The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 7, 1946, Page 1

For 68 Years Devoted te Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXVIL. © No. 187 a Mayor Resigns As Acting. SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATE WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1946 City Manager; Post May. Go 10 Coral Gables Man; CROWD OVERFLOWS CITY HALL TO HEAR COMMISSION MEET- ING British May | Give Up Mandate KEY \Candidate For City Manager | ge Position Is Expected Today we Split Avoided | UN Delegates (Speetat to The Citizen) PARIS, Aug. 7. — Threatened split betwen the Russian bloc and the western powers at the con- ferences of the 21 nations was; avoided today when Foreign Min-' E..M. Williams, candidate for city manager of Key West, was expected to arrive here today to be interviewed by the city com- missioners and look over the local situation, Mayor William W. De- meritt told The Citizen today. Has Good Record Mayor Demeritt said that Mr. ‘Williams has an excellent record in conducting municipal affairs, jand that for eight years he had served as city manager of Coral Gables. “It is only natural,” Mayor De- Mayor W. W. Demeritt last | might resigned his temporary} post as acting city “manager in! compliance with a petition call- | ing upon city commissioners to’ reseind their action in appointing Of Palestine (Ry Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 7.—It was hint- ed this afternoon that the Brit- inte? os !meritt asserted, “that the scom- hi bya sa ag : Praporal, | missioners should want to have which was adopted, that in mat-'4 personal interview with Mr. ters of recommendation only a Williams before employing him,’ mere majority would be needed,! and, of course, he wants to look but in priority recommendations ‘over the local situation before ac- } him to the position. “It is my great pleasure to comply with your wishes,” De- meritt told the capacity crowd of , 5008 persons that filled the City Mall to witness proceedings. Following Demeritt’s’ an- mouncement, came the disclosure that E. M. Williams, former city manager of Coral Gables, had been selected city manager and was expected to arrive in Key West today. Meanwhile, Robert Dopp, di- reetor of public service, was ap- pointed acting city manager un- til Williams assumes his duties, “The new city manager hed much experience, has been city manager of one of the model has| ish cabinet, now in session, may decide on Great Britain’s relin- quishing her mandate over Pales- tine. It was explained, that if that action is taken, the Palestine ‘question will be submitted to the a two-thirds majority would be} required, Herbert V. Evatt, of Australia, chief speaker for the small na-, tions, then withdrew his proposal” that insisted on a mere majority on all questions. assembly of 21 nations in Paris for decision, ' (In Washington today Presi- dent Truman conferred with the Anglo-American Palestine com- ; mittee, but the résults of the pene was not publicly reveal- ed), Veterans Ask For Fund For elities of the United States and} will conform to the charter as/ written,” the Mayor declared} midst hecklers who called from| the audience: “Why haven't you! conformed to the charter?” Bureau Here A delegation of members of the local American Legion and Vet- ‘Attorney John G. Sawyer who| erans of Foreign Wars requested qui aaaiess by the Charter | he county commissioners, at a Group to present the petition de- | meeting last night, fo provide Mayor's resignation as | Money for the establishment in poo any ‘manager, ‘told the 1 oe West of a service bureau for esting cit e ings did | Veterans: pn Sarl ean rete wl It was estimated that the bur- petition. eau and the salary of an official feeling \wane-that, the would amount to $5,000 annually. iy deal| he commissioners decided to de- ou ap Balsts i sae 4 fer action on the request. of us who were opposed ge Sieg gto iia ved te « commission form of govern- mest now petieve that it is a better system than the one we hed” ! The Mayor replied that he too} @ptertained ‘no hard feelings against anyone ahd added: “I| am sorry that it was necessary | te create all this disturbance in| erder to get me out of here to- Repairs To Courthouse And Roads Approved John-W. “Sawyer was: awarded the contract last night by the county comission to repair, paint and renovate the courthouse, His Louis Carbonell, a Duval st. business man, asked Demeritt why on two different occasions he violated the city charter by acting as city manager. “You said that the charter was your bible and yet you violated it twice,” he declared. “I made a mistake,” Demeritt | replied, “but only those who try make mistakes. However if I'm not satisfactory to the group you have the privilege of initiating a recall.” Sam Hart, one of Key West's “eid-timers also deplored the “in- ability of the city commissioners | to get along with the city mana- | ger.” “The