The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 20, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVII. No. 172 Death Penalty Provided For Revealing Secret Of Atomie Bomb Manufacture exause, expecreD|To Confer With (Mp Annecinted Press) feeemes today it is expected that (ne Seaver *® cause tm the bill provides! that he had arranged to confer o@ of revealing the secret of the| Another measure that elicited July. ‘The seven senate and seven house BELA, CONTAINING THAT * TO PASS HOUSE TO- 5 Ab bw Russians About eye ° WASHINGTON, July 20—Be- Missing Officers fore the house of representatives @ till, safeguarding the secrets of BERLIN, July 20. — General the temic bomb, will be passed. James McNary announced today the dewth penalty for anybody in} with Russian authorities about Go Vales States who is convict the two American officers who! manufacture of the atomic bomb | disappeared in the Russian zone t « foreign government, fin Germany onthe Fourth of © greet deat of interest is the’ McNary said he had been_in- OPA bill, which is in conference. [formed that the Americans. had | conferees were reported as still been apprehended by the Russian enable tw feat @n agreement. Sheald they’ decide that it is ueeless to continue the confer- ones, further, under the present errengement, they will report to ee senete and the house for further ims tructions While the deadlock continues, the e@vence im the cost of living ated at a high figure, Sheugh lower today than it was veeterttey The Department of Agriculture wheeeed figures that showed the cot of living is 24% percent tigher today than on June whee OPA ceiiiag prices became somes iy A department spebeemen added that the per- comt of imereuse today is almost pereent wader what it was fe thay remain _~ ’ A Italians Prens ROME, June —Labor disor- ee were renewed today in yar- ies ports of Italy because Ital! me recently released as -war' @risemers by the Russians, were Gtethe te ccnain work Leber emans staged demonstra- fem. during which it, was,.agy ated thet the government had Get webs efforts to try to get tte for the returned prisoner @eemwiile, sivikes still con- take Mm gome Halian citics Tom Watkins Is Acting Chief Watkins, for- judge and broth- Judge W. Roger Acting Police effective yesterday while Otte Louis Eisner takes ation followed leave of absence. if Bi begins, his PARK PLAYGROUND RROPENS NEXT WEEK pia und at Bayview @ agein be under the { Miss Hopkins of. Reereation Department, omimg Monday, July 22nd. of the epidemic it heen mecessary to close the aati m the summer. Hepkins will have charge ation equipment and efaft class from ; m., each after- hildren under the age arteer ais, ror RENT! FOR RENT! STORE ON DUVAL ST., NEAR THE BANK Ressenabie Rental With Lease. Phone 10142 anny Attorney T L Tampe cit A the Waetkins tate same tare f Ped Weeks’ va My ec ae AER BASEBALL SUNDAY*: JULY 2ist MUNICIPAL STADIUM 3200 o Clock BOCA RATON Vs. KEY WEST .. 18 seeret service shortly after they had crossed: the line into .the Russian zone, The Russian government de- clared it had no - intelligence about the two officers, but Mc- Nary stated he believed they were in the custody of*the Rus- sian secret service. HARRIS SCHOOL WORK TO BEGIN ON MONDAY Following a special Board of Public Instruction meeting last Tuesday at which bidders for re- pairs at ‘the Harris School were selected, work on the building will begin Monday, to be com- pleted in time for the opening of the fall term, Willard M. Al- bury,. Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced today. If unforeseen material short- ages occur, the ‘classrooms will be ready for use even though other parts of the building may not ‘be, Supt. Albury added, With the bids broken down into trades to facilitate bidding, the following were the low bid- ders for the repaiys:,John Curry, plumbing, including — labor - and material, $976; John W. Sawyer, plastering, ENS | and lathing work, $3,675; J... B, ; Sullivan. of the-Bast-Goast. Mleosria Welding Co,, for installation of structural steel, $1,093; J. A. Myers, paint- ing and finishing, $3,475; and K. A. Jordan, electrical work, $5,430. The first time bids were called for on repairs at the Har School none were received. As a} result the Board of Public In- struction directed Supt. Albury to break the work down into trades which was done by Archi- tect John A. Long. Remodeling at the Harris School includes enlargement of the cafeteria and the auditorium which will be ten feet wider than originally planned. The seating be increased from 334 to approxi- mately 500 seats. Last Wednesday, bids were al- so opened for repairs at the high sschdql bat none were received. The work thére ineludes spot painting; rewiring eight class- rooms, including the fixtures; modernizing the stage; six elec- tric water coolers, five of the bubbler and one of the glass-fill- ing cafeteria types; and one 20} cubic foot refrigerator for the cafeteria. Supt.’ Albury stated that if no bids for the high school repairs were forthcoming, trade bids like that of the Harris School, would be the only resource. Next Friday will see the open- ing of bids for a basketball court at the Federal High School streets The basketball court will be for the use of the seventh and eighth grades, —— ———————— SLOPPY JOE’S BAR Where You Can Get the BEST DRINKS IN TOWN capacity of the auditorium will! Annex on United and Tropical! SOUTHERNMOST ‘ KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY : 20, 1946 Charles Hicken Will Represent Commissioners ; PENSACOLA AT SAN CARLOS HOTEL Florida Peace Officers’ Asso- ciation will hold their 17th an- nual convention- on Tuesday, -25, at the San Carlos hotel in Pensacola, Fla, The second floor of the hotel is equipped with an auditorium, where meetings for the entire three days will be held. bebe Hicken, 1414 5th street, will represent the city commis- | sioners at the meeting. On the afternoon of the open- day, July 23, beginning at 2 p.m., | there will be competitive ‘pistol ; matches on the U. S. pistol range. At a banquet to be held Wednes- day night, July 24, at 8 o'clock, the Hon, L. F. Chapman will make the principal address. Fol- lowing the banquet, a dance will be held for members and their guests at a local Pensacola night club with the Hon. fuller Warren acting as toastmaster. Thursday, July 25, has been set | aside to discuss business matters. Among the speakers to be heard at the convention are: Hon. Training Program — Under the 'B. Marsh, chairman Florida Parole. Commission, on “Cooper- ation Between Law Enforcement Commission”; Hon. John E. Mont- gomery, of the Florida Forest Service, on “Law Enforcement In Forestry”; Hon. Gerald O’Con- nell, of the International Asso- ciation Chiefs of Police, on “Po- lice Public Relations”; Hon. J. E. | Thornton, FBI, on “Law Enforee- ment Today”; Sgt. C. A. Brooks, Florida’ HighWay” Patrol, on “Traffic Control and Public Safety”. Membership of the Florida Peace Officers’ Association, Inc.,' of Key West are: Charles Hicken, 1414 fifth st.;, | Fernando Ellis Camus, 1420'sixth st.; Berlin Sawyer, 615 Fleming street; Frank Caraballo,. 922 Catherine. ‘street; Harry’ Baker; 823--Fleming* street; Ray Atwell, 1008 Watson street; Hector ‘Gas { tro, 1212 Catherine street; Chief Louis Eisner, 913 North Beach street; George Gutierrez, 812 Simonton street; Carl Jefferson Ingraham, 1119 Southard street; | Frank Meredith Jolly, 1407 Petro- nia street; Joseph Oliver Kemp, ' 1213 Duncan street; Bernard Har- vis Waite, 127-A Poinciana; Jain Waldo Carbonell, P. O. Box 11; Moreno Everett Wallace, 624 Francis street; Julian Williard | Bonner, Jr., 529 Margaret street; ; Robert E. Pollock, 514 Duval street; Nathan Steinberg, 227 ; Duval street; William Robert Archer; Frank Sabini, 124 Duval street; Abelardo Lopez, Jr., 1710 | Flagler street; Jose Espinasa, P. O. Box 729. George A. Graham, 52-2 Poin- ciana; George K. S. Billingsley, 47-2 Poinciana; Joseph Neville Stirrup, 2801 Flagler : street; George Lee, 409 Division ‘er Camp; Samuel Robert Silver- man, 