The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 10, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVI. No a6 Possible Dog Track On Geiger Key Wil Require Lateral Roa VESEY JOHNSON Asks "Serer aw Oae. Sam, SITH TWO) Franklin Files BRIPOES OUT. ARE Campaign Costs ® INSLLATED f ; | At Tallahassee Comemteration of the request of (MY Asserinted Press) Vewey A. dotmeon for ao lateral TALLAHASSEE, April 10. toed from Big Coppitt Key to ~Jemer A Franklin, Demo- the sorthern end of Geiger Key cratic candidate for state See promminnd be the ceatte con. | ‘senate for the 24th District, filed hic preliminary cam- item ot 6 mweting lost night Mr Johmeon sad that an ap paign onpenene of | $207.80 preach is planned by « end contributions of $SC with withing © dog track on the secretary of state today. Rey and that in order for the te & teteral road in to the key “y aa j uJ Mr Jeter ted a let Ve aS tr te the commision which ter Case Set tated that by allowing the Boca nN T Cites ond Hird Key bridges to For omorrow te destreyed “you have killed the guess which laid the golden —- The Keys ere cur beck JUDGE CARROLL OF MIAMI countsy, the ox unication con teed with important beach TO HOLD HEARING ON frontages available for develop ment. 1 pointed to possible hote! PORTER PETITION veheentis in the oF and ' se to be paid the ee ee Oh ee el ciceut Judge Chatles Carroll When the Bird K und Boca expected to arrive in Key Chica bridge: 4 te | the West this evening to hold a hear- are of Grige Ke beoome ng tomorrow morning on a peti- elated. the communication tion sited by William R. Porter for a temporary restraining order Stadium Baseball Field To Be Put In Good Shape ecsmaregh was. wart to MIGHT TO ARRANGE FOR | Key West Stathum Committ compritsima Roy Hamlin, chair om Cherke T. Albury, vice avmeth, leadore Rodriguez weasurer, and Gerald Saunders, | eeeretary, will hold a meeting tomaht im the clerk's office in omy hall t orange for the re paring of the baseball field in thee teatds The committe eared $700 at the reremt fk god that ater will be used to put the Geeehell feted in good condition Chatman Hemiin sid he ox geeted te have out-of town team = - the edu are joe he fem anal pretebhy 9 team will come here tow twe wight games. The tear written Mr Hamlin inform oe bie that # wil! bring along i own Hehtse in the event the formes bre played Deny Navy U OF Geiger on the city of Key West to pre- vent the installation of parking in front of his home on Duval street meters Three weeks ago a company for the meters along Duval street, but has not taken any further action toward the operavion ot meiers because of the filing of the suit. Cool N ight Last Night Will Continue erected stands Lowest temperature yesterday 73 degrees and no change is predicted for tonight and Thursday, according to Key West Weather Bureau. It was cool last might however. Other predictions: was Florida: Fair with little change nm temperature today, tonight und Thursday Jacksonville through the Flor- ja Straits and East Gulf of Mex- we: Gentle to moderate winds, easterly over south portion through Thursday and gentle southwesterly today backing to southerly tonight and Thursday ever north portion. Weather fair. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. Creek Bridge Exclusively County Commission De- elared This Would tisu- tate Upper Bad Of Boe. Chica hey Meg O ( aptaw Ww H " ‘ ' ft ‘ Aer Stat Key West wt wt the t t Gorge ‘ & and vey t wit ew wnt an “ ‘ ‘“ nm + negh ' on last night expe iy now that the B < Ue adige hes bows Tre - ahs Cap tam Mamilton for stationing of ~~ o and would heve | esuilt mn deepening the hanne! up the ou s v your FENDERS . ~ ond CHASSIS.- ‘eevee img « set of fenders! Lew Smith Auto Service White at Fieming Phone No. 5 Opposite Army Keys Traffic Lights Planned WOULD BE AT MARATHON. ROCK HARBOR, ISLAMO- RADA. MARATHON Question of yellow caution abts to be erected at Rock Har- te Islamorada, Marathon and Tavernier was discussed by the} mmissioners at a meet- ng last night The question is being further maidered anty ¢ Palace Theater PAMELA BLAKE in “THREE’S A CROWD” News and Serial Hood’s P. and Eggs SIS SOUTHARD PHONE 526-w Battery Roasters Raisea Red Fryers (Dressed Daily) YARD EGGS Directing Board of Local Chamber Discussed Ferries ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO EX- PEDITE OPERATION OF KEY WEST TO HAVANA FER- RIES Board oi directors of the Key West Chamber of Commerce met at noon today with all members