The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 6, 1946, Page 6

¢ PAGE six ‘ WV VVV TV veV verry ewww KEY WEST PLAYERS ’ CORAL ROCKETS By L. P. ARTMAN, JR. PAPAS AADAAABABAAAABREAAAADAAARBRAARRRD MIAMI'S $5,000,000 I was reading a report a few @ays ago of an estimate of the gambling take in Miami—said to be somewhere between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000. It was the same Mery, another gang wished control of a club in Miami and when the owner got back to Island he was drilled with and put out of the way, of tussle for power be- & Ht into the picture for underworld forces which) face time in a jong time dur- war may be more evi- the Key West of the It is something which guarding against very hen the iime comes vote for another re that he is not an for more nefarious gambling is to be’ Key West—if and ill of the people sure that gam- RR Fae se wi be substitution of another group. sa 3 is eliminated and just that, | gamblers who could well be! tion in a grand way. The Navy was welcome to all the land in Key West they needed. for prose-! cution of the war but now that the war is over it should open some not used lands to the pub- lic, I think the Navy is in a favorable mind concerning this. e e a SNOOK AT BOCA CHICA Here is some news for local fishermen. There are snook up under the mangrove roots of the little islands Island: and Boca Chica. Great big ones/ First’ time I had ever seen them there. They are very scary, however. Probably the only way | to catch them would be by plug- ging for them or fishing for them quietly as one would for bone- fish. e e JEWFISH Men off the Coast Guard’ Ten- der Forward brought in a 180 pound jewfish yesterday after-{ noon, Sailor's delight. Dock fish- MANGROVE BUDS between Stock | gangste ods here. tos ant re i“ ae wy Spring is really in the air, Not eh only were we given the’ first of WORRYIATION the| Hayden mangoes off 4 neigh- e but everywhere little hoots are coming up (MP: dictates have been shut buds. gene on for more than three | the keys weeks The majority of the {out in- fishermen, have cooperated with } trees, little buds, ENJOYED PICNIC The Key West Players had a most delightful basket picnic in front of the Barn Theater Monday night. Following, at the regular meeting, the Players read “Junior Miss”, a most entertain- ing play, with thoughts of pre- ‘senting it to Key West audiences in the future, The Players have been having good attendances, \and, if this keeps up, the meeting will continue throughout the summer. At the picnic were Mr. and Mrs. George Mills White, Mrs. Gertrude Ricketts, Mrs. Jane Hopkins, Mr, and Mrs. Oliver Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Young, Mrs. Bowman Cutter, \Mrs. G .R. Smiley, Commander jand Mrs, Lee Goddard, Chaplain Barr and Dr. Goldstein, both off jthe Sub Tender Gilmo) coernaak” 3 Ee going ashore and destroying them and taking eggs for food. e e CONCH SHELL BOXING GLOVES Incidentally Peter _ Roberts tells another story of the legend of how Key Westers were called Conchs. Originally Conchs are j from the Bahamas. Well Spanish fishermen originally populated those islands and when the first English settlers came to the Bahamas there were pitched bat- tles in which Conch shells were used as weapons of warfare. After one of these battles in which the English settlers were vietgrious they raised a conch shelf on a stick. and were for- ever after called “Conchs. Not satisfied with, this legend the Materfront gang on the stone ‘befich at: the foot of Front street proceeded ito tell of the many wonderful boxing “bouts “which THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Honor Roll Avaiptinced for Junior High School Students at the, Key West Jun- ior High School who accomplish- ed better-than-average work dur- ing the second six week-period of the second semester of the 1945-’46 school year follow: Mae Kaplan, David Henriquez and Frances Meggs, 3.00. Vincent Molina, Collen) Moore, Grace Fernandez, Dora’ Hopkins, Doris Cowley and Frank Hamil- ton, 2,80. Judith. Daughtry and Nellie Menendez, 2.75. Carolyn Hawley, Betty. Baum-. gardt, Jean Bonner, Edward Bru- ner, Bobby Ledford, Gail Wal- lace, Marlen Zorsky, Betty Con- ant, Betty Jenkins, Barbara Cri soe, Zaida Diaz, Barbara Mora and Floyd Roberts, 2.60. Ruth Fowles, Nancy Pickens, Ann Wellons and Billy Hart- mann, 2.50. Kenneth Spencer, Mary Lou Cowley, Peggy Ross and Betty Lou Luke; Wesley Saunde: Donald Irvin and Horace Ave ette, 2.40. Betty Canova, Jack Larsen, George Holzapfel and Doris Rob- erts, 