The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 1, 1946, Page 1

; ee Ek: Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For Best VOLUME LXVII. No. 104 Suspended Will Fight Ousters CHIEF EISNER FIRES TWO FROM FORCE IN RAIDS ON ALLEGED GAMBLING SPOTS Two Key West police officers, suspended late yesterday by Po- lice Chief Louis Eisner for in- subordination and conduct un- «becoming officers in connection with gambling raids here, an- mounced today they would fight the ousters. The suspended oificers, Carl Ingraham and Eugene Hernan- dez, said they intended to em- ploy attorneys to contest the case, before the Civil- Service commission, which will review the charges made by Chief Eis-. ner. Ingraham said he raided an alleged gambling house on Petro- nia street at the rear of the Cave Inn Monday morning at 12:30 o'clock on the complaint of a man who said he was a tax pay-| er. The officer arrested five men. Officer Hernandez said he raided Joe Pla’s place at White- head and Virginia streets Mon-| day night at 8:45 o'clock, arrest- ing three women and a man, and seizing an alleged “umbrella” game. The two officers acted in- dependently on the raids, meet said. Chief Eisner said he suspended | the police officers because they conducted the raids without first} notifying a superior officer. t “All police officers have in- structions that they are not to conduct gambling raids without first notifying .a superior officer. This Ingraham and Hernandez failed to do,” the chief said. twas issued, Chief | to! “4B prevent-the ani- mosity which existed against previous city administrations.” He did not amplify the state- ment. In a letter to Ralph Sierra, chairman of the civil service board, Chief Eisner said: “At 12:30 am., April 30, Pa- trolman Carl Ingraham appear- ed at the station house with five prisoners charged with gambling. I questioned the ptarolman as to the circumstances under which he made the sts and refresh- ed his memory as to my orders, that, when making an arrest for gambling that he should contact me or any other superior officer, so that proper supervision is manifested when the made. He replied that he was in- formed b ya citizen that gambl- (Continued on Page Four) eC SAARC NE EEE BATTERIES CHARGED The Modern Way age in. in 30 to 45 minutes and car can be on its way! Lou ou Smith AUTO SERVICE Phone No.5 White at Fi: es To the WOMEN of Key West LISTEN TO BETTY WHIDDEN Who Speaks TONIGHT at 6:25 Over W.K.W.F 1600 ON YOUR DIAL in Behalf of CEO. SMATHERS for U.S. Congress (Paid Political Advertisement) OTE RT DELIO COBO For State Representative will assure the active voice of our people in local legislation affecting Monroe County | (Paid Political Advertisement) tnt mntt ttt HEAR HIM e OVER Years Devoted to the iterests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST Navy Offers New Reenlistment Plan To Dischargees Officers CHIEF BARTH TO BE AT POST OFFICE THURSDAY TO EX- ‘PLAIN TEMPORARY METH- oD * AIL OIA D SSD) Refunding Bonds Are Half Signed County Clerk Ross C. Saw- yer has been instructed by J. Edwin Larsen, state treas- urer, to begin immediately to sign refunding bonds of the Monroe County Road and Toll Bridge district. Clerk Sawyer explained that every day of the life of the old bonds costs the dis- trict $350, because of the difference of interest on the old and refunding bonds. In- terest on the RFC bonds is four percent, and on the new | ones slightly more than one | and, one-half percent,: Mr. Sawyer said he tackled the job of signing the bonds, of which there are 3,150, imthediately, and that in three hours and 10 minutes ~ he had signed one-half of them. They were sent by °x- press this morning to Treas- urer Larsen. PIII LS eh de clerk an Validation of Bridge Bonds | Upheld By Supreme Court (Ry Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 1. —} Administration at the request of Florida’s supreme court cut at| the Monroe County Bridge com- least 10 years off the time when | mission. the Overseas Highway bridges In the same decision, the su- in Monroe county will’ become} preme court upheld the board of toll-free by a decision yesterday | administration’s.action in ousting alteinoon * affitmirig the ixeuit| Comptroller J. M.aLee as its sec- court’s action in validating the| retary in'a dispute over issuance | refunding of $3,150,000 of bonds| of the refunding bonds. of the Monroe County Road rt Attorneys . opposing » Validation | Toll Bridge district. of ‘the refunding ‘bonds contend-| The bonds were held by the/ ed the state board is authorized Reconstruction Finance aks set to apes only