present: A. M. Adams, William M. Arnold, Gonzalo Bezanilla, W. B. Brady, Delio Cobo, W. W. Demeritt, H. C. Hodge, Wallace B. Kirke, Aquilino Lopez, Horace} O'Bryant, Clem C. Price and Ed- win F. Trevor, with John M. Spottswood, secretary. Mr. Hodge introduced a Mr, | Popkins, who suggested to the ; board that the chamber secure an ample supply of descriptive maps of the city and that such maps could. be obtained by lithoprinting. President Adams appointed Wallace B. Kirke, Clem C. Price and H. C. Hodge as a committee to investigate Mr. Popkins’ suggestion. The proposed ferry, service be- tween Key West and Havana was discussed and the secretary was instructed to contact the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Company and the P. and O. Steamship Company and offer any assistance possible by the Chamber of Commerce in order to expedite the service in and out of Key West. The board decided that every effort should be made to retain Boca Chica airfield as a base and not to let. it get into a caretaker status. Plane service in and out of Key West was discussed with em- phasis on service between Key West and Havana. Secretary Spottswood reported that he had had recent correspondence with Mr. Baker, president of National Airlines, and officials in Wash- ington, and that the inaugura- tion of National’s” fight to” Ha- vana was awaiting the decision of the CAB. In view of the fact that the Chamber of Commerce must move from its present location, due to renovation of that part of La Concha Hotel now occupied by the chamber, the board ap- proved the moving of the cham- ber’s office to the old Bethel home across the street from La Concha- until such time as bet- ter quarters may become avail- able. Sergeant McMahon To Return Home RELEASED FROM ARMY AFT. ER SERVING TWO AND ONE-HALF YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Leo McMahon, 522 Grinnell street, said today they had received a letter from McMahon, that he had been hon- orably discharged from the serv- ice while in Puerto Rico He added that he and Mrs. McMahon will leave for Key West as soon as they can arrange for trans- portation. Sergeant McMahon served two and one-half years in the Medi- terranian theatre. Another son, Anthony, has served two and one-half years in the Navy. His ship, the Dia- mondhead, is now in Norfolk, but will leave shortly for New Orleans to go into drydock. Leo McMahon, Jr., a third son, who had been in action in the Pacific for home recently. NO BARGAIN | SEATTLE, Wash.—After buy- ing two tons of coal at a $5.00 discount, Larry Smith is won- dering if he got such a bargain after all. The coal was delivered to a neighbor's house by mistake and it took Smith 75 trips, carry- ing 50 pounds of coal in two scuttles, to get the coal home. | LA RNAI EE RR -April 22---?2?? JOHN PRITCHARD’S SUGALOA ORCHESTRA WILL BE THERE! | | } their son, Staff Sergeant Frank} 18 months, returned} The Key W THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE USA KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, «1946 < County Commission Votes Not To Ask State Road Department To Give County Boca Chica Pier “ With pleas to save the Boca: Chica Bridge until such time as the county beach and pier is constructed. which may take two years, and with the thought that the State Road Department might be contacted to give legal right to the remaining part of a Boca Chica pier, four of Monroe’s county commiss:oners voted at last night's meeting to let the SRD continue destruction of the Boca Chica Bridge. Commissioners Parrish, Higgs. Gomez and Bentley voted for the , destruction of the bridge and Valdez against. Speaking in favor of the plan were representatives from the Chamber of Com- merce, Business Women’s Association, Hotel Association and present | were representatives from the Business. Men’s Association. Salient point of those who wished to keep the pier was that the State Road Department could be approached to cease demolition wsk on a great tourist recreational resource and also that a resolution might be adopted to allow the county to be responsible for the Boca Chica pier. ‘ Outstanding point of the four commissioners opposing this plan is that they are not willing io shoulder possible liability and suit, and also the possible further liability of the other wooden bridges if they took back the one. Following ar statements from both sides: For The Bridge | Wallace Bryant Kirke, chair- | man of a committee representing | ‘the