The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 29, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVII._ No, 206 Mention Of Atomig War Sent Shivers Through Delegates At KE Mr Curry’s At $22,865 | Mrs. Elaine Mora’ Curry, 70, who died at her home at 525) Caroline street on August 18, left : an estate valued at $22,685, ac-| cording to a petition for letters | | of administration filed yesterday SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED § Y WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 194 ‘Estate Valued | WAC Captain On | is <i Court Favors © One Of Charges (By Associated Preas> FRANKFURT, Aug. 29. — At the trial today of WAC Captain Kathleen Durrant, the court sustained a motion, made by her counsel, that she was not guilty of conspiracy, in connection with ‘afternoon in County Judge Lord’s | office by her brother, Ulrick R. | Henson, described in the petition ! as “the sole heir of the deceased.” ! |the taking of $2,000,000 in jewels from the Kromberg castle. a Shortly afterward, court was Twenty-One Nations Session POLISH DELEGATE, IN* PLEADING FOR AC- TION ON TREATIES, REFERRED TO ATOM- IC WAR ify Associated Press) PARIS, Aug. 29.—A quiver to- day ran through the delegates at the session of the 21 nations » when a representative from Po- | land, in complaining about, noth- ing having been done for aj month in deciding on the pro- visions to be contained in the treaties for the Nazi satellites, de- manded to know if the people of the world were bent on attaining Peace, or if they were headed foward an atomic war. The word “atomic” sent shiv- _ @% through most of the delegates a heard it. It was the first fie since the conferences be- gan five weeks ago that the atom ‘bomb had been mentioned or any ‘geterence made to it, “A Greek representative attack- ed Russia for trying to shield Bulgaria, the soldiers of which, he pointed out, had fought with |) the Nazis for three and one-half years. Naturally, he added, Greeks could not entertain a kindly sentiment toward Bul- garia, which evidently the Rus- sians did, because the Bulgarians had killed 20,000 Greeks‘and had deported tens of thousands of! other Greeks. Meanwhile, the Big Four are in conference trying to find an acceptable solution of the dif- ferences that exist in regard to the proposed treaties. with the att Delaney Reports | On Jaycee Meet; President -Jack Delaney, who, with Andy Rodriguez, spent three | days at the Ocala Summer Con- ference the past week-end, stated | today that “the Key West Junior | Chamber of Commerce is getting | recognition throughout ‘the state”. | The delegates at the “Ocala meeting were loud in their praise of the local Jaycee publication, | “The Islander”. This isa month- | « Mrs. Curry, who Was the i widow of Milton Curry, left real ' jestate valued at $4,660 and per- | sonal property listed at $18,025. ; ; Her personal assets were eet ized as follows: Shares of stock, totaling 672, Sons and Company, $10,000; in the firm of William Curry’s automobile, $500; jewelry, $25; mortgage, $2,800; cash in bank, $2,700, and United States bonds, $2,000. | Judge Lord, has issued an or- , der appointing Mr. Henson as ad- ministrator on his posting a bond ‘ | Comptroller Denies Sum For Service Office Yesterday afternoon a letter was received from Comptroller J. M. Lee, informing the county commissioners that, under the ;law, they could not provide !money for the establishment of { |a service office in Key West for ; veterans. | The commissioners were told by a delegation of veterans that of $1,000. ‘ * it would cost $5,000 annually to| Judge Lord said today that, as open such an office in Key West. a petition for administrator was That amount would have paid a filed, Mrs. Curry evidently did salarf to a service officer, rent not leave a will. : for an office and general office oe it was. Merger Petition Has 1200 Names It was decided by the commis- sion that they: would