2.25. son, Jpyce Gibson, Warren Thompson, Carolyn Collins, Ter- ry Doughtry, Paul Gibson, Shir- ley Layman, Joan McNeal, Lil llian Sawyer, Don Williams, Doro- thy Weaver, Nolan Fluker, Ern- est Trowbridge, Mary Lou Solo- mon, Clayton Sims, Helen Cot- trell, Betsy Cates and Jose Fer- nandez, 2.00. Joseph Lewis, Archer, Thomas Allan, Alice Johnson, Fay Clark, Anne Yates,, Doris Tyson, Charles Wells, Stan- ley Zepp, Hector Medina, Albert Pita, Raymond Gwynn, Roy Pax- ‘ton, Dorothy Miller, Robert Bow- don, William Hernandez, Inez Serrano, Ray Sosa. William Hen- ry, Dolores Johnson, Betty Lou Roberts and Virginia Turner, ‘1.80, Carolyn Camalier, Sophie Rob- erts and Ralph Doster, 1.75. Sylvia Clark, Barbara Greene, Ralph Henriquez, Charles Sims, ‘Roy Speer, Clara Armayor, Caro- yn Betancourt, Beatrice Demer- jitt, Ruth Gibson, Mary Murray, |Martha Gandolfo, Sally Goss, Jay Higgs, Carol Henning, Arnold Key, Elsie Thompson, Randolph Richardson, Mario Branly, Juanita Evangeline’ Betty Eldridge,, John: Jones, 'Sanchez, Don Trowbridge, Clay- Richard Trudeau, Irehe Whitaker, | Nathalie Valdez, Janet Adams, 1.60. <a George Cathey, Alice White,! James Carey, Connie Goehring, Anita Fernandez,.James Ewton,:idward: .Pita;, Louise Ramirez, Harold, Solomon, Jake McGuire, |Robert Brown,,Edna Jean Gard- Sarah Roberts, Shirley Papy, Vi jner, Roy Giles, ‘David Pettis, Louis. ginia Russell, Sherry ‘Tyson, Pa“ Serrano,’ Robert Brill( Harry 'Ca+ tricia: Wood and’ Frank «'Young,trey,, Betsy ‘“Ratiigay, Jim » Ward, 2.20. |Betty. Sue, Thompson, George \tén «White and Carl Bliesner,| The Jay Shees plan to ask per- mission to put up.a sign, either on the highway leading into Key West or on Roosevelt Boulevard, listing the interesting sights to be seen in Key West. _ Also, in the triangle plot of ground next to the Navy Hos- pital, the Jay Sheés plan to plant tropical shrubs. First dinner of the group will Sweeting, Ed .Woodson,; Ward, Charles Smith, Dopp and Chester Knowles. es aeneae > , > > > > AWNINGS To Beautity ‘Homes. *Stotes - ‘Bars PREWAR 10-0Z. MATERIALS Finest Wotkmanship. Pra.” - which fi sa eee INDEPENDENCE: FOR ALL” ip the strike. But there “Who are not union and same who are who continued to go fishing. was a delegation who fishermen on Saturday requested that they do not ‘Wow we have kept quiet quite @ bit on this little piece of news information given us is that Ku Klux Klan in con- ith the use of Bayview megroes have been Once again the fault in putting on the hooded screaming terror. How it. would be for the tion to go up to city ince the commis- they were in error in pet- megroes use of a whit e much better to band bunch into a group ill write telegrams to and congressmen, inter- club officers, in an ait cl fl E : jepyten fii old Navy ball park which alongside the old sub base. re rhe by the Navy and with the incentive of putting into land which is not being used the Navy now the deal could be swung. It takes a little of that combined civic effort which is starting to get into mo- “MOWDY FOLKS! 2 CERTAINLY WILL APPRECIATE YOUB VOTE” iif trees e WARBLERS FLYING chips”, as we call them, are flying north and pass- ing through the keys. “Chip chips” are the Key West name for the many different species of | warblers which migrate north at this time each year. They are a/ riot of colors from two-tone green to black and orange. They are quite tame and come close to one. They fly in swoops, one swoop up and one fall, one swoop up and one fall and then perch in a bush. It.js a wonder how atlas to Sout ita Wedbhi year. "Sy yer % av soot hut AAR) | 4 4 Tt_is gi news too that it the sooty tern are once more multi- plying in nuthibers ‘out ‘at’ Port Jefferson's bird ‘key. ' This is ‘the only spot on North America where these terns nest. “Fisher- men from ‘Cuba “were reported present that ground is not]! Candidate for U.S, Senator Will Be Heard TONIGHT 1] PM. Over Our Own Station WKWF 1600 ON YOUR DIAL (aid Political Advertisement) il TT LI ii Sl Timbos” agd_ sa were held using ¢ench’ shells ‘as boxing gloves. Yes .sometimes the tide gets a little high in these spots. . e KRONIC MONUMENT T° ONE MAN A California car and fisher- | men parked just in front of Boca Chica bridge getting in some of the last fishing off the bridge, which the majority of | civie clubs of the city attempted “to save for Key West. The bridge is now cut back to the last chan- {nel out: from Stock Island. It is still a wonderful pier. | Strand Theater Cc “Radio Stars O: beet taeeane eta — tee —e 4“The Hour. wh J BE nh woah Bal Coming, Tués., May 