The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 11, 1946, Page 1

SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1946 No. 216 Key West Completes Deal. For Purchase Of $37,000 bs Property Along Beachfront COMMISSIONERS AUTH- * ORIZE DOWN PAY.| COOMIOOIL SS MENT OF $10,000 FOR |New Traffic Light QUARTER BLOCK Will Be Installed At a special meeting held at Cast pin noon today Key West City Com-| At Division-Lane A new traffic light, to be missioners passed a resolution; authorizing purchase of the; installed at the intersection Sweeney beachfront property at | of Division and Windsor . the foot of Duval street, for the Lane, near St. Mary's Star of sum of $37,000. the Sea, was received and The property will be uséd for unpacked at City Hall today. a bathing beach and to provide Another new light has recreational facilities for the city; been ordered which will be of Key. West. Negotiations for} installed at Division and Si- its purchase have been under-} monton streets, when it ar- rives, City Manager O. J. S. way since last April. Ellingson told The - Citizen VOLUME LXVIL. Bought Under Lease The property is being bought under a lease agreement, with the life of the lease extending over a period of 11 years. Ac- cording to an escrow agreement read at the meeting today, the city of Key West will make a down payment of $10,000 on the property, the remaining pay- ments to be made at the rate of $2,700 annually for th? remain- ing ten years and carrying an in- terest rate of five per cent. Interest for the first year will amount to $1,350, according to City Attorney J. Lancelot Lester, reducing $135 every year there- after until final payment is made, In order to raise the $10,000 necessary for the down payment | on the property, City Commis- sioners today passed a resolution authorizing transfer of $7,700 for the purpose from the sewerage operation and maintenance fund. | | today. BEI ss SS 4 ‘Tavernier Rules Against Incorporation Fear of intreased taxation is what killed" the proposal to in- ; corporate Tavernier as a city, | Attorney Paul Sawyer said to-/ day. i ; | ' i i The proposition was not put to a vote, he explained, as the lead- ing proponent said he had learn- ‘ed that two-thirds of the resi- | dents in the district it was pro- posed to incorporate did not fa- | ; vor making Tavernier a city. Attorney John G. Sawyer andj | Paul Sawyer went to Tavernier | and explained to residents what “I’m Sick,” Said Sweeneys Owned Property - , would be the powers exercised r fae is being purchas- | in ‘Pavernier a8 an incorporated rom Charlotte M. Larranaga, | city. Finally, it was decided not nee Sweeney, Minnie Isabella Sweeney and Isabel G. Sweeney. The escrow agreement between; Sweeney heirs and the city of} Key West is being held by the! Florida -National Bank until all) of its terms are. met — by both! parties. Officials at City Hall | said today that the down pay-} ment and all necessary signa- | tures to legal documents would | be completed within the next "two or three days. | Description of the property,! that has been purchgsed under a | lease agreement, is as follows: “Parcel of lot 4, square num- | bered 5 in tract’ 16. Lot com- mences at point on ‘Duval street, | 100 fect from South street and! 85 feet from high water mark on } South Beach; and_ running thence in a northwesterly direc- tion parallel with South street 241 feet and three inches; thence at right angles in a southeasterly | to further consider the proposal at this iime. 22 Newsmen To “Come Here For Celebration Twenty-two newsmen, assign- ed to the Department of State, in’ Havana, will come to Key} West to participate in the cele- | bration of El Grito de Yara on | September 10, Martin Liliraldi Citizen today. They will include Mariano} Grau, whom the Cuban National | College of Newspapermen chose | as the best reporter in Cuba dur- | ing the year; Arroyo Maldonado, representative of the Associated : Press; Manuel Martin, a member Cuban Consul} informed The} of; the staff of Manana, and An- gel Aguier, who is a historian as, well as a newspaper writer. The newsmen, Consul Lliraldi explained, will write stories for | their newspapers about the ob- | servance of El Grito de Yara in Key West. direction 185 feet to high water mark on South Beach; thence along the South Beach ,in .a southwesterly direction to® ‘the | terminus of Duval street on said beach; thence along Duval street in a northwesterly direction 85, feet, more or less, to the place | of beginning. | Also Part of Tract 16 - “Also, a part of tract 16, com- | mencing at a point ‘on Duval | street 185 feet from the corner of South and Duval streets and run- | ning thence in an easterly direc- | tion to a point which is 241 feet | three inches from» Simonton Commissioners Ask Transfer Of Surpluses County commissioners passed isee you later.” 