The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 25, 1946, Page 1

Including - CE CMD ETS Rt eo Be a PY SOUTHERNMOST NE Pi WSPAPER a aes KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1946 La Concha Hotel Application; “Compromise Move” Failed Last Night BEY. DOHERTY AND MARK DUFFY LED DEBATE* AT REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COMMISSION . Meanepe: 0 meeting in heen Es by i ! { i i i | i rit H i ' > afl ~ >: Whitehead: Petronia:. Red i i FF 3! . vee | ' : j it 27°F i i a aft rome te inquire why the Gulf Stream included in Geaperered tet. The Rev- sand it ' Mary tewmaculate Do thet the greeting of confitet with rerhat i . Adverse Publicity dete the hewnar? Yeu Why Drawn Bearden injected the following ing. Why hasn't the State con t don't tested their operation?” femegien ost ne be trate tek teat Of thie Beemer is con eee te ete ew our City At eaey eeett bt the §=6matter cot the beard ft should have ton Seppe’ before being i interference tee =leeeely «= answered, The cmeteter & inviting teterfore. 1 can't tell the whet t do Per against the grant the beers wnt grant- 1 can't die- ete 4 stewered Lester by coving “Te te the duty of the City tee te inform we Wf we are © coptiet with state lew.” ore he te sights entertain oomt Game @ colitery, tngrriite Geen” remert to Harden mp @ewed that the Gulf Stew Hetewant be excepted fee tebe recuticarmebation, and corried iH ; (i Fis i el e {! ls i i 5 F Mall with Rev. J. i i it was within 300 4 narmety the Con. 1 ' Lester subject, | mrissioner,..tataling. seven years } for the place jetter's owner serene from dience majority of promptly produced. It i &. Ellingson last night opened a city com- “Joe Louis” punch after invo-, od Yelton, of the First Baptist licenses and five es- feet of churches | : Postponement of Blackwell Case ase of Johnny Blackwell, cherged by Chief of Police Bien- | venide Perez with “operation of til Friday, Sept. 27. Blackwell was released under $250 bond. Court's decision as to whether | the Gan Carlos school is a | under Florida law. It is my belief that it is, but that | only be determined by a Court of Florida de- cision.” Lester continued, stating that Ordinance 381 repealed in toto other conflicting ordinances, num- bers 333 and 334 and amended ordinance number 360. Not Revoked Carbonell asked a question again of City Attorney Lester, te the effect that why, if our lo- cal ordinance is in conflict with state law, hasn't the state re- Rew Doherty seit. | voked the local liquor licenses that conflict with state law? “Let mi ordinance number 17. Until the ordinance is repealed, it is up to the to observe it.” Cerbonell, again on. the ‘same remarked: “Since I was ® councilman and now a com these places have been opr Lester: “I don’t know; prob ably there has never been an in vestigation.” Will Not Approve Rev. Doherty once more gained the Tleor and said: “I speak for our group, and I can tell you that Mr. Voiselle, StatesBeverage Di- rector? has written a letter to the effeet that he will not approve these licenges.” At this point, Rev. Doherty was asked if the was in the au- and the = letter was not read to the commissioners. At this crucial point, Mark Duffy, proprietor of one of the rejected places, asked the com- mission: “Has any city ordi- ence been changed in the past year to deprive me of m Heense? What is the exact bas: for rejection of my license?” Not Measured Ellingson: “Probably it was measured last year.” Duffy, in re- buttal: “The State did measure, and they have approved. Whose tapemeasure is wrong?” * Pleads for Feirness At this ti Carbonell pleaded that the commission be fair to all concerned, as rejection of li eenses would mean the loss o! Commission To Consider Publicity Fun Question of appropriating $2,- , 500 for a fund to advertise, Key | West will be considered. ata Thus, another ™meceting of the Overseas Bridge’ i Commission to be held tomorrow afternoon, That proposed action is in ac- cord with a decision reached by’ | the couniy commission to con- 1 _ Key West. | One provision made by the ss Of commissioners is that a similar COMtinue on their unfinished A os Si- ge go ogthyy Meciad amount must be given by the business which was not cor¢lud- wal and | ne s "Overseas *, a on me Pye ' Gidewetk Cafe, 423) streets, has been postponed un- | city commission before the coun-' iN8. | commission and ty’s money is available. Another provision is that the entire fund of $7,500 must be |spent in advertising Key West | during the winter in newspapers in the state, outside of Key West. As Miami has more