Chamber of Commerce ap-! peared before the county com- mision last night and stated that the Chamber had gone on record as favoring bridge, if it is at all possible, for pedestrian traffic but not to motor traffic. The chamber real-| repair Higgs estimated that it/about Flamingo knows how bad ized that the bridge was a defin- ite facilities. | Harold Laubscher, representing | the Hotel Men’s Association, ask-' ed the county to keep the bridge in as a recreational and fishing! pier. He pointed to the fact that, Key West has few tourist rec tional facilities and that this was} one of the last of the type. He) asked that a county engineer es-| timate the cost of putting the! section of the bridge remaining in good shape into first class: re-} asset to Key West SEHR Against The Bridgze Commisioner Higgs ‘pened discussion for the county and said that he did not think there was! much fishing in the channel over | which the bridge remains in good repair. He said that not retention of the} many anglers could fish at a;England explained, “he did not time at that end of the bridge. i In discussion over the cost of! would take $2,000 to put the bridge in good shape as a public , pier. He emphasized that to make | extensive repairs the cost would; go very high because of the great | cost of lumber which the State! Road Department is charging for the lumber removed from the wooden bridges. County Clerk! Ross Sawyer reported that there/ were $9,000 in the road and con-i struction fund remaining and | $15,000 remaining as a sum total! in all county funds which are| not yet allocated. | thought he will register every eli- pair and also the cost of main- Commassioner Bentley had the! taining the bridge as a recrea-| Clerk read a_ resolution passed | tional pier. He pointed to the fact; September 6, 1944 by a former that many tourists now just drive} County commissioner in which it! in and drive ont again because? Was recommended that all of the} Key West has little to offer along| 0ld wooden bridges be removed, | this line. that the State Road Department | Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey point-| safeguard and barricade the en-| ed out: 1. Key West plight. No trances to these bridges and that! public bridges from which it is Operate een all! Fe Che Fate orc aranene: [the bridges thud demolished, ‘tie | of the Havana ferry probably Interne nie —$$—_________—___—_—___# ‘TWO RESIDENTS IN FLAMINGO ; May Not Register Voters; Deputy Albury Fears Mud 1 * * * * VOTED FOR EVERYBODY THERE! (ma BAMA AAAsAAAADAADSADADA*AASAAASSASS A story of casting ballots for vote in the May primaries, all of jother people was recalled by Su-}|Which, Mr. England said, remind- ‘pervisor of Registration ‘Tonn ea him of a story the late Hugh — Zi Gunn had told him. The story England when he was informed | ming: | by his deputy, Charles C. Albuty,! “Two residents of Flamingo at Tavernier, that he was not go-|came to Key West to get the bal- ing to Flamingo, in the Capejlot box the day before election Sable district, to register voters,|day. The boat left here in the as he feared his automobile would j afternoon and was back at Cur- get “stuck in the mud up ¢o the/ry’s wharf the next morning. hubcaps” in the so-called road} Judge Gunn said to the captain of leading to that place. the boat: “When Mr. Albury said that be| “How come you are back so soon with the ballot box? You haven’t had time to go to Lla- mingo and let the people there vote and return with the box.” “Sure we haven't, Judge. We went only as far as Mangrove the road is that leads there from!Key and voted for them.” the outskirts of Homestead. Many| “Don’t you know you can't vote a car has had to be shoveled 9ut | for other people?” of the mud while trying to get to} “Sure, Judge, but we voted as Flamingo.” they told us.” So the likelihood is that the “Of course,” Judge Gunn con-;} people at Flamingo, as has hap- ; cluded, “those ballots were not pened in other elections, will nut counted.” gible adult in his precinct,” Mer include the residents in Flamingo Everybody who knows anything | Chief Radioman At Boca Chica Was Jap Prisoner Three Years “a : | Chief George L. Taylor, The Weather With Other Prisoners. | Eseaped From Jap Pris- Key West, Fla., April 10, 1946 on Camp Observation taken at 8:30 a.m} Eastern Standard Time (City office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Chief Radioman George L. Tay lor has just reported aboard at the Seaplane base here after three