The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 12, 1946, Page 1

ty Wire Service AP Features 66 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXVII. pa NOey Lhe edcned American Troops Ai Chinese N THE ationalists,. Say Manchurian Reds COMML SHOWDOWN WIT | U.S. FORCES; CLASH. | ES ARE REPORTED (Ry Ans CHUNGKING, ted Press) | June 12.—Com- | munists in Manchuria declared | teday that they were preparing | for a “showdown” with Ameri-} eam troops who, the Communists | . 5 | siding Chinese Nation- | alists in their fighting in Man- | assert, arc ehuria. | was reported that the | ity American forces were unde- cided whether to withdraw from their sector in Manchuria er fight the Communists, who @mmounced they are advancing toward the American base. Nationa leaders in Man-} chur informed the Chinese government that they hav come at one point i nd that the emmants of their force are in retreat Major General Kellar Rocky, im command of the Americans im Manchuria. said that his force has been alerted on a besis of 24 hours daily. Briga- @ier General William Clement, im commend of field opera- toms, said there are about 9,000 Chimese Nationalist troops in the American area. Reperts from Shanghai said at the Nationalists and Com- mast the American area lashed, but the re- rmed by Gen- Shanghai even re- the American troops! full had not « ady port al ted t w t wuld gunfire between the} contending Chinese for | — rm 8 ante > ° Late Bulletins (By Associated Press) TEENAGERS DRAFTED | WASHINGTON.—It wae said| teday thet the senate and house conferees. who are considering the selective service extension bill. will recommend the drafting @f teenagers, with a provision thet the service of youths of 18 be confined to the Unitde States. | STRIKE SETTLEMENT BRIGHT WASHINGTON. —It was an- meunced today that the settle- ment of the proposed Maritime Union strike looked bright. It wes declared there will be no welkout of seamen from coast to eeest et midnight Friday. Union- tots ere still holding out for a 44- hour week and company officials | fer a 56-hour week. It was said thet « compromise of 44 hours | probably will be adopted. ~! ADMITS COLLABORATION ¢ | BELGRADE. — General ‘Mik- hetlewitch. in his testimony today et bis triel for treason, admitted he hed colloborated with the/| Jermans, but added he had done! im the hope of better arming hs forces to fight the Germans) later } 180) Hobby In Army | Starts His Business | rLAND, Me—AP fet at Amarillo, frastou spent time tearning corate leather | was his business. ne of wom- xag style big, de-} T iet said he i convert sae ation, »rdnance ug the air f his tools, an Amaril- zippers from tocks oa SG TT WE ARE... HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALISTS Let Us Check Your Brakes | Lou Smith Auto Service White et Fleming Phone § Opposite Army Barracks” | DEMAND* lof eight plane | thon, | destroyer Radford after SSS TIS SSSA City Digging 8 Fa ire Wells Eight emergency fire wells are being dug by the de- partment of public service, Director Robert Dopp an- nounced today. The wells, which will pro- vide water with which to fight fires in case of failure of the aqueduct supply, are 60 feet deep and ten inches in diameter, Mr. Dopp said. They are located at Virginia and Grinnell streets, South- ard and Tropical, Catherine and Watson, Louisa and Simonton, Thomas and Di- vision and Elizabeth, Petron- ia and Duval streets and in the Lime Grove area near Poinciana. Two have already been completed, Mr. Dopp said. SITIILILS. ‘Russian Planes Practice Over American Zone (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 12. — |General Mark W. Clark, com- ' manding officer in the American zone of occupation in Germany, reported today that two squad- rons of Russian planes engaged in aerial praciice over the Ameri- can zone. At Navy he Key West Cet SOUTHERNMOST WN Experts To Treat Cases Faster Garbage Collection Urged | In Polio Fight Dr. James B. Parramore, piste of the Monroe county nealth | clinic, made a short talk last night at 2 meeting of the county commission, in which he stressed | the