shoes County see before their liquidation That | | whereas the ee Overseas ‘bonds time Was cut to 12 years under| were issued five years after that the refunding plan. | date. $1,000,000 Savings That is one of the contentions Interest that had been collect-|" whith Comptroller Lee op. ed by the RFC was four percent, | possed the plan as Ly member 0! which had been reduced to 1.545 the board of administration. His refusal to sign the bond refund- percent, effecting a saving of | apiflat Nemimitated ral more than $1,000,000. The re-|m& resolution proot i board conflict in which he was E f| funding by the State Board o! aitad A recent ge in U. S. Navy recruiting potey permits men in certain ratings to be reenlisted in the rating held at time of dt- charge, even though they have been out over the time formerly specified for reenlistment in rat- ing, J. W: Barth, CBM, of the} Miami. U.S. Navy Recruiting of- jfice, announced today. E Chief Barth will be in Key | West at the Post Office building |for all former Navy and Naval reserve men who want to enlist. Chief Barth said the offer was; only temporary and that he did not know when it would ‘close. The reenlistment offer applies to} all. former Navy and Naval re- serve men who have been dis- charged or separated from the) service for over 90 days. | Stamp No. 49 Valid For 5 Pounds Sugar | Ration | Stamp No. 49 in War Book No. 4 is valid’ starting to-) | day for five: pounds sugar, Miss Yvonne Brown, local OPA chief; ress clerk announced today, perrrrrrrrtrrrrr iow ERS RYERS | ROASTERS and F ELECT | i ; (Live) Poultry, a 2.» BOBKING YOUR SENATOR 5 aed Palace Theater | Qualified - Experienced} ‘Gangs of the Waterfront’ | News and Serial BOXING! Fri. Night, May 3rd. 34 ROUNDS OF BOXING Main Bout—10 Rounds BABY JOE DIAZ (Havana) Vs. ERNEST NOGUES (Tampa) Semi-Final—8 Rounds CHICO MORALES (Havana) Vs. RAY JACKSON (Orlando) 3 MORE BOUTS 8:30 P. M. — Municipal Stadium General $110 Tickets On Admission Sale at DEWEY’'S CIGAR STORE 610 Duval Street WHEELER and GANDORF 729 Thomas Street WKWF Fairless Honest (Paid Political Advertisement) | | Tune In Station WKWF 1600 On Your Dial TONIGHT Hear JUDGE T. S. CARO Who Will Speak In Behalf of GLENN C, MINCER | Candidate for STATE ATTORNEY (Paid Political Advertisement) Thursday Evening NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MA¥1, 1946 High Court Confirms Roberts| As County Juvenile dudge (By Ansoctated Presa) TALLAHASSEE, May 1.—The Frank O. Roberts as to the county judge. The Court quashed informa- was elected ‘aveniks judge in ; Supreme Court has confirmed | 1944, “continues to ,ginlawfully juvenile court judge of Monroe county} and declared unconstitutional a| quashed on grounds the Ja; ' 1945 act turning his duties over | unconstitutional in tl | unsurp the duties, powers and | jurisdiction of such bet Roberts: asked information if was | “a. local law passed der the | guise of a general” and the court tion contending the act was a’ upheld his contention. valid general law of local appli- cation and that Roberts, who Roberts was represented by Be G. Sawyer. Boca Chica Base To Stay In Navy’s Postwar Program SIP I DSSS ST Jennifer Jones ! | The Boca Chica air base will be: jretained in the Navy’s peacetime | program, John M. Spottswood, } secretary of the Key West Cham- IN THE | Genuine Visits In City vised by Rear Admiral R. E. Jen-! jnings, USN. | The base, Admr. Jennings ex- |plained, will be operated on “caretaker” basis. The chamber and the Jaycees} jwired the Navy about reports current here that the base was to ‘be closed. Admiral Jennings replied: “Boca Chica wil] be retained jin the peacetime program. How- | prcej}ucer. lever, its degree of activation is | listed as caretaker. Economic con- | ‘siderations and cutbacks have | forced the Navy to retrench to its VA AA ft ff ff Fy earlier and more permanent at Cireuit Cour t 'stallations. | To Open May 3B bs ‘The Navy understands the Ee of Commerce, has been ad-! Movie Star Jennifer Jones was a visitor in Key. West | during the early part of this week, registering at‘the La. { Concha Hotel late Monday night and leaving at noon Tuesday. . Registered at the hotel at the same time was David O. | Selznick, Hollywood movie oblem confronting Key West} sa whole and warmly appreci- ates the cooperation and the spir- it digplayed by its people.” SHOOTING, DAMAGE: CASES SCHEDULED TO BE | HEARD BY JUDGE | TO FINE’ DELINQUENTS Key Westers who are in. ar- rears on their scavenger bills will be“fined an amount oqual.to ten percent of the delinquency,. City} Judge Esquinaldo ruled today as he fined ten