120 Duval street; Jimmie Chappe Hopkins, 69-1 Poinciana Robert Angelo De Feo, 507 Duval street; Anna Lucille Calverley, 50-1 Poinciana; Thomas Sullivan Caro, Renedo building; Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., Box- 31; Arnon Gold Boyer, 526-528 Fleming street; E. R. Rivas, 2870 Staples. DANCE | Tonight On the Finest Dance Floo in South Florida JOHN PRITCHARD and His Orchestra 9 P. M. Until “?” The Public Cordially Invited | V.F.W. CLUBHOUSE Flagler Avenue and 2nd Street Poinciana Bus Passes-Door Open Monday Through Saturday: NO ADMISSION - COVER July 23, through Thursday, July _ ling day of the convention. Tues- : Ben. J. Perloff on “On-the-job/ GI Bill of Rights”; Hon. Raymond | Officers and the Florida Parole} street; Fred Eberhardt, 619 Eaton! | street; Mario Viera, Mastic Trail- | AFFAIR” WILL BE ° IN®— Late Bulletins (By Associated Press) | MORE SAFETY DEVICES WASHINGTON. — Civil Aero- nautics Board announced today protection of airplane travelers. , Greater precaution against fire’ will be one of the improvements. TIDELANDS BILL | WASHINGTON. — The tide-| | lands bill, which provides for the relinquishment of the federal governmeni to staces of all oil lands in shore tidal waters. will | be considered by the house next week. D-DAY FOR JEWS © JERUSALEM.-—Jewish bog ae in Palestine said today Pag is had fixed July 25 as their ‘Day On that date they will cease to cooperate with the British civil government in Palestine. 4 BAKERS LINE UP LONDON.—British bakers, fac- ed with the government threat | that it would cut off their supply of flour if they did not ration bread, s today they will abide by the law, passed by parliament yesterday, to begin bread on Sunday. rationing Austria To Try To Stop Attempt To Seize Plants (By Associated Pregs) LONDON, July 20.—Informa- tion was received here today. that the Austrian parliament has started a movement to frustrate the Russians in their attempts to remove plants and machinery.in eastern sa ela valued ‘at a" “000,000. The Rilssiahs maintain: that , they are going to seize the prop- ‘erties on the ground that they be. longed to, the Germans. they, the Russians assert, { stalled .the machiners £Y is the intention of the Aus- ‘ian. pafliament to. nationalize the plants, thereby claiming them aS Austrian assets. The United States and Great Britain have protested to the Russians about the proposed seiz ure, but no reply has been re ceived to the protest. ORIGINAL APPLICANTS ‘ASKED TO FILE AGAIN ! City Clerk Roy Hamlin stated this morning that all applicants who filed for the position of city manager at the time City Manager Dave King was select- ed, have been asked to reapply if they are still available. An advertisement to fill ‘the vacancy which becomes effective Aug. 6, has been placed in the \International City Managers Weekly: Letter, a publication of the International City Managers Association, | that it is going to introduce ad- ditional safety devices for the avenue; | Frederick Jacob Miller, 418 Front! Power Transformer Stadium Test Monday Power transformers have been installed at the municipal stad- ium and will be tested Monday, Stadium Committee President Roy Hamlin said today. The transformers, which will supply power for the water system, were obtained after prolonged effort by P. L. Mesa, foreman of j the Electric company. i UVVOVUAUUONU4000 0444 49440004004RSH000RH 0000004004 HEnGUGESnOGEEEOOE PALACE THEATER: BONITA GRANVILLE in ‘Senorita From the West’ News - Sports - Shoris uv vqu unc. uusuuniu viata NEWS PAPER IN THE U.S.A. aval And Civilian On Boca Chica Mi ni \Four. Man City Commission Until Election Discussed -# POSSIBILITY CONSIDER- Mayor Demeritt | =D 10 SAVE erry ¢ i HUGE COST OF CALL- Gives Views On | ne NEw ELECTION Civil Service . As a result of Commissioner larence Sweeting’s resignation Mayor Wiiliam W. Demeritt, | fom the city commission yes- who has had more than a quar- terday following City Manager ter of a century df experience Dave King’s resignation, the pos- under civil service, knows that | sipitit f directi an employe of the federal gov-! Of Soctied sivic: ne with a city commission of 01 ernment, protected by the ser-! four members -until a of only |g tvice, can not be dismissed arbi-! election can be called, is under trarily by any man. __ |discussion, Mayor W. W. De- “Mr. Demeritt, when superin-| meritt stated this morning. tendent of lighthouses in this dis- trict, had men under him in civil! service. He could suspend them under charges, but could not dis- miss them, The latter action could be taken only after the suspend-! ed man had been given a hear- ing and had been found guilty, In the postal service, it was pointed out, a postmaster can! prefer charges against employes, ' but can not dismiss them *from the service. His charges are. in-| who! vestigated by inspectors, then report to the post office department, which has final ac- tion in the case. “Tf our city’s means anything,” Mayor De- meritt continued, “then similar action should be taken in the city, regarding a civil service employe, as is taken by the fed- eral government, Give the ac-} cused a heating. and determine, from that hearing. what should be.done in his.case. If he-is guil- ty, dismiss him; if he is. not guilty, relustate ne civil service! Locally-§ Stationed. Artilleryman Tells ‘Of Jap Atrocities . T. Brewer,. Corporal William age 28, of the Coast Artillery, stationed in the Key West area! as a searchlight operator in an interview with The Citizen, told of the inhuman treatment that} he and others who surrendered at Corregidor had to face at the hands of the Japs. Brewer, a reg- ular army man, arrived in Cor- regidor on Feb. 25, 1941. He was with the A-60th Coast Artillery on Corregidor with duties as a searchlight operator. After the fall of Corregidor, he and the others were forced on the Ba- taan Death March. The Ameri- can troops ,were allowed little rest on the hard, dusty, soul-de- pressing journey while their guards started on horseback and were changed often by truck-re- lief so that they remain con- tinually fresh troops. Many Jap propaganda pictures were made of this march and of a particularly distasteful act of having Americans with full packs on their backs jump in water just for the purpose of picture-taking. Another tiring and humiliating duty was to carry Jap officers and soldiers on the Americans’ backs from the shore to the boat. Returning for other Japs, so that the little yellow-bellies would not get their feet wet. After getting on the boat the men were so numerous that no room for laying down was to be, trip bee had. On this particular Japan, Brewer's ship was at-| tacked and the men were locked up in the hold. NOTICE" Rabies Vaccination will ibe given Tomorrow,’ Sun- day, June 21, at Poinciana [Police Station, Poinciana Place. ; THE -HUMANE SOCIETY OF KEY WEST OPEN SUNDAY From 7 A.M. to 10 P.M. To Serve You Gas - Oil - Parts Batteries Charged - Flats Fixed! Grease and Spray Jobs POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Al Armengol, Owner forbids this action but its possi- bility is being explored in an ef- fort to avoid expenditures of up‘ ‘to $2,000 for a special election,” | ithe mayor declared, Consideration of Wm. Doughtry | for the vacaney, who trail- ied Sweeting in ine last election, | has also been undertaken by the commission, Mayor’ Demeritt | stated. ; the list when the commissioners ; were elected and he might be the happy - solution. However, we haven't decided anything yet,” the mayor emphasized. HOUSING AT OXFORD OXFORD, England. —(AP)— ; Accommodation for students coming into residence at Oxford ‘néxt October is so scarce that | ; Worcester’ College and Ruskin College bid for..tenancy of coun- cil-ownéd’ house. The council awarded it to. Worcester. wt One of. the cruelest incidents on the ship was the American | service men fighting for scraps ;of crumbs and orange peelings, | the Japs had left in their trays. | In Osaka, the men in Brew-; er’s group worked in iron mills, and also built drydocks. One of the hardest tasks, said Brewer, ; was to have a large bag strapped | en your shoulder containing | rocks, and then be made to carry the rocks up a relatively steep climb where they were used in} a construction job. Brewer stated, then, when after three years and four months of Jap treatment, Y see our treatment of the prison- ers of war in this country, I feel | disgusted. “Why, over here, ing. Over there, we got a watery rice mixture, and just enough te keep our body and mind togeth- | er. I lost eighty pounds in Ja- pan. I wonder how much the Jap | PWs gained in the U. S. A.?” Corporal Brewer was not sure | of the time elapsed on the Ba- taan march, but it was about eight or ten days, he said. When asked if he ever lost confidence, Brewer replied, “No. I knew ! that some day I would get back,” and “I always kept telling my- self, that I was ‘going home to- morrow’.” The American constantly under Jap prope ganda, including the tale that | California had been bombed and |that all Americans on the West j Coast had surrendered. Asked how Jap guards treated prisoners were the Americans, Brewer replied: ; “All guards had that certain ani- Penal feeling; they | «Continued on Page Three) t : CASA CAYO HUESO (The Southernmost House) 1400 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE “It may be that the charter! Doughtry was the next one on}. “When I think | of what those hogs did to us, and | they gave; them good shoes, food and cloth- | always had} sion when the county leased 1,000 acres on Boca Chica for a airfield, said today that the en- nouncement by Charles B. Don- aldson, assistant administrator on j airports, that an agreement jbe reached whereby the government at first, paid year for the lease, but vast improve ts made to the field by the amount of the lease wai, | creased to the nominal $1 annually. es When he retired last year chairman of the county commis- sion, Mr. Roberts said that he considered the county’s part -ef the Boca Chica may to “be worth $2,000,000. Today he tn that the value far exceeds plained, “to return the map a to the county within six } after the war was. declared rome jally to have ‘ended. However, I consider the present arrangement, that js the fairey togag about to be made, better relin- | guisioee of the Sours Under the. i Mr. Idson. ex} ‘letter to, Chairman mercial inte: ; Navy will use the {means @ payroll a the lof the’ community will be tinued iby. the Navy- at the’ air- | port. With more than 2,000 acres, | Chi L for: col Babe was a lueky ein ness: for, the” * county: when it acq acres on Boca Chica wi é ject in view of constructing an airfield. Before. that work could be undertaken, the war came on and the government took over jthe property. Since then millions j have been spent for its improve- ment. Now the county will get | an excellent airfield for cémmer- | cial planes without having to go ‘to the great expense to build | one.” Mr. Roberts said he hoped that, at the meeting between govern- ment officials and the commis- | sioners, scheduied for the end of this month, arrangements will be made to enter into the agreement as set forth by Mr. Donaldson, whereby naval and civilian | Planes will use the field. ‘Four Arrested In Canada For oye . | Aiding Russian (By Associated Press) OTTAWA, July 20.—The Can- | adian government caused the ar- rest today of four more Can- | adians, charged with having ; forged a passport for the Rus- sian spy, who-had been operating {in this country and in the | United States in efforts to learn secrets about the manufacture of {the atomic bomb. It is charged by the govern- |ment that, on the Russian’s | coming here from the United ' States, the four Canadians had attempted to arrange for his de- parture from Canada to» Russia, Pe lena OPENING TONIGHT RAUL’S YOUR HOST MARK STANLEY(cRuncn) | and HIS ORCHESTRA | Featuring Sylvia at the Piano | DANCING NIGHTLY PHONE 9287 | | or MINIMUM Division at Francis St, Ph. 9134|__Opens 5 P.M. Daily. YOU NAME IT—WE HAVE IT SE SL LT RR Ra A RR REE AE