The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVII. No. 222 Key Weat SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER T NEY IN THE UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ‘18, 1946 Granting Of Liquor Licenses Postponed; Horre Demands | That Ordinances: Be Enforced, Kroll Leases Aquarium For $2825 First Year, Over $4000 Succeeding Senator At last night's city commission ® | First meeting, the explosive issue of @ranting liquor licenses was post- Poned until the meeting of Sep- tember 24 at 8 p. m. The hotly Contested granting of licenses to establishments allegedly within 900 feet of «a church or school, which has caused long drawn out @tguments in the past, will be sired at that date. The crowd of! about 75 that had expected aj “battle royal” will be forced to forege their enjoyment for an- other six days. Could Overflow Building Mayor Demeritt first an- neunced that the subject would be brought up at tomorrow's meting at 5:45 o'clock, but Rev. & &. Doherty requested that it be brought up at a regular meet-| ing, because of the inconvenienc that it would cause. Rev. Doherty | Stated that those opposing the! Srenting of liquor licenses to; places near schools and churches fould overfiow the building to the street, but that they would bring only a small delegation, ' and not a “mob,” to oppose the eur Other dates were suggested un- tl the September 24 date was! found suitable to both the com- missioners and Rev. Doherty's! debegation | Approval By Oct. 1 | These liquor licenses must be approved by October 1, Commissioner Harden injected, | “There is a lot of legal proce dure that has to be studied be-! fore any licenses are renewed.” | Complaint By Property Owner | M. J. Herre, property own- | ©, was recognized by the Mayor,! amd in an earnest, out-| speken manner, he was critical af the sanitary conditions nea his home and along Flagler ave-| Rue, which he referred to right- | ly a “one of Key West's busiest; Sreets.” Horre said that many | citizens in the Lime Grove cube! Givisten end along Pilagter ave-| were improving their prop-! @t considera’ ffort and! and some neighbors’ Were openly violating the ordi- Wenees of Key West, in regard keeping sanitary conditions fieir homes, Ming srot-free Nothing Done Horre said that he had shown em Mhief of Police Eisner the horrifying conditions existing on Flagler avenuc, south of the n} where trucks are unloading mat- and ds ‘Freight Van Burns On Way To Key West A semi-trailer or van of the Overseas Transportation Com- pany was discovered on fire at 10:30 o'clock last night on Stock Island, by the driver, who was; ‘en route to Key West with a car- go of assorted freight, including a shipment of sulphur. No. 3 fire engine responded to a call for assistance, and fought the fire for one hour and 20 min- utes. The tractor had been dis- connected from the semi-trailer and was not damaged, but prac- tically the entire trailer cargo was destroyed. The damaged trailer was tow- ed to Key West and placed in the company’s freight yard. At 5 o'clock this morning fire broke out anew in the trailer, and was’ extinguished by firemen from the | No. 1 company. Later in the morning, the fire again flared up, and the firemen returned to the freight yard. It is believed that the presence of sulphur in the van was the cause of the recurrent fires. Services For A, HL. MelInnis Friday A.M. The urn containing the ashes of A. H. McInnis, who died in Ashe- ville, N. C,, arrived in Key West yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be helt in the cemetery at 10 o'clock Fri- day morning, with the Rev. G. Leon Wells, pastor of the Fleming and “were | Street ‘Methodist~ Church, “offi- | ciating. The urn will be buried beside Mrs. McInnis’ grave. Maximum Grants Of the two sealed bids opened last night at the city commission- ‘Ballot Results Announced By CofC. 4 First ballots that were mailed lers’ meeting in City Hall, William H. Kroll was the highest bidder ‘for leasing the municipality's open-air aquarium, The other and losing bidder was Earl Adams, Miami ; correspondent in Key West. Losing and Winning Bids Adams’ bid contained the following conditions: For First Year monthly or 15% For Second Year