persons charged with this offense. For example, of the overdue * bill is $40, the fine will be $4 additional. The bills are sent out each mont hand are held delinquent if not paid in ten days, City Man- ager Dave King said. Venire of. jurymen will be se lected Pimetime before “May” 13 when the next term of ‘circuit court will be held, Judge Aqui- lino Lopez said today. On the docket is one case of a shooting and the case of Mrs. Minnie Bridges against ‘the of Key West for damages st) leg fe received by slipping on a sidewalk. The latter case hs been continued for a great mMy years. IW VV VV VV TTT TTT MOVIES POSTON at 8:30 o’Clock Tonight, | Bayview Park Lake Park, Fla. Desa eseasssesseseee | CANDIDATE FOR for i | STATE RAILROAD Auto PART. Cars COMMISSIONER Group One Subject to Demoeratic Primaries: ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO pants! “The South Florida SEAT COVERS . 116 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bldg | “aummumen Phono 442 aaa | Candidate” TTPPPRPPUOEECELLCT TT (Paid Political Advertisement) FAIR PLAY | Some of Key West's Leading Citizens Take Up || PAT CANNON’S CAUSE Mayor William W. Demeritt Will Speak to You Over W.K.W.F. AT 7:15 o’CLOCK TONIGHT “G. 1.” Joe Allen Thursday, May 2nd, at 6:35 P.M. Ovido Valdez Will Speak in Spanish Friday, May 3rd, at 6:45 P.M. Qualified by Experience A. A. ‘Basney’ POSTON | | U Ernest Ramsey Monday, May 6th, at 8:25 P.M. PAT CANNON will speak in person at a Rally to be held in his CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS, NAVARRO BUILDING, COR. SOUTHARD and DUVAL STS., at 8 P.M., Thursday, May 2nd. CONGRESSMAN CANNON personally invites all lecal candi- dates to speak at this rally. (Paid Political Advertisement) FRANK O. SPAIN 1 U.S.A. Night Fighters Are Transferred To Norfolk Base) fl 120 OFFICERS AND MEN GET SHIFT Appreximately 120 officers and {men of Night DevRonLant, in- | cluding 35 pilots of Air Group 90 have recently been transferred to ComAirLant at Norfolk, Va., for further assignment in the largest single transfer to date under the recently announced Nactu decommissioning program. The remainder of Air Group 90, though retaining its commis- sioned status, will be absorbed by NDRL and will function un- der the jurisdiction of that group. Most of the Air Group 90 enlist- ed personnel receiying ‘transfers will receive the same duty: as their pilots and ‘will probably go. to various carrier groups in) the | fleet, Commander D. K. Peter- ‘son, commander of the Air | Group, announced. Commander H. Russell, execu- tive office of NDRL and Com- mander Peterson, both being de- tached on May 20 to the Naval School, General Line at New- port, R. I. Lieutenant Command- er Corlett will replace Com- mander Russell as executive officer. Captain F. E. Sutton will remain’ as commanding officer of the squadron. Approximately 125 officers and 1,000 men will carry on at the base, IIIT LL LLL Outhouses Banned Here . Backyard architecture made ‘famous by the ‘late Chic Sale \-was banned this afternoon by ‘City Manager Dave King. Citing what he termed un- slightly and unsanitary con- ditions, the city manager said all such structures are to be eliminated forthwith. The ruling is effective, Mr. King said, only where sewers are now installed in the area of the existing outhouses. All outhouses built where there are no sewers, mutt: be kept clean and sanitary, said Mr. King. Sanitary ordinances pro- vided penalties for citizens who do not keep these struc- tures clean, tue city manager pointed out. II III DSI aS. NOTICE Warning To All Autoists Driving with. bright, blinding lights is in violation of the law. All lightson vehicles within the City of Key West must be ‘in com pliance with the state motor ve- hicle laws. Your lights and brakes must be kept in perfect ¢ondition regardless of semi-annual inspec 'tions. This law will be enforced. LOUIS M. J. EISNER, Chief of Police.| ay ELECT LEX GREEN to the UNITED STATES SENATE, An Experienced Legislator | (Paid Political Advertisement) | AU EDUVTA CADE OERAEA UOT AAA ERATE | Chrysler - Dodge - DeSoto; and Plymouth Owners Our Five Mechanics Can NOW Give You Prompt Service with Genuine Chrysler Parts Come In and See ED, our new | Service Manager for an Estimate on Your Repairs NEW ASSIGNMENT IN BIG- el’ GEST SINGLE AIR GRO (By Associaied Press) tht ttt te tntntntndntntntntnd FIRST MORNING MEETING PARIS.—The Big. Four held its first morning session today. It was said that Trieste, over which | Italy and Yugoslavia have been! quarreling, was spacunaee at the meeting. U.N. IN SECRET MEET NEW YORK.