whole state of Flor- ida does, why can’t you?” he shouted to the commissioners. “If you didn’t stand by King, you won't stand by any new manager,” he declared. Among interested spectators at bid, the lowest of three, was $7,- 638, plus $400 if floors are to be sanded. Charles Toppino and. Sons} was awarded contracts to pave Palm avenue, Grove: Park sub- division, Matecumbe, $2,940.25; DeLeon avenue, Islamorada, $1,- 736, and Parrish avenue, Parrish subdivision, Marathon, $2,460.80. Tavernier To Get Municipal System A meeting to select officers and organize a municipal govern- }ment for Tavernier, Fla. will be held 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Tav- \ernier Public School House. All registered voters of Taver- nier are requested to be present at the meeting. ‘pose of considering changes ight’s eeting was former ‘ ao iy ss eta New Army Recruiter City Manager King who brought his wife to a commission ses- sion for the first time “so she'd get an idea of what these meet- ings are like.” COMMITTEE NAMED FOR INSPECTION OF CITY AQUARIUM A committee consisting of City Commissioners Hunter meritt, Director of Public Service Robert Dopp, and the City Mana- ger, was appointed by the City: Commission last night to make an m.of the City Aquar- ——_ to the Navy during the war and now ready for re- twen fo the City. if the committee finds any de- fects its condition, the Navy will so informed. If not, it returned to the City. IS in be will be FENDERS Oil Spr: ay yaa CHASSIS-- Ht saves buying 2 set of fenders! Lou Smith Auto Service - Phone No. 5 ogenmomneonennneneoennunegnnengauteageenenaaaente? Harden, | Albert Cooper, Mayor W. W. De- Named For Key West | Tech, Sgt. William Whittle, of Miami, arrived in Key West | Wednesday to take over duties as head of the local army recruit- ing station in the Federal Build- ing. He will relieve Staff Sgt. Lacy DeLeach, who is being | transfered to the recruiting office in Miami. Sergeant Whittle said that ‘he It was pointed out today that Secretary Byrnes’ “dare” to Mol-! otov yesterday to have the Rus-| sian newspapers publish Byrnes’! speech had not yet been accepted | by the press in that country, as/ Molotov declared it would be. 6 New Ordinances Read, Considered At Tuesday Meet Six important ordinances were read and considered at a meeting | of the city commissioners in City Hall last night. Most important ordinance was! one described as an emergency | measure, which will establish six | election precincts, fix their boun- daries and require-the city reg-} istration officer to transfer the names of all qualified electors now appearing on the city regis- | tration books to the appropriate, precincts. ** Another érdinante described as one of an emergency nature calls for a special election to be held September 9 for the purpose of selecting a city commissioner to fill the vacaney created by the resignation of W. C. Sweeting on July 26. Additional Ordinances Other ordinances considered was one regulating the keeping of | cattle and horses within the city limits and requiring all persons owning such animals ‘to keep them in screened stables anid make a daily collection of man- ure; an ordinance relating to the advertising for sale of real cs- tate on which delinquent ad va- lorem taxes and improvement as- sessments for street paving and} sidewalks are owing; an_ ordi- | nance prohibiting the parking of cars on the north side of Petronia street between Simonton and} Duval streets, passed on first! reading; <) ordinance regulating the keeping of poultry within the city limits, and, among other things, requiring all such persons | to secure a permit for the pur-' pose from the Monroe County Health Unit. To Hold Hearing The commissioners voted to hold a public hearing for the pur- | in the zoning ordinance, the hear- | ing to take place at the City Hall | at 8 p.m. on Monday, August 12. Woman Being Held On Three Charges | Louise Howell Humphrey, 38. | who gave her address as Hollan- | dale, Broward county, Fla., was being held in the city jail today on charges of driving an auiomo- | bile while under the influence of liquor, causing an accident and; leaving the scene of an accident. | i expects to be stationed in Key West permanently. His wifevand three-year-old daughter accom- panied him to the city. Both he and Sergeant DeLeach are regu- liar army men. RAUL’S | on the BOULEVARD -- DANCING -- Nightly to the Music of MARK (CRUNCH) and His ‘STANLEY Orchestra Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— Popular Prices Resetvations: Phone 9287 The woman was arrested by Officer B. H. Waite. She will be | tried in municigpil court this aft- | ernoon. PALACE THEATER . KENT TAYLOR in “SMOOTH AS SILK” News and Serial Seat COURS —— ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street cepting the position.” King To Return? An unconfirmed report in Key West today was to the effect that former City Manager Dave King had shown a willingness to re- turn to his former position if the commissioners and the citizens in general expressed a desire for' him to do so. { Late Bulletins (By Associated Press) INTERCEPT SHIPS LONDON.—Two ships, with Jewish immigrants from Europe, bound for Palestine, today were intercepted and forced to go to Cyprus. . BYRD RENOMINATED RICHMOND.—Senator Harry ,Byrd was renominated for the United States senate at the pri- mary held yesterday by the Dem- ocratic party. WATER SEETHING SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico.—Wa- ter was seething in the harbor here due as a result of the eatth- quake in the Caribbean on Sun- day. Late reports say that the temblor caused. the loss bf 22 lives. NO DETAILS MOSCOW.—Moscow Radio said | this afternoon \ that Secretary Byrnes of the United States had ! made a speech yesterday at the conference of the 21 nations,-but ‘not one word of the speech was mentioned by the broadcaster. Reconvening Of Grand Jury At Later Date} Monroe county’s grand jury, scheduled to reconvene on Aug- ust 12, will not be called into session untii a later date. William V. Albury, assistant state attorney, has been called to Miami to assist in the prosecu- tion of defendants in several capital cases. leave next Sunday and did not know when he would return. After his return, Circuit Judge Aguilino Lopez, Jr., will set the) date on which the jury will re- convene. One case of first degree mur- der will be submitted to the jury. It concerns the killing of Jose Valdez, a city policeman. A man and a woman are locked up inj jail, without bond. as a result of their having been held for the grand jury in connection with the case. Another case of murder in the first degree, for which an in; dictment has been returned, will be tried when court is called into session again. All defendants are negroes. A Specialist Will Demonstrate The MATCO HEARING AID The Super Lightweight on : NDAY, August 11th, 2 to 4 P.M. at the Office of DR. A. M. MORGAN 1400 REYNOLDS STREET Next to Casa Marina Hotel For Appointment Phone 874 NO OBLIGATION TO BUY vGuameuema Phone 44? mamas |feated the incumbent, Roger C.' of Fleming street to odd number- mS “Draining New. Precinct Bouiidaeies T 9 i Key West, as fixed by an ordi- ruman Ss Man | nance approved by the City me 4 Commissioners last night, are as. Wins In Primary ; follows: In Missouri ; First Ward, now 877. voters. Area from waterfront to odd slum- (By Assecinted Press) INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Aug. 7. street, jbers side of Fleming street and |from Whitehead street to White = Enoe ms Axtell, backed by! Second Ward, now 909 voters. President Truman, yesterday de-' Area from even numbered ‘side Slaughter, for the Democratic ed side of Angela street, Windsor | homination for representative Lane, Passover Lane, and from from the fifth congressional dis- Thomas street to White street, trict. i j : aoe: While the President, who votes! , hid Ward, now 844 voters, | + Area from Fort street to Francis in the fourth, was unable to cast ~*# APPEALS TO —vwy New precinct boundaries: for WHETHER ACTION IS Are Listed For Citizens ‘64! 0% murcat” (By Ansociated Prean) NEW YORK, Aug. 7. General LaGuardia of UNRRA declared. today that the Russian army of occupation in Austria — has been “draining supplies” were intended for the civil lation in that eountry. : Not’ only had the Russians, he asserted, been taking UNRRA supplies but also oil that Austria had produced for her own. use. The latter, he said, had ben ship- | ped by the Russians to Czecho- slavikia. La Guardia explained that He did not know whether or. not’ Russia, under Potsdam agree- : ; ments, had the right to take the, a ballot for Axtell, it was known throughout the fifth district that | he was supported by Truman. Axtell was backed also by the | CIO Political Action Committee iahd by the Pendergast machine. ‘Commissioners ‘Defer Action On “46 Budget r meeting last night, deferred ac- the fiscal year, beginning October j Tt was intimated that the amount of $343,901, ‘called for in’ the tentative budget, will be eal | |duced, and that the millage prob- ably will not be increased. { It was pointed out that as-the assessment for the coming year | is approximately 25 percent high- | er than currently, a similar mill- | A communication from street and from even numbered ie of Angela street, Windsor Lane, Passover Lane, to odd num- bered side on Division street. Fourth Ward (old Fifth Ward), now 927 voters. Area from Fort street to White street and from even numbered ‘side of Division to odd numbered side of United street. Fifth Ward, now 898 voters. | Area from Whitehead street to; 4 . |Thompson street and from even, Six thousand tons of refined ‘numbered side vf Angela street | to Atlantic Boulevard. Sixth Ward, now 504 voters. Qcean..Beulevard “and -~from Boulevard. ‘ ; Cou Manager’s