The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 27, 1946, Page 1

E LXVIIL No. 153 ark Sprinkler System Stymied By Bottleneck Use of an $800 sprinkler system purchased for the Key West Municipal Stadium has’ been stymied by the manufacturers bottleneck in transformers, it was learned today. Roy Hamlin, city clerk and president of the stadium com- mittee, said that after installing the sprinkler system in the ball field at the stadium, the city wes unable to use it, as the city electric system has not been able to provide the two §-kilowatt transformers needed te supply the current. Cc. A. Van Deursen, manager of the city electric system, said that transformers have been or- dered for over a year and are badly needed by local businesses and residences. Thier requir ments must come first, he said, but it is hoped enough trans- formers for all requirements will be received soon. OPA Communistic, | Says Sen. Daniels; (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June Senator O'Daniels, of (Pass the Biscuits, Pappy de clared today he was going to try te “talk to death” the OPA ex- an bill which is back in the enate after having been passed by the house O'Daniels said that the OPA is 27. undemocratic, iliegal and com- munistic, and added that he in- tended to engineer, a filibuster thet would cot.nue till the pres- emt OPA law dies on June 30. However, Senate Leader Al- bin Barkley asserted that th bili probably would be pass ly tonight. He explained that he was aware of the gathering! filibuster, but that he had made! preparat ons to overcome it. Barkley added that, should the bill be xilled, ‘inflation will be given an impetus that the government probably will not be able to stop. Price ceilings on ests and = major. -cemmodities, eh as beef and dairy products, web remiain «in effect .if. the country is not to be overrun by nflation, Barkley concluded. OE NITED CIVIC GROUP POSTPONES SESSION Postponement of the meeting f the United Civic organization jated for tonight was! ed by Earl Adams, pres- M Ad said he k number of the young- be of the organization meeting because ituation regular July 11 ittee meeting is will be named in the meantime ty Manager Dave my c and ommissioners to re- or provision be ul county and city advertising Key NN uring the coming winter missioners Beach Bond Validation Case | Texas, | had been | the Ke THE 30 Nesiene County Men SOUTHERNM Gave Up Lives In War, U.S. Honor Roll Shows Thirty Monroe county men *®- gave their lives in the defense of their country in World War II, an honor list made public here by the War Department today, | reveals. The list, received by Mrs, Ma-} rian Capps, clerk of Selective! Service Board No. 1 here, shows that 30 local men were killed in} action, ten died in “non-battle,” one died of wounds, another of linjuries and in cases a) “finding of death” was returned by the war department. Following are the names of the | men who were killed in action: | Tec/4 Alfonso Frank, Pfs, Amos F. Brady, Pvt. Daniel J. Fernandez, Pvt. James W. Hin- ton, Pfc. Julian O. Lucignani, Pfc. Joseph J. McGee, Pfe. Ern- est E. Ogden, Pvt. Percival H. Pinder, Pvt. Leon J. Rober Pfc, Paul P. Rwark, Pvt. Jack-' son L. Sawyer, Pvt. Frank L.! Spencer, Pfc. Samuel B. Steele, Pvt. Robert K. Thompson, Pvt. ; Paul D. Walterson, S.-Sgt. Harry 'L. Wickers, Those who were listed in the “died non battle” classification included: { Pfc. Mario Castro, Sgt. Victor, {D. Mette, Tec. 5 Charles E. Rob- »erts, Pvt. Ralph E. Sawyer, Col. ! Charles O. Schudt, Pvt. William | Silberg, Maj. Robert C. Snidon, |F1-O William H. Valle, Sgt. | Jack E. Wallace and Pvt. Hubert A. Dion. two In the “finding of death”. lassification are S-Sgt. Roy L.| ,Chancellor, and §.-Sgt. Valex Colon. i Plane’ Service Sodn To Havana i ;_ A new airplane passenger serv- tice betvdch Key West and Ha- vana will be inaugurated within a month by the Aerovias “Q” S A: Company, Mr. Rogelio Gom logal representative of the com-| ‘pany told members of the \Busi- | ness & Professional Women’s | } Club at their dinner last night} {at Casa Cayo Hueso. The com- ‘pany alr operates a charter plane se! Mr. Gomez discussed other features of the “new” Key West. Chief of these will be the dire ing of Cuban and Latin Ameri- ean tourists to the city. Local tours of little-known places, as well as outstanding features, are planned. The Aquarium wil! be stocked again and will prove as popular as before the war Mary Lee C dent, presided at the dinner sisted by Marie Hartell, tr urer, and Edi publicity chairman. t Edith Breckfeld and Julia lass of Miami. The next meeting of the club will be held the third Wedne:.day ‘of July ham, vice presi- ‘Dovg- Decision Soon, Declares Judge