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VOLUME LXVI. No. 77 Recruiting” Staton ‘tn Key West On Full Time Basis Orrne vane = EN Postorricr ING LOCAL BUILD. Mey 8. Rornft { Miami whe & m@ Key West today, an Quuamers the ectablihment of Recruiting Station at the om 8 fall Gime basis mm Rerveldi has fe fet an office to the Army alt , Who is one of @waers of the Pirst Natiourt of Miami, knows Key West years ang here egein working itt F hi of the &e ’ Major Romfh rank of captain whle om this side of the war im order to get ix tom He went in a pri tearhed = Burope 7 He then went up to first and resigned this t Start in the ody ta the group eerved wader Licutenant Gene “Wit Bi” Weave Later te rose te the rank of ma pew thee same department Private May will be in charec @ Ge Bey Weet Recruiting Of fee station ee To Come Week OMLY oven. An AQUARIUM. COUNTHY WOT ARTIFICI MAY WEATED; MANAGE. MENT PLAN STUDIED Completion of He north end oe & Conremvantnete and m Jamery 4% ant general a an aid the Aquarium of Whitehead expected next week, Alien Hoar, NOB Public Works officer, said today The city will then be written a titer sisting that the Navy ety turn beck to them meyer The aquarium is the oH aquarium in the try not @ifivially heated and is a most teresting sight with the fish wing thei natural habitats in = striking colors ae wey in northern al plans tal Be aw ese row being for ond He" the only open same riunes» yet t ent — il Deadline Monday Monday & the application: f. emptions When Tex Ax efter was cloned the exemptions ent GRY Mr Gendolio the pumber of real estate whe are eligible tw eomption: & approximately “GisA CAYO HUESO (The Southernmost House) $486 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE ———- pens § P.M. Daily file ex last day to homestead Gandoif: today at heer granted number estimated that owners ex 2,200 receive @ee GAS - OL - PARTS = Batteries Charged Flats Fined pavitgase and D CRAIG JOBS cr RO ST ERAIG , & feet deter Lia at Francie St. Ph. 9194 the i Armengol. Owner =e ream ae hw meet une! we TO BE Mam! * offset advances in the LLL LLL SS Traveling Boys From Key West beck ond & happy to ai! ff g i i i rages tH Late Bulletins: (My Amsvetaw@ tres) ee pees WANTS U.S. TROOPS RECALLED WASHINGTON.—Iceland's gov- ¥ asked the United States to undigee its troops from ‘that country. APATHY AT TOKYO TOKYO.—Japanese voters all ever the country are apathetic ebout the general election to be held om April 10. It was said a small vote will be cast. WON'T RETURN TO WORK WASHINGTON.—Joseph Mac Intosh, president of the union of electric workers in Virginia, todgy telegraphed Governor Tuck of that state that they will not con- tinue working until the wage and ‘owne | pany enter- 3 a twenty-first week today. Ai‘ 11-hour conference of union lead:' ‘ers and company officials wis’ held yesterday and ended iin “a |deadiock. Another confc\ence ‘is’ {scheduled for tomorrow. CAR PRICES F HIKED WASHINGTON.—Prices of nine osm of automobiles were in- creased today from $1 to $51. It wes announced also that higher prices may still be necessary to Price of steel. TWINS GARAGE 1190 Duval Street Phone 183 Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Plenty of Auto Parts . SOUTH BEACH Restaurant - Pavilion Located on South Beach, Simonton Street . “ 941 FEET ON THE OCEAN Phone 458 Featuring: Half Southern Fried d Chicken $1.15 Seafood - Chops - Steaks OPEN 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. BEER and WINE SERVED During Legal Hours ed THE SOUTHERNMOST Settle ‘Russo- Iranian’ Dispute TRAN Auaiiaiion SAID. TO HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED FOR ACTIVITIES; OPEN SESSION EVERY TWO WEEKS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 30.