tourists than ie other city in Florida, the object is to spend the greater part of the money for advertise- ments in the morning and after- noon papers published there. The commission takes the stand that it is outside advertis- ‘ing that Key West needs, and {that it is useless expenditure of funds to tell Key Westers about the advantages of spending the , winter in Key West. | oY Eee ° Bernie C. Papy ° . Given Write-up In 6 5 ra ER | Cracker Politics Allan Morris, who writes “Cracker. Politics,” and distrib- | utes it to various newspapers in | Florida, recently issued the fol- lowing article about Representa- tive Bernie C. Papy of Monroe county: Fellow..members. of -the. 1945 legislature gave more votes to | Representative Bernie C. Papy ; than to any other legislator in the gory of “best: gumshoe ar. j ist” in a secret poll conducted ; by Cracker Politics. | This was recognition of the | long known fact that the Key | West wholesale merchant, while {not fond of speech making, has | been a potent force in the house j of representatives — working jtel lobbies and over dinner | tables. Papy, who has been tative for more consecutive ses- sions (from that of 1935) than any other member, particularly has been a power in the clique ‘alled the small county bloc. Bernie Papy plays politics native Key West, because he loves to do so. He politicks and he fishes with all the nervous en- ergy within him, but when the y is done—after the role has | been called or the boat returns }to the pier—he is relaxed, con- tent and satisfied, whether he has -won -or lost. As chairman of the house com- mittee on public amusements, much of the legislation controll- | ing horse and dog racing has assed through Papy’s hands. afapionin thousands of dollars to the par-| tits concerned.” Cooper then made a motion that setion be deferred on Duf- fy'’s Tavern, as in the case of the Gulf Stream Restaurant. Marden then said that if this @oentinved on Page Four) gh ~ DANCING ~- Nightly to the Music of «oRUNOH) | Seat COURS ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street Hear! Cuban Good-Will Ambassadors From 8 to 12 Nightly Play at Delmonico Restaurant 218 Duval Street Ph. 518 for Reservations tribute $2,500 to a fund for the | purpose of giving publicity to the ed at last night’s regular meet-! | quietly here and there, in corri-; dors and committee rooms, in ho-} a represen- | much as he fishes at sea off his, wjeemwees Phone 442 ae Hear! | Gov. Caldwell Names Holland To U.S. Senate (By Associated Presa) (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Fia., Sept. 25.|- PARIS, Sept. 25. — Foreign —Governor Caldwell this after-, mimisters of the Western pow- noon appointed Spessard 12 Hol! & Byrnes, Bevin and: Bidault, land to the U. S. Senate to: take! have not yet. made any comment the place of Senator Charles 0.+°" the! statement made by Pre- Andrews, who died a week ago. ra Stalin of Russia that that The former World War L avi. country wants: Deace and. wilt ‘tor was-elected to the Senate by . are tomatoe Pere the people of Florida at the last’ The Western powers’ head state election. imen at the assembly of the 21 :Mations are reported to be exer- Byrnes Makes No Comment On Stalin Talk i | ‘Ad . jeising caution. They want con- ded Business erete action by « Russia; was | i . stated—something more _ than words. To Be Discussed Meanwhile, it was reported continue to toward Russia. After last night’s stormy ses- |! recess has” been ‘ordered until: four Appointed 5:30 o'clock today, when the Equalization Board will meet, As Examiners By City Commission jand after the meeting of the; ‘board, the commissioners will City Manager O. J. S. Elling- | son today sent out letters to four Should no special amendments, ™€? confirming their appoint. ;ment by the City Commission 'be offered reconsidering } ‘ last } x night’s decision, there will be in| !4St night to a Board of Exam- the future: Forty liquor licenses, | ners of Contractors. 