lino Lopez, jr., of Court told Rotarians expected to reach the beach bond jation case before acation this coming i n z said that he had piece of evidence he eigh before render- Bathtubs SOON AVAILABLE! It won't be long before we can supply you with bathtubs or com- plete bath, toilet, basin sets. It would be wise to let us know your wants now so that you can be among the first to get what you need, Come in and put your mame on our list. Pepper’s Plumbing Supplies FLEMING ST., PHONE 118 The beach bond $250,000 elec- tion for the purpose of construct- ing a beach probably on the ocean side of the island neat Roosevelt Boulevard has been in litigation for six months follow- ing the election which was fav- orable. i One of the legal questions en- tering is whether a majority of jthe freeholders involved was needed to make the election | valid. | | area eal eee i ltiiatene patel ace | CASA CAYO HUESO' | (The Southernmost House) 1400 Duval at South St | | | | DINING ROOM and | COCKTAIL LOUNGE ;——Opens 5 P.M. Daily. TWINS GARAGE | 1130 Duval Street Phone 163} | Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Plenty of Auto Parts ISIS aa ES Iam. War Dead List Nears 400,000 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 27.— The Army and the Navy to- day issued complete lists of . Americans who died in World War Il. : Number ‘of soldiers who lost their lives were listed at 308,000, and the total of sailors was given at 87,000. Total of both branches was said to be slightly more than three percent of the 10,000,- 000 Americans who took part in the war. SIS ST STIS 2 7 3 Capt. Carl Hilton Rotarian Speaker Captain Carl H. Hilton was guest speaker at the Rotarians luncheon today. He said that he and Mrs. to reside permanently as this was the place they missed the most in 34 years of service. They have purchased the former Connable home in Martello Towers. Before the war, Capt. Hilton was commanding officer of the Coast Guard Base. here. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, he was sent to the Dominican Republic where he became “as- sistant secretary of Dominican Navy,” as his duties there con- sisted of organizing and training the island’s Coast Guard. His next assignment was com- manding officer of a transport that took thousands of Gls to Europe and | many wounded “Krauts” back. Next Capt. Hilton enjoyed transport duty between Calcutta and New York. At one time he attempted to fly to Mrs. Hilton jin California but was grounded and had to make the trip by boat. GOLDSMITH hETURNS FROM WEATHER PARLEY Sam Goldsmith, observer of the U. S. ‘Weather bur returned to his duties yes following a_ regional conference ather forecasters in At- 1. Mr. Goldsmith also visited his mot and family in Mem- phis, osnn., following the! weather parley. He made the trip by plane. FI OPOCL LLL Fireworks Banned | Here, Warns Police : : 1° Chief Louis Eisner Police Chief Louis M. J. Eisner todey calls the atten- tion of local residents to City Ordinance No. 65 which prohibits both the shooting and sale of fire-works on the island. Every precaution will be taken to see that this ordinance is enforced, he warned. Violators are sub- ject to both fine and im- prisonment if convicted. Next Thursday is the Fourth of July and it is felt thet Key West can celebrate Independence Day in a pa- triotic manner without the dangerous and useless ex- penditure of firecrackers, etc, hhh DANCE Every FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHT at 9:00 o’ Clock On the Finest Dance Floor in South Florida ADMISSION FREE NAVY BAND V.F.W. CLUBHOUSE. Santaella Cigar Building Flagler Avenue and 2nd Street Open Monday Thru Saturday Poinciana Bus Passes Door Hilion have brought! | their children back to Key West OsT Many Witnesses Are Summoned In Sawyer Probe More than 20 witnesses, | in- cluding those who testified to- day, have appeared before the grand jury in its investigation ef charges against Sheriff Saw- yer. One of the witnesses, former }County Commissioner Harry L. Harris, has been called twice to give testimony. Names of residents now call- ed to testify are not revealed publicly until they have appeat- ed before the jury. That actioa was taken at the request of State’ Attorney Phil O’Connell, who said he wished to avoid the possibility of a prospective wit- ress being “approached” before he gave hig testimony. Witnesses who appeared be- fore the jury yesterday were jRuth V. Alfeld, R. D,. Sm‘th, Vance Stirrup, the Rev. Joseph Johnson, S. J., Tom Weaver and Harry L. Harris. O’Bryant Gets Rotarian Gift In a short ceremony of forced ion and high prizes, Horace O’Bryant, president of the Key West Rotary club was honored today at the luncheon and pre- sented with