importance of collecting gar- bage twice weekly in Key West. He pointed out that, while it is not known if flies have anything to do with the spread of polio, yet they are known to be disease carriers, and for purely sanitary reasons efforts should be made to try to stop | their breeding. Collection of garbage twice a week is one means, he stated, to help fight the fly menace. Dr. Parramore requested the commission to recommend the appointment of George Allen Warren as santiary inspecior in the county. The request was acted on favorably. Arrangements are being made to treat polio cases in the Key West hospital, Dr. Parramore said. A. B. Castellano Dies In Miami Anthony B. Castellano, 28, died | yesterday in Miami. The body | was brought to Key West this morning and fun services 6:30 from the residence, 530 will be held Friday afternoon at Catherine street, with Rev. Mur- | He said that the first squad- | phy of St. Mary’s Star of the ron consisted of four planes that were shooting at a sleeve towed by another plane, and some spectators said it appear- ed that one of the airmen shot et an American flag. The second squadron consisted there were “three or four” bursts. }of machine-gun fire. The planes | flew ranging from 1,500 to Work Started On Union Hall Work preliminary to the con- {struction of a $35,000 carpente! j union hall at Grinnell and Caro line streets got underway today Errol Sawyer, city building spector, veported. The preliminary work con- sists of moving an old building from the site of the proposed new hall, to be erected by the United Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners of Amer- ica, Local No. 655, Key West. The two-story structure will be. built of concrete blocks and at heights 2,000 feet. steel and will measure 59 by 90} _ Marathon School Contract Awarded Vincent Cremata, Key West contractor, was awarded the con- tract for the construction of a new school building at Mara- Willard M. Albury, super- intendent of public instruction, announced this afternoon. contractor submitted a bid 660. The only other bid received from Toppino and Son, figure was $29,000, Supt. said. Construction of whose Albury the about ten da: The bids were opened in Mr. Albury’s office this afternoon. ONE ‘WAY TO REMEMBER LANCASTER, Pa.—When Rob- | { ert L. Frimd was ued: by the his cru- iser, the Helena, was sunk «in 1943, Frimd vowed that he would never forget the Radford. He kept his promise by naming his first son, Radford Allen Frimd. Palace Theater LON CHANEY in ‘STRANGE CONFESSION News and Serial SERRE EB REBBBRES and, in each case j . See in- n-] ; Rev. | | ; the | { | | ' | have The! of new building is expected to} "| start in Sea Catholic church officiating. Burial will bein the family lot in City cemetery. Lopez Funeral “home is in charge of arrangements. | Survivors include his wife,' Mrs. Caridad Castellano; mother, ' firs. Mercedes Castellano; one brother, Joseph Castellano; eight sist . Ano Massari, Mrs. Clara Demeritt, Mrs. Garo Jermemez, Mrs. Ernestino Gon- galez, Mrs. Elida Acevedo, Mrs. Mary Wright, Mrs. Rose McMas- ter, Mrs. Caridad Thompson and two children. | METER “TAKE” $111 Parking meter collections for he past week amounted io 111.16, Miss Angelina Maloney, of the city tax collector's office, | reported ioday. MUMPS NO OBSTACLE Although TRIUMPH, Minn. - Paul L. Olson of the mumps, he ¢ his Sunday service anyway. A loud speaker was hooked up at church and he spoke from his home, ; personnel, | Pital, | by the % Acclinic for the treatment of in- fantile paraiysis cases was order- ed set up at the Navy hospital here today, foliowing a lengthy conference of health officials this 'morning. Capt. William Davis. com- mander of the Navy hospital, said a special ward would be set aside for the treatment of Polio cases, adding that all such positive cases developing in the Key West area would receive treatment there. Polio patients from this area have been sent to Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami in the past. These patients, Capt. Davis said, will not be transferred here. Special equipment will be