2 Welfare Council Plans To Reopen Closed Nursery The Executive Committee of the Monroe County Welfare ‘Council decided Monday evening to reopen the Poinciana Day Nursery, which they sponsored! until closed because of the polio} epidemic. The Council president, | Rev. John E. Pickens, announced | that Mrs. Edna Clark will be in! charge, assisted by a ere Housing Au-! | staff. The Key West thority has authorized the use; of the building located in the) center of the Poinciana project, | and the finest and most com-| pletely furnished nursery build- | ing in the city. It is located at the end of Sixteenth street, one! block from Duck avenue. Will Open Monday It is planned to open the Nursery next Monday, Septem- ber 16. Parents desiring to en- ross children in the nursery are asked to communicate at once! with Rev. Pickens at 55-1 Poin- ciana, phone 1120-J. The enroll- ment will be limited to first un- | til additional staff members can be secured. Rev. Pickens announced that | the Fort Village Nursery was opened Monday with 16 children enrolled. Mrs. Bertha Kelly is in charge. Both nurseries are aided through a scholarship fund sup- | plied by the State Welfare Board. Members at Meeting Members of the Child Welfare Council Executive Committee! present were Earl'Hamilton, vice | president; Mrs. Ruby Morgan,! secretary; Albert Carey, treasur-! er; Mrs. Eileen Coughlin, pro- gram chairman; Mrs. W. F. Bow- ery, membership chairman; Mrs. | Helen MeNeil, state welfare! board, and Rev. Pickens. The, regular meeting of the Council| will be held Friday, Septem-j ber 27 at the Health Center. | McInnis In Note | To The Citizen: Whenever A. H. McInnis left! Key! West hé arranged to have The Citizen follow him. It was being sent to him while he was: visiting ‘his sister,’ Mrs.’ E. L. Ray, | in Asheville, but he must have , realized that his end was near, ; for on the morning of the night of his death he mailed The} Citizen a_ picture postcard, on which was written: “Please discontinue paper. I’m sick. A. H. McInnis.” The card was received by The Citizen this morning. J. Frank Roberts, who received a telegram from Mrs. Ray tell- | ing of McInnis’ death, said today; it has not yet been decided whether McInnis will be buried in Asheville or in Key West. Yesterday Roberts sent by tele- gram and airmail special deliv-! ery letter to Mrs. Ray informa- tion she had requested about McInnis. i This afternoon J. Frank Rob- | erts received a picture card from | McInnis, dated on the day of his | death, that read: “In bed with heart attack. Will | | | 1 Legion Auxiliary Unit Will Meet: | The bi-monthly meeting of | American Legion Auxiliary Unit , street and 285 feet ‘from South | a resolution last night requesting | No. 28 of Arthur Sawyer Post street, on the easterly boundary | Comptroller J. M. Lee for per-! line of lot Four; thence from’ mission to transfer amounts from said last named line of said lot’ funds if which there are sur- Four, 100 feet; thence at right pluses to accounts that have angles in a southwesterly direc-| been overdrawn. tion 241 feet and three inches;; Reason for that action is be- thence at right angles in a north-| cause of oxerexpenditures of | westerly direction along the line | $15,000 in some accounts. It was of Duval street to the place of | explained that the county has beginning. _ {large surpluses in other ac- “Together with the riparian! counts, but can not use them in rights thereunto belonging or inthe overdrawn accounts without anywise appertaining.” the comptroller’s consent. ie RAUL'S The City of Key West will on the BOULEVARD make the payments on the prop- | -- DANCING ~-- erty to the Florida National | Bank, which has agreed to hold} Nightly to the Music of (CRUNCH) (Continued on Page Four) and His SRG ARLE LEDS TUBES REP. AIRED STANLEY Orchestra by the Dill Electne Vuicanizer Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Lou Smith Auto Service Best Drinks— White at Fleming Phone No. § Popular Prices “Opposite { | Azmy Barracks” Reservations: Phone 9287 will be held Thursday evening, September 12, at the American | Legion Home, White and South- | ard streets at 8 o'clock. ' Mrs. Chas. Hijort, president, will preside during the business j meeting and the first class ini- , tiation. Mrs. Paul Wimmenaeur, vice president and membership chair- iman, announced that a large number of applications have been received for the 1947 member- ship and all are expected to be | present at the meeting for the initiation. Any 1946 members who have not attended an initiation are urged to be present tomor- row night and take part in the ceremonies. ABU UU URE | ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY'S (Live) Poultry) and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone sat | KAR AREA AAA AAAAAAKAE ‘MeatShortage ! ports were received here today } G. Stock Market Skyrockets In Heavy Buying (By Associated Press? NEW YORK, Sept. 11.