provide the two hundred signatures are now on the city-} money if they were permitted to do so by the comptroller. ' National Airlines \ fos ud | county merger. petition, state | Adds Valdosta To . .'Earl Higgs, service station pro- Its Growing List pyictor. | Another city will be added to’ “The people want the merger,” the rapidly growing list of points Mr. Higgs said today, “and if we that can be reached directly by only had a real door-to-door cam- ‘air. when service into Valdosta, paign, the. 5000-signature-goal Georgia, is inaugurated by Na- Would be accommo’ rata ea ; tional Airlines, Inc., 0: _| Visitors to the city have in- ber 1 “ Boonie ,formed Mr. Higgs ek if A ... merger move succeeds they will” Sunounpement: ot the Addition purchase homes and live here of Valdosta to National’s Jack- 3 sdnville-tG Orle: permanently. Only four Key nville-to-New Orleans route Wesiers have absolutely refused was made today by G. T. Baker, ' 4,” .; iti ne to sign the petition. A number peers of NAL, who said that of county and city officials haye : is company “ planned initial gipéady affixed their signatures | sehédules. of one flight per day and others are expected to do 30 in.each direction (east.and-weést) shortly. Among the city official with 14 passenger “Lockheed who have signed is Mayor Wm. Lodestar transports. Valdosta, he. w, Demeritt, who is said to be a declared, will became the second gtaunch supporter of the plan. Georgia city to be served and the! Mr. Higgs said today that he 24th station to be opened by Na- favored giving .publicity to. the tional along its 3,200 miles of “sneak theft” of two pages of the airways which extend from Flor- petition containing the signatures ida to New Orleans and New of 200 voters in favor of the York, Savannah, Georgia, which merger because he hopes the; became part of National’s net- guilty .persan. will ‘take -shame work on July 15, henceforth will and repent”. “But,” Higgs added, | be only 40 minutes from Val- “maybe that individual has no | | One _ thousand, {| shame.” b recessed until September 16, when the trial on the theft charge will be resumed. How the ruling on the con- spiracy charge would affect Mrs, Durrant’s husband, Jack W. Dur- rant, and Major David Watson, who have been held in military custody since last June, was not explained by the court. Service Officer Director-Comptroller, is submit-! ting his financial audit reports; for the month of July today “to; City Manager Q, J. S, Ellingson. In Key West To , Aid: Veterans}, t6 Gest, Revenue tune John P. Luke, assistant state , 944,58. Receipts for the month service officer of the fourth con-| were, general property taxes (li- gressional district, is in the coun- joegees and service fees), $13,- | ty ourt house today giving as- | 249.68; Fines and Forfeitures, sistance to veterans in preparing } $1,329.50; Building and Electrical, papers for the money they are|Plumbing Permits, $195.10; other to receive under the terminal|revenue on Non-Rec. receipts, leave bill. $1,374.07, this totaled $16,148.35; Mr. Luke explained that he is and the expenses for the same ! not only | attending to terminal; Period were, Departmental Op-; Teave matters while in Key }érations, $27,777.16; Pensions, $1,- West, but to all other things em- 621,08; Income Tax remittance, braced in the GI Bill of Rights, }$1,318.78; General Debt Retire- ; such as insurance, pensions, hos- | ment, $374.28; other .expendi- pitalization, unemployment or ; tures, $160.83. These disburse- employment and housing -loans.! ments of $3,474.97, together with ; He. advised local veterans that|thé departmental operations ex- when they call on him to bring} pense of> $27,777.16, total $31,- with them the original or photo- }252:13. static copies of their discharges from the armed services, greater than the income for the | What he is doing today for vet- month of July, this is no indica- | erans, he added, Vance Stirrup,| tion that expenses are running | commander of the local ‘American | higher than. income, for in the Legion post, will do t@night inj month of November alone the the Legion hall at White and | collections will be sufficient to Southard «streets. : Mr. Eke ‘said -that'-témorrow?