row bringing data obtained by Russel and Axson in a survey | conducted in Key West, showing the gallonage use of sewerage facilities of the city by military forces here. This is the date which is being used by City Manager King to determine a pro-rata basis of about $7.000 which will be avail- | able «from~ military forces when inal agreement is reached. OTTO KRUGER in “JUNGLE CAPTIVE” News and Serial nov KEY Wast 3070 Pars Jia Grivcl selma dike tale! a EE j held at thi iONE OF SIX UP FoR AUCTION MARCH 1; SINKING CAUSE UN. DETERMINED Naval forces here have released ‘the information that the American Submai ine _R-1, which was being thn Operating [fore in 53 Aa to be sold ihivestigntion is ingtheld this wéek to de- dipentiinie ‘the cause of' the a cident; As'yet the tause of the Siete has not been de- termined. The salvage auction for this submarine and five other submarines of the R type has been set for March The R-1 served both in World War I and World War II.-It was in active com- bat in World War I but dur- ing the past war was use| as a training ship with the Figet Sonar School here. During the past we an typ pe submarine was sunk in. Key West during Sonar exercises in the Gulf Stream. The RA was decommis- sioned three months ago and had -beennti¢d up ‘to one of the piersat the Quay Wall. NOB. ‘Itisank on or about * 8:30 bal aarti Sale of'the'ship was’ prim- arily ‘for’ ’serap “alihough some ».of ..the — eneratin equipment ‘and other sual iary motets might have been nsed. by. salvagers for other than scrap purposes. South: Beach Is Cleaned Often SEAWEED FURNISHED NAVAL HOSPITAL FOR FER- TILIZER South Beach is being cleaned regularly of seaweed by the papers left by visitors are gath- | ered and burnt. The seaweed is furnished the Naval Hospital to be used as fer tilizer. it ‘all Isstied To Receive Bids On Bridge Bonds rrr, State Board of Administcatior announced yesterday that it had issued a call for bids on $3, 000 of -bonds of the Monr County Road and Toll Bridge District. March 19 was set as the closing day to submit bids. The bonds are held by the Reconstrution Finance Corpora- tion at an interest rate of four percent annually. Governor Caldwell said that the board ex- pects. to sell the refunding bonds at an interest rate ranging from one to two percent, dependin on the time pf maturity, and that the decrease iri rates will save the district $1,000,000 spread over the life of the bonds. The -board’ announced _ that, when the bonds are refunded, their liquidation will shorien the time..whenthe bridges will’ be toll free. It -was stated. further that the tolls probably will .be OST CITY CY, Inc. - jeeaatiies Druggists DUVAL AND FLEMING. STS. ‘RR