monthly or -15% For Third Year monthly or 15% For Fourth Year monthly or 20% For Fifth Year monthly or 20% Adams further agreed to give the city an additional 20% of all profit after all expenses had been deducted. Kroll’s bid was: For First Year For Second Year - | For Third Year For Fourth Year 4425 yearly For Fifth Year _ 4425 yearly Will Charge 25c Admission Of the 24 members listed be- Admission to be charged is 25 cents, exclusive of tax. Herald | SUCCUMBED TODAY on September 2 containing a} a complete list of the 160 members | of the Chamber of Commerce} were opened yesterday evening at 4:30 o’clock by the Chamber’s present, directors. The 24 highest have been tabu- lated and another list of these 24 ' plus a couple of names that were | left off the first list by error, | will be mailed, ... $2825 yearly 4025 yearly 4425 yearly or 18% or 19% or 22% or 22% or 22% { { | | Finishes Booklet { ! ; had been hired to lay-out, illus- | low, the twelve highest in the The bidders had to tender checks of $500 as evidence of good | next ballot will automatically , faith. i become directors of the Cham-! The city will now receive a minimum of $2825 the first year | ber of Commorce and serve for, and over $4000 for succeeding years. The lease was drawn up by. {a term of one year. | City Manager O. J. S. Ellingson and City Attorney J. Lancelot ; John Spottswood, secretary of Lester. ‘the Chamber of Commerce an- | 4 | nounces the following list of 24/ from the first ballot, as follows: | William M. Arnold Joe Allen, | Gonzalo Bezanilla, Louis Car- ; bonell, Dr. Delio Cobo, Horace} ‘O’Bryant, Robert N. Dillard,| S°SS!0"S Mary Lee Graham, Wm. W. De-: meritt, Clarence Higgs, Hugh | erate concessions at the aquarium. Dodge, Gerald Saunders, Aqui- | Kroll’s daring bid had one good explanation. The GATC ferry lino Lopez, Gertrude Laubscher, | operating between Key West and Havana will be docked adjacent Fred J. Miller, Clem Price,! to the aquarium and the thousands of tourists expected to use this Charies E. Roberts, Edward Rus-} transportation facility will probably visit the aquarium to view! sell, E, A. Strunk, Jr., Jack W.: the marine life that will be shown the public. Sellers, A. Maitland Adams, Ed- { The aquarium will be opened from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the win M. Trevor, Howard Wilson, | winter and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the off-season John M. Spottswood. i Oliver Griswold Startled By Bid Most people were amazed by Kroll’s high bid when informed he had been awarded the contract to operate the aquarium, In ; years past the total gross of the aquarium averaged about $6,500 yearly and at that time concessions were also granted. The con- included soda pop, post cards, etc. Under the new lease, Kroll will be forbidden to op- SENATOR CHAS. O. ANDREWS of Florida President And Wallace To Meet (By Associnted Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.— Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace has an engagement with ‘President Truman at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, and the conclusion American Key West — CommentsOn —__—s Featured In Russo Views’ Holiday Mag | Holiday's October ing to discuss Wallace’ in meddling in the foreign policy of the United States, particular- ly Russia. | Wallace was asked to call at | the White House pemute of hy NEW.-YORK, --Sépt.--16240, mish reteasing a Jaties: oe night t sat trate and write text, has been, United States wcoremttalive of valiag four pages of Key West! he had me ilbiasamey se completed and is now in the!the UN Security Council said: Pictures and stories is now ont fwo, mons nee ae Be eat hands of the Chamber of Com-' today that the council should, sale at local newsstands. Lape ap each nmr orca merce secretary. ! look at the other side of the pic- There are pictures of the South- te ay Butera eae 2 5 magazines and newspapers. He is Russian spokesmen here anaj te Crawls, South Beach, nce conciliation: her that Presi at present doing. freculance-work in Paxigehave said“that “military “!Y ~purehased by the ~city; Key It was said furt ner t hae Hts i | for Wrge circulation magazines activity in Greece is likely to, Wester