The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 4, 1946, Page 1

a VOLUME LXVu No. . 236 SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1946 Geetitedinws Vote To Petition CAB For Key West Airline Service; Will Permit Taxi Parking On Duval Street P2208 WHA BE IMPROVED TO ATTRACT MORE* TOURISTS: PENSION PLAN FOR CITY PMPLOVES TO BE STUDIED Before © cmntt gathering of 15 etetet opertaters city com. i : : i i E eget eee 6 commrumeration from Ge @ 4 Yon tegen Co. Inc. of Giertme for male at 2% eet terest 6 single seli- ery greene refering bend The Mat comeere asked thal the city oer de aeomptanee oF rejection © Ge Send wee being held until | wd am peverwed fram the City o@ fee West A ceeoenmendation & @ peepee was endorsed on Ge tees by Cry Pmance Direc > (eepteetiee Charlies Rob- Seetewed. Chamber of (et amretery offered two abut ter the commission et egegpeert = They were direct «8 & Ge CAB m Washington In a h thom & & requested that ee Beetengtes evietion board oem. et Awiines im thet Key West Meee pom amd om the second att Rewian | eee Se recommended for 4 rman! permet to operate be \etee Boveme amt Rey West ap- ~— te Ge con sow eine | et fee Memim a Me Cectemell the resolu ae hewn up by the city * ol wae matte -~ Oe oa Aiert 2B ee ee €- whit ts See te © Havana ferry tine Were 2 “ Ebtimgecn ee ated ‘ will aot Deemer itt n Ergien the - . u Carit we “ wilt te se ' Carbenet! » ‘ m to ong Mr Mane * West Pn nm out of ’ + * . « ’ * . ‘ new a te ** mted te ything to | ‘ ’ iyi teeter te tomes “ hermeer itt ’ 4 * items in « hie priv No. tut “ A ee Mececsary On Pensions ned * o Union eee ot 6 Pt Prete am ger. te | tirement system.” Cuban | Municipal Pie | rr ‘their attention to another press- ing problem. “At our next regular meeting,” , Mayor Demeritt said, “we should take some action one way or an- ther in regards to the pension re- The mayor ex- plained that he had been ap- proached by two city employees, one with 22 years of service, in- quiring about the pension sys- tem. He added that this requires some study and that under the contributory sys n it isn’t long before a substantial fund is ac- quired, The charter provides for ements, the mayor stated. j Garrison Bight ‘Dead’? Commissioner Cooper an answ his question, “What is being done about Garrison Bight?” Mayor Demeritt replied that “it has died a natural death”. ‘The mayor added that “the sit- wetion of the Garrison Bight, Botanical Garden and Munici- pal Pier projects are the same as they were a year ago.” “Has the state done anything further about the Botanical Gar- dens?” Mr. Harden asked. In reply, elared, “I make a motion that the }elty manager delve into the Gar- risen Bight and Botantical Gar- ! <eewel permet to the Na. | den matters and see what can be done to promote the The motion was carried. Building Bulkhead | This “took care” of the Garrison | | Bight and Botanical Garden mat- |see for the moment, leaving the Municipal Pier project still to be discussed “The Thompson's Interests are putting up a bulkhead,” Mayor Demeritt said on the subject. “A motion might be in order to have the city manager confer with the ‘Thompson Interests regarding our projects.” Commissioner Harden reed that this Was a “very my idea” and on motion regarding the sug- gestion made by the mayor the missioners voted favorably. Recreation Expenditures The commissioners then turn- ed th © attention™to the city’s recreation facilitie: Commissioner Cooper should think towards expenditures in our next budget, such as the purche of shuffleboard courts and tenn ourts for the tourists’ entertain- }ment.” He added, “We should ltey for a next tourist s ASOn hed be even better than this one. We'll have to depend on the that “we recreation tourist trade in the future, Commissioner Louis Carbonell in- | ter posed Activity down at the! new city beach should be prog- a. The old tennis court could be made into a shuffle- board court and tables for use as | heeker-playing or water Continued, Mr. Carbonell de- elared, “I understand that Sun. day before last 150 people were brought into the city by the Greyhound bus line, and last Sundey another 125. The city @et mo benefit from their stay @t all. I recommend that the } clerk send a letter to the local SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS . 121 Duval Street WHERE TO DANCE The Public Cordially Invited to DANCE | TONIGHT and TOMORROW NIGHT to the MUSIC of | JOHN PRITCHARD ’ and HIS ORCHESTRA From 9 P.M. °Til 1 A.M. at the VFW Clubhouse PLAGLER AVE. and 2ND ST. Poinciana Bus Passes Door Open Monday thru Saturday Ne Admission, Cover or Minimam sought r of his colleagues to Commissioner Cooper de- | stated | picnicking, ! but they would not be near the! CBB aAISL AALS Praise Of Citizen At Night Meeting Stuns Commission City Commissioners were stunned last night when a member of the audience got up and said kind words about them. Cecil Carbonell, local real estate operator, arose and congratulated the Commis- sion on the steps it was tak- ing to attract tourists to Key West, and its interest in de- veloping a first class muni- cipal beach. “Mr, Carbonell,” said May- or Demeritt, “it is indeed re- freshing to have a member of the audience get up and say one kind word in behalf of this body. I want to thank you from the bottom of my ° heart.” VS IAS bh hekeuhahea Greyhound representative re- questing that the tourist be al- lowed a stay of two or three | hours to roam the streets of Key West before returning to Miami." The motion was sec- onded by Commissioner Coop- er and passed. Clerk Hamlin told the com- | missioners that “Mr. Murphy (re- cently returned veteran and ac- | tive member of the Junior Cham- ‘ber of Commerce) has told me ‘about this, and in accordance | with your wishes I will write the \letter.to Mr. William Arnold, the | local representative.” City Manager Ellingson in- formed the comissioners that “we are already setting up the beach to include two shuffleboards, and the old tennis court is being readied for either voiley ball or basketball.” On City Property. | | | | j “our line runs through a private- ly-owned building down at the | beach.” - “Yes; Commissioner | Cooper said. “I have been told ‘that eight feet of the Bonamy | property belongs rightfully to the {city. The city should be paid a proportionate part of the income derived from the ‘building.” | Again on the subject of recrea- tion, Commissioner Cooper s “The keystone of the tourist ‘uation is recreation, and re tion is essential to the tour We have plenty of places where they can eat and drink, but not | ee where they can play.” Commissioner Harden then returned to the subject of boundary lines at the city’s | beach. “A survey of the prop- erty should be made to de- termine our interests,” he de- clared. “I understand that $100 weekly is being paid in rent for the building that some say is partly on city prop- erty.” Immediately, Commissioner Cooper, who broached the sub- i ject, replied, “Fine. I'll incor- | porate that in my rmhotion”. Mo- | tion was then made, seconded by Commissioner Louis Carbonell | and passed. Wants Concession Carbonell added, | | Mr. cession on the beach, so that the beach could pay for itself.” ; Cecil Carbonell, Key West realtor, then addressed the com- missioners. Mr. Carbonell said, “I would like to take this oppor- (Continued on Page Four) | \&AA44444444444444 | PRESCRIPTIONS "2": ct" Ingredients | Compounded by Experienced Pharmacists | GARDNER’S PHARMACY Free Delivers a | Phone 177 | wwwwewe _ am mana LIVE POULTRY | ROASTERS and Battery | Raised FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) POULTRY and EGG MARKET 1214 White St. Phone S40 | Ghauiiiamabsieaieaane The city manager added that! “Sif it is j feasible, we should have a con- | J. W. Roberts, Duce | | Papy, R. V. McGee, Chester B. Sawyer, Reuben 0. Barber,} Murder Cases IN THE UNITED STATES Jus Dr = Fires, Fanned By High Wind, A panel of 150 jurors was drawn yesterday afternoon iby Circuit Judge Aquilino Lepez, Jr. Clerk Ross C. Sawyer gna} Chief Deputy Sheriff Moreno