The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 28, 1946, Page 4

| eheet will be presented to all the businessmen of the town. Thus’ will be data on public “pemion on this matter regarding » the businessmen. At the meeting’ Dusnp ond aval ty emates & toes ight of the Businessmen ‘ of the discussion seemed to ogeinet the idea. It was also steted Uhat principally the ordin- would benefit the liquor dewlers. The ordinance was pre- vented by Commissioner Sweet- ing at City Commission but foiled of a second. Mr. Sweet- img addressed a letter and en- lowed «the ordinance to the businessmen for discussion. + 7 EVERY ACTION AHEAD 1 wetehed carefully as discus- “on went on among businessmen te see if the tone were positive of tegetive. In every one of the ections undertaken every © wae a positive one. If not wteight approval there was ection token in some form. In neerly everyone of the present cove organizations similar action being token. Mountains are of) net being moved but much fast te anor nine 4 j= being ar vere ¥ soying an Seventy MO cake ese testi ovedt wee cee Mas — tt & & not whet & keeping the Hemane ten ity he grease fever vthing & @& & Hemene work whet is peentiete AD. time & being Mire Wie cand that au whieh hangs ot & pretty WHAT. KING FUMBLES? Other discussions of the busi- femmen wes a registered letter sont to Clty Manager Dave King evking why the Fire Chief has contacted a list of eight they cannot arrange the cleaning ond then have city trucks mes wp the trash. Businessmen ar @eturbed that the city manager bee pot taken action in this re- gard . BOOTH PAID UP Benny Fernandez was given a vote of confidence on a petition ‘neluding about 300 names which Evil Roots of Fascism Still Grow By, JOHN P. McKNIGHT AP Newsteatures 2 OME.—When a gréat . wind topples a towering tree, some of its roots stay in the ground.!) From above, it is hard to tell how | many they are, and how they go, and how far they. spread, and how much life is left:in them. So with Italian Fascism, blown over by the wind of war. One year after it and the man who planted it 24 years before fell to- gether, there is evidence that some roots—big or litle—still live in the underground, and are pushing up tentative shoots. The evidence ranges from op- era bouffe bravado to purposeful terrorism. It is a’snatch of the forbidden Fascist hymn “Giovinezza” echo- ing from a dark alley; poorly printed, furtively distributed newspapers abusing the govern- ment; the words, “Viva il Duce”. chalked crookedly on many walls. It is an elusive man named | Carlo Scorza, last secretary general of the Fascist party. who to hear rumor tell it, tra els up and down the peninsula getting together his secret army against the day of “the re- turn”, It is an organization—maybe big. maybe small, _maybe ‘s, maybe not—calling it- self “SAM” (Squadristi. d’Az ione di Mussolini) which com-/ bines childish heroics with a It is the well- eolanuedi skillful+ ly-executed nocturnal theft of the €irotting flesh of Mussolini ‘from the grave in Milan’s potter’s field. Tt is a nocturnal raid on a Rome radio station, timed for the eve of leftist Italian labor’s big May Day celebration, to seize its trans- mitter and broadcast the Fascist hymn and slogans. It is the bombing, early May ook our congressional delegates|Day morning, of national head- teeiouae te fever lt \ t beep Key West informed of |@uarters of the Italian Commun- erers cffert te cateh wishing 1 depose OG meh! atteragt L) Seminal yard Where Be cmpiass an be the Havens : ot Pose sane ‘cane New ee ee - & wqueretigs ad ee a coe, te fe Medine moves affecting the city... Un- derwriting the information bodth ofethe businessmen for loans were Wolkoff $100, Boza $25, Felten $90, Bartolono $25, Fer- nancez $40, Putcamp $25, Linds. ley Lember §25, Maxwell's $25. With monies collected already ® dues and dues still to gome in \eoet of the Bureau. building a}, open | white stucco affair in oom | Perk, ip taken care of... tive Papy be asked to investigate the rumer thet Miami does not ist party and of the Rome Com- munist and Socialist newspapers, Avanti and L’Unita. Some observers think they de- tect a nationwide plot. Minister of the Interior tivity off as “mere brigandage’ ‘Police report no sign of a na- tionwide'organization. Gaemsiont is. estimated at © ee Seek wlth wih the Night DevRonLant aren toring jhome trot = 4 ont the fom “ = enewer cullnselgelbond Ever So ‘umble— ht Floats By a tighter group from Key cat Ope Locka because it wi fere with wearned traffic. pavebiriece ME and It’s Home KIT STODDART OM THAMES Surrey Engiand.—-Floating homes Ghererted | )Oteet landing craft will solve the house- fee 6 Brush tamihes this year. ¥ * seteuming the eralt to the public at to 91.380 cach i douse. armor-plated, 1 i hs. 43 ft t +f *T re i : $s Colored VEW Unit ts Organized Here Veterans of Foreign Wa ‘euniliery post has been or- genieed here, it was announced ‘ey. Known as Post No. 6021, Mickens VFW, the organization 16 colored members, who installed by national, state ond etty VFW officers. in Key West over the weekend the installation were Mrs. Anfinson, post depart- emt president; WAVE Myrtle Sriges. Sational council member; Myrtle Vann, president-elect of he fourth district, and Ione Howe, district secretary. Officers of Post No. thernmest auxiliary, m the installation. Readers Award Te Douglass Hi Pupil Vine Mae Curry, valedictorian he graduating class at Doug- « Migh school, has been given enth annual award of the wders’ Digest association for jents giving promise of at- leadership in the com- A . 3911, partici- | | ' ning unit inter- bI * }wiiteh * al camps-—untouched ration—grum- prea! ‘parallel with aye Ate 20's, witnessed Mussolini's mareii’on Rome, is inescapable. ‘Naples Given Back to Italy by GI Exodus AP Newsfeatures NAPLES. — The Allies have given Naples back to the Italians. The mass exodus of nearly all military installations which be- gan early in March has stripped this noisy, smelly port city of its military atmosphere. Until recently Naples looked like a military © encampment, with army trucks and jeeps forc- ing pedestrians’ to scurry for safety. Khaki-clad GIs and Brit- ish Tommiés once, occupied all the choice spots in town. The GI, who whistled at signo- rinas and shouted “mama mia,” sold his PX cigarettes, bought cameos, and forced every one to speak his language, now has be- come a memory to the easy-going form has become almost oddity. The British also are pulling out. The Royal Navy has left historic Fort dell’ Ovo after more } than two years occupation, leav- ing only a small number of per- sonnel on Santa Lucia Island. an DIES PLAYING DYING- SOLDIER ROLE Didanoff, 24, playing a dying- Neopolitans. An American uni-} LOS ANGELES. — While re- hearsing an amateur play, John the middle‘of the night? Couldnt’ AN DIEGO, Calif—A double- thrill. ferris ‘wheel: is. the se invention. of Curtis J. Ve- - He put-one ferris wheel on ¥ ito of another P. ferris whee} the betievesare! the U.S 164 Imagine two imovitig “aroynd-a1 time: rotating’ that ‘the ‘ride} two! wheels aré hg cate tion! ‘they’ reach’ a height, of 86 feet): (4 The ‘‘succéss' of ‘his Velare, is partof-the ge cess of ‘the. plain “ferris yee. which, along with the me round, is the:pererinial favo shows and -cagnivals: Old Showman ' As a retired owner an@ mana-| ger of the Royal. American Shows, one of the largest travel: g Shows, Velare should, know, what. the; public wants in the way of a ride. He has spent 50 years traveling | jaround with carnivals and cir-j cuses. “Rides ate. no” different from shows.’ You ‘have ‘to keep gi the public sdmething rs | the showman! An hag’ experi mented? with: other tidles\some of ‘them: successful,, some (failit His wife has.had to act as.guinea- pig for some jof his,inventions.’ eat Acrobat At.12) Velare,.; who, at. 12;--was+ an aerial. acrobat. with. a_ circus, be- came interes wides..when he joined a carnival: wi f rides. He has since made’ a.thor- ough study of rides andthe in- gredients of a successful show. Nothing new,’ the ferris ‘wheel dates back ‘to thé first Orie exhib ited at the’Chicago World’s Fair, in 1893. The next ride to appear was the whip, in ‘1916, and Ve- lare’s company owned 'the second one. Then the caterpillar ap- 6:2. GURL BLD wheels, bo} H ie. Sal ayade alts to $0 peared in 1918 ‘nd became a fay- orite. He Wanted bm the ee c te | Ed one temneg i maillion: eT lost, their Men, factories oe Every one can Bel Keep rice everything. you Dui ou. we and your business. : bie ‘Becky Drudge Weds Gounie Max in Church Candlelight . Services At.an ‘impressive candlelight j ceremony in the First Congrega- ional chu Miss Florence Evelyn Drudge, daughter of--Mr.-and Mrs... S..H. ‘Drudge, became , the. bride of {Charles B. White of Rome, Ga. The Rev. A. G..,Cox, pastor ai the Fleming ,..S! “Méthodis: church,.. officiated : at: the double res. ring ceremony. Mrs. Warren: Dasspain, aunt’’6f | }the “bride; was’ matron® of* honor, and: Miss ° Monteen: ‘Bryant : and. Miss ‘Yvonne Stewart were brides- maids... The. little’- misses Jill Bergstrom ‘and Elsie Lee Pierce {* were junior, bridesmaids, and No- lan Drudge served as ringbearer. “For her wedding, the bride chose a gown of white taffeta, sre weet heskrupe. Sémabe lost Wh beet db 483000 farmer le Saturday night,} FyoNouuty. Hawaii.—"Smokey Joe” has turned t de tet ‘page of her wartime comic book escapades, =a The 35-year-old, 240-foot former interisiend auea is up for sale here by the surplus property ® At the outbreak of war, “Smokey Joe” had been. eral years. boat. Plying between Canton and Palmyra Islands she was, for a while, the principal supply ship to Fanning Island. bee apap on, The old tub lost no time in be- tountete an oe oe ginning her second childhood—_ and-fully enjoyed every minute | of i Slightly comet, ol May waned aaa the: steep: happy-go-lucky ship sel- dom ran on an even keel. boilers saw the inside of the re- pair yard more than once— .| Water inte hah owes oe ably because some of the times| hed been plenged wee oe she was run on salt water. ied by ancient magic as the beut Other ships had no desire to'preewution agaimet the evil ere be near her in Japanese-infested | waters but, undaunted by their) aloofness, “Smokey Joe”, con-| tentedly travelled alone. In the) daytime smoke from her stacks) could be seen 40- miles away; .at/ night sparks from her fires lit up! the area around her. Her crew) members didn’t worry though— they figured the Japs would take} one good look at her and decide | against wasting a torpedo. | Oblivious ‘to her eccentricities a new captain came aboard im Pearl Harbor and was bringing her into Honolulu harbor when | ;the wheel refused to answer. Struggling on, he finally got her alongside the dock. But that was only the begin- with: an‘ organza yoke outlined ‘with lace, long tight-fitting sleeves terminating in points over the wrists, ‘and an ‘entrained skirt. Her finger-tip veil was attached to orange blossoms and she car- | -piedsia’ shower: bouquet! of. white carnations and stephanotis. *Thée™ bride was given in mar- riage’ by her father. ci A reception was, held at- the ‘home. of the,bride’s. parents, 1301 a en ding trip: which will include avis! Rome, Ga. | Out-of-town guests were ” Mr. 1 and: Mrs. C., C..White, parents of{ning of his troubles. The new the groom, and his ‘sister’ and|skipper asked for full speed! brother-in-law, Mr.’' and ‘Mrs. | astern. Instead, he got full speed | Gaines. ahead and did one of the nicest jobs of ramming “Smokey Joe” gaara 5 Gibson; Collins | Key West Ex-WACtnsuncsacence Frosh Advisers Upeetal to The Ojtisea) - Guest of Truman Strand Theater BARRY FITZGERALD in ‘ -DeLAND, May. 28.—Jessie Gib- son and Frances. Collins, both’ of Key West, are among those chos- en by (a faculty committee’ to! serve as’ Freshman. Advisors. for ithe coming year ,at Stetson, Uni- | versity, DeLand, ° ! by, LUIB C.. LUPE AP Newsteatures; TANGIER.—A stiltan: ot Mor- occo Why manned the Pnited Stat Salton a } sig his ‘5 [Spe aa j pa — tk Presi We ing, fi et ean di pic bn ‘agent tht consul of Ate cae g- lion’ and-apparent- ly very fierce,” says’ the first frantic note: to the Staté’ Depart- ment. “It came ina Cage and with an ‘expert keeper’ to look after it. . “Please send structions.” The department wrote’ back jthat the President “cannot find any use for the lion in Washing- jton.” But the agent, knowing the} sultan would feel insulted if his gift was not accepted, arranged}; to ship. the beast just. the! same. Weeks laserpphe yecords, show, the lion sailed for Americi, with its keeper and:an interpreter for him—each on the State Depart- ment ‘payroll ‘at $30 a thonth. ‘ There’s: nothing: ‘hére to ‘indi- cate whether’the lion ‘ate’ the in- terpreter én route, but the ‘sultan didn’t get his protectorate. immediate in- | Why Worry—Alone! He got out of bed at 2 am. threw a dressing-gown over his pajamas, and galloped down two flights to the landlord’s flat. He rapped sharply. No answer. 'He knocked again, and again. Fi- {nally, the door opened. A sleepy- eyed landlord stuck his head out. “Well”, he demanded. “What |do you want?” | The other took a deep breath. “I just want to infotm you,” he jsaid, “that'L won't be able to pay |the rent this month.” “Is that ‘why you'woke me in| you. tell me that in’ the’ morning?”' Each: Freshman. Advisor is as- signed four or five new girls’ as her, special responsibility. She will. correspond, with. them dur, | ing the summer, will be present { x *|to, greet, them when they arrive serve { and will year as their ad: sounsellor. “Tt in September, Miss,’Collins. is the daughter ,of Mf. and sate ‘William F. Coll s ‘knitting evgrand-» “Grannie,” she daspeus “there’s a delayed action’ bomb -just fall- en. in’ your garden, ahd it aint’ half a big one!” ““My “child,” said the grand- mother, “how many times Yave I told you not to say ain't?” Texans Are Proud In an overseas Army camp, two inseparable Texans were discuss- ing the grandeur ‘of their native’ Jand ‘when another soldier walk-| ‘ed over to join them.: i '. Pausing in his eulogies, one’ of the Lone Star boosters ‘asked’ the newcomer, “What : state you from?” He. was.,immediately taken to task by the other Texan..; “Don’t ever ask that,” the part. ner drawled, “If a man’s from Texas, he'll tell you. If he isn’t there’s no need to embarrass him.” Too Many Bosses “How many persons live in this house?” asked the caller. “Are you from the Housing} Shortage Committee, the OPA} Rent Control or the Census Bu-| reau?” asked the cautious house- holder. | A Voice From Nowhere A psychiatric board was testing the mentality of a soldier. “Do} you ever Hear voices without be- ing ableito tell who ‘is speaking or s asked. “And when.does this. occur?” = here ‘the voites: corhe from?” he “Yes; sir,” answered the apie, i at Garden Party "Miss “Kay. Gtegory. Whitehead = street, former WAC, was a guest at a recent _ White Housé' garien party and ‘which President and Mrs. |-- ‘ Harry Truman, were host and hostess. ferme oi nn wit ‘ ‘Wives \we: i? Tey ceiving ling ‘with ‘the Presi- “AND THEN THERE WERE NONE” Monroe Theater “IMKONGA, ROJA poste ataauacts ote Tona la Negra Musica de Agustin Lare ae a Picture SS of yee: sects Ladies’ Hand Paented BEAUTIVUL Dterome iReys West. Commander. ‘Huddy is martied to, the former, Mary Sullivan’ of this city, sean? of. Mr. and Mrs... J.’ B. By . The com- mander? is “o! yy from Ano-| oka, Minn. VENETIAN BLIND eWill Withstand Salt Air and Extreme Humidity Baked Enamel! Finish to Harmonize With Any Cartying It Out Still Further | Color Scheme “The post-war era is coming,” shouted the .soap “box orator, “when all of us will have large yhomes with servants and big au- | tombiles with chauffeurs.” | Wheriipon a skeptical individ- ual in the ‘audience asked: “And | Will ‘the servants have servants? And the chauffeurs have chauf-| feurs?” KEY WEST Venetian Blind Co. 120 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bidg. CALL 1042 for E Mar earet and Neo . Des ageve: Prone: ae Pee Pee ame Hoover reaffirms his faith in voluntary U. S. aid to Europe. Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD, STAR * BRAND aa cvsax COFFEE and CUBAN Try A Pound Today! RIDE THE Bis Prtve he if WHENEVER Prete PLENAMIN Twe tiay eépsules contain ALL VITAMINS known to be essentialto human )) sutrition, plus liver and iron. 7 $2.39 a tesa morc TI L ’ It's Convention and be ome it was announced today soldier role, swallowed a harm-| The other nodded. Eimo A. Greaux, princi- i less pill given him by Miss Lois} “Certainly,” he admitted. Conklin, playing a nurse as he why should I worry alone?” occupied a make-believe, malaria | infested foxhole. Didahoff gasped i In the United States, dog grease realistically and slumped to the. once was considered a cw” for floor. The play proceeded, the tuberculosis, deer suet for dysen= oY prema 009 curtain fell and fellow actors tery, and beaver oil for paralyzed Promine Of Large Evening {called to Didanoff to get up. Then |!imbs and aphasia Meclntosh came home that they discovered that Didanotf | ae ant bursting with the news that, had died of what doctors said | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE 1 received an increase in| was a heart attack. His wife, beaming at the| TRIUMPH dings. asked: COFFEE MILL what shall we do to cele- AT ALL Sandy?" GROCERS PHARMACY + St “But ‘GARDNER'S “When..I . answer, the. tele« phone. Th sward was made possible‘ @h the cooperation of Prin- | Greaux and his teaching; t. pe aft 7? -f i - "Overlacking Biscayne Bay, . BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AT. 8th STREET CLOSE TO THEATRES, SHOPS, TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL SUMMER RATES NOW IN EFFECT Large, Airy Rooms $2.50 up Single; $4.00 up Double WRITE OR PHONE FOR RESERVATIONS ie hd be Famed for his light operas,| written with W. S. Gilbert, Ar- thur Sullivan also composed such | lass, but hymns as “Onward, Christian the canary Soldiers" and “Nearer, My God} to Thee.” ‘f Bene ( ecm | Key West Transit Co., lnc J. W. Sellers, Manager P diene know start by tossin OS tated tte tedetetetededtedede dtd dtd 7 230 te ST A At A A A A A A A A ht ee an COCO OOO EOEEE THT OO ER OR OREN