| four to fiye. months, ; morning he will be in Marathon In the sewerage fund, cash bal- to serve the veterans in that}amce as of July 1 is $52,456.81. community, and tomorrow after- ceipts for the month's total, noon he will stop at. Tavernier | $3,733.06, and total expenses are | to obtain data from veterans 5$1,092.79. there. Other funds, which include bond refunding, hospitals, ete., contain a balance of $52,821.18, with receipts totaling, $9,210.59, and disbursements amounting to $7,412.49; leaving “an” ending -bal-, ance of $54,619.28. Aquarium Lease Attracts Party City Manager Ellingson, when} ‘The total disbursements are all operate the city for a ‘period sof | Policema’ : - Dates Announced | ’ Narenberg; Verdict On ead Comptroller Submits Audit _ For July Receipts, Expenses Charles Roberts, City Financett-—. Truman To Be Back Labor Day In Washington (By Asnoctared Press) WASHINGTON, ° Aug. 29. — | Word was received from Ber- muda today that President Tru- | man intended to be back in the White House on Labor Day. Yesterday he did not go fish- ing: because of the inclement weather. Showers recurred all through the day, The President spent the day going over mail that had been sent to him by airplane. Ernest Ramsey Leads Ro Discussion Rotarians meeting at their weekly luncheon, today heard Ernest. Ramsey conduct a, floor Though the expenses are far quiz on the history of the Rotary and the Black SI Club, .as to organization, dure, ete. Stephen Singleton, former sec- retary of the Chamber of Com- proce- merce for a‘number of years, said , farewell to. the Rotarians whom he has known for years past, and revealed that he was now leavi for Miami. “The ee ny waa Lang: Syne” in his honor. Guests present were City Man- ager O. J. S. Ellingson and Ellis England. Lyle Cashon was in- ducted: into Rotary. His mem-! bership ‘is\for Laurel, Miss. in’'s Test Civilian Personnel Director Jack Murray today announced that twelve applications _had| been received for two vacant po- “Auld | stroyed them and -w (iy Associated Preamp. | NURENBERG, ‘Aug. 29~- Thomas J. Dodd, American pros | eeutor at the trial of 22 Nazis as | war criminals, today excoriatéd: the Nazis for their mass | their slave labor and their treatment, during the wat,” tality from its conception to. downfall, and told how the + ple of Germany dreaded regime even before World War Il In their * oWn country, Dodd declared, the Na-~ ,zis created terror by their . blot jpurges and by the arrest of | their own people on any pretext, ‘if they showed the least sigh of being against Hitler and: gangsters. ht He said that the Nazi govern- ‘ment was made up» of several — j units of terror. bly the ‘worst among them wae‘ tapo, though the wn | ‘roughshod over any ou opposed the Nazis’ brutality at home, . fold among the peop! monster, Dodd stroyed Germany. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, the ‘British prosecutor, said that. the ‘Nazis were’ responsible for the killing of 22,000,000 people 5. ing .the war. All active were guilty, he told the cou vot jcommitting the greatest grufte in: the annals. of history} vie Jasked that the deatt pel be imposed on the 22 defendants.” ~ The court said, at the con- clusion of the addresses, it would | dosta by air. ‘ a | Higgs says he needs assistance in carrying the merger plan to a asked by The Citizen how the ;for the hospital, as other funds aquarium plans were going, fare inactive, payments being stated the proposal had not been; made in January and July on drawn up, and that it would have ! poth interest and principal. | licemen’s jobs. render its verdict on September | The twelve applicants will un- 99. ‘dergo mental tests at 9:30 a.m.j} | Saturday, September 14, in the | ly mimeograph publication print- | Gag BE cel : ed. by sAnay. Bonriguer eons | FORMER KEY WESTER successful conclusion and ‘would | with Jaycee activities and doings PASSES AW AY IN TAMPA sppreciate (ue earnest aid of any- i in general. Three local members have been | named to state Jaycee commit- | Leroy Torres, chief of the Key one desiring the consolidation of | West fire department, and fam- the city and county govern-!