Powe Key | West Jaycees requesting the City ; | supplies, He added that he was not making any charges, but tha he wanted the UN council to form him if Russia’s act had béen, legal or illegal. i “é | He said further that the | sians in Austria had requisitioned H enough acreage to grow 70,000 tons of foodstuffs, which would be sorely needed by the Auistrian | people with the coming of 1 1 are needed’ monthly -by. the Austrians, LaGuardia stated, and | with the Russians having taken County commissioners, at a Area from Thompson street to | 60,000 tons of crude oil, Austria ‘ < * f i would-be able to-obtain, only?3,500) <2 5 eg! tion on the tentative budget for Roosevelt Boulevard to Atlantic j tons of refined oil a month, whieh | makes the shortage ‘acute, Jaycees Request Back Pay Case rt Ruling On | “AsReferred To. New City Head In a letter to city commission- ‘ers, read at the meeting. Tuts- He said he will} age will mean increased taxation. Chief reason for deferring ac- tion on the budget was that the commissioners wished to discuss with J. F. Brennan, representing the Federal Works Agency in Florida, a proposal for the county to acquire the Key West C Hospital and the Monroe County Health Clinic. Mr. Brennan is ex- pected to attend a meeting to be held next Tuesday night by the commission. Vessels Warned Of Target Area toda The Army announced 2 st t target practice with s will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, August 9, 1946, ‘on the Fort Taylor Military Res- ervation, and all vessels are ' Commissioners to obtain a cir-| cuit court ruling on the contro- | versial section of the city charter {relative to power of the city | manager to hire and discharge city employees was ordered filed sioners in City Hall last night. Contents of Letter | The letter, addresed to the |Hon. City Commissioners and | signed by Wm. Freeman Domin- | guez, chairman of governmental | affairs, read as follows: “It is the opinion of the Junior | Chamber of Commerce that the | City Commissioners of Key West | instruct the City Attorney to get |a declaratory opinion from the Circuit Court in the controversy | about the City Manager’s power to hire and fire. | Want Powers Defined | “It is believed that the matter day evening, City Auditor Chas. | Roberts said that Hilburn Frahk | Pinder has been appointed ad- i ministrator of the estate. of the late Wallace Pinder and that a certified copy of letters of admin. istration has been filed in his of- zeneral | @t the meeting of the Commis- | fice. i | Pay Owed Pinder | Mr. Roberts said in the letter | that the city of Key West owed | Wallace Pinder, who was former | clerk of the city, the sum of {$610.47 back pay at the time of his death. | The commissioners referred ithe matter to new City Manager | E, M. Williams, who is scheduled ito arrive in Key West today. ‘Request Repair | aU | Of Old Highway warned to remain clear of the) can be settled satisfactory only | {if the powers of the manager's | danger area. office be clearly stated by the) _ On Key Largo The danger area will be the water area off shore Fort Taylor 100 yards each side of a line ex- tending due South 1000 yards out to sea from 24 (grees minutes jand 48 seconds N Latitude— 81 idegrees 48 minutes and 23 sec- onds W Longitude. | Cireuit Court.” Commissioner Hunter Harden | said that he would like*a court ‘ruling on that section of the charter. His was the only dis- senting vote against filing the ; Jaycees’ letter. Have your Dodge, Chrysler, Ply- mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL- ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!! NAVARRO Inc. Opposite Bus Station BAKERY 900 Francis Street PHONE 120 Announce Their OPENING Friday, August 9th STORE HOURS Week Days 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Sundays - 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. - DANCE __ Tonight and EVERY WEDNESDAY, To the MUSIC of JOHN PRITCHARD and His Orchestra 9 P. M. Until “?” The Public Cordially Invited Flagler Avenue and 2nd Street Poinciana Bus Passes Door NO ADMISSION - COVER or MINIMUM | FRIDAY and SATURDAY NITES | VEW. CLUBHOUSE, Open Monday Through Saturday | E. R. Lowe, justice of the peace at Tavernier, asked the ‘county | commissioners last night to pro- yide a fund to improve the old {Overseas Highway along the northerly part of Key Largo, | He said that the road is full of lruts and parts, of it are over- | grown with vegetation. | The commissioners delegated | the members of the county’s road {commission to go to Key Largo jto learn the extent of necessary | repairs. PT RADIATOR SERVICE Repairing-Flushing-Conditioning GUARANTEED RESULTS | Ambler’s Service Garage | 404 Duval Street |. Adjoining La Concha Hotel © PUVREOSSUNHEDRO VENEGAS CRRA BARA RS OE MS | ROASTERS and FRYERS | BRADY’S (Live) Poultry \ and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone eet tetteettetrtecercest sd