The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1946, Page 1

AP Features Devoted to the interests of Key West LAV. No. 135 proved For als For Construction Of Carpenters’ Union Hal ane. V. SAWYER RE-* cre awwenova., _| Settlement of Hard Coal Strike Shortly ‘The afternoon Errol V. Sawyer, | eheteman of the ouilding commit-| ef Ree Wee: Carpenters Union, | (By Associated Press) eeivet «© telegram from Fred; NEW YORK, June 6.—It was ¢ Ghee toting thet the union's! @nounced this afternoon, that Sen | the outlook is bright for the set- opps: ‘ | tlement of the hard coal strike rett te butting at Grinnell and) in time so that the 72,000 miners Ogpetiee streets, hed been approv-| may be back in their pits by <a tw te « Production | Monday. Seed bw with of Increase in hourly wages of lis% cents, it was reported, has few we Mem | been granted, and an agreement Me Gewyer said that work |i, near in the settlement’ of the } sirweture will be started | demand for a welfare fund for Between now and Nien the miners. the building A conference is now in session, appoint a fore- and it was expected a favorable te hove charge of the work | report may be made late today eamets uc tion. or tomorrow. Ae Was told in The Citizen three | SR sora, Senate and Hotse Conferees To Meet for materials to con- viltan this district, ont 0 @ee eeid also that he would eee fer Miami with the union's “titestion We presented the Pines the board this teem tei soon as he re- he wired Mr. | | (By Associated Pr { the strue-]| WASHINGTON, June 6—The ly $50,- senate quickly today named sev- will be done en members to confer with a sim- mate-.ilar number from the house to theught et « lower rate, consider, in conferences, the So the charges that have been made in ond a and be saved borne Pepe Serpe ee HE sou Chicago Closes Five Night Clubs and Two Theatres (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 6.—The police today, due to the disastrous La Salle, Hotel. fire, ordered. six night clubs and two theatres closed until improvements have been ,made. for exit from the buildings in case of fire. It was stated that the owners of the clubs and theatres that | six different occasions to im- j but that the orders had been dis- regarded. Fifty-eight lost their lives and the hotel fire. were closed had been ordered on! {prove their fire-escape systems, | more than 200 were injured inj THERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1946 FRANKLIN’S EXPENSES ' TOTALED $1,296.30 (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, June 6. —. James A. Franklin, candidate for the Democratic nomination in {the district comprising Monroe, Lee, Collier and. Hendry coun- ties, reported campaign expenses of $1,296.30, and contributions of $50, War With Russia ' Seems Imminent, | Senate Informed { j (By Associated Press) | WASHINGTON, June 6.—Con- tinuation of the selective service law is vital to the country, ac- cording to testimony that was/ given before the senate military Four Polio Cases | Here, Parramore Tells Rotarians There are four definite cases ;0f polio and two possible cases {in the community, Dr. James B. Parramore told Rotarians | at luncheon today. | Dr. Parramore said dectors’ opinion and his that the death ofa Key West woman did {mot occur from polio. One sus- {pected case of polio occured to- day ‘and the child was rushed to Miami in an ambulance so ; that oxygen could be given if ‘respiratory functions were handi- | capped. A $1,600 Iron Lung which has been secured for the city by the; THE it was| 6,000 Nang Work Leave Jobs Temporarily - This Afternoon As Demonstration a... ee eh abba bbb obabbbiid NAVY NEWS BRIEFS TIME OF WORK By J. HARMAN BRODOWSKL Civilian Publicity Director affairs committee by high offi- | Elks Club arrived yesterday and} cers in the army, it was announc- | today is at the city hospital, John ed today. Spottswood, chairman of an Elks Senator Taylor said that some | Club committee, said today. Pay- | ‘Local Jayshees ° To Raise Money of the officers believed that a war! ment for the lung will be made | jwith Russia is imminent, and, he! by public subscription. This { For Oxygen Tent ‘added, they wanted it to be fought | lung is a permanent iron lung before Russia discovers the se-!but another, a mobile affair was cret of the atomic bomb. donated