and as a prisoner of wat an. 73/in Osaka, Jar Porter Dock. this ni-private| county attorney held that taking Mean 78| Chief Taylor enlisted in “the pier will also be closed Be HoT eS ao hy, oe Normal 74, Navy at the age of seventeen and : oe of the bridges would the! 5 ipitati has had an extensive tour of duty 2. Scenic beauty of the pier, arr oa : Cee Precipitation | has had a 7 ss caer ‘ sikerebyateonle can goathere (aloes stion of the county assuming | Rainfall, 24 hours ending |throughout the world since then. responsibility for all the wooden enjoy views of nature and sun-) (anv Ana, ONE 0.00;He took his recruit training! To Oust Franco As Spain’s Dietator e . or. FICE ANNOUNCED BIG FOUR WILL CONSIDER CASE AT PARIS MEET (By Associated Pres) LONDON, April 10.—It appear ed likely today that internetione! action will be taken to oust Fret cisco Franco as dictator of Spain The British foreign office am nounced that Great Britain will join with the United State France and Russia in demanding that Franco's dictatorship t+ brought to an end. It was pointed out that Fren co, during the civil war in Sp was supported by Germany and Italy, and that airmen from the countries used Spain as a proving ground of experience for them im actual warfare, It was said further that, even since the defeat of the Axis, Fre co has manifested pro-Nazi ser ment in many of his acts. The matter regarding him come up fer discussion and at the conferences of the ! Four that will convene in I on April 25. Chief object of + conference is to consider rey tions against Germany and Ito! and the British foreign office i it will insist that the mein q tion for the meeting be disp: of before the status of Spain der Franco, comes up for dis: sion. On the Big Four will be foreign ministers of the Us States, Great Britain, France eed Russia. Security Council In Secret Sessi This Morning PROPOSED REMOVAL or COUNCIL'S QUARTERS Fhtom UN : bridges and that it has been the ‘Total raink: Pe vA DEL Newport, R. I. He was then as sets and forget one’s troubles.) policy to give this responsibility | Total iraintall erersseulah, oes cigned to the Asiatic theater for] HUNTER COLLEGE WAS Dis His toe (outlet and sey Wester | tojthel State Road) Departivient/as| narclency ciice Nari eight years, during which he was} 0). Ee ocebony is) one obinatures) coon inmtherecalutian Mhelet. |e anaes 0.42 aboard a ship patrolling the China show spots along the Florida) torey also said that once the ‘Total rainfall since January 1, coast line. While in this etior . ey: jcounty began to keep wooden! inches 3.03 of the world he visited such orizr 3. Safety. With fast motor) bridges in other property owners | Deficiency since January 1, tal cities as Shanghai, Hong Kong, (fe Aeswctated Pre traffic on the main highway and) would ask the same considera-| inches 2.10; Peiping, and a host of others. La-| NEW YORK, Apri state laws against fishing, this’ tion. i Retative Humidity lter he was assigned to the Sub-| Security Council et bridge will provide a safe means In| discussion’ it developed that | 19¢% marine Pickerel, of the Asiatic session thi orning of fishing and pier recreation. | the-entire bridge or roadveay wae| Tomorrow's Almanac | Sub Sauadion aunbentivedr og 2 i eee 4. It is a stimulus to residen-| not desired back just half andj Sunrise 6:09" aim: tesco Bea Oe ete a ssi Pats H sa te lial building in the vicinity to) that to be used for 4 eational ; Sunset Sah Bt cone an the Philippines: When: igitee dvs Gaeeae have a county recreational pier) pier. No through traffic was ask-| Moonrise on P-™./ the war broke out and the islands | dicated that Poland arby. ed by any of the petitioning , Moonset 7 2 ove bombed and invaded Chill tien wenuied inated Geel 5. In Oregon and other parts. bodies. i Tomorrow's Tides Taylor’s ship was blown from un-| mendation to oust F of the country recently travelled Chairman Parrish said that, zs (Naval Base) ; ‘der him, so he was “beached"| tator of Spain be cor Mrs. Harvey said she saw the re-} there was considerable discussion, High Tide Dow) Tider | yithtother pavallpersotineh iad) anes saeeuie a sults of thousands of dollars be-' concerning the Card Sound) 7:19 am 12:37 am. {out into the Naval Battalion explained thet the Spas ing spent on piers going out into, bridge being kept open for} 949 Pm 12:09 p.m. | which was designated to fignt} \~ was 0 GQuedion the ocean as a means of recrea-| motor traffic and that that bridge | So SIL TS alongside of the Army. But later] pour secre t tion to tourists and residents. was demolished by the commis-| their group joined up wth th The Irantan In further discussion, Mrs. sion, | Temperatures hard-fighting guerilla bands op-| tat he would urge t Harvey was informed by Com-| Commissioner Higgs said that | d erating on Bataan peninsula.| cation of the | missioner Higgs that the county’ if this matter had been bro ght When the Japanese put the | tion, but doubt would have a pier and beach in| up earlier to the commission it | Temperature data for the 24 hours backs to the water, they left ana about reviving t the vicinity of Rest Beach in the might have been a_ different} ending 7:30 a.m. headed for Correg lor to fight pressed ar future. Asked when this would matter. | Highest Lowest ; With the Navy ons on ‘hel pees. ab fer i be Mr. Higgs could not say. Some! Question of liability was| Station— last 24bours last night | “Tock”. r z reports will be « in the audience stated that it) broached by the county attorney , Atlanta 78 Ba ene tall OFC orremudct: COMET alas ae ke might bé two years or more be-! who maintained that a watch-| Boston 46 Que oe ae cape and see te] troops have left 1 fore the $250,000 of bonds are’ man would have to be appointed! prownsville _ 88 WOM) Tiere ec cdiaucda ae al Rees validated and the bridge and to safeguard the pier and that a| - 7 ace eneeresty i the resignation of Charleston 83 67 given “special treatment” in th pier constructed. Mrs. Harvey suit would be directed to the) ae concentration camp. They we ent, but it wa then asked that the half of Boca county and to the individual! Chicas sii BO teas Gate ae Al parliges ‘of ric take on Chica bridge still remaining in members of the county commis-| Detroit Be Consequently, many of the men good shape be kept open to the sion who are under bond. | Galveston 81 suffered from malnutrition. Ov - public until such time as the - -| Jacksonville — 87 three years they suffered, but one Beach pier is completed missioner Valdez said he thought! KEY WEST 84 day they daringly attempted to; Genuine for All Final plea was that the State this could be done immediately, ,- y : F leave the camp. When no at Auto PAR Ce Road Department be contacted with a telephone call to Mr,|: W- Airport 65 tempt was made to stop them, | ant and asked if it would grant legal Emory, the SRD Divisional en.| Memphis 68 they realized that they were onc. ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO I right to this one bridge. Com-; gineer. The four commissioners! Miami again free men. Their official lit SEAT COVERS misioner Higgs said that he did not think this could be done in time to save the bridge. Com- held a short conference in this matter privately but took no! action along this line. HIGH FINANCE Ohio.—Teachers LOST BLOODHOUND | | i | | They found that Jerry Lyle, 6,; the business section, but so far| had found $2,700 in a cigar box) they have failed to find its own-| in a bedroom closet of his}er, although they have tried! grandmother, Mrs. John S. Fair-| everything, including an adver- child. He thought the bills were, tisement. They are considering “play mone All except one calling in another bloodhound $50 bill were retrieved . for assistance. Minneapolis New Orleans on came on September 9, whereupon they went to a! - York jsmall factory town in Northern New eS Japan. There they organized Norfolk small poliee force and readied the Oklahoma City 5 town for the forthcoming occupa tion forces. COLUMBUS, STAMFORD, Conn. — Police) Pensacola foes ee ne : wondered when they saw first| are puzzled as to what to do! Pattsburgh Pate tes ° : eptember, Chict | grade pupils flashing $50 and with a lost bloodhound. The an_| Tampa ATG tanepartitom Gian mee $100 bills around the school. imal was found wandering in| : SP Ean sro there to San Diego, Ma: and finally to Key West. He is now working in Commun cations at the Seaplane Base. ORO AUR OR ay to Che ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) Poultry originally Chief Taylor nails and Egg Market ifrom northeastern Canada, but he 1214 White St. Phone 54 "°W calls Waterbury, Vermont [Hea his home 116 Duval, Jefferson Hote! & ammmmmms Phone 44) gunmen AV UULHHADEU GET OLA TA LESAU REAR etaatbeR Oe Chrysler - Dodge - DeSoto and Plymouth Owner Our Five Mechanics ( 0» NOW Give Y Se with Chrysler P. Come In and See ED Service Manager for an Es on Your Repeirs NAVARRO, INC “CUTTY OUHHHOEEROO EEE HHOESHAdEHHS Oat nOnetIO: