The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 3, 1946, Page 1

of Key West VOLUME LXVII. No. 184 Extended Payments On Would Decrease Millage 80 SUGGESTS FORMER*— COUNTY COMMIS. SIONER REGARDING BUDGET FOR FISCAL! YEAR A former county commissioner peinted out this morning, while | @eouming the meeting of county | “a. Tuesday even- | 2 ®@ounty can acquire | the Key West General Hospital | end te Monroe County Clinic} without raising the millage for the 1046 fiscal year. S “The commissioners should Spread the payments for those in- etitetions over a fairly long per- | ted.” he explained, “instead of in- @heding the total amount in the} edget for the 1946 fiscal year. “What the hospital and clinic will cost nobody knows except @fficials of the Federal Works Agency, which provided the money to construct the buildings. Wheat the amount is may be re- vealed at the meeting.” i “He made the last statement be- eause the commissioners, at a meeting a month ago, were told thet arrangements would be! meade to have the Florida repre sentative of FWA attended Tues- } day's meeting to discuss with the; eommissioners the proposal to/ hheve the county acquire. the hos-! pital and the clinic. The commissioners, at their! first meeting in July. were in- formed that possibly the county ; eould get title to the hospital for! @m amount ranging from $50,000 te $75,000. As to the clinic. it was; said that possibly it could be ace wed for a token payment. ‘Supply Of Meat | In U.S. To Be | More Plentiful (By Ansociated Press) WASHINGTON,.. Aug. 3. Spokesman for the Department of | Agriculture announced today that meats shortly will be far more plentiful in the United States. He said that the department of Agriculture announced today that meats shortly will be far more plentiful in the’ United | States. had decreased greatly the amount of meats it had been buying to | ship abroad, and that, as a con- | sequence, they would be more plentiful in this country. The spokesman added that the ' department is continuing to buy large quantities of grains. y ‘Congressmen liek Capital |it: (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—With he adjournment of congressmen, his was going-away day for sen- ators and representatives. Some of them left on vacations, but most of them hurried home- ward to campaign for their re- election. The Weather Forecast ad fhe-commis > . Aa tated propos: sioners wre considering relates to} the comstfuction of a wharf offi! ‘the northwesterly end of Grinnell street, where it intersects It was sods | Pout issioners, probably | eeeld not construct the proposed wharf, which would be used’ by yeehts and charter boats, without @ legislative enabling act. Infor- | metiov on that question wilf te submitted at the meeting, and should such an act be necessary, | Represéntative Papy will be ask- ed to sponsor a pill empowering | | widely seattered thundershowers. | the country to buiid the proposed wharf. Tampa Gets Two Weekly Sailings TAMPA, Aug. vised this week by Tampa tak fie Association that one north- bound and one southbound sail- | img a week are assured from here by two ste: hip lines, The Bull Steamship Line bas set up an intermediate stop: in| Tampa on its southbound «trip from Baltimore to Corpus Christi, Texas. The Pan-Atlantic Steam- ship Corporation has _ re-estab-; lished w ly service between Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Panama City, Mobile and | New Orleans. PORCELAIN KILNS IN CHINA ELECTRIFIED! — (AP) — ‘The| NANCHANG. Chinese porcelain producing cen- ter of Chintge Chen, in northern | Kiangsi, is to be equipped with electrically heated kilns, The im~ provement is a part of the provin- aro; } 3.—)FNS)— Shippers and receivers were ad- | under schedules announced | Key West.and vicinity: Partly unday, Scattered: early morning $Howérs. Moderate, occasionally fresh, southgasterly winds. Pldrida: ‘Partly ‘cloudy today, onight and Sunday with scatter- \:éd, afternoon and evening show- ers ‘and tiunderstorrhs. | Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits and East Gulf of Mex- ieo: Gentle to. moderate winds, southeast to south over south por- tion and southwesterly over north j portion today, tonight and Sun- day. Partly cloudy weather with Jacksonville to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. Report | Key West, Fla, Aug. 3, |(Observation taken at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. City office.) Temperatures © | Highest yésterday iE se Lowest last night — | Mean Normal 90 9, 86 PRECIPITATION » | | Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches —.... | “TOMORROW'S ALMANAC (Daylight Savings Time) Sunrise 6:56 a.m. Sunset 8:09 p.m. | Moonrise -- 11:31 a.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES Naval Base High Tide Low Tide 3:40 a.m. 10:15 a.m, 4:24 p.m. 9:43 p.m. rs -0 a CASA CAYO, HUESO | (Phe Southernmost House) | 1400 Duval at South St. | DINING ROOM and |. COCKTAIL LOUNGE |____Opens §& P.M. Daily. cial government’s plan to rehab- | ilitate China’s battered ceramic: and pottery industry. RAUL’S on the BOULEVARD -- DANCING -- Nightly to the Music of MARK § ‘Sha’ His ‘ST. Y . Orchestra Peat SYLVIA at Plane Best Drinks— _ Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287 ST, Typewriter Cleaning Prices Reduced | All Makes : p STANDARD a Pg $P750 |MACHINES ... 7 Prompt Service /MACHINES.. . . TYPEWRITER JONES PORTABLE 213 ANN ST. PHONE 580 He said that the department} ‘eloudy this afternoon, tonight and] 1946. | “SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER _. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, Woman Is Found ‘Hurt And Dazed | Lying On Street Police today were investi- gating a possible assault-robbery case that resulted in the victim being an o Municipal Hospital jay night with severe ities, cuts and’ scratches. on Margaret Key, the victim, Porter Place, was found nf Waren A. Spencer, 306 Pea- con Lane, lying in front of Cal- leja’s Grocery Store near Caro- } line and Elizabeth streets at 12:45 o'clock. Taken To Hospital Spencer told police that he picked Mrs. Key. up and sat her on the porch of the grocery store. A Lopez ambulance was sum- 'monsed which took her to Mu- nicipal Hospital. | Examination at the hospital re- vealed that Mrs. Key was suffer- ing from three deep scalp | wounds, scratches on her elbows and forehead. Attaches said to- day that her condition is not re- | garded as serious. When found, police said, Mrs, Key was in a dazed couaition, and could not’ recall what hi happened to her. She said that she had a purse containing ° $30 {before being hurt, but this was not found. Continue Investigation Questioned by police at the hospital, Mrs. Key was uncom- municative and would not say whether she was-attacked or had been struck by an automobile, Police are continuing their in- vestigation on the theory that Mrs. Key was attacked by a rob- Record Breaking Numbers At ‘USES. Office | The United States Employment Service has. placed 114 persons this month, Jefferson Knight, manager of the local bureau, said today. Twenty-nine of. those placed are. veterans of World War Il. For the entire period of t..month, 133. were placed: Placements occurred . in .all types of positions, including clerical, service, skilled and -un- skilled. With record-breaking ‘mim-}; bers, Visiting the — Jocal office | daily, Knight renewed his appeal to Idtal* employers’ to~ list. their job openings with the bureau. Last Wednesday approximately 115 persons, and Thursday, ap- proximately 120 called at the em- ployment service setting a rec- jord since the numbers have nev- jer exceeded 95. During July, 1,- 400 persons. visited the office, doubling the number of last year. May Retain VA Pass -a- Grille Regional Office | WASGINGTON, Aug, 3— (FNS)—The Veterans’ Adminis- tration originally planed to close | —— the regional office at Pass-a-} Grille and. transfer its functions to ‘the Jacksonville and Miami offices, ‘but’ “it may be found j necessary” to retain all three of- fices, Gen. Omar N. Bradley. head of the VA, has informed Senator Pepper. TWINS GARAGE. 1130 Duval Street Phone 163 Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Plenty of Auto Parts REMEMBER ——The—— BOTTLE CAP INN 1128 Simonton Street Has One of the BEST STOCKS of . PACKAGE LIQUORS in South Forida Our Prices are of PRE-OPA Days! We Offer A SPECIAL PRICE on Dorquest Beer to take out $4.25 PER CASE Plus Deposits of 75c on Bottles |Key Westers’ Natives of Key West were said to be wagging their heads in con- fusion this week following ‘the! last special meeting of’the City Commission that saw ‘appoint- ment of City Commissioner Al- bert Cooper as Director of Public |} Safety and of Mayor W. W. De- meritt as temporary City Man- ager. The headache results from a, little clause in the City Charter under Chapter B, Article I, Ex- ecutiv.e Administrative, para- graphs 2 and 3 which read: “Except for the purpose of in- quiry, the City Commission shall deal with the administra- tive service solely through the City Manager and neither the City Commission nor any“City Commissioner shall give orders to any subordinate of the City Manager, either publicly or pri- City Solon May ‘Give Orders To Manager's ‘Sebicdsleted IN THE UNITED STATES isin es al pale ewenyeroresy ‘of this Section, or voting for a resolu- tion or ordinance in violation of this section, shall be guilty of a@ misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall cease to be a City Commissioner of the City of Key West, Florida.” _ The question Key Westers are asking is whether City Commis-. sioner Albert Coéper by his ad- ditional appointment as Director of Public Safety is in a position ‘to give orders to any subordi- pale of the City Manager, and if fie is, whether this is a violation of the City Charter. We are only’ asking and quot- ing what it says here in Chapter B, ete. ete. Answers will prob- ably be forthcoming at the next ed commission meeting Tues- lay. = |Investigation ‘Tnto Hobbs’ Death Is Continued By FBI * 20 Story Building For Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 3,— (FNS)—A’ twenty story office building will be built in Jackson- ville, it was announced by the Florida National Bank and: Du- Pont interests. The new building | will be Jacksonville’s largest and will be named in. honor of the late Alfred I. DuPont. The structure wil occupy more! than two-thirds of the block bounded by Adams, Monroe, Ho- gan and Julia streets across from the George Washington Hotel. Several old buildings. ‘on the property are now being demol- ished and construction , on the new building will. begin: as soon as material and labor. ,supplies become’ more. stable. Mrs, Eupheinia Russell, 62, died this morning ‘at 4:30 o’clock’at her residence; 1313 United _ street. Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Glad Tidings Tabernacle Assembly of God Church, Rev. J.} H. Woolridge, pastor, officiating. The body will be placed in the Church at 2 o’clock. Burial will be in the family plot in City Cemetery. Pritchard Funeral Home is in charge of arrange- ments. Survivors are, four sons, Ash- ton Watkins, Robert Watkins, James Watkins, Carlyle Wat- kins; two sisters, Mrs. Winfried Russell, Mr Julia Gonzalez; | three brothers, Wallace Knowles, | Gilbert Knowle Cleveland Knowles and three grandchildr PALACE THEATER. ALAN CURTIS in ,| The Daltons Ride Agaiw’ News and Serial BASEBALL SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd at MUNICIPAL STADIUM 3:00 o’Clock EASTERN AIR LINES Vs. KEY WEST Admission School Children SLOPPY JOE’S BAR Where You Can Get the BEST DRINKS IN TOWN YOU NAME IT-—WE HAVE ne a -| will leave Monday for Investigation into the death of Seaman Second Class Benjamin Hobbs on the destroyer Stribb- ling July 25 continued today as unofficial sources declared FBI authorities had narrowed down suspects in the case to two crew members. Naval authorities here did not know exactly when funeral serv- iges for the 19-year-old sailor would be held at his home jin Nebo, N. C., but they were presumed to -be scheduled to- | morrow. | Yesterday sixteen members of the crew were released and sent to separation centers for de- mobilization. At the same time, authorities denied reports that a hammer, found by. divers is con- sidered to be the weapon ca‘ jng the injuries found on the sailor's head. : No word was released on find- ings of the «FBI. laboratories~in: ; Washington after. examination of pieces of evidence sent. them frm the. : Stribbling. mdr. An And | Mrs. H, B. Brown Leave |Key West For Visit Comdr. and Mrs. Harold B. Brown have left for Washington after a visit in Key West, with | Mrs. Harry M. Baker, 1125 United “street. Following their Washing- ton visit, the couple will go to Patuxent River, Md., to visit with a daughter and son-in-law, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Paul A. Hartung. On terminal leave, Comdr. Brown has‘just returned from {Germany where he turned the j liner Europa over to ‘the French, The Browns will eventually -re- turn to St. Joseph, Michigan, {their home. Accompanying them -{on their trip was a niece, Mrs. Colleen Moore, 1115 Seminary street. WELLS FAMILY PLANS VACATION IN VERMONT The Rev. G. Leon Wells, of the First Methodist Stone Church, his wife and daughter, Mabel, Barnard, Nermont, where they will vitra- tion for the remainder of the ; month of August. The family ex pects to be back in Key West by September 7, Rev. Wells said. During the absence of Rev. Wells his pulpit will be filled by various members of the congrega- tion. NOTICE Licensed Electricians || performing work within City of Key West, MUST obtain PERMIT prior to making any installation. WILL E. P. ROBERTS, Electrical Inspector, City of Key West. | nf until August 18. hearings, _| riots! of ‘Thursday night and Fri- An mergency.| Decontrol, Board To Hold Hearings Beginning Aug. te 5: Gy Associated Press) OPA decontrol fad anette today that it. will begin to hold ; hearings on prices on August 12 whose name and the - ‘stances of'his arrest were not ¢ and will continue in session daily It will be determined by the’ a board spokesman explained, what prices should be adjusted, beginning August 21,” by which time, under the new™ OPA bill, the board is empower- | ed to act, If prices of meats, eggs, dairy products and other commodities, on which there are no ceilings, are considered too high by Aug- ust 21, the board will have the} power to place them in lower, brackets. ° Late Bulletins (By Associated Press) ‘ HOODED MEN WASHINGTON. — Leaders of smelter unions complained to the) government Josey) sia hooded | of the bogus bills we men, in Georgia, had called on one of their /Fepresentatives and; had, | threatened to kill him if, did not leave that state imme. diately. f » ATHENS QUIET ATHENS, Terin. — All is quiet heré; today,. following the primary y,, uphill the’ suc Cpatsiten assume office on. Sep- tember 1. WARNING TO CHILDREN MINNEAPOLIS. — City au- thorities today warned children | under 15 years of age to keep out! of crowds and buildings, where’ persons are congregated, due to; the spread of polio. Fifty polio cases have been reported here, and 513 cases in all of Minne-| sola. WILDCAT STRIKE PARIS. — A wildcat communi- cations strike is spreading throughout France. Forty of the| 89 disiticts are affected, with | telephone and telegraph offices closed. We Have a Thoroughly Experienced Automotive MECHANIC TO SEHVE YOU Batteries Charged, Flats Fixed PURE GAS and OIL POOR OLD CRAIG Service Station AL ARMENGOL, Owner Division at Francis Phone 8134 DANCE Tonight and EVERY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY NITES To the MUSIC of JOHN PRITCHARD and His Orchestra 9 P. M. Until “2?” The Public Cordially Invited V.F.W. CLUBHOUSE Flagler Avenue and 2nd Street Poinciana Bug Passes Door Open Monday Through Saturday jattempt * life was to be made for threat to” President oe eat Maloney said that the closed, had a long and on three oceasions had. in institutions for. treatment. mental disorders, — Beh Tt was explained - away. from i would-be eee fe States.” /The threat was made and it was through the letter I the criminal was ene ace another closure today. He said that the fiscal year that ended | hag 2 30, 1946, large quantities of Bo: gus money had been circulated in { the United States, but that cally all of it had been here from aboard by Servit and others, who had been given the money as change - ctor bills. ‘Total amount of the counterfeit money that had been seized. ae in circulation. was $74,263. . plates that had ; the war, and ¢fl | of ‘neadily detectable by: brass ‘Maloney said. gestion,..made-today yak Ai sion of the 21 nations, that @ permanent chairman be. named, was defeated by a vote of 12 to 8. Rotation chairmanships were ad- vocated by the Big Four: ~ The question of whether. a bare majority or a two-thirds- major- * ity should be sufficient to come to a decision on any question was | under. consideration when the assembly decided to adjourn until Monday. Navy Pool Given For Swim Events C. B. Harvey, of the American Legion, chairman of the Swim- ming Events Committee for the Key West Labor Day celebra-* tion,. said today that he had. se- cured use of the enlisted men’s’ swimming pool at the Navy Yard for the scheduled events. In addition to the swimming. events there will be ‘a’ big parade at 10 a. m. through’ the main section of the city, a field meet staged by the Police Ath- letic League, a Hobby show at the Parish House on Duval street, }a double-header baseball game and several other attractions, ace- cording to. Gerald Saunders, chairman of the Labor Day pub- licity committee. RO CRETE Introducing The. Key West - Exterminating. Co. We are using all, the latest for- mulas against Rats, Roaches, - Bedbugs, Flies, Mosquitoes, Termites, etc. : Phone 238-J after 4 P.M. and we'll be glad to solve your exterminating NO ADMISSION - COVER or MINIMUM problems.