The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 30, 1946, Page 1

eee PeRORE LEAVE No estate Mystery Nation Tries Te Bar Peace Effort OF U.S., Says Admiral orem coma: Discord Widens CRYO HINTS UN, a) © tance _ Between Russia, emma were tee| US» Bevin Says Cael wae LONDON, May 30. — Foreign catia Minester Ernest Bevin stated to- Sm Aten has Russian and western ian ot », | Pewers in their efforts to reach mr an understanding in settling ins | pestwer problems, are drifting the terther and 1z9 Board To Open Marathon School Marathon probably will have its mew schoolhouse when schools are reopened in Monroe county on ‘September 9, Willard M. Albury, superintendent of public instruction said today. Bids for the construction of the proposed schoolhouse will be opened at 10 o'clock in the morning of June 12, and whether or not it will be com- pleted by fall opening will d pend, Mr. Albury added, chie! ly on the contractor whose bid is accepted by the school board. Priorities have been given ihe board in obtaining material, but that does not mean, it was ex- plained, that the contractor will be able to obtain it in sufficient quantities. Plans and specifications call for a schoolhouse of two class rooms at Marathon. During the war, bids were opened for the construction of a schoolhouse there, but all of them were in excess of the amount that had been set aside for the work. ” Two «8 guare | it waht and! a ment ¥ Cay itt 2 wytti IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1946 CUPID SOLVES SHORTAGE |OF “HOUSES, kok Bids On June 12 Poinciana Tutors To Hear Chimes TEACHERS THE Youth Centers At Poinciana Closed By Polio All youth centers in Poingiana ;were ordered closed today as a result of the spread of infantile paralysis, George Mills White, The teacher shortage plus.the , the marriage of the tutors might ‘Project service advisor for the housing shortage equals matri- mony. Thus, Albert Carey, principal; of the Elementary | school and Miss Doris Hester, a teacher in the same school, will} be married soon. (Friends say ‘there are doubtless other factors in the equation.) The newlyweds-to-be were honored at a special meeting of | the Wesley Fellowship group of. the Ley Memorial Metho- dist church last night in the church annex. i Prof. Earle E. Hamilton, prin-} cipal of the Division Street Ele-| mentary school gave a short talk} on “Emergencies and Wedding Bells” in which he indicated that i Poinciana Sai Daaaas. lwo Jima Vet ‘and © son, help. solve both the lack of teachers and houses. Vocal music was provided by the Misses Catherine Knowles, Elizabeth Rosam and Mrs. Alecia Langston. The couple were presented with many |; gifts, The following were present at the évent: Rev. and, Mrs. E. S. Doherty, Prof. and Mrs. Earl E. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Tom: Curry and son, Mr. and Mrs. E. L, Roberts and four sons, Mrs. Mamie Sawyer and Lorena Buck- ley, and Misses Catherine Know- les, Elizabeth Rosam, Miriz Carey, Mrs. Hester, Mrs. Alecia Langston and Mr. Carey. Late Bulletins {Key West Housing authority, an- nounced this afternoon. All Police Athletic league centers in the. city were order- } ed closed late this afternoon. The closing order followed the reporting of two more cases to- day. Both patients live in the jPoinciana sector and were taken ‘to the Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami. The new cases were jreported to Ralph Sierra, chai man of the Monroe county chap- ter of the National Foundation jfor Infantile Parlysis by Dr. J. B. ;Parramore, county health direc- jtor. The patients, both boys—one six and the other four and one- half years old—have contracted what were described as “mild” cases of polio. Mr. White, said the nursery school, the swimming area, mo- vies, and the Police © Athletic League center had been closed on = County Cancer Driv Reported Over Te $2,028IsCc Graduates Hear | "at Rotary Cb | Dr. Russ Williams, Miami, to | @eerne, & guests; 47 members of the grad uating class of the Key West High, that “we are all fellow students”. teal after graduation than before.” “The most importent things it Cem dee, wee tf t ii) vim Phen! e