34 for beer and wine, three for} The four men appointed to {wholesale beer and wine, two ; for wholesale liquor « i r package pines pe sas ils tha {M. Duncan. Ellingson’s letter to 1c here aravalan tus nee appli- | he men read, in part, as follows: ' cations, one of *T. E. Pratt, 508; _ “Ordinance No. 45 Boverne | Front street, liquor vendor, and!Contractors and Construction, | that of the Anchorage, of! 1106 Provides for appointment by the ‘Packer street, which were not City Manager, with t ‘acted upon last night, in addition | of the City Commission, a board the controversial Gulf Strpa m/ of See er oe CORE EAC OLN CON Restaurant, which was excepted . Sisting of five members who from discussion. , jhave been residents of the City i Weatiadér ‘Haabicitoa jot Key West for at least one ° ' year; two members to be licensed One question asked today by ‘contractors actively doing busi- . Severe Was Why an oh {ness for at least one year in Key s! located jus! ross_ the | West; one member to be a recog- | street from the San Carlos thea- H nized engineer of pepe Hrs eh ter was not rejected The one member to be in connection pose S fre ayarwiar Br the| with the building and supply 3 stance, y Manager; business in Key West and the | Ellingson has stated that the dis-/ other member shall be the Build- eC REAR TERETE — ine deagector of the City of Key > ~. West. | walk across the street,” and that/ «9¢ is a pleasure to apopint you it had to be figured to the near-;g member of this board for a 'M. Dillard, C. P. Keller and B. est intersection, then across and period of four years, expiring on} idown the street to the licensed the 30th day of September, 1950.” establishment. : Hugh Hodge, manager of La ‘Concha Hotel, stated this morn: ‘Sale of Driver’s ing that he had nothing to say | ; 4 in regard to what was done at License Lagging, Judge Reports last night’s meeting, but that he | understood that a meeting will! be held to reconsider the de-| isions. ion, there was a state law ex-' obtain a driver's license without empting hotels of 100 rooms or' penalty, County Judge Lord re more, and further that Miami’ ported today that thus far he has had recently passed an ordinance | sold 3,161 licenses. exempting hotels containing 75 He explained that the deadline rooms or more. | is October 1, “We have a liquor inventory. ers of automobiles who have not of $40,000, and the remodeling obtained licenses by that date alone for the restaurant and bar ; will be subject to arr | cost $80,000,” Hodge said. Judge Lord estimates that i Said Decision “Hasty” many hundreds of drivers in ! Mark Duffy, proprietor of Monroe county. have not yet Duffy’s bar, said that the com- purchased licenses, as last year and fewer than far nave been is- missioners’ decision was very, he issued 6,3) “hasty,” due to the fact that “the one-half thus | people vitally interested were not | sued for the coming fiscal year. present.” ; ; { ee Duffy said that real estate op- & l catty sad iid him that Reconsider Appea money is not being invested in ° ay Key West because a man never Of Hersey S Fine knows where he stands.” | The proprietor further said that} Naval “those having no investment in’ previously consic the city should not be concerned to a higher court of or qualified to pass judgment.” of $250 against | “When a contribution is wanted,” charged with breaking a parking Duffy added, “some people meter on the night of August 24, not reluctant to step into these today reconsidered and decide so-called dens of iniquity for a to accept Municipal Judge En- ‘handout’.” rique Esquinaldo’s judgment as final, and ha terested partie authorities who were spring an appeal the fine | | \Child Welfare Group \ Will Meet Fridav | ‘ "The Monroe County Child Wel- ‘fare Council . meeting will be held at the Health Center, 203! | Fleming street, on Friday, Sep- | 1 . is ‘yO? tember 27, at 8 p. m., Rev. John | Slapping Child |B. Pickens, chairman, announced! F. B. Davidson, Navy enlisted {man, was fined $100 in yester- and day’s session of municipal court | Rev. James McConnell will pro-| after pleading guilty to slapping vide leadership for the discus-, three and a half year old Ramiro {sion @f new developments in Rodriguez of 509 United street. ' State Welfare. All persons inter-| The charge against Davidson ‘ested in the welfare of children | WaS ult and battery upon 'are invited .to be present. ;@ minor. | today. Mrs. Murray MeNeil, Jr. Have your Dodge, Chrysler, Ply- mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!! NAVARRO Inc. Opposite Bus Station ot De en en ee ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market White St. Phone sat| 1214 ert INY THE UNITED STATES La Casa Marina | that Byrnes ill At Board Meet «nee to his oie of firmness | | ‘the board are A. G. Taylor, R.