a gift from the club. Mak'ng the principal speech, Eddie Strunk told Rotarians of the past history of their pre dent. When O’Bryant was born, \Eddie said, his father vowed to send him to Oxford. When he ‘grew up that was done. The fam- ily moved to Oxford, Florida. Poss ed of a golfing com- plex, O’Bryant began to burn up the greens -arqund Bartow. Next came the gall ‘ta Key West education service at Di- jVision Street school - where he has been a popular. principal. Highlight of his~ career was during the Flovida boomi during which he also met his wife, Ruth, who resides with him in 'Key West. Next week Earl “Adams wiil t i t ' } , take the gavel as president of ‘the Rotary Club, having been elected to that office |. some months ago. \COUNTY BOARD TO REVIEW TAX CASES MONDAY The county tax roll for 1945 j will be turned over to the coun- |ty commissioners next Monday, Tax Assessor Gandolfo said to- d The commissioners Cay and on ¢ should on that several succeeding it be found to be clude the hearing, they will |then set up a tentative budget and fix the millage for the maintenance and operation of the county. This year the coun- } ty’ budget and millage will not jhave to be submitted to the state comptroller for his ap- proval, as had been done hereto- fore Millage, set by the Monroe County, school board, will have to be approved, as usual, by the te superintendent of public instruction. It will be sent to him by Stuper.ntendent Willard M. Al- bury, as soon the computa- tion on this year’s record asses3- nient of $21,451,610 has beeg completed. UU Wanted! Wanted! Telephone Operator Apply Manager LA CONCHA HOTEL “UU io a DR., SILVERIO mnounces the Beginning of His Practice at the Former Offices of Dr. Gonzalez 300 Simonton St. Phone 304 OFFICE HOURS 4-6 p.m. MORNING HOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY NEWSPAPER IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1946 ; correspondence, THE Trieste Row Accord Hopes — Fade As Big Four Disagrees - —-# MOLOTOV PLAN OF SET- Polio Quarantine Request «© | fiir wan crayons Sent To State Health Men| *** (By Associated Press) PARIS, June 27. — Hope of "Isettling the Trieste dispute was IS LL SS SFM B)| reported today to have gone Sete a-glimmering, when Secretary Citizen Want Ad a State Byrnes. and Foreign Draws Replies Secretary Bevin were unable to Z agree with. Foreign Commissar From Distance .R. J. Bethel, who operates Molotov of Russia at a meeting John, the Fisherman's Place, of the Big Four. As matters now stand, the on the Florida Keys, is con- vinced of the pulling power question will not come up for of the want ads of The Citi- city commission, asking that Dr. James B. Parramore, Monroe county health officer, seek auth- ority from the state to quarantine homes where polio has been re- ported, was sent today by pr.| Parramore to Dr. Wilson. T.| Sowder, head of the state health | office at Jacksonville. Dr. Parramore indicated he! would be guided in any polio} quarantine action by the decision consideration at the session of the assembly of 21 nations, Scheduled for some time in mid-summer, of Dr. Sowder. ih Last week Mr. Bethel Comment of internationalists The resolution requested the, ®4vertised for a couple to op- | was that if Molotov were given local health. official to ask the; Tate his combined filling his way in “settling” the Trieste dispute, it would almost surely precipitate another war. While the differences between Bev:n and Byrnes on the one side and Molotov on the other were being aired, a dispatch was received from Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, in wh'ch he de- clared that that country would not be satisfied with any settle- ment which did not give Yugo- |siavia “full control” of Trieste: Legion Receives Station, bar and restaurant. To date Mr. Bethel has re- ceived twenty rplies and more are still coming. One of the replies was from as far away as Connecticut. Earlier in the year, Mr. Bethel broke into print once before when a_ heliocopter dropped down near his sta- tion to buy gasoline. It caused quite a commotion. state heaith board’s permission to quarantine on the premises, re- } gardless of age, all persons liv- ing in a house where the disease | is found. City Manager King indicated | he favored the quarantine plan, ! asserting that “adults should be! quarantined. They can carry disease as well as children.” No new polio cases were re- ported late today. Late Bulletins "See evo 99, 2 New Me mbers (By Associated Press) j|BOCA CHICA GETS 1 000 ACRES * Twelve applicati fi = PeeecunD GuiLee ACRES UNGER NEW BILL) nership in Arthur Sawyer Poa JERUSALEM. — Thirty-one) WASHINGTON, June 27, —| N°. 