boiling bollos, cemetery, | Gent pe eer! Pine aa and is also finding time to write cause a war in the Balkans. The jullet casting, curio shops, star | SsOREe eetes ie tkais of ja book for future publication. ! American remarked that Rus 'Coffee Mills, view of the court] es Gator oe cateon jeg ign | Under present plans, no adver-' should look on the other side of! jouse tower from La Concha ho- | Hiaeeicen eee Z ‘ tisements will be solicited. | the Grecian border into Albania, ! to) poof; pictures of Jesse Porter | N@pavie cenoitedtoday. that Bec- Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, three! Ki+ke, picture of colored drum- vetary of State James F. Byrnes | For Local CofC: Oliver Griswold announced to- day that the pamphlet that hej (By Associated Press? issue con- re- This Afternoon| reached here is that they are go-} tivity | Naval Hospital In Maryland — WFIRST ELECTED TO SEN- ATE TO FILL OUT TRAMMELL’S ‘TERM; RE-ELECTED IN 1940 (By Associnted Preamp? WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. — United States Senator Charles QO: | Andrews died at 5 o'clock this morning in the U. S. Naval Hos- pital in Maryland. Besides his widow, he leaves three sons. Senator Andrews was bern in Holmes county, Florida, on March 7, 1877. He was a, graduate of the University of Florida and major- !ed in law. From 1912 to 1919 he ] ssistant attorney general of Florida, and later served as a cir H cuit court judge. He was acting | in that capacity in 1936 when | United States Senator Park | ‘Trammell died, and in the pri- } mary to choose a successor, An- ; drews defeated former Governor | Doyle Carlton of Tampa. j Trammell’s unexpired term jran four ye and in 1940 An | drews was a candidate for re- | election. He won the Democratie ‘nomination in the first primary ‘over three opponen' including Barnard Macfadden, a nationally known magazine publisher and culturist, who had a { home in Miami Beach. | Andrews past president jof the Florida State Bar Associa- | tion. | His home was in Orlando and his body will be sent there to- morrow. Funeral services will | be held Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church in Or- | lando, 1 | physical Special Election Costs City $1,583 The recent special city election in which Louis Carbonell defeat, ed Wm. J. Doghtry for the cit cominission post made vacant by the resignation of W. C. Sweet ing cost the City of Key West $1,583. Itemized expenses of the ele tion follow: Rent on 10 Voting Machines | C+ $ 500.00 800.00 tremmes, tires, bottles, cans, etc Nothing was done by that of- ficial. Then he contacted the Di- Now $45 Monthly The Rev. James H. MacCon- will be available for distribution to tourists, in al Y to queries regarding the city. Also the Chamber of Commerce This booklet, when printed, countries with Russian sympa. mer. did not comment publicly on the Author of the article is Mrs.) jetter that Wallace released last for publication, Byrnes 106.8! 4.00 8.00 thies, and comment on the unr | th that may lead to military { Franklin Archer ; John Erskine who writes under) night Florida Press reeter of Public Safety, and still} hothing was done. inally, in desperation, he drove the Sani-| tary Inepector out to the “eye- " the inspector, according to} said, “What can I do; abdut it?” | Herre asked the Commission- ers, “Why should I swear out a! warrant charge, when the ordip} nances clearly state that the law/ is being deliberately broken?” Rodeo Moves In A rodeo had moved in on him clearly against existing city om dimances, and he brought the quiet crowd to a hearty laughter} as he “asked help in getting a} horse off his lawn.” Horre could! not understand why the building inspector had allowed this stable te be built, and when built, why the sanitary inspector did not! close it down. The commission-| nell, member of District No. 19! Welfare \Board from Monroe county, has been notified by Dr. | Carl N. Herman, chairman, that the State Attorney General has} rendered an‘ opinion that the maximum grants for old age as- | sistance and aid to blind may be changed from $40 to $45 in z it can be forwarded to the per- has taken thirty photos to fea- ture Key West. There are shots of tropical trees, flowers, water- front scenes, Casa Marina, etc. The negatives are also retained by the Chamber so that when a prospective visitor asks for a par- ticular photo of the Island City, cordance with Federal legisla- | son desiring same. i tion. The Attorney General based | | his decision on the fact that no | ‘ additional State funds would be Red Cross j required to make this change. 