in- stalled in the polio ward and two technicians, brought here by Dr. ;Robert Bennett, director of the Warm Springs foundation at ;Warm Springs, Ga., and Dr. Ed- win Riley, state epidemiologist, will remain to supervise the treat-! }ment of the patients. This morning’s meeting of med- ical officers, which included Navy was addressed by Dr. Bennett. One new case of polio, now a patient at the Municipal hos- will be transferred this afternoon to the new ward at the Navy hospital, Capt. Davis announced. There are 16 cases of polio here now, health officials said. Demented Man Kills Policeman (By Associated Press) MASSILLON, O., June 12.—} Police Sgt. Myron Henderson, 43, | was shot to death today by Les- ter Martin, of this city, who de- clared he had been ordered by “J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI”, to take “charge of things here”. be, Henderson was shot through his right arm and through his heart. Patrolman Joseph Slinger, heard cries for help coming from the station, looked through a win- dow, saw Martin with a smoking revolver in his hand and shot him. He was taken to a hospital, where it was said he appeared to be demented. He insisted in stating that he was ordered by Hoover to “take j charge of things”. Jayshee Dance, Declined By Spread Of Polio A dance planned for June 21 Municipal hos: pital has been postponed because of the infantile paral; spread, Mrs. Delio Cobo, publicity chair- man of the group, announced to- day. The dance will be held on a date to be announced, Mrs. Cobo said. Alcoholics Anonymous . A mous, unit of Alcoholics Anony- a world-wide organization ! of ex-problem drinkers who! banded themselves into groups to help other alcoholics | beat the liquor habit, has been} formed in Key West. i Alcoholics Anonymous, which | is a synthesis of old ideas rather than a new discovery, owes its existence to the col- | laboration of a New York stock- | broker and an Akron physician. | Both alcoholics, they met for | the first time a. little less than | six years ago. In thirty-five | years of periodic drinking, | Doctor Armstrong, to give the | physician a fictious name, had drunk himself out of most of his practice. | At that moment, nervously pacing the lobby of an Akr on | hotel, was the broker from New | York, who was in a jam. In an | attempt to obtain control of aj; company and rebuild his finan- cial fences, he had come out to eou) PAINT and BODY WORK | at POPULAR PRICES NAVARRO. Inc. | Opposite Bus Station t Form Group In Key West | Alcoholics | 311, Akron and engaged in a fight for proxies. He had lost the fight. His hotel bill was unpaid. He was almost flat broke. Griffith wanted a drink. The two men subsequently met and formed the Alcholics An-) onymous which now has thous- ands of members in all parts of the world. Regular weekly meetings of the Key West group have bene arranged. There are no dues and the only qualification for membership in the group is a sincere and confessed desire to stop drinking. Persons wishing to contact the group may do so by Anonymous, Key West. PO box oUOUUUUESTEGALAAU ES ELEE ESET EEE Masonic Notice Regular Communication of Dr. Felix Varela Lodge No. 64, F. & ; A.M., Thursday, June 13, at 8:00, 'P.M., at 919 Elizabeth St. Conferring Master Mason De- \gree in Spanish. All members and visiting Ma- sons invited to be present. EDWARD MARQUEZ, W.M. F. CASTRO, Secretary. NEWSPAP "E foe KEY WEST, [, FLORIDA, " WEDNESDAY, . JUNE 1 12, 1946 ns Aid 1 [Polio Clinie Is Set Up Hospital Here; who} i ees to raise funds to, help defray the cost of an oxy- {gen tent at the writing to] IN HE U. Sheriff Saw ry Y cor On Governor Orders cds Liquor Valued At $300 Stolen In Bar Burglary; Professionals Blamed approximately $300 were stolen from the Silver Dollar Bar, 109 Duval street, early this morning, police reported. The loot was taken from behind the bar counter and from the stockroom, A. M. Al- fonso, the owner said. The burglars gained entrance by jimmying the front door, They also jimmied the stock room door and left two side doors unlocked, apparently to effect @ quick get-away in the event