— Buying orders flooded the Stock Market today, as a re- sult of which some stocks advanced in prices from frac- tions to $6 a share. So fast were sales made that the ticker tape ran far behind in recording transac- tions. Gains at one time wiped out by one billion nine hundred million recent losses that had reached a total of nine billion three hundred million. Chief gains were made by steels, motors, rails, oil and rubbers. SLeLn a: MI MT erg Louis Carbonell, newly elected city commissioner, was sworn in | by City Clerk Roy Hamlin yes- terday evening. The swearing in took place at \City Hall at a meeting of the city : commissioners, where they met {to canvass the vote of Monday’s special election. Official results Causes Butcher Shops To Close (By Associated Press) ' 436 votes. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11—Re-, Swearing In Delayed The swearing in of Carbonell that many butchers in various was delayed when City Attorney parts of the United States have J- Lancelot Lester discovered in the State Code, under their inability to obtain meats. | can be officially declared elected All over the country, meat a check of voting machines must shortages are reported, and, be- be made by the sides shops aiready closed, hun- | "ry Mayor dreds of other butchers said recessed the meeting and the can- they will have IN THE UNITED STATES — Whatever Way War Sf Board Acts In Mat Result Will Be Unsatisfa ig: Ih Of Carbonell | Is Delayed By Technicality & V7/7222222. George Smathers Sends Congrats To i\Louis Carbonell — WREVOCATION OF RUL- ING MEANS INFLA- TION; NON-REVOCA- TION MEANS STRIKE CONTINUES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 11— |The War Stabilization Board is scheduled to hold a hearing this afternoon on its ruling that re- |fused to grant the scale of wages \to maritime unions that had been agreed to by their representa- | tives and officials of shipping ! interests. of the canvass gave Carbonell 717 1 ivotes and William T. Doughtry j . es Section | jclosed their shops _ because of 100.25, that before a candidate canvassing | William W. Demeritt | Louis Carbonell, newly elected City Commissioner, received the following tele- gram. from Congressman- elect George Smathers yes- terday: “Heartiest congratula- tions, Please assure your fellow Commissioners of my cooperation on Federal pr2j- ects for the benefit of Key West and Monroe County.” The telegram was sent from Miami. It was said that if the board revokes its ruling, it will result in demands being made by other junions that are displeased over | rates of wages fixed by the WSB. Besides, the efficacy of the board would be affected to so great an jextent, the board would be de- prived of much of its power. Worst thing of all, it was | pointed out; is that if the board | backs down on its stand, the re. | sult of the increased wages of seamen will give an impulse to | to discontinue vVassing board went to the Court business temporarily if they do not receive meats in the next few days. Seeks County’s Draftsman Jo Clifton G. Bailey last night ap- plied to the county commission- louse, where the required legal | Lhchadateadadeateadeat check of voting machines w made. Upon their return to City | Hall, Carbonell was duly sworn | | in. : Leaves Here Today | ! Carbonell left Key West todz# | ‘for Miami with his daughter, Mitzie. From Miami they will} ‘ fly to New York City, where Mit- | zi will enter Cdlumbus High! ‘School. Carbonell said that he’, Shipments Of California Is At Standstill (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11.