to the! city by John Car- ‘ Taylor explained that Russia} bonell and is at the Fire Sta-| does not want to go to war at! tion No. 1. | Key West Jaysnees, at a meet- ing Monday night in the Woman’s ; clubhouse, completed arrange- | ments for a dance to be given! present, because that country is (By Associated Presse 02444444444444444444444000400000eea44) WASHINGTON, June 6 tent IVb Workers Viewing $400.00 jto the lady when her husband ¢rs of the Marine Usiey of Salary Jump With Skepticism {comes along for $3.00; Paul Bar-' America said today thet se Fér Sub Base workers—a new]0n's Dancing School offers free time this afternoon, 62080 se topic—$400 a year increases for private instruction in all modern bers would all workers up to the $10,000 a;@nd ballroom. dancing foe the ak - year bracket—threatened last | Price of class instructions; come howss' weekend to sidetrack such inter-|out and play golf all day for a} esting small talks as current $1.00, that’s two paid admissions | leave vacations and the town’s, for the price of one; Duffy’s Tay-; will be in To Consider Draft, Friday evening, June 21, in the; ,Driftwood, to raise funds to buy } ‘an oxygen tent for the Key West jGeneral Hospital. The Jaycees are making baby : igarments for the maternity ward | in the hospital. nother activity of the Jay-j PEST EE NOEL yee 'shees is the sponsorship of Key Qs T A d !West Girl Scouts, Troop 5, under awyer 0! tten ie supervision of Mrs. Lee Thompson. Permission was given the club} by the State Road Department to| Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer, Allan jplant flowers in the triangular| B. Cleare, Jr., county solicitor, plot at the intersection of Roose-! and George Lee, deputy sheriff, jvelt boulevard and Route No. 1,] will leave Saturday morning to near the U.S. Naval Hospital. | attend the state sheriffs’ conven- Periwinkles, marigolds and oth-! tion at Pensacola. er flowers will be planted in the tively at an early date. the bill to extend the selective service act. not in condition to fight effec-'! It was believed that it was due; to that testimony that the senate! made so many vital changes in! ‘Sheriff Convention: | New “baby” Rotarians were;pDT spraying. Normally, these | &'™ offers two delicious Virginia | William R. Warren, Jr., and|two publece ee formidable top- | baked ham dinners for the price | Louis Cruickshank. Mr. Warren j ics, but $400 pay boosts don’t grow Leek ised a hi’ Seamen {is manager of the Ford Agency!on mulberry bushes and though; ese offered items add up| and Mr. Cruickshank will be as-|expected, this one broke faster|to a value of $30.00, and don't {ee sistant manager of the City jthan Bob Feller’s sinker. |forget, it’s for charity. These; Meanwhile, it wes aated hue Electric System. Mr. Cruicks-; Passed by the House of Repre- | books may be purchased at any that the Negotiations settle: ve hank was employed by the for- sentatives, the bill was originally , one of the following places: Lar- strikes probably will be eens mer Key West Electric Company. jintroduced to better the lot of|ry Eschen, Planners and Estima- yeq until the eve of dume bs 1 > Mayor Wm. W. Demeritt said |government per annum employes, | tors, Bldg. 124, Sub Base; Stell’s gays conferences @il Get eoee! that he was informed most of |the so-called “white collar” work-; Beauty Nook, Fleming St.; Home jpn any agreement between com the polio cases were developed crs. But along the line a few, Sundries, Division St. and, of pany officials and union sone from the Poinciana area al- {strings were attached that have , course, Mr. Swalley, at PW Trans~ sentatives, though daily garbage pickups|;made the workers skeptical of pee } wer in that area. He said the wage increase. — ee eee at deal of fear; Yes, there was plenty room for ,Humor Section: “Wanna Drink?” of the disease, but quote medi-| discussion and still is. | Try my famous miniature cock- cal authorities that most of the} First off, while odds on the bill tail: One drink and in a minia- eases survive and are cured. becoming a law in time to get ture out! Or that tasty Depen- Dr. Parramore emphasized as|Under the pay window by July dents Punch—One drink and you They will meet Assistant State Tanguidness, quick fever unex- ist are better than you can get) have two supporters. Always