they were discovered, Mr. Al- fonso said. It is thought the burglary took place shortly before daylight. A} patrolman said he passed the bar at 4:30 o’clock this morning and noted nothing out of the way. The bar closes at 2 o’cleck but the proprieter and his wife re- mained there until after three because of a heavy rain. Police Lieut. Ray Atwell, in charge of the investigation, said the expertness with which the doors were jimmied indicated that the burglary was the work of professionals. Fingerprints provided virtually the only clues, Lieut. Atwell said. Apparently interested: only in stealing the liquors, the thieves overlooked or ignored $100 in a box in the store room and an additional $150 in bills and change in a large bottle nearby. the caretaker when he opened the place for business this morn- ing and found the doors swing- ing ajar. ‘Murder Cases On Court Docket James Fullove, negro, charged first degree murder, is d for trial at a session of circuit court to be convened next Monday morning. The state charges that he killed another negro by stab- bing him with a knife. The victim was taken to Key West Municipal Hospital, where he died a month later. 'a charge of murder against Cora Valdez was attempting to make an arrest. FISHING GROUNDS DOUBLED IN JAPAN TO AID FOOD CRISIS (By Associated Press) TOKYO, June 12.—The Allied Four-Power Council in Japan reported today that it had doubl- ed the area of Japanese fishing grounds, because of the food shortage in the country. The council announced tha \ t ple have died of starvation Tokyo and Yokohama Thousands of other Japanese the report said, are on the point of starvation. RAFF IN EAST trip to the eastern markets. He will spend considerable time in the New York area. FEW SAFE CARS ST. JOSEPH, Mo.—In a safety check of automobiles the Police department’s lane, officers found only 11 out of 96 able to pass the test. One of the 11 was a 1925 Model T. Ford truck which did not reveal a single defect. recent in Genuine for All Auto Cars AUTO AERIALS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street Rum and whiskey valued at&&® The burglary was detected by j The grand jury will investigate | is | iLee Stanley, negress, who alleged to have shot and killed | City Policeman Jose Valdez, negro. The shooting occurred in a house in Mickens lane while mute } between 12 and 13 hundred peo- } in Maurice Raff, associated with | Beldner’s ladies to ready to w | store, is on an extended buy safety | PARTS “c= | A SS Se sb Telegraph Tolls To Be Increased The flat rate over-all in- crease of 10 percent in tele- graph rates and revisions and eliminations of certain class- es of service authorized by the Federal Communications commission became effective at 12:01 today, the Western Union’ Telegraph Company announced. Increased rates were made necessary by awards of The National War Labor board re- sulting in annual wage in- crease of $25,000,000. Sa DIa aS Ss 5 ‘Traffie Crash Injures Rider; A Key West motorcyclist was j injured and a Navy man was arrested for reckless driving as the result of a traffic crash on Roosevelt boulevard here last night shortly before eight o’clock. | The injured man is Louis | Chavez, 28, of 427 Whitehead ' street, who, according to po- lice, was riding a cycle scooter north on the boulevard when he was struck by an automo- bile driven by John H. Barker, 1118 Southard street, chief Navy machinist. Police said the scooter and its rider were dragged, 150 feet on} the bump of the automobile. Barker was arrested by Patrol- man Frank C causing an accident. He was re- appearance this afternoon before court. The victim was taken to Muni- cipal hospital,, where it was found he suffered concussion of the brain and ere lacerations of the head, face and arms. His condition is not serious, hospital attaches said. HAVANA - TAMPA | NON-STOP FLIGHTS MAY START AUG. 1 | TAMPA, Fla.