—Hope was expressed ‘today in UNO Security Council’ circles that the differences between Russia and Tran will have been settled by the time the council reconvenes next Wednesday. Secretary of State James Byrnes announced that the coun- cil ‘will ‘hold .an «open session. every two weeks ‘when it. begins) b fun ion. again. “News from ‘Teheran said: that the Tran ambassador. to the Unit- ed ‘States had been criticized ‘by & member ofthe Iranian govern- ment for “exaggerated patriotism and sentimentality” in his tes' mony before the council regard- ing the Iran-Russo dispute. That statement was interpreted to mean that Russia has been right all the time in asserting that that country and Irdn had reach-} | _ lee ed an agreement just before the| Russian troops from Iran, as. the agreement might have been made unknown to the Iran ambassador to the United States. Grand Jury Finds True Murder Bill * Monroe county’s grand jury re-j ported to Circuit Judge Aquilino. Lopez, Jr.,- this morning that a true bill-of murder in the first degree been found against James Ful Bro. © He is charged to have stabbed with a hunting knife Jonathan V. Williams on the night of Jan- uary 18, during, 4 quarrel'on Petronia street between Duval and Whitehead Streets. Williams’ liver .was penetrated |’ by the point of the knife,;and he} . died a month later in the’ Key West General hospital. Temperatures | KEY WEST, rioniba is Will or edie weet Calis waste soa. | ‘ rete "STRONG DISCUSSION: tilitary:circles as to the! of an atomic bomb against a nav: ‘Sorhexcircles' 6 the test is anchored pot be made 2 at propent taking. place injdiplomatic'and ing of Operations. Cr al fleet ii Bileidj)Ssland. (present irelations ise ication aes St. Petersburg To Havana To Notice Water Getting Softer All The Time Much praise for the water in the city which now goes through ithe' new filter plant at Florida City has been giv- en Commander Allen Hoar, NOB Public Works Officer and manager of the Navy maintenance work on the water pipeline from the main; The Water is turning quite soft in the city althaugh all the linés have not. been: thoroughly flushed out of brackish contents deposited in the old line. The Navy has not as yet experienced a great deal of change in their water it be- ing connécted on a different line from the city but purifi- cation of the pipe lines there will take place as the purer water continues to flow. hk deck Lt hh) Temperature data for the 24 hours | ——- ending 7:30 a.m. Highest Lowest Station— last 24 hours last night Atlanta 74 54 Béston . 44 Brownsville 68 Charleston 58 Chicago 40. Detroit 39 :Galveston 65 Jacksonville 60. Kansas City, 54 KEY WEST. 74 K..,.W. Airport 72 Memphis, ,..:+« 61 Miami 65 Minneapolis 39 New Orleans 63 New York 56 Norfolk 57 Oklahoma City 55 Pensacola 66 Pittsburgh 57 St. Louis 59 Tampa 66 87 oF ELLE ER ELA IN GT Trevor & Morris YOUR FORD DEALER Now Ready for Complete Service on All Ford Products Sgt. Berlirt’ Knowles returns from U.S. Army as Shop Foreman; Maj. Wm. R. Warren returfis from U.S. Army as Manager 1201 White St., Phone 725 BENEFIT BASKETBALL GAME FOR SICK PLAYER MIAMI vs. : LIONS CLUB GIRLS | TONIGHT—7:30 o'CLOCK SOME LUCKY LADY WILL WIN A PAIR.OF NYLONS Change Over Last Four Miles Of | Jewfish, Pipelitie CHANGE tO ‘ABOVE™ Waren: Pgvielen Sin SE TLENG: CHANGE OVER’ OF ENTIRE LINE WILL COST §1.- 000,000 Change over of the last of the 4% miles of water pipeline just north of Jewfish Creek will take place in approximately three weeks, Commander Allen Hoar NOB Public Works officer said today. The changeover of the pipeline from underwater to above water positions resting on piling has been going on now for about a year. This changeover will lessen the possibility of breaks and salt water creeping into the lines. Much of the work has been done and is a $1,000,000 Broposi: tion. Proudly TONITE and 9 P. M. and Key West Race Now Undery beginning of the withdrawal of; vicaniaiaalaeae Yachts From St. Key West’s Only Club Show SHOWS NIGHTLY MUSIC by Russ Dalbey and His Orchestra for CONTINUOUS DANCING HU BES BRS BSRERERER RRP eee . SERRE Auetveccremnnensvennsttain Vv J een Yacht Club; Sailing