| with the approval! Hodge stated that in his opin- | With five days more to run to; and that all driv-j; L. E. Kersey, | so notified in-} Owners Will Flying Post Office Begins (By Aseocinted Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. — The “flying post office” became a reality today. The first govern- {ment plant, a. C-54 Skymaster, left: here this morning with a load of mail for Chicago. | Postmaster Robert E. Hanne- gan said that the beginning of ! this type of airmail service mark- led a decided forward step in ac- celerating mail service in the diately after midnight tonight, the postage rate on airmail let- ters in this country will be re.’ duced from eight to five cents. { He added that if the American public will patronize sufficiently the flying post office the time ;on the delivery of letters will be greatly decreased from coast to coast and from border to border. He concluded by saying he hoped the patronage will be so good it | will not be long before the post office department will make a further reduction in the rate of airmail letters. | Four Lose Lives On Burning Ship | Off Savannah (By Associated Press) SAVANNAE, Ga., Sept. 25.— The captain of the tanker Ben-! nington of 10,000 tons sent out a wireless last night that a fire had broken out aboard his ship and that he needed help. He re- ported four men killed and three missing. _ ‘The. Coast’ Guard immediately dispat¢hed . planes: with ‘medical supplies for the Bennington, but dense clouds prevented the fliers from seeing the ship and the sea : was so rough the planes could not land. The fliers circled and cireled | over the ship, hoping for a break } in the clouds so that they could ee her, but they were forced to jreturn to their b without ren- | dering assistanc | Later a Coast Guard ship went to sea and found the Bennington j heading toward the mouth of |} Cape Fear River. Injured men j were taken off the ship and | rushed to a hospital. The fire had been fought for several hours by the ship's crew before it was ex tinguished. ‘To Place Marl On Georgia S | One block of street | between Catherine and Elizabeth, | will _be ed today with marl , Public vice Director Rob !ert Dopp announced After placing of the marl, the ‘street will be graded and rolled |More Sewers Needed By Hospital Group Mrs. Reginald P: Georgia tehard, chair man of the sewir committee of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Key West Municipal Hospital, jsaid today that she was greatly ‘in need of worker During the !summer very few women have hospital or | been going to the | and i | Thursday afternoc | sequence, mending and nece v 'sewing have accumulated to the ‘extent where she is calling fo more help: The sewing group meets | hospital every Thurs anyone who needs trar will be called for in a car if st will phone Mrs. Pritchard at 5 con at the and portation i | | Palace Theater ADELE MARA in “THE TIGER WOMAN” News and Serial [tls Thoroughly —_—__—_—_———* NO_ DEFINITE DATE SET | kG Service Today } | associates of ; United States. | He said further that, imme-| FOR OPENING Al. THOUGH Tf MAY BE ON CHRISTMAS EVE Colonel James Hammond and Memphis, Term, have purchased La Casa Maria from the Florida East Coast He tel Company, Frank Setutt i formed The Citizen today He said that he and L. V. Bel ols are in Key West as represen. tatives of the Hammond inter Mr. Schutt had been identified with the Florida East Coast He tel Company for many years, and was manager of that company’s hotel at Palm Beach His father, L. P. Schutt, wap former the first manager of Le Cone Marina and served im thet oe pacity for many years. He wae succeeded as manager by son, Peter Schutt Frank Schutt told The Citizen his that La Cusa Marine will te opened during the winter seasem, but at what date has not yet been determined The Citizen also learned today that the Navy had agreed on @ cash settlement with the former owners to pay for the work of putting the hotel in good condi tion. This morning The Cities wae told that an effort will be simde to have the hotel ready fer opening on Christmas eve, et hed been usual. It Was explained that the new owners hadet set any date for openiti¢, and thet fanky be later in the winter than Christmas before the hotel w be ready to accommodate gv However, it was a d, Le Marina will be apened the ¢ ing season bot that thé dete indefinite During the war the Newy De partment took over La Galt Marina for the accommedetion of naval officers and thelr fam Strike Leader Sent To Jail On Contempt Charge (My Associated Pres PITTSBURGH : George Muell a t the unmon ert e cheres who are trike, was sentenced to ' " f . tempt of court addre ‘ that the ir t n ‘ court nm ‘ t peer the t ” ef ne te ‘ ited t ’ men ' r Jr. Woman's Club 0 it Hold Social Tamorrow ecting tot tree Host be H LU Radios - Fans - Toasters Electrical Appliances Now In Stock Auto Ace Drug Sundries lee Cream and Cones POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STORE 1019 WHITE STREET