mern due oe noes ‘| deereasing there and Conserva- ‘City Observes Memorial Day Key West today paid Memorial Day homage to its war dead. Elaborate exercises, arranged by the Arthur Sawyer post of the American Legion, have been arranged for 5:30 tonight at the Battleship Maine plot in the City cemetery. Numerous petriotic organizations will perticipate -in the exercises. Chaplain Willerd B. Smith of the U. S, Army, is to be the principal speaker. Those taking part in the cere- mony were asked by Vance Stir- rup, commander-elect of the Legion post, to assemble at the Harris , school, Margaret and Southard. .streets,.. at. 5:15, to march to the cemetery. City and county offices and the First National Bank of Key West remained closed throughout the day. Federal offices were closed and some stores shut up shop at noon. etetee toward Communism and others toward Conservatism. News from Crechoslavakia said thet the next premier there would be a Communist, while from Chine information was to the effect that Communism is tem © deeldedly increasing. It wee eid that the Communist warty in Chine is at its lowest Anna Watkins -« Ty Summoned Mrs. Anna Watkins, 85, died 1 have seen several reels of [last night at 7:30 o'clock at a Vie Cety’s colored moving pic-} local hospital following an illness teres of outdoor America and the | of several weeks. * Coperied exeetionce of his filma is indc- hehepeeribable. The Key West Char- terbestmen's association is going te couperate fully in Mr prepesed project of shooting mo view of Plorida Keys fishing, bird fe end genery. To see Coty's hvidoor America Movies’ is to} aamene | njoy am evening of @eed entertainment.” My Coty is “nationally known » eoturer and we have had ex- cellent reperts of the size and af the audiences he reach Beckmar tw of atvertising of the Florida Siete Advertmimg committec, has written Mrs Mitchell M: Beckman further writes te lest visit to our office, told ws that he has already shot 6480 feet of film on Florida * meeded material in your area mplete the picture. We be he work will augment our » spreading Florida's story vt the nation, Both E. head of our news bu and | would like to accom Mr « m his trip to make Jadditional pictures for our files, tat the heavy schedule under wettnas ae now operating re petres ws to defer our visit.” T GARDEN ond LAWN SUPPLY e+ FLEMING STREET rehome for Deer Beweti fication Program” Bape tence in Key West and tomers’ Consultation oye Bepply of the Following Items On Hand bee Be cwm: Mowe © Clamps Nossles - Sprinklers ’ Sheep Manure - Everglades Insecticides and Sprayers Fertiliser Spreaders Weed Cutters ORDERS ON NEW Vv (8 PME NEAR FUTURE a Gower) 7 8 THT tnewetiente on hand in Gallon Bottles ws & Y them, No Matter How Smaii Lange It May Be eee 6 FOR INFORMATION o: ORDERS * Se pee Piereder. Friday and Saturday All Day rae Beye trom © % Except Sunday LLL LT Coty’s | state direc- | Funeral arrangements under the direction of Lopez Funeral }home will be announced later. Survivors include two daugh ters, Mrs. Eugene Mears and M Bernard Roberts of Key West; three brothers, Paul Watkins and Benjamin Watkins of Tampa, and Commander Joseph N; Watkins of Parris Island, S. C., and 12 ; grandchildren. Child Welfare Unit To Meet Tomorrow The Child. Weltare council is jscheduled. to mect tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. at the USO club, 303 Duval st . it was announced today. speak. * CADET RETURNS HOME FOLLOWING GRADUATION Cadet Kenneth Noel Solomon, ‘who was graduated Monday from Gordon Military college, .Barnes- ville, Ga. returned home Wed- nesday, accompanied by his }mother, Mrs. Florence Solomon and brother, Jimmie, who attend- ed the graduation exercises. Palace Theater The HOOSIER HOTSHOTS in | | “Sone of the Prairie” | Also—’SHRINERS’ PARADE IN KEY WEST” | News and Serial ‘es [ | NOTICE As a precaution against the spread of Polio, and having been requested by Health Authorities, all Po- lice Athletic League (PAL) Centers will be closed un- til further notice. MARCEL A. MAZEAU, President, Police Athletic League, Key West, Florida. a aa Earl R. Adams, head of! h the Key West Civic council, will|ate variable winds (By Associated Press) To Visit Here © Milford A. Greenberg, who was present at the ri ising of the flag on Iwo Jima will visit Hy Altman, manager of Maxwell's Furniture Store, Saturday. Mr. Greenberg was a serg- | eant in the Marines, with the 28th Regiment, Fifth Marine | Division, Deed dddd, BARRIS + SCHOOE | prietors of 18 hotels here and at TO BE REPAIRED | Miemi Beach for their failure to FOR FALL TERM display conspicuously cards list- Willard’ M. Albury, superin-| ing pgices for rooms. tendent of public instruction, ! ee said today he is hopeful that re-} FLOOD DAMAGE $7,000,000 pairs will have been made to the PI DELPHIA. — Eleven otlideredypebclw pe Sans eet by fire last Friday night, in time!gmounted to $7,000,000 in for its occupancy when schools Pennsylvania by “flood waters are reopened in Monroe county | grom the Susquehanna River. Sept. 9. He added that Architect John Allan Long is expected | to have plans and specifica- tions: ready in a. week or eptlier, end that immediately thereafter the Monroe County School Board will advertise for bids. Advertising under the law covers a two-week period, Mr. Albury stated, and it will be the latter part of June before the | successful bidder will be in a position to begin work. The school board has been giv- en priorities to obtain materials for the repair of the school, Mr.} Albury concluded. MARINE PARLEY ON WASHINGTON. — A confer- ence is being held this afternoon to try to reach a settlement of ;the threatened maritime strike, scheduled for June 15. Should an agreement not be reached by that time, 200,000 seamen will go on strike from coast to coast. NAMES HOTELS MIAMIL—OPA today applied for injunctions against the pro- DAIRY PRICES UP WASHINGTON.—Price stabili- zation board today announced imcreases in prices of three dairy products, milk, butter and Ched- dar cheese. Increase in milk is one cent a bottle, butter, 11 cents a pound, end Cheddar cheese, 6 cents a pound. Life Saving Unit Adds 3 Member J. W, Sellers, recently appoint- | ed chairman of water safety for | the Key West chapter of the Red | Cross, announced ihe appoint ment of Dwight Hunt WL dF Moehrke, and D. A. Tyus as members of the Life Saving and | Water Safety committee. A meeting was held to make | preliminary plans for a_ water | afety instructors iraining course which will be given here June j 5 to July 6. This course will be | conducted by Harry Kenning, ; life saving and water ty field representative from Showers Are Due In Kevs District Scattered afternoon showers are on the weather menu tod in the keys area, Observer Sam Goldsmith of the U.S. Weather } Bureau reported today. His fore cast: Partly cloudy through Frida noon shower this afternoor scattered after gentle to moder-| the area headquarters of the Red Cross. “To be eligible fer enrollment in this 30-hour training cour candidates must be at least of ‘age, good swimmers, sss potential ieaching Sellers stated should apt chapter office, ors of the water Tomorrow's tides: high, 10:33| am.; low, 3:54 a.m. and 5:35 p.m.| 1,600 WAR BRIDES, BABIES, REACH U. NEW YORK, May 30.— Thirteen ships, with troops and wer brides and babies, arrived here and at west jat the Red Cro: coast cities. jor to mem The troops numbered more | safety committee. than 8,000, and the brides | ies totaled 1,600. scent ennann SNE — -|"CASA_CAYO HUESO Li a <SMVUEAMOUUUHUUNA GOLESI UEHARA EERE (The Southernmost House) | FOR INFORMATION ...) 1400 Duval at South St. concerning BUILDING Material, DINING ROOM and Authorizations and Priorities, see | COCKTAIL LOUNGE BRUCE SAWYER, city building)____Opens 5 P.M. Daily inspector, or phone his office, No. | cet 802, between 2 and 5 p.m. daily, except Saturdays. interested persons | RRR sei tT A \YES, WE HAVE HEAVY-DUTY ee | B ATTERIES | acarasc: cassia PIONEER HOTEL | coi cy torino |151 N. E. FIRST STREET) N °TIL 10:00 P.M. | OPE In the Heart of Miami DAILY and SUNDAY The Rendezvous of Key West | = Expert Mechanic On Duty SERVICEMEN and POOR OLD CRAIG CIVILIANS AVS ee “BEST FOR A NIGHT'S REST‘ Your Pure Oil and Gas One Block West of Bus Depot SERVICE STATION ! | |spi jdemic ‘Truman Attend ; day and also in foreign countries | bicycle, 1 bur | paying orders of the Monroe County} More important than things are Health center and added that all people, he declared. If, in deal youth group activities were being|ing with anything, persons are) canceled as a result of the polio}hurt or friendships lost, it is bet scare. ter not to deal with those things, | Navy crews are expected tolDr. Williams told his listeners | ay the Poinciana area with DDT tomorrow, Mr. White said. The two new Poinciana cases brings to four the total number of polio patients in the Key West area, health authorities asserted. Mr, Sierra said he had order- ed an additional supply of DDT from Miami and asserted this would be sprayed over the en- tire area by Navy planes when it arrives, Although he urged: that chil- dren stay out of crowds and avoid over-exertion to prevent the spread of polio, Mr. Sierra said the malady was “far from the epi- stage” and added that there “was no cause for alarm”, ber when you near the graye,” the doctor said, “is association with other people.” i _Dr. Williams emphasized that a high school graduate’s mind ! the keenest of a time of life. It is not the most mature, it is not the most ex perienced, but it is the keenest, ! the speaker said. } The invitation to dinner and the talk is an annual custom of; the Rotary club. | = eeerz = Woman Bicvelist Hit Bv Automobile Mrs.. Marian Grace, Jefferson hotel, escaped serious injury when she was knocked from her bicycle at Duval and Virginia streets, recently by an aute |mobile whose driver failed t stop. The woman cyclist suffered skin. abrasions. Her husband, Charles, is manager of ‘the Jeb, ferson hotel here. Memorial Rites (BY Associuted Presw) WASHINGTON, May 30. — Memorial Day is being generally observed in the United States to- that are occupied by American troops. President Truman attended Memorial services in Arlington cemetery. Superfortresses flew over the cemetery and dropped flowers. Memorial services in churches were held, and in some cities the day was observed with celebra- tions, including parad School pupils throughout Key were putting their books in to the closing of all schools in the Climaxing the school yea of Key West High school at 6 p.m will be graduated The graduating seniors and heard Dr. Russell Willian ates and officers of the Senior Lions club Following is the ¢ row at Bayview Park Prelude “ were Bike Theft Suspect Is Held For Trial Albert Diedell, 24, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon be- fore Py » Justice Ira Albury, on a cl of having stolen a and was held in $150 bail for criminal court. May 20 he finished serving a six-month jail sentence for bicycle theft, and seven days later he stole another bicycle. This morning Joe Davis, negro, wa: raigned before Justice Al- on a charge of assault and battery, preferred by Davis’ wife, but the case was dis ed be cause of a lack of evidence sMMENCE Academic Procession GRADUATES Carlyle Roberts Mrs. Jennie Pierce Dr. F. S. Carbone E.S Ho. Rev Wwe TAX DEADLINE FRIDAY the dea and r lh he office that Saturday | Invocation line foi 1 estate Tomorrow 1 personal taxes, the city ta fice said today ported yesterday was the deadline. VEW CLUBHOUSE Flagler Avenue and Znd Street WILL RE-OPEN MONDAY, JUNE 3rd—OUR DANCE FLOOR WILL BE COMPLETELY REFINISHED LUCKY MILLINDER and HIS BAND Will Be Featured On SATURDAY, JUNE 8th Land of Hope and Glory Mixed re- Address Rector, St. Paul's E Selection Conferring of Diplomas Benediction Recessional, Stout Hearted Mer High Scho LIGHT QS ee Tit Fhose wiationg “The only thing you will remem-| %® after Jems } Mr, Price tions te TH Tampa a | Gapora Maps Rev. James H. M Following & « te mind at any | Contriwticn Horace P ah ck % Thee Minow $ S Redrigess, & Key West Veretver Slr & * Rade Duvei : s © ~ Rebecos — Lasigpe Pe cetang 8. Poppe (Continued em Page TR = Commencement Event Set West sia toni ore) Mato is for thee ao area tu it gue Mie Processional, Pomp and Circumstenee High School Band Willard Albury sho A Bem sse@di “ Mee ATTENTION, ELKS! SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, Vay 30th 8:30 PM. SNACK WILL Se SERVED