Wallace for a term of eireuit } court to be convened next.Wed- | nesday morning for the trial of| two first-degree murder cases. The first case will be against | {James Fullove, negro, charged’ | with having stabbed another negro, who died a month later. | Beginning October 14, Cora Lee, Stanley and Ralph Wilson, ne- groes, will be tried on a charge of having murdered Policeman Jose Valdez. Following is a list of jurors drawn: } Charles L, Hall, Halbert Lew-| insky, Wheeler Gandolfo,! Charles W. Wells, James M.! Whitehead, Clifford Hopkins,’ Bennie Watkins, Jack Arlen,} George W. Barber, Sr., Willie , Hall, John M. Russell, Vernon A. Mickelberry, Joseph G. Knight, Edward E. Wallace, Leland G.! Roberts, Herman H. Bethel, Sr., Joseph L. Norton, Milton C. Rob-: erts, Harry T. Russell, Manuel Perez, Albert Ramirez, Maitland | Pinder, Reyford L. Roberts, Ellis Russell, Leonard Alonzo, Herman L. Roberts, George Mills White, Homer Hernandez, James M.} Hendrix, Charles G. Lewin, John | J. Parra, Bert E. Roberts, Harold E, Rus- sell, Charles M. Recio, Sr., John Esperdy, Theodore G. Roberts Roland Roig, Clarence M. Rob- erts, Clem C. Price, Orlando Rod. | riguez, Adolfo Boza, John E.; Winn, Wm. M. Knowles, Russell ; J. Villar, Armado Hernandez, Er- | nest Mitchell, Basil R. Tynes, Lal Roy A. Roberts, Ansel Albury, Clifton E. Mora, John J. Romero, Charles B. Russell, George W. | |Malgrat, Alfred Armengol, Mar | vin L. Collins, Louis C. Malone George A. Robinson, Max Ro: nek, Charles I. Pinder, George H. Ambrose, Joseph M. Lowe, L. H. ; Rubio, Jr.,,John-C. Ramisey.-* Joseph B. Pinder, Joseph M. Lowe, Manuel A. Layev, Albert Montecino,. Peter Matcovitch, Frank Jolly, Hilary F. Whalton, Gabriel H. Ramirez, Herman Barr, J. Winfield Russell, Joseph M. Villar, John G. Roberts, How- , | ard Wallace, Claude W. Allen,! Samuel J. Lloyd, William O. Sands, Fred Saunders, Russell T.| Johnson, William M. Allen, Elias | Velasco, Albert Higgs, C. D. Belcher, Robert Braun, Armando | Gutierrez, William G. Jaycocks, | Alfred Skinner, Charlie Key,! William N. Kemp, J. A. Gaiti, Al- | fred A. Strayline, Ben Weiner, Harry L. Lowe, Mario B. Rios, Earl Higgs, William Montsal- }vatge, James R. Bevin, Armando | Davila, Charles E. Albury, Wes- ley Pinder, John Borgas, Jr., | Joseph Romaguero, Angel Tor- | jres, Lain Dobbs, Clarence Key, ! J. Lamont Smith, Edward Al- bertus, Raul Perez, J. Frank Roberts, Ralph C. Dickson, Roy ; Nelson, Leno Cruz, Andrew Knight, Willie E , John W. Roberts, George W. Parks, Wm. Francis Hedson, Ernest Perez, A. W. Welters, | Victor H. Roberts, Richard HL. } Pinder, Harold R. Pinder, Joe Johnson, | John L. Marrero, Elwell M. Key, Charles M. Landuit, Tony C tellawo, Jacinto Solanic, Robert Lewis, Kirckland Albury, M nard Lowe, Raiford W. Carey, Joseph J. Brent, James T. Wil George son, Joseph McMahon, M. Fox, Charles D. Filer, Baron School Octobe: Private Lessons by Appointment PHONE 136 jin the conference Abelardo | sions, Destroy Three Key West Buildings Valued At Thousands Of *ELAMES THREATENED TO SPREAD, BUT VAL Sasa aas"saaewAa Hangmen For Nazis Reported nN juernberg By Associated Press. NUERNBERG, Oct, ‘4-—The hangman has arrived in this city to perform his duties of executing the 11 Nazis, con- victed of having committed war crimes, before October 10. He is said to be a master sergeant in the United States Army and that he has acted as hangman in many cases in the punishment of war crim- inals in various parts of the world, 30,000 Employes Lose Positions (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. government announced today that more than 50,000 of its employes had been discharged during July. But, it was added, the number | ! of government employes still ex- ceeds 2,000,000. Most of them, the report said, are civilians em-' and in September of last year, 10,-' ployed by the Army and Navy. 4—The ! 