28 American Legion were Jews were found guilty at @ Among the purchases aj japproved Wednesday evening. : ipproved i court martial today on charges “in the house deficiency appro- They were: Samuel of having béen leaders in creat- | plintion “bile; sga’) include ot William B. Russell, John L, Spen- ing national uprisings. One Jew $69 009 appropriation for the pur-|\S°'” Bert Buckley, was sentenced to life imprison-| chase of 1,000 acres of land for| YOURS Robert R. Brown, Auster ment and each of the other 30 th. Boca Chica Naval Air Sta- palexander, Robert H. Dopp, were sentenced to prison for 15 4). ; William W. Brown, Antonio V. years, ~ | The committee also. approved ee. Pehle P. Wells, ang. SS |a Navy, request for authority, to —_—e sy agar el MOSLEMS TO LONDON purchase 16 other properties at They wilt ’be given the obliga- NEW DELHI—It was decided 4 total cost of $1,487,810. The 0m at the regular meeting July today to send Congress and Mos- | jargest item was for $728,840 for 1 lem leaders to London to arrange completing purchasing of 2,500 | A Bence aroun be held at the for the establishing of an in-' acres of land to give the govern- lub on Saturday evening, June ; 5 29, dependent government in India. | ment permanent control, of a“, ay [Sens | security strip around Pearl Har-' Aipatty: 4% the. membert..and SCRUTINIZING SPAIN how | their wives was announced’ for ; NEW YORK. — UN Security | ‘ | Tuesday, July 2 at 8:30 p.my Council decided today to keep) NA TIOQNALIS’ WANT i ti | > ~ > _ Dp Sonin, under constant. séruiiay REDS WIPED our City Seeking Nae thes next aise yy | (ie, Aneectecoaticees) New T Of Rose ele | LONDON, June 27.— Reports! ype PRESIDENT RIOS DIES Romana Pee seca Garbage Truck SANTIAGO. — Prosident Big_| command of Nazi officers, had The city needs a new garbage of Chili died today: Great oxti'®,| decided to intensify the civil war, truck, City Manager Dave King Tapnt is preventing . pire that | #5ainst Communists and to con- i today. country. ant was rere 1g | tinue it till th are “wiped out”.| The type of vehicle he has in several political factions would | hava: anv eee ne! y, will sit an equal'- aM Plans to renew the war and to mind must zation board to hear any com:| attempt to take over the goverm’| 1.04. the scale of operations body that will reduce the spill- |plaints that may be made vy | Ment nea epee reported to have been com- ing of refuse. ; taxpayers about their assess- pen coca eae | pleted, although fighting today Estimates on this type |rnents. PERSO! DIRECTOR | was confined to isolated clashes! truck are being obtained and When the commissioners con-| WILL BE EMPLOYED BY | between Nationalists and Com- will be submitted to the city i commission, CIVIL SERVICE BOARD | unists. : ant : paired easiniistk i, The Key West City Civil] ce z Service Board hag been granted | OPA Ott es 1 Hi authority to employ a personne! | 1cia ere ults director at a salary of $200 a} ran :, " month, Chairman Ralph Sierre | | S _ t F I B l a toner 0 Start Firm In brazi The d tor will set up 2 (civil service office, handle all) Louis Edward LeBol, OPA! services to the government. He maintain files | rent examiner here for the past! became attached to the State De and assist department heads in 20 months, has resigned and will| partment in Washington in 1942 all civil service matters. \leave tomorrow to enter private; and was sent to the Brazilian Local residents interested in the | business in Rio de Janeiro apital as senior economic an Lew position can applica-! ND. »ye, QPA area rent! alyst with the American embassy tion by letter to the chairman | director, said Mr. LeBol’s succes- | there of the civil service board, P. O.| sor had not yet been named. | Mr, LeBol said he planned to Box 224, setting forth their edu-| Mr. Le Bol was for 13 years, form two firms with a Brazilian cation and personnel experience | with the Firestone Tire & Rub-j friend, Marianno Soares of Rio Later interviews will be grant-| per Co, in various executive cap-| de Jareiro. One company will ed and then a recommendation} ait including that of sales; be located in that city, another will be made to the boe e | manager and store manager inj in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mad, |______—— Baltimore, and Salisbury, Palace Theater | oN york City. KIRBY GRANT in | Large) Biock ct |” For three years, the OPA offi- | Genuine Chrysler, Dodge | cai) was branch manager of and Plymouth Parts | Firestone interests in Rio de Expert Mechanics to Install iJ at Once NAVARRO, Incorporated | Opposite Bus Station AAA aoe eee BATTERIES PIONEER HOTEL ; Come and Get Yours NOW ; They Won't Last Long 151 N. E. FIRST STREE!) Open -y]T, 10:00 P.M. 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