The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 7, 1946, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Bervice and AP Features Por 66 Years Devoted to the interests of Key West VOLUME LXVII. No. 109 V-E Day Observance Set At Submarine Base * PUBLIC INVITED 10) SO@O@PDaOOOHs PROGRAM MARKING!) NAS. Announces FIRST ANNIVERSARY| V_F Exercises OF END OF WAR pS Naval air station in Key West will hold “open house” tomorrory afternoon in ob- servance of the first anni- versary of V-E Day. it was announced today by Capt. W. H, Hamilton USN, command- ing officer. He invites the public to visit both the seaplane base and Boca Chica field between the hours of land 4:30 p.m., An openhouse program, sched- uled to get underway at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon, will mark the observance of V-E Day at the U.S. Naval submarine base here. As part of the program, the public has been invited to inspect the. Howard Gilmore, -huge sub tender. The public also will be conducted on tours through the Requin and Cobbler, two U. S. subs. There will be a short 15-min- Bie service at 1 p.m, to which’! be J Public will also be invited which will be held at NOB hall with Navy Chaplain F. McManus conduct- ing. It will be in the nature of a thanksgiving for victory and an| expression of gratitude to those! who geve so much to make vic- tory a reality. Im keeping with the expressed wishes of the Secretary of the Navy, the sub base command de- ' sires to take part in the commem- orative ceremonies to be held throughout the nation. Visitors to the Submarine base are’ requested to use the Main and South gates only. Due to limited parking space, visitors’ cars cannot be accommodated within the base. The base will be open from 130 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. i USS. Howard W. Gilmore,’ 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. US. Submarine Requin, 3 p.m.' to 4:30 p.m. ‘ US. Submarine Cobbler, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fugitive Nabbed _| By Police Officer Bk Caraballo of thé Key. wea forte Jlast night captured by) a Rigitive who fled prison camp near here several days ‘ago. The fugitive, Carey (Jitterbug) Wright, was seized at 8 o'clock last night as he walked along the highway between Boca Chica and Sugarloaf. Patrolman Caraballo said that Wright was wearing two coats and two caps in an apparent ef- fort at a disguise. serving a five-year term when he fled the prison camp by hiding in a truck. The captured fugitive was tak- en to the county jail, then re- moved to the prison camp by zg Wright was; to view air station facilities. LC heheheh hud, huh ° King Emanuel. ° e. Will Abdicate (My Assoctated Press) ROME, May 7.—King Vittorio Emanuel, Ill, who has been on the throne of Italy for 46 years, will abdicate at the close of to- , day and will be sueceeded by his son Prince Umberto, who will , Serve as regent till June 2. On that date the people of Italy will be given’ the privilege of deciding whether they: want a monarehy to continue in their country or whether they want some other form of government. Umberto will serve as lieuten- ant general of the realm and prince of Naples. Emanuel announced on June 5, 1944, that he intended to step down as king and let his son be- come ruler. It was explained to- day that Emanuel will still con- tinue as the head of the house of Savoy. EIGHT PHYSICIANS” INVITED TO SERVE ON HOSPITAL STAFF O}, Ott consulting urgeon, Dr. E.\ Clay Shaw, ¢on- sulting urologist and Dr. Sterling’ E.. Nichols,’ consulting ° ixitérnal medicine and cardiologist, have been invited as part of group of eight to serve on the consulting staff of Key West Municipal hos- pital. Others who have accepted are: Dr. Michael Price’ DeBoe, eye, ear, nose and throat consultant; Dr. Ralph Jack, obstetrician; Dr. Wiley Mitchell Sams, dermitolo- gist; Dr. Sam U. Roberts, pediat- rician, and Dr. Francis W. Glenn, orthopedist. ‘ATKINS RITES guard. INJURED SHERIFF TO HAVE X-RAYS Sheriff Berlin Sawyer, injured Sunday night when his automo- bile crashed into a truck, planned today to have X-rays taken at Key West General Hospital to de- termine if he suffered fractured ribs in the accident. The sheriff has complained of severe pains near his two upper ribs since the accident. It was the turn in the road, to- gether with dim headlights, that eaused the accident, Sheriff Saw- TO BE TOMORROW Services for John Watkins, 86, ;who died at -his residence, 616 White street, 5:10 o’clock yester- ;daye afternoon, have been arrang, ied for 5:30 o'clock tomorrow aft ernoon from the chapel of the Pritchard Funeral Home. The Rev. A. G. Cox, pastor of ithe. Fleming Street Methodist church, will be in charge of the rites. Burial will be in the family plot in City Cemetery. Mr. Watkins is survived by jhis widow, Mrs. Alecia Watkins; yer explained jthree sons, John E. Watkins and “I was practically on top of the ; William W. Watkins:of Key West, truck when I saw it,” he said, | “and I jammed on the brakes, but it was too late to avoid the col- lision: My car is a total wreck.” | and Dennis E. Watkins of Mi- ami; four grandchildren and five | great-grandchildren. Wanted! Wanted! EXPERIENCED AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS . | Apply to | NAVARRO, Inc. | 601 Duval St. JOSEPH HINEMAN Raymond Joseph Hineman, 57} died here yesterday. The body ; will be shipped to Newport, Ky., by the Pritchard Funeral Home for funeral services and burial. TIM KEY WEST GARDEN and . LAWN SUPPLY “Everything For Your Beautification Program” eBloomaid and Vigoro Fertilizers ;@Hoes eShovels. eGarden Hose we otrowpls pines ipa acereres TOR TUNE-UP, |. oscosSt tts roy MO SAVES GAS eWeec Killer Lou Smith Auto Service Any Quantity Everglades Top Soil Available At A Reasonable Price White at Fleming St. Phone 5 Opposite Army Barracks Palace Theater PENNY SINGLETON in “LEAVE IT TO BLONDIE’ News and Serial “TONIGHT IS PRIZE NITE” Everything Delivered PHONE 748W for INFORMATION and ORDERS | UUUHTEOAELEEEG EAU AGG THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A Seaman Booked In Burglary Try: At Restaurant Found hiding behind a table in the; establishment; J. J. Burns, a sailor, was apprehended by a! special police officer in the Driftwood dining room, 609 Du- val street, early this morning. Police Chief Louis Eisner said | Burns broke into the restaurant. at 2:30 o’clock by breaking a lock ; on the front door. He was ar-, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1946 Aids Woman’s Club ‘ In Battle On Inch Worms By MARIE CAPPICK a - Through efforts of the Woman’s they floyrish with a minimum of Club, the destructive inch worms ‘care, they are taken in a matter- that have played havoc with the '‘of-fact way, and 4vhen their pres- poinciana trees will be ended, at ence interfers ¥? personal de- least temporarily. |signs, the’ axe i, .andled and a The club has been advised that ' beautiful tree if ‘ost to the city, the Navy will spray the trees it is pointed out with a preparation to be applied! It seems to * by a well-known gardener, and is a city ordiiie:. writer there making it a Labor Leaders ‘Plan Conference | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 7.—The soft-coal strike of the United Mine Workers of America enter- ed its 37th day today, and late this afternoon John L. Lewis, president of the union, and his 200 members of the policy com- mittee will hold a meeting to de- termine what will be the next rested by\ Willie Gwynn, a spec-;work will begin Thursday of this punishable offense to destroy a| move in the controversy. ial watchman assigned to the} district. Police said nothing was stolen from the place. Burns was book- ed on a breaking and entering charge. Legion Conference: Delegates Named With about 30 members and delegates: expected to attend, Atthur Sawyer Post) No, 28, American Legion, will be well ‘represented at the first depart- ment convention in West Palm Beach May 15, 16, 17 and 18. Key West delegates to the con- vention will be U. J. Delgado, A. G. Bliosner, Maurice McRae, Ray Peacock and George Sikes. Commander - Elect Vance C. Stirrup said he and numerous members of the post planned to leave here the morning of May 14 in a chartered bus to attend local post will be initiated at a the convention. * Several candidates from the 40 and 8 “wreck” set for the night of May 14, Mr. Stirrup said. Legion auxiliary delegates to the session include Gretin Mc- Lain, Mrs. George Sikes and Mrs. Naomi Hijort. Alternates are Isabel Russell, Mrs; Barbara Delgado and Mrs. Adriana Sands. | The: Key West Post will assist in the’ instalation “6fofficers* of a recently organized Legion post at. Marathon, Tuesday night, Al Mills of Key West, Forth District commander, will be the] installing -officer. He! will be as-} sisted by the Key West post guard of honor. The Marathon post is the second t6 be organ- ized on the Keys in the last few snonths. Yacht On Trip To Dry Tortugas Yacht Little Women arrived in Key West yesterday and this morning began a trip to Dry Tortugas. The Miami yacht is owned by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Houser of Miami Beach and guests aboard are Attorney Edwin L. Hubbard of Miami and Mrs. Hubbard and David Hamlin of Milo, Maine. GULF DISTRIBUTING STATION WILL MOVE When four 15,000 gallon gaso- line tanks are completed at the Gulf Station at the north end of Duval street, the distribtuor station at Gulf Dock will be moved to that location. Gulf Dock is at present still in use. FO TTT A TESTES WE HAVE MOVED TO 121 DUVALST. Roy’s Key West Auto Parts “ORODORLAUUNHUAEERSTULEU LUGE HA AAT K A Regular Meeting of Arthur Sawyer “Post No. 28 AMERICAN LEGION will be held — TOMORROW EVENIN at 8:00 o’ Clock in the LEGION HOME Corner White and Southard Sts. Final plans will be completed for attendance at the Department Convention to be held in West Palm Beach, May 15-18. Post Commander John B. Winn requests the attendance of all members. Moyal poinciana tree: esas week, it is stated. {mature tree, but this has not been The Woman's Club tried to bor- ; put into effegty as far as can be row a spraying apparatus from learned. Let is hope the ordi- Miami but the requests were'nance will be:te from its file turned down each time—then the! and dusted off,/' i¢ast until those Navy came to the rescue. The!who know little of the value of e the sal-'the’ poinciana to the attractive- vation of Key West in the sum-'ness of Key West, may be inter- mer time, when their bright blos-|ested in caring for and preserv- ms completely cover some) ing the tyees Of our home city. Now that spraying for the de- winter visitors certainly would;structive worms will begin this enjoy had they extended their) week, it is anticipated the end of visit until the poinciana blooms.| inch worms 4s in sight. Elsewhere in Florida where the; Th@se who jave poinciana trees poinciana grows, festivals are, on their premises are asked, to co- centered to call to the attention! operate with’ the spraying com- of visitors the gorgeous beauty|mittee in an effort tq save our of the trees. In Key West, where’ trees, and present a picture the} William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, which includes the mine workers, assured Lewis today that the federation is giving its full support to the union in its demand for welfare work among the miners. It has been that provision, which Lewis has insisted on FSS. Citizen To Pos: Election Returns Following it: custom of past years, The Citizen tonight will post election returns as they are reecived from the various precincts. Returns from all city and some state contests will be . posted in front of the news- paper office oa Greene street. o'clock jonight, SLE LaLa DD MA: srerest was genoral in ————— election throughout the city. 0444442444446444444) As usual, candidates had workers Key West will have been the time the polls close at settling before taking up the matter of wages, that has kept the strike going till now with- out the settlement of any of the issues, | Green’ insisted, in his message, of. assurance of support to! Lewis, that the welfare feature of the demand is something that Late Bulletins ‘(By Associated Press) Oa te nn tint ttt tn dntindind BRITISH LEAVE EGYPT LONDON.—The British gov- Material Shortage Stymies Building Boom In Keys Area Commenting on the building activity on the lower and upper Florida Keys, reported in The Citizen last Thursday, J. Frank! Roberts, chief clerk in the county assessor's office, said today: “Improvements now going on in the lower and upper chain of keys are small to what they will be when building materials are available to everybody who wish- es to getithem. On key after key, Mr. Gandolfo and I, during our check-up, met persons who told us they were going to build just as soon as materials are avail- able. “The keys are fast’ coming” inte their’ éwn: “Just as soon as re- sfrictions are taken off building materials; a construction boom if going to-begin on: many of the keys, notonly:in building fishing | lodges. and cottages’. and qibins | but also hotels and other types of , Wires Received On Ferry Project S. A. Jones, manager of the Western Union offices here said that he has received ap- proximately 20 telegrams addiessed’ to his office ask- ing for information on the _ starting «of the proposed \ ferry trip between here and Ebay ei Soar H One of the messages was | from a Seabee. Many wish | to drive over the Overseas | Highway and also wish to drive through the central highway in Cuba. FIGS ILI ST MT ST 5 construction: The keys. have been ‘discovered’ by a sufficiently large ! number of moneyed people to} : assure us developments that will ‘Creole Services add immeasurably to the inter-| ests of Monroe county as a whole . “Most of the visitors on the| To Be Wednesday xeys during the winter season | miguads came in automobiles, but many! gervices for Berno Creole, 74, visitors came also in their yachts! who died yesterday at his resi- and cabin cruisers, that is, they! dence, 602 Duval street, will be Key where the inland waterway Rela Wednesday afternoon at 5 the boats afNo Name Key was a L0Pe? Funeral home with the} cabin cruiser that we were told Rev. C. T. Howes of the First cost $27,000. The season w con- | M. E. (Stone) church officiating. sidered over then, and we Were _ Mr. Creole was the brother of told that when the season was at’ the late Simon Creole, who for) its height many such boats were; number of years operated a in the waters of the Florida|@™y goods business in Key West. Keys.” | He is also survived by a num- intancaias | ber of nieces. Coust Guard Piers | Burial will be in City ceme- | Will Be Repaired|*"™ aro Coast Guard Group Office has ALBURY SERVIC a contract for $20,000 to $30,000, - SET FOR TOMORROW repair work on piers at the Coast | od Guard Base in the Navy Yard, Funeral services for Eddie W Lieutenant Commander J. B,!Albury, 75, who died yesterday Wealer. cid todas: at his residence, rear 510 Grit Bids for the pier repair may Relt street, will be held 5 o'clock made now through Com- tomorrow afternoon from the - : Fleming Street Methodist church. The Rev. A. G. Cox, pastor of the church, will officiate. The mander officer Weaver, commanding of Coast Guard Group | Roberts should have been in effect many, many.!ernment announced today it short- years ago because of the miners’ : ly will withdraw all its troops precarious work. from Egypt. It was also said that Senator Lucas declared today; all British troops probably will that he was going to introduce] pe out of Java early in June. a bill to make it a criminal} offense to call a strike on any industry that threatens the well} being of the nation, as does the coal strike. Another senator, whose name was not revealed, on commenting on Lucas’ state- ment, asserted that this was no time for an “emotional bender” of that’ type. He added that everybody, in the official life- in}. Washington, should direct every effort in trying+to hit on some plan whereby the strike could be settled. Secretary of Labor Schwellen- ris siete bach had’a conference this morn- ing with President Truman: about + AWAIT IRAN REPORTS the soft-coal strike, but the re-| NEW YORK.—The UN Secur- sults of the conference was not ity Council has not yet received revealea@Jt:. was, said. that the full reports either jersey 9, government is averse to taking Russia about ‘the e' ol over the mines without the as- Russian troops from Iran., The surance that the men would re- latter government reported today turn to work. {that Russian forces’ had left {tw The strikers number 400,000, ' Province and in the event that the gov-') ase Sh wi ernment takes. over, thé pineal AIRLINE STRIKE LOOMS they would be directed. by. Sec- ‘NEW YORK.—Airline: Pilots of vetary of the Interior Krug. | America. threatened. to: stvike to ‘ Sain KRG: Sees \day if their salaries are not in ‘ jcreased. Pilots of four-motored Children Hurt ° In Car Mishaps: planes, who are now receivinc $13,600 a year, demand $16,000. Ae | Recent accidents resulted in injuries to two children, police reported today. Edward Miller, driving south on Division street at 18 miles per hour struck Mercedes Clara- mount, 74%. The child was ex-; amined by a doctor and then taken home to her mother by, Mrs. Miller. SEIZE NAZI ASSETS MADRID.—The Spanish gov- that it been concluded. TO RETURN COUNTRY PARIS.—The Big Four decided today to return Transylvania to Romania. Transylvania at one time was ruled by Budapest, the capital of Hungary. TRUMAN 62 TOMORROW WASHINGTON. President Harry S. Truman will observe the \Sixty-second birthday anniversary ‘tomorrow. Nothing official has been said about any celebration in connection with the observ- ance. United Nations Jaen) Haymes; Sih, of 1220) Observe V-E Day Newton street was struck by a} Pa saa car driven, police said, by, Nathan | he cal ac pa aenaigpadp a aoe Niles. The, Niles car was proceed-{ | WASHINGTON, May 7.~-Onc ‘ i _'year ago today, in a little school- ing on Newton, street, when the a D child rushed off the ‘sidewalk Bia Seraes besa ete ne i ee Vide: Of the Ehret Gustav Jodl signed for the un- from the west side of the s conditional surrender of the Ger and was struck by the right front ang to the Allies. fender. The child suffered a con-| Today, the first anniversary of cussion {the German surrender, is being In a recent accident Harry observed by the United Nations and Mrs. Roberts suf- in many parts of the world. In fered lacerations and bruises. some of the itals celebrations \ The Roberts car was parked have been held, but in most of at the polls handing out cards, while other workers made the those who voted went to the polls, unaccompanied by work- ers. Two local contests, with three candidates in one-and four in the other, possibly may carry over to the second primary, but at every poll, visited by Citizen nien, it was freely predicted, in diseussing. one of the contests, that a certain candidate probably would -be successful. in the first primary. of the ‘public. But, regardlegs of what can- lidates may find themselves in the second primary, of one thing there is a certainty’ today—the people of Key West have demon- strated that they Wére ‘far more interested in the election than nad appeared on the surface. State Vote Set TALLAHASSEE, May 7.— It vas estimated here at noon that wprdximately 300,000 Democrats will'go, to the pail in Florida voday” te, ¢l andidates for che genera] ‘election next fal! Democratic nominations, it was rointed out, are equivalent to ‘lection, in Florida, so that to- jay’s successful aspirants will iave to go through merely. a ormality in November to be slected. Polly Balfe, candidate for the nomination for the United States senate, closed her campaign last right in Tampa; Lex Green, as- virant for the same office, made his final speech in Daytona Beach, and former Governor 3pessard Holland in the same sontest, concluded his campaign at a rally in Bayview Park. In the fourth congressional district, in which George Smath- ers is contesting for the seat in congress held by Pat Cannon, the candidates concluded their speechmaking last night in Miami. Smathers is considered to have given Cannon his hardest fight since he was elected in 1938, when Representative J Mark Wilcox from that district, can for the senate against Claude Pepper. Nineteen state senators and all members of the state house of representatives will be nominat- here. An area in the vicinity of the body will be placed in the church at 2.o'clock. old lighthouse piers is the orig-; Burial will take flace in the inal tract owned by the treas- family plot in City Cemetery. ury department and the Coast Pritchard Funeral Home is in Guard. charge of arrangements. PUBLIC CORDIALLY INVITED to BOX SOCIAL Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary V. OF F. W. WEDNESDAY at 8:00 P.M. = MAY, Se Music by HOTTEST BAND in TOWN eLOTS of FUN for ALL ePrettiest Girl Contest eBiggest Wolf Contest eAND Other Contests SANTAELLA CIGAR BLDG. Corner FLAGLER AVENUE and 2nd STREET * ADMISSION FREE—POINCIANA BUS to the DOOR * re | on Roosevelt Boulevard and en- gaged in conversation with an- other driver when a car report- edly driven by Joe Baker, 42, 1114 Watson street, crashed into the rear end of the car. ed CASA CAYO HUESO (The S6afhernmost House) 1400 Duval at South St DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE ——Opens 5 P.M. Daily. 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