—(FNS)—Nation- } Airlines may begin non-stop | al flights between Tampa and Ha- vana ai arly as Aug. 1, George Tt. Bak president, announced today. | Planes to be used on that route, he said, will be four motored, 46-passenger DC-4 Bucaneers like those already linking Tampa with New York | and New Orleans. National also plans, Baker said, | {president said he conferred a ago with Cuban officials; | relative to airport, office and | radio facilities needed in Havana} | by National le ounty Tyo Okays Marathon Liquor Permit} County commissioners, at their last night, approved an liquor license for te of Marathon. for a similar by the Gulf! meeting application for Paul M. Her An application license was filed Stream restaurant. CLUB SUGALOA |—OPEN DAILY and SUNDAY— DANCE | Tonight and Every Nite (Except Monday) | MUSIC by Club Orchestra | Week Nites, 10 P.M. to 3 A.M. | SUNDAY—9:00 P.M. to 4:00 A. No Cover - No Minimum Motorist Held: allo on charges | leased on $100 bond pending his | Judge Enrique Esquinaldo in city | a non-stop flight from New York | to Havana in six and a_ half) hours. The National Airlin JUDGE LOPEZ TO NAME SPECIAL OFFICER TO ACT- IN PROBE OF MONROE LAW HEAD | re Late this afternoon The Citizen was informed that the drawing of a jury to serve circuit court has been The grand jury will chosen from the venire Wednesday of next week. Circuit Judge Aquilino ir. said today that, after a of 150 has been drawn late afternoon to serve in cirewit court, he will appoint an elisor, or special officer, to serve sum- monses and to act in every other capacity, in connection with a grand jury investigation of Sheriff Berlin: Sawyer, ordered by Governor Caldwell. 5 Sheriff Sawyer will be sus- pended, as that power is vested in the governor alone. A gram that Judge Lopez ceived last night from Gover. nor ! from effice of Sheriff Sawyer. The governor merely said he “urged” that a special officer be named by Judge Lopez to per- form the duties, in connection with the investigation, that nor- j mally would be performed by a | sheriff. Unless further actiun is ‘taken by Governor Caidwell, Sheriff Sawyer will contirue to | serve in his capacity as ‘aw-en- forcing officer. Nothing is said in the tele- gram about the appointment of @ special state attorney to com duct the investigatien, though news’ dispatches from Tallahas- see stated that such an officer will be named. Investigation of “charges ame complaints” was the way the governor’s telegram read, but the nature of them was not re- ; vealed in the message. This will be the second time | that Sheriff Sawyer has been | investigated by a grand jury since he has been in office. On | the first occasion, the grand jury voted 17 to one that he | was not guilty of the charges that had been preferred against him. Chief Deputy Sheriff Morene Wallace said that he had spoken to Sheriff Sawyer over long dis- tance telephone, since the gov- ernor had ordered the grand | jury investigation, and that Saw- yer had left Pensacola, where he |had been attending the state | sheriff's convention, presumably | to return to Key West. He is ac- companied by Assistant State | Attorney William V. Albury and | Deputy Sheriff George Lee Nahi Questions Acts Of Bevin | \ (By Associated Press) | LONDON, June 12.—British la |bor party leaders, at a meeting | today, questioned some of the acts ‘of Foreign Minister Ernest Bev in, particularly his attitude to ward the Spanish government They favor a stricter policy in dealing with Franco than that which Bevin has taken. He stated a week ago that he thought it was a mush wiser | policy for the British govern- | ment to continue its ambassa- | dorial connection with Spain | than to break off diplomatic relations. Were the latter course pursued, |}Bevin maintained, the govern |ment would not have any source ef direct information from Spain. | ere TWO KEY 'WESTERS GET U.S. NAVY DISCHARGES Two Key Westers have been honorably discharged from the |Navy, the public information office at the Naval Separation center at Jacksonville announc- }ed. They are: Charles C. Russell, Poinciana, and Sidney G Sic, 1009 Southard street { | FCle, 82-2 Lowe, BERERAEAAER ERE BREE REESE OD ROASTERS and FRYERS ‘BRADY'S (Live) Poultry M. | and Egg Market | 1214 White St. Seocoocccccoocoooooooooos Mii Phone 42 TT 2 eee eee pt