last © butting will be re- the draft-extension bill since it next two weks, the Jayshees said.! attorney William V. Albury in : 3 izziness, »jon any nag that ran at Hialeah; } but never least is my favorite, the t 15,000 ‘went to the senate from the |, Mrs. Robert Dopp was elected! Jacksonville, and he will accom- : aoaent prnevate hega Do ereven barrel opinion has it that | Owl Cocktail—two drinks and | SS Rave four stores on * house. jtreasurer to succeed. Mrs. Bill! pany them to the convention, jin three days but after three days |President| Truman may rule you don't give a hoot! i fleet Geer. two facing Caro- | The senate added an amend- | Steed, who is leaving Key West. | Which will be held from Juse tio the paralysis type the fever [thumbs down, even though the! During an interview of a job, feet and two Grinnell ‘ment providing for the drafting | 10 to 12, inclusive. freturned and paralysis resulted, {Senate Passes it. |seeker at the Labor Board, the, second floor will 4 Then, too, that rider to the bill | goowing question was asked:| hour @ seating capa- Dressing rooms weniences will‘be | tet holding ehterfain- of youths of 18 and 19 years Ray h A ° ‘ he age, effective till May 15 of next OC! ool lumni. sos 3 | that no increases in appropriations, year. Fathers have been exempted from service, and the bill pro- end conventions. vides for the release of fathers ng be of con- now serving on August 1 of this b eel construc- year, if they so request. ‘American Legion Sponsors Student Billy Albury, 11A student, Key West High School, has been se- Seouts will jected by the faculty to attend Lewd Girl Scouts Send Friendship Bag To Dutch Scouts f of Girl Key eceiving a Bo local or- iga State to be held at the Flor- vde and fill- and closing August 3lst. two months All expenses will be paid by way to the Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28. Boys Holland” State is a national function of ty, who the Americanism Commission of be distri- the American Legion. Boys will st COUN- be sponsored by Legion Posts ‘throughout the state for this pro- hard-to-get gram of a full week of study, # the lib- jearning and doing all phases of led among iyi] government, combined with pins, PeN- wholesome recreational and so- toothpaste cial activities. They usually en- ote ter upon a political campaign on ‘mm various the first day, spending most of vde and fill- their time studying and _practic- yw expense: ing civil government, then one of mms, and still their first functions is to elect of greeting a complete slate of county offi- cers, from among those in at- tendance, then a slate of munici- ndship, each pal officers, and then the next to that deep last day they have their state haved with election. than them-: The last day in Boys State is ved more ‘spent in the state capitol and leg- rth Girl jslative chambers, in mock ses- e that @ sion, introducing and passing end to all and pills, that would, in a regular ses- her Girl Scout ‘sion, become laws. After that tuty to be use- | they are escorted through the va- rious departments of state gov- ernment. The boys selected are juniors in high school, with one more year {in school before graduating. It is | worked out on that basis in order j that the boys may return in their c { promot DANCE te the MUSIC of LUCKY MILLINDER ema Me Nationally Known 1-Piece ORCHESTRA eed 2 VOCALISTS at the V.F.W. CLUBHOUSE Sentectia Cigar Building Fieger Avenue at 2nd Street Saturday, June 8th, 10 until ? Peleciane Bus Passes the Door taining to civil government that {they received while attending Boys State. The director of Boys State this ‘year will be Rev. D. C. Mallory, Jacksonville, department chaplain for the American Legion. The boys receive the very best of care and attention, a registered ,nurse and a physician being sub- jJect to call any hour. | Albury is the son of Mr. and {Mrs. Everett Albury of Mate- cumbe, young Albury has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Adams, 1423 ;Von Phister street. State College for Women, Tal- | lahassee, beginning August 25th | To Name Officers’ Jeff Knight, Jr., president of | othe Key West High School Alum- | ‘ni Association, today called a| meeting of that organization for | 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Mr. Knight said officers will) }be