1 “ | Father MacConnell points out Requests Flags | that this does not mean that | grants will automatically be in- Be Returned | ased five dollars but that they | ajjen L. Hampton, Red Cross will be increased according to) Chapter Chairman, notified The individual needs. Staff WOFKErS | Citizen that official Red Cross are already engaged in review-| flags which have been left at lo- ing all grants in relation to the cab stores, should be returned to increased cost of living and the Chapter House, or given to a changes will become effective | Boy Scout, who will call at each | action. Capt. Saunders Back At Sub Base Captain Willard Saunders of the Submarine Base, Mrs. Saun- ders, and their four child who had been visiting relatives in Maryland, have returned to Key West. ABU UUUA MARRIED ROASTERS and FRYERS ee. Commission W (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone 54f ereeetererererrs BRADY’S conwee Mr. Alan Hooker of the American Theosophical Society | the name of Helen Worden. He! jen Worden tells the story of Ke | West from its early wrecking days to its present military might and does it in a pleasing, grace- ful style. | Many of Key West's tourist- beckoning attractions are listed and the article should bring many people to view this de- j (Continued on Page Four) | Attention, Elks! | At the regular meeting Thursday night, Sept. 19. a large class will be initiat- ed and a full attendance is | desired. ° jmaintained a similar silence |when Wallace delivered _ his | speech last week in Madison ! Square Garden, at which time he advocated that this country pur- sue a | Byrnes, it was said in Paris, content to let public opinion in the United States decide be i tween his and Wallace's attitude | toward Rt ‘ill Afterne con pon Meet Th There will be a | sioners’ meeting n in City Hall | hearing will be given on the | quor license renewa but tain legal procedure appertaining to same will t | meeting this 0 public li- cer- | ternoo! announced at the afternoon. Have your Dodge, Chrysler. Ply- “soft” policy toward Rus- | ers agreed to make a thorough imvestigation | Rogelio Gomez, part owner of! the Aerovias Q Airlir spoke (Continues on Page Four) | mT i Lou Sealth Auto Serv ce No Avelleble VICTORY BEDDING .and FURNITURE CO. $18 SOUTHARD STREET eas cee on October 1, 1946. Cecilia Ellsworth ‘ Mi: Cecilia Ells Lakeland, is in Key W ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs William M. Ellsworth, 639 Wil- liam strect. ‘ Miss Ellsworth i: the Florida Citrus Commission in Lakeland. of That is the | NUMBER Visiting Parents , employed by | Talks About Visiting Elks welcome. piritual Achievement in the World Today” at the WOMAN’S CLUB Wednesday, September 18th, at 8:00 P.M. NOTICE! Automobile inspection will begin today, September 18th, 1946. All owners will present their cars to the Police Station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. October 18th, 1946, will be the deadline and arrests will be made for failure to have Auto Inspection Stickers displayed on car. ROY HAMLIN, y Clerk. mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL- ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!! | NAVARRO Inc. Opposite Bus Station store and ask for the Red Cross! | flags. | The chapter has great need of these flags should a hurricane ever hit Key West. Eats. Come. P. L. WEATHERFORD, Secretary. | SEAN COVERS | ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS \ 121 Duval Street weommmne Phone 412 | \ \ i | i | | There will be a meeting of the Plumbing Board at | City Hall, Thursday, Sept. (19th, 1946, at 8:00 P.M., for the purpose, of giving hE - DANCING ~- Nightly to the Music of MARK ‘uu iit STANLEY Orchestra Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287 Semi - Annual Exami tions. ERROL V. 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