| specifications that might be. ac- to contain the proper kind of | PALL FROM TREE | agility tests the following Mon- $250 FINE PAID Key West High’ School and_ the FOR SELLING BEER. tees: George Faraldo, aviatio ay gett fom arn eaey to aa ceptable to th it g i “ed Apap auth welfare, | ene the funeral of Mrs. Leroy | ——s Be ae Ast ae CF nen INJURES COOK | day, September 16, at 2 p.m. in WITHOUF LICENSE and Jack Delaney, co-chairman of | patie a peter Key eeies whe aategs om — S literated that the Satie would’ A cook, said to be of Japanese | PHN the forthcomifig Judge Caro, an egret cou state awards committee. Only | passed away in the west coast t Greene Street yp. operated solely as an aqua- Fe apie eC anki se | tests will be forwarded to Ord Fh ahedesagr etay ints those who’ have done outstand- | ing work in their particular fields are awarded these coveted state honors. | Daytona Beach was the city | named for the next state con-| vention to be held in May. An added feature of all future state conventions will be a Junior | Chamber of Commerce golf tour- | nament. | | Tampa Visitors Enioy Stay ‘Here | After spending a very pleasant two/ weeks visiting Mrs. Louise Walterson of this city, Mrs. Cor- rine Walterson and Mrs. Lula Jackson left yesterday for their home in Tampa. While in Key West they made a | trip to Ramrod Key to visit the! postmistress, Mrs, Mary Forns, | and to Munson Island, where they wereguests of Mr. and Mrs. Ludy Trevejo. TWINS GARAGE 1130 Duval Street Phone 168 Auto Repairs, Painting, | Many civilian workers at- | rium and that he was in hopes of getting the aquarium started ; ner of Whitehead and South applicants tomorrow. Should ad-| 159 cases of beer without a ie ditional applications be made in| and ordered confiscatéa > The assistant city mechanic. The de- ceased also left a daughter, Clara- bella. BRADLEYS RETURN FROM VACATION Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Bradley and daughter, Joyce, have re- turned from a three-week trip, which included stops at Wash- Virginia. Bradleys reside at 612 ‘complement of only 35 Marine: ington, D. C., North Carolina and ' city, H 4 i Mr. Cerezo leaves four sons }tempting to enter the Submarine Johnny, George, Hilburn and Base by way of the North Gate, | Buster Cerezo. The latter is an, Gteene street, were told to enter either by the South Gate, which | is at Southard street, or the main | | gate, at Fleming street. The reason for closing of thi: jgate is that thirty-three Marines ‘have been detached, leaving S, 1 thereby necessitating the closing ' of one .gate, naval authorities , Stated today. So in the future those enter- ing the Submarine Base must do so from either the south or main street this afternoon. Lopez Fun-! (1.4 meantime, the new applicants eral Home ambulance brought | i ee ; fan i oe Ue rae if 1| will get their notices promptly by i954 pital | nail. for treatment. The injured man was a cook | of Col. Leasure, a retired Army | officer, residi at Whitehead | Ee = Seeidik see | A “Sock Sochl” will be held Hospital authorities would not eee MUS: Bonk divulge the name or condition of |)" ZOONEIG SEE MOE Inight at 8 o'clock. ie UME ek od li ‘The bee-hive club is given the ae pagel \la r for the benefit of the Re- STORES TO CLO: }bekah Sparkling Water ON LABOR DAY | fund. as soon as possible. While he inspected the aquarium in company with Rob- rt Dopp and an individual who may submit a bid for its lease, ome