elected and the association , will be placed on a permanent! The French USO under the di- Miss Rogan has been honored by j basis. ! rection of Mademoiselle Mari- receiving an honorary citation i | posa Mimi Hayes, member of ihe from the American Red Cross for iB | Fighting French, gave a party her hospitalization programs for 0 on Tuesday evening, June 4, to) the armed forces. {honor the returned heroes irom! On a tour through the Fight- \ France. Assisting Mariposa was’ ing French Foyer we saw large Miss Angela Dazzo, who also packages, “Bundles for France”, \ acted as her assistant hostess all ready to be shipped overseas. | when the French submarine fleet Mademoiselle Mariposa is presi- was stationed here. dent of this worthy movement | These splendid American’and her mother, Dr. Henriette heroes with all their honors, rib-| Laurrier Hayes is expected soon bons, and decorations really en-'to assist her in this work. Both joyed this appreciation of their} Mariposa and her mother are | home-coming. Some had _ been authors, a her oldest brother, | | badly: wounded) in! action ‘and! wno ‘wat ico’ born in Brance:| needed this relaxation and pleas-| te wrote the well known nove : Four A Pp Pp l I OF (ure more than those that stayed! ang movie “Bahama Passage”. : tat home realize! Especially one| Mariposa wrote the “Hollywood ‘Marriage Licenses handsome lad who was wounded! Glamour Cook Book” and many The following have applied for |three times and left the next’ short stories on her travels. Her licenses in County Judge Lord’s , morning for the General Hospital | father, who received the Legion office: in Coral Gables. For after all,!o¢ Honor, is a member of the | ; Charles J. Cullon, 24, and Celia even the “Purple Heart | Rothberg, 26, both of Key West. even the “Pui and the | French government, | { Silver Star” and eleven other) ar demoiselle Hayes has toured | Charles B. Filer, 32, and Louise Mayes, 16, both of Key West. decorations, don’t make up for} : ‘the sacrifices these boys made | extensively the } Jennie Mae Johnson, 32, Ki West, and Cecil Eugene Work- ,' giving their life's blood to bring | boys of the Allied Nations and us victory! }has started numerous French man, 31, Reader, West Virginia.! The big crowd that was there; USOs in the French and British | Philip Vosburgh, Jr., 25, and enjoyed a buffet supper, fortune | West Indies, in Miami and in | Shirley Fay Orange, 18, both of | Key West. French: Foyer Honors’ Returned Heroes From France | By RALPH H. BOWINGS, Si/c, U.S.N. | U.S.O. Worker Resume Meeting | Boy Scout Troop No. 52 will! resume holding meetings Friday nights, it was announced toda: The meetings of the Troop have | been cancelled during the last! two weeks due to the polio se: | The Scouts meet in St. Pau Parish Hall every Friday night starting at 7:30 o’clock. entertaining games, French songs and the Key West. She now divides her usual gaiety that prevails with!time between the two French a French atmosphere. Among the’ flying fields (as. interpreter) at notable guests were U. S. war, Homestead and Coral Gables and! heroes Johny McDoudoul, Dude’ her French USO here in Key Edwards, Jimmie Guedry, Rob-! West. Mariposa was also decorat- ert Taylor, all recently returned ed by the commandant of the ‘Hubba Hubba Club | Extends Invitation, | The Hubba Hubba Club, Poin- ; ; ey me the ie | “Are you a clock watcher?” An- ould | Beets kere ewe SwWere= "No, I don’t, like inside raise: didn’t send Sally-Fypewrit- "ork I'm a whistle listener!” er into any ecstatic Sinatra swoon. | | She didn’t need bold face type to tell her that Uncle Sam was go- ing to have to pare off about 200,- 000 workers:from the one million payroll to take care of the salary boosts on level appropriations. As for the sidewalk lobbyists, net results were somewhat s ihe 20 per cent overall increase hoped for. The bill, which does srant such a percentage inci to CAF FI and II workers, there after declines rapidly as the rates go up—a CAF II would get a 19.1 per cent jump, etcetra. a conference committee of the house, and senate for adjustment was approved by the low ber in a roll call vote of 336 to 28. A Thrifty Bargain Offered! William R. Swailey, chief quar- 'terman, Public, Works-Transpor-{Shop, recentiy had tation, wishes to inform you that the local, Elks