Ves- sels Will Remain Here Short Time While yachtsmen taking « part in the St... Petersburg-Havana} sailing race depend) upon. wind, sea:and -stout wooden) hulls’ to carry them southward, 21 ‘rela- tives and friends fly: from Florida! to Cuba by Pan American World Airways Clipper’ Monday ‘after- noon to see the finish. Members of thé ‘si etersburg Yacht Club, many of them with; hus bands or fathers .ip. thé race, | they witness the. start, of the race in St. Petersburg. Sunday, before taking a ‘strictly, 20th century, way to make sure they’ ll be on the famous promenade at the sea- wall of ‘the Cuban capital when ; the- winning boats appear on tle horizon. This is the first time the j race has been held since the war began and the largest in the Club’s history—25 yachts are ex-' pected to enter. r at 5:30 p.m. Monday (Apr. 1—Trip ;421B) are Mrs. A. B. Fogarty, McCleary, Mrs. | ert B. Lassing, Mrs. W. A. Board- man, Mr. and Mrs, Charles T. Gorgion, Mr? and Mrs. M. W. J. ' Mighton, Mrs. E. A. Spence, and len Sinclair, all of St. and “Mrs, Dandis . @f4; Sarasota, iF, Miss \ Texas. Doris | Mines’ “OF ane 00 | The party returns from Havana! | ; April 5. A stopover at Key West by the yachts is usually made at Key; West with an informal race from Havana to the southernmost city usually run. The yachts an- chor in the harbor and , yachtsmen make a tour ‘city before returning Petersburg. to St. Palace Theater FREDRIC MARCH in “Tomorrow The World!” News and Serial i CLUB TROPICS 700 DUVAL at ANGELA STREET Presents EVERY NITE 12 Midnight IN THE Boarding the Clipper in Miami! | Mrs. C. W. Adams, Mrs. George: T. C.. Edhard,} | Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Arend, Mrs. T. S. Pierce, Miss Carolll Beecher, ! ; Mrs. Mark McCarry, Mrs. Rob-/ Joe; .; Miss} Josephine Garcia of Tampa, and, the} of the} U.S.A. | | Captain Ralph - Expected To kite Sunday Captain Ralph D. Spalding. expected today at. D.S palding "I cama As We As Hel Is | ee a JAPANES#: DID NOT TAKE AXIS PARTNERS INTO CON. FIDENCE ders:vead for the Ordnance Prov- ‘ing -ground at-Dahigren, Virginia. 5 in Base to relieye Commander} in Allen Hoar of the ‘Publio ‘Works ae of:duty here: Mrav Officer job. ie | Made Its Pre * Monroe county grand jury, Hil- ary Crusoe, foreman; Stephen , Avila, acting clerk, made the fo! lowing presentment this morning in circuit court about the condi tion of public schools in Key ! West: { Poinciana School |) The roof, is. in bad) condition, andjrepairs to it‘should be, made" ;immediately, We found that ‘the { toilets are, out of.commission’ and that this condition. was. caused ‘by: insufficient. water pressure. Thi can be remedied only. by the in- jstallation nat flectric pumps that would inere: ie water pressure} ti sufficiently , for flushing , pur- iPeses, i These unsanitary, especially of toilet facilities, i limmediately carréeted | will) m ‘ace the health of the children, a lif it is found that pump cannot p be installed at once, then’ this Grand Jury. recommends that the school be immediately closed until such SITS STS ILS Registration For Primary Election Now Picking Up For the first time since the county's registration books were opened the first week in January, lines were formed today in the county court- h vise of residents who wished to’ qualify for the primaries tes, be held in May. 1 As soon as Supervisor Jo} England operied ‘his ' office... registration was ' begun’’ and, continued, except’ during the ,, luncheon hour,'at a fast PAGE. until mid-afternoon. The office will remain open till 5 o’clock this afternoon, and the outlook was that the number who would qualify would be far larger than dur- ing any other day since the books were opened. IIIS IIL S. SAE ES, NORTH BEACH INN COFFEE SHOP 711 North Beach Phone 261-. Jj eFull-Course DINNER, 6-8 p.m.| by Reservation SLOPPY JOE'S BAR. MUSIC EVERY, NIGHT | by Tommy Thompson and. His, Band, Package Goods Specials Park & Tilford.... 