strangers who hadn't been in the city for a number of years, had their money in hand and wanted to purchase tickets. They had, in the past, visited the aqua- rium and wanted to do so again. Manager Ellingson said that; this ‘vas an indication of the popularity of the previous aqua- cial Benefit So \ Fridav At Eivht lodge | lrium, and that he would like to The Citizen has been’ notified | 0 other cases that had beén zed in the defendant's place at roline and Grinnell streets ; The costs of court amounted te , $8.75. McDermott, who pleaded guilty, paid the fine. The Weather Forecast y West and Vicinity: Partly is afternoon, tonight and | 1 | Olivia street E. MORALES Dry Cleaning and Alterations Will Be Located After Sept. Ist 711 DUVAL STREET Mrs. Ray Elwood received a telegram today from her son,’ Millard Fillmore Sawyer, saying | he arrived safe in Salt Lake City jwith Mrs. Sawyer and baby, | i Marsha Francine. | They report a very enjoyable trip all the way. Mrs. Sawyer’s nephew, Mario Vidal, ac | | JOHN PRITCHARD m- panied them on the trip, which was made by automobile, and \ | Body and Fender Work Plenty of Auto Parts pe JP - DANCING -- Nightly to the Music of MARK “snail STANLEY Orchestra Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287 and HIS | DANCE ORCHESTRA Will Play at the VFW CLUBHOUSE EVERY FRIDAY and SATURDAY NITES From 9 p.m. Until **?” The Public Cordially Invited Flagler Avenue and 2nd Street Poinciana Bus Passes Door required seven days. | ———— CASA CAYO HUESO (The Southernmost House) 1400 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and | COCKTAIL LOUNGE |_-——Opens 5 P.M. Daily-—— ear enema ERNEST RSIS | | ‘PALACE THEATER WILD BILL ELLIOTT in “Sun Valley Cyclone” ! Ser alien ~ sentences at hard labor and na- | al tional degradation for life. They} 9 j were accused of complicity in the | PONCE S self-destruction of the French} ate, | os \" see the aquaritm in operation; that member stores ef the Key | Leaves Tomorrow with widely spetered "i ) pe 7 promptly. West Retail Merchants Associa- | On Business Trip |§ mostly during night. /SAWYERS ARRIVE r | The old aquarium, run by | tion will remain closed all day|, Archie Roberts, city tax collec- | to moderate variable IN SALT LAKE CITY | gmory Lowe. Pierce, a natural-}on Monday, September 2, and | ;, nae tomoartowier OF | mostly southwest and . tor, will leave tomorrow for Or will remain open all day Thurs- | {day, September 5 CONVICTED PARIS, France. Admirals wer ist and now professor at Flor- ida University, was one of the main points of interest in Key West, and it produced an educa- tional effect besides appealing to one’s asthetic taste. i | iwree French | cently giver fleet at Toulon in 1942, shortly after the American Army in-| vaded North Afri BARBECUE | 701 Simonton Street PHONE 488 H We Now Have Announce . . . Starting Wednesday, Aug. 28, WIRE BASKETS They Will Feature for BICYCLES CURB SERVICE “Come and Try Our SANDWICHES” Mechanic to Serve You POOR OLD RVICE OPEN DAILY 7 A.M. to Midnight | | we lando on a business trip. Mr. Roberts io be in the! Central Florida City by Sunday | . FISH LEE RATS Nt BELLA LIEDER, for a personal business meeting. ‘DEMERITT | EGRET: «oi HOUSE | Foot of Greene Street- Phone 44 CL UB 116 | Fish House is Painted Yellow FITZPATRICK & GREENE STS. °FRESH JEWFISH sosite Western Uni i fi Opr —! 2 5 ee iad he TAILS WOODY at the Piano will Sing Your Favorite Song a BE RETREAT TESS, RADIATOR SERVICE ~~ | Repairing-Flushing-Condi GUARANTEED RESUL |4mbler’s Service Garage 404 Duval Street | Adjoining La Concha Fors ALBERT G. ROBERTS For City Commissioner | | | | | NEW PIONEER HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS We Also Have Popular Al Armengol, Owner Open Monday thru Saturday Ne Admission, Cover, Minimum 1 News and Serial Brands of BEER eR TS Division at Francis Phone 9134 “Best For A Night's Rest’ 1 Biock West of Bus Depot (Paid Politica! Advertisement)