Club is sponsoring a Charity Fund and is offering bargain-wise buyers a three dol- 1 Thrift Book. The following is what these books have to offer you: Two chicken chow mein dinners at the Oriental Restaurant for the price of one; a coupon good for $5.00 on every $50.000 furniture purchase at the Victory Bedding and Furniture Co.; two admis- sions for the price of one to the Strand Theater; a coupon for an 8 x 10 $7.50 portrait at the Evans Studio for only $1.95; with every corsage purchased at the South- ernmost Flowers, the gentleman gets a bottoniere; another cou- pon in this book, plus the cost of parts, is good for any radio re- the basis of present-, Beneficial Suggestions Forwarded To Washington Many of the suggestions sub- mitted to, the Beneficial Sugges- tions Committee in the Subma- {rine Base go to other naval ac- ivities for possible use ther jIdeas received here are usually forwarded to the Board on Awards to Civil Employees in Washington, D. C., which dissem- jinates them to other activities. Louis F. ‘Roberts, leadingman |machinist, who, several months! ago, received a $100.00 award for he bill, which now will go to | his suggestion concerning a trans- | j verse \ba feed for , had his ide portable boring arefully photo- ham-|graphed from every conceivable | angle (just like a movie star!). G ries of photos were sent to Washington, D. C., for further prize money contemplation. Alfred Mendoza, inside machine his picture taken for his valuable beneficial suggestion concerning a type of |screw press used for the purpose of quickly straigthening shafting of small diameters ranging from |one to two inches, Mr. Mendoza’s device saves much valuable time and is constructed so as to be handled with a minimum of ef- |fort by one mechanic. Many other bereficial sugges- tions are coming in and are be- ing examined by the board. At present the prevailing thought seems to be: Breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never to himself hath said, “I'll give ’em a_ suggestion that'll knock ’em dead!” Why, Yard Workers Quit Before The Whistle! It was announced thet the ee jernment will now try & both sides agreed to # setthemem on a compromise offer thet be made. Besides reduced hewn junion at first demanded mem jtra men on each ship, jthen, the demand hes jto seven. It was seed © |government probably {crease the weekly sery ly and will reduce dae King Given Vote | Of Confide | Junior held their regular ment jner me eting at ih | Restaurant last might | After much di jaycees and | present at the ization gave City Manag King a vote of confit | his present stand im the Police Department The secretary [to write a letter of a ‘to the local Elke ehapt ; mending them on th jof an iron lung to t | Hospital A letter of 5 written to the elt permission for @ § lcar lot adjacent | Duval street be ref i et from the \the area as well # | gerous to ped ~striens Chamber of ¢ by lin we test ciana, better known as the Teen- Age Club, owing to the fact that the members are young folks be- tween the ages of 17 and 25, in- vites all young people to attend ;their meetings every Tuesday senior year and impart to their | evening at 7:30, for the purpose |fellow students information per-! o¢ getting acquainted with other | |members of this social club. a | PIONEER HOTEL 151 N. E. FIRST STREE! In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS During the school term] “BEST FOR A NIGHT'S REST‘ One Block West of Bus Depot | from France; Ralph H. Bowings of South Pacific fame who fought as a member of the under sea demobilization crews. The Foyer was also honored by the attend- ance of Ken Kruger, staff aid of the Duval Street USO, a hero of the war, having won fame in the air corps; Miss Rose Curry | attractive young secretary of the same club, and last but not least of the notable guests, Cecelia | Rogan, who just rushed over for |a “peek in” from her very busy {program as assistant director. CASA CAYO HUESO (The Southernmost House) 1400 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE ——Opens 5 P.M. Daily. French submarine fleet for her services in the war. So right here as a returned sailor, I'd like to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my evening with all these cele- breties. 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