— the uptrend of inflation. “Such a ruling,” a spokesman | said, “would be of an inflation- ary nature.” But if the board remains ada- mant, maritime union leaders de- jclare that the strike, which now has ships tied up in ports on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, will be continued. One proposal submitted today to the board is that a 30-day ers for the position as draftsman. expects to return here in time to in Monroe county. j attend the commission meeting It was the second application’ set for September 17. for the position. The other appli- | SFeeysa ere oe cant is Homer Herrick. iCuban Training nea ey a has Hap priated ,000: to have a_drafts- ° ° tie Fir! Ship Patria To Be In Key West man. prepare a. map, of: the: Flor- The Cuban training ship Pa- ida Keys. a] Stop Church | tria, with 20 officers and 40 cad- jets aboard, is due. to arrive in Services In Courthouse Key west on September 21, Cu- | ban Consul Martin Lliraldi said , today. | The Patria will remain here two days, he stated, and during that time will be entertained in the Navy Yard by and Captain Gibbs. A program of entertainment by the Cuban consul and Cuban }eolony in Key West is being pre- pared. Holding a religious service in the courtroom in the county court house has reached a point where the county commissioners have decided to discontinue granting the privilege to any denomination to use the court- room on Sunday or any other day. Wher permission was first ‘aptain Suits | strike was. begun here today that. threatens the holdup in -the | shipment of crops of fruit that is | worth severak .million dollars. Three thousand: five hundred | truck -driveérs,’-who handle Cali- | fornia . ftuit, walked. off their | jobs because ‘of ‘a dispute over | retroactive ' wages. Strikesmen ‘said they: had been promised ‘ad- vances, but had not yet received } | then, ‘Now is the peak of the fruit harvest in California, and every day means a delay that may prove disastrous to many grow- ers. Gay Dance Held By USO Members | The T at the NCCS Hall was a ga fair with colored lights y night USO dance af and | streamers. Music was furnished | s granted, it was explained at the meeting, it was for services to Among the officers, Consul ; by shes Pritchard and his Or- ¢ | chestra. in- {truce be declared while a fact- ' finding board considers both sides of the dispute. Commissioners Stick To Plan: About Indigents Representatives of the State Welfare Board asked the county commissioners, at a meeting last night; to broaden its present practice in aiding indigent per- sons in Monroe county. The commissioners explained that they are at present taking care of that, after investi- gation, proved to be in need of id, and that the county did not funds available to broaden scope of activity in that re- pect. ; Denominations be conducted on Sunday morn-! ing. Before long others asked for | the use of the courtroom in the, afternoon and then at night. |Room M others stop; Meet Thursday The demand did not there, it was further explained. | First meeting of the room mothers of the Junior-Senior or sects, other | than those that were using the. courtroom, also applied for per-| High Schdol will be held Thurs- mission to conduct services ther | day, September 12 at 3:30 o’clock As a result, several groups ap-/ in the High School auditorium, plied for permission at the same! it was announced today. All mothers are urged to be present. hour, and, there would not be; room any discrimination, the commis- ‘ PTA will hold its first meeting ‘Tuesday, September 17 at 8 p.m. Aguila Ruiz. sioners decided not to grant privileges to any denomination, We Have A New Shipment of Genuine Fibre SEAT COURS 2-DOOR SEDANS 34 35 To Fit All Makes of 4-DOOR SEDANS °37 - °38 - °39 - °40 - °41 - *42 Models They Come in Blue and Maroon Only ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS PHONE 442 Key West. Florida 22 : - °36 - °37 to "46 Models 121 Duval Street Lliraldi said, will be Commodor Junior Hostesses present | cluded the Misses Florence Saw- | yer, Vilma and Claudia La Fe, | Anne Ovide, Alice DeArmos, | Gloria Acevedo, Hilda | Ondina Pita and Rose Curr, | Members of the Catholic | Daughters who had charge of re- |freshments were Mrs. David McCurdy and M i der. Also present were David | McCurdy, of St. Mary’s Parish ‘Committee; Miss Mary Baxter, !and Mrs. Eileen Coughlin of the j USO staff. Name Mrs. Camus Red Cross Head, Mrs. Fernando Camus has ac- | cepted the appointment as chair- man of the Junior Red Cross for Monroe County, Allen L. Hamp- ton, chapter chairman, announced today. Directors of the Key W Chapter, American Red Cr are looking forward to a y of constructive work to be done by the school children of thi: county under the direction 0} Mrs. Camus, Hampton said Mrs. Camus has the endorse. ment of Willard M. Albury, Su- perintendent of Public Instruc- tion for Monroe County. comeuunvnuguseavnnucengsveann naa Wanted! Wanted WAITRESSES. Apply Hostess La Concha Dining Room iGAULLNON2SENNUUONEEANSEY UME SERN DEY tillo, | . Pauline Pin- | State Retailers | Plan Conference has just been received of an important two- day business conference of the | Florida State Retailers .Associa- jtion to be held in Orlando, Wednesday and Thursday, Octo- | ber and 24. 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