1 IANT FIGHTING BROUGHT THEM | UNDER CONTROL | { i | thousands of dollars. | Overseas Tolls | Continue Above | 1945 Receipts For another successive month, | collection of tolls on the Overseas | Highway Bridges exceeded the receipts during a similar period \ ) — i last year. Collections last month amount- ed to $25,208.50 as compared with ! $24,048.50 in September ,of last year, , Number of passengers using the bridges last month was 27, 090, and in September of last year, 28,939. | Vehicles that passed over the bridges last month totaled 12,261, ell. Speculation Rife Big Three Matters of key i ey Ro Will Meet Again To Discuss World Interest (By The Associnted Press) PARIS, Oct. 4.—Speculation was widespread here today that another meeting between Presi- dent Truman, Prime Minister Attlee and Premier Stalin is im- | ininent. Impetus wi given to the re- port by Commi. Molotov and American Ambassador Walter Beadie Smith’s leaving here last night for Moscow. It is known that the object of | Molotov’s return to Moscow is to | and it is be- ador = Smith confer with Stalin, lieved that Amba returned to his pt between the two Ru an leaders. It was announced that Amb sador Smith will return here bi fore the conferences of the 21 n tions come to a close on October | 15. At the conclusion of the ses: it was stated that he will United States in veturn to the Have your Dodge, Cnrysler, Ply- mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!! ; NAVARRO Ine. Opposite Bus Station Palace Theater SUNSET CARSON in “EL PASO KID” News and Serial of the Dance Opening Monday x 7th Registrations Now Accepted | Beginners, Intermediate and Advance Classes Ballet Acrobatic Samba Toe Character Waltz Tap Rhumba Fox Trot STUDIO: 629% DUVAL STREET st there to join] time ‘for the conference of the | general assembly of the United | Nations, scheduled to begin on October 23. Today the assembly _ here j adopted a resolution, 8 to 4, that a commission be named to put |the finishing touches to the pro | posed treaty with Italy. The Aus l tralian delegate suggested that Jan American representative be made chairman of the commis sion because the United States not asking any reparations { Italy. from Adoption of the resolution re jsulted in the Rus: an’ delegates. inst it, issuing a statement in which it was id that the appointment of the commission was in violation of an ag Inent regarding the trea 'ty that had been reached at con ferences of the Big Four. It add ed that the naming of the com misison was the first of a serivs of steps to try to deprive Russia of much of the amount of repara tions she had demanded from ' Italy. who had voted ag "RY and STERLING'S “rac warnet 1318 Eliza Street Phone 243 Also at Margaret and Fleming Sts. LARGE SHIPMENT of pee and ROASTERS | oe —— | Southernmost Garage in U.S. TWINS GARAGE 1120 Duval Street Phone 169 Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for AU Cars OCEAN VIEW DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE 520 United Street RENE JULIO CA R OPEN DAILY. for Lunch and* Dinner Two fires, occurring almost simultaneously, swept thereugh thete Key West buildings last night causing damage estimeted in the The first general alarm reached the central fire station at 1045 a.m., calling for equipment to fight flarnes in the old Munton seat | dence, Margaret and James sireets, | # Thompson En\ long used as a warehouse by vprises, tne A. Maitland Adams. manager of Thompson Enterprises, te day estimated the loss of the building and its contenta, } mostly fishing nets and other i fishing equipment, at $16,008, He said that loss is partially covered by insurance. Fanned by a high wind from the Gulf, flames soon consumed the old two-story wooden struc ture and threatened to spread te adjacent property Fighting valiantly to keep the james in check, Key West fire , under the direction of Chie? Torres, had the flames under control im approximately 40 mlm | utes, Five fighting units f Navy Yard, the Air Station, the Army, and from Boca C biea, @& isted city firemen in extingutab: ing the threatening flames, ead today Chief Torres was high te his praise for their help fl me the “I have never seen anything like it,” he said