14: Spanish Pictur SSSS8eRBaeee Tickets On Sale for Senior Class Plav CHARM SCHOOL High School Auditorium May 10, 8:30 P.M. FOR RESERVATIONS Teleplhone 842-W » Antindntndn tetrndee te trtntadrtndrtnirieiap bb hheee PT Capable- Sincere Conscientious ELECT GERALD SAUNDERS COUNTY COMMISSIONER 4th DISTRICT PULL 33-A | LEVER.... Paid Political Advertisement AAdddinnaseaneeae Pe ee ee TTT Penon de las Animas” |: Billy Boeyen, John Solomon, James Williamson, JoAnn Mar? ,zalez, Jimmy, Hickens, Doster, Nilo Cabrera, Diana Gon- Donald Shall, June Danford, Anne Saw-}Kerr, Milton Bazo, Barbara Wen yer, Jack Smith, Richard Young, | dell, ; Duane, Peter Diaz, William Nich- jolls, John Curry and Roy Giles, George Carmona, Dorene Claw- | 1.50. Solita Avila, Eleanor Carlsen, Al Goehring, Patricia Harrison, MAXIMO Betty Filer, Jacquelyn VALDEZ Your County Commissioner . . . Has A Record of Constructive Service PULL LEVER (Paid Political r <3 | | i nthe ‘NOW £1 | 701 DUVAL STREET April 2, 1946 of Monroe Coun ours. purchased homes here in Key SPESSARD L. HOLLAND | Candidate for Uni WILL SPEAK TONIGHT AT 11:00 O°CLOCK OVER ited States Senate emption. Friends, this cannot a ehbiaet Advertisement) HERE: JS:GOOD NEWS! | JOE MEDINA will be'personally in charge of All Cleaning and Pressing As You Know, We Are NOT BEGINNERS in the Dry Cleaning Business PHONE 282 or 267-W and we will CALL FOR and DELIVER Your Work FREE DELIVERY! 24-HOUR SERVICE at No Extra Cost All Work Guaarnteed WHITE >€ STAR CLEANERS 822 SIMONTON STREET OM MM Key West, Florida Side Line by a Retired Navy Citizen AT THE POLLS VOTE FOR BERNIE C. PAPY ty and Key West Mr. Papy, as most Key Westers know, is a local man and has a business in this city. Besides taking care of said business he has been our best representative from Monroe Country for some time. He has served us faithfully in that capacity, guarding our interests with great zeal. We are all aware that he has spent much time away from his business to protect our interests in the capital of this great state of He furthered our cause in the Homestead Exemption law. which we backed by voting into law. That alone was a great service and hes brought more people to this State and Key West than any other factor. Many service men, retired and inactive, plus veterans of World War I, have West due to this fact and we have Mr. Papy to thank for helping make the city grow. Now there is talk of taking away this Homestead Ex- happen to us unless we are outvoted by big money interests. To protect ourselves we MUST vote so that a respectable number of votes may be tabulated. Mr. Papy is well qualified His past experience alone is to watch out for our interests. the greatest asset he has. He knows the ropes, in other words. Witness Mr. Papy’s program for the veterans the past year. We shall hear more of this fight. Both the Service men and the Veterans who are eligible to vote should back him to continue his fight for us. His role is no bed of roses and we do need an experienced representative to protect our rights. Let's show our confidence in him with our votes. It is ‘al Au baa ic mee n oe VV ey, iti MV VIII III II IIIT IIIT IOI I ITT TD . Poli wyvy DELI EG: eee a. Florida's Peacetime TILL ID IID III DDSI MS : Florida Will Elect a New UNITED STATES SENATOR Tuesday, May 7th We believe it is important that Key West vote for the winner. Spessard Holland is the sure winner in this race. He will be our next United States Senator. He has beey Key West’s friend. We will want his continued friendship and help in Washington. Key West should be in his column as he goes to Washington. We believe it to be to the best interest of Monroe County, as well as of all Florida, that th munity give Spessard Holland a big majority on Tuesday, May 7th. A Vote for Holland Is a Vote for Key West KELLAR WATSON AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR. RAYMOND R. LORD FRED J. DION A. J. DION com W. CURRY HARRIS WILLARD M. ALBURY JULIUS F. STONE, JR. A. MAITLAND ADAMS B. M. DUNCAN JERRY W. CARTER | FOR RE-ELECTIO BAILBROAD COMMISSION GrouP2 (Paid Political Advertisement) WKWEFE 1600 On Your Dial (Paid Political Advertiseemnt by Keller L, Watson) SILT Ln LO time to wake up. Stay with... BERNIE C. PAPY Paid Political Advertisement by Friends of Bernie C. Papy UNHEU4RENONERUOGOEUOATE UEQONOOSELOUOEEH UGS HUNEpEANUU HEERENVEEN EEGs ROBERT SPOTTSWOOD REV. A. T. COX J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER (Paid Political Adve byesrrrrr00r8 Fo". III II PILIPIIILSIII PIII PRIEIGIIDIOIIOLD OL LS.