5th $3.65 Golden Wedding per 3.65 Paul Jones . 5th 3.65 Sunny Brook . 5th 4.20) Imperial ... pts Ron Zorro Rum .. 5th | Old St. Croix Rum 5th DRINKS at the ee Straight Drinks _.... 25¢ to 40c Mixed Drinks —..... 35¢ to 50c Full Line of Package Good. | eSpanish Home-cooked DINNERS) also well known: Monroe Eau Gand Jury sentment Today time as the sanitary conditions can be corrected. We also found hat the grounds surrounding whe chool, which were the old dump- ing grounds, are full of broken glass, old tin cans, etc., and this Grand Jury recommends that tup soil be placed on the grounds im- thediately, as’ children are falling and jeutting and injuring them selves: daily.;becausé) this condi, tion -has not been taken card of herétofore. 'The»grounds ‘are very: low, and immediately after a heavy rait we entire school grounds are one mudhote. ‘did’ not find any fire extn- chool At United and Tropical Streets We found that there is a bad leak inthe roof. over the Home Economics room and that there are humerous breaks in the we/Is. We also found that no ice water is provided for the children to drink; further, that there is also in this school insufficient wacer pressure to flush the toilets, and the condition here again is very unsanitary. There is also a total lack lights in the class rooms, and there are no fire extinguishers are numerous minor repairs that should be made to the building without delay. High School. At Inited and White Streets Y'We found thai, the fojlets, in:this Building also are‘in a very uunsan- ifary condition due to lack of suf- figient water pressure, and we «Continued on Page Three) GULF STREAM | RESTAURANT Division at Simonton Ph. a Featuring A SPECIAL Sunday Dinner Bring the Family! | Get a Full-Plate at Reduced Price for the Children SERVED FROM NOON to MIDNIGHT SNACK BAR OPEN Daily and Sunday | | 24 Hours A Day Around the Clock Short Orders At All Hours Parties | | ‘suk Frate BEER and WINE SERVED DURING LEGAL HOURS! | AIR-CONDITIONED of | provided for the building. Ther2)} TIM LA CONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE “was not even given a hint of the Japanese intention to venture « surprise attack on Pearl Harber Had we been asked where the Japs would have struck fir against the Allies, we would hw said Singapore, because months before they struck Pearl Harbor, we had adviced Japanese command thet thought they had to capture Singapore, “| Grewed II , morrowy may Net be hel it wos ee ee technicality, Greeee’s election court would be to anqui the election on that it was not ‘constitutionally: held The only way, it was explaine that the election could be com ducted legally, would be for por liament to take action today te nullify the technicality That phase of the election in j no way dampened the arder of the Greece’s Leftwing to hery away from the polls, for throws? out the country parades were held today advising that party's adherents not to vote, More Water For | City Next Week | Last minute ‘touches ov | overhauled diegel engine ht M | thon are taking place there, ( mander Allen Hoar said tot with expectations that next «« water will be pumped t | the new pump to Key West The plant is at Marat) | will mean an addition of gallons of water daily West. This may largely | the question of low pre | water on the second floor FILM ALL SIZES Bring In Your Developing and Printing for Quick Service COLOR FILM Accepted for Developing and Printing SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMA! Ine. iT te Prescription D wpeists {Duval at Fleming Pree ht for YOUR COMFORT Now Featuri ing * DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by La Concha Orchestra ' and The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ BREAKFAST Served from . LUNCHEON Served from DINNERS Served from 8:00 A.M. to 16:00 A.M 12:00 NW to 2:00 P.M. 5:30 P. to 8:30 P.M. GH C. HODGE, Manager uyssevrrnartcareecassreerannvessannsaeepponeny ta nasine’*? 0 capesrpeenneat