—The UN Secur-| ity council sub-committee of five, which will consider charges made against Franco of Spain. held its first meeting this after- noon. It was a: secret session, ahough, the commitiee: announc- ed, open meetings will be! held privet IN EXERCISES; — 500,000 JAPANESE PA; RADE IN TOKYO | (By Assectated Press) WASHING EE May .1.—Four foreign countries figured chiefly in May Day ‘célebrations or ob- servances today, with Russia tak- ing the spotlight because of Pre- mier Josef Stalin’s address,. in which he said, “The Soviet‘Union ‘pledges itself to’ peace and to the maintenance of In Japan two and one-half mil- lion participated in May .Day -pa- rades: and other demonstratiohs and from no part of that country was a disturbance of any kind reported. In ‘Tokyo 500,000 pa- raded or attended mass NAVARRO, INC SUA Nn Vote for the G.I. Candidate of 2 Wars meetings, but the parades and meetings also passed off Without any untoward. incident. In Italy a group: of Fascists, armed with rifles and - swérds, seized a_ broadcasting | station, sang the Fascist hymn over it/and then delivered a eulogy of Mus- ‘solini. The address concluded wiih Duce, you are with us.” The Fascists held the station three minutes. and, brandishing SRT. their rifles and swords, re-enter- CAUSE OF JEWISM UNREST ed their automobiles and drove LANSBERG.—A young Jewish away. chaplain said today that the No unruly demonstrations were cause of Jewish unrest in this held in Paris. The paraders num- city was resentment entertained bered only 2,000 and only a small by Jews against the barracks crowd gathered here and there to they are occupying in- compari- watch them. All cafes in the city son with the quarters that have were closed and no buses were been provided for Germans’ oc- operated. cupancy. The Germans have: far é better. accommodations than the U. 8. HAS SURPLUS Jews, he asserted. | OF MILLION: EMPLOYES ! WASHINGTON, May 1,—Sen- ator Harry Byrd of: Virginia said today the United States has a surplus ‘of | 1,000,008 employes. Hevadded thatthe administra? tion has said on several occasions that the number was to be de- creased but that no appreciable action has yet been taken. The government, he main- tained, can function efficiently ; with 1,650,000 employes, and yet | 1,000,000 in excess of that num- ber are stil} pur stonh on the payroll. > Legion Installs New Officers Newly-elected officers of Mar: jthon Post No. 15, American Li gion, were installed last evening by Albert J. Mills, fifth district |: commander, assisted by the Key || West Guard of Honor of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion. | They were: Post commander, Gilbert W. Spence; frist vice commande Charles F. Forsythe; second vice commander, Bill E. Edwa jutant, Inez L. Parkhu: : officer, C O. Keith; chaplain, ,William A. Parrish, Jr.; histori- jan, David S. Parkhurst, and serg feant at arms, Cecil C. Tay before a decision is reached. INDEPENDENTS GO OUT CHICAGO. — Eighteen thous- and members of an independent, softcoal miners in Illinois went on strike, immediately after mid-, night this morning, because, they; asserted, operators had not’ agreed to a demand for an in- crease in wages. AIRFIELDS FUND. APPROVED WASHINGTON. — President Truman announced: today that $500,000.000 has been allgpated for the construction of 3,000 small . airfields in the United States. They are to be built in seven years, and it was said that by the end of that time. the country will be checkerboraded with air bases. ABSENTEE BALLCTING DUE TO END FRIDAY Abentee voting for the wet primary in May will end at o'clock Friday afternoon, County Judge Raymond R. Lord said! this morning. | That type of voting is far lower ; in this election than ever before, } with ‘only 33 having cast ballots | thus far. | a | | Come and Get Acquainted NO OBLIGAT TON OF ANY KIN! On May llth, We Will Give Away Absolutely FREE A TREASURE CHEST of Nylon Stockings All You Have To Do is Register Your Name with | Your County Commissioner RUTH’S SALON | {PULL LEVER 324 OF BE AUTY A Qualified, Experienced Business Man Phone 863 409 Grinnell St.!| (Paid Political Advertisement) PUG ILE PIOCUCT CEE FEE VEGF I not only voted for the Homestead Exemption Constitutional Amendment in the House of Rep- resentatives but | also was one of its co-sponsors. The people of Monroe county have my assurance that, as Jong as I am in the Legislature, I will fight to retain Homestead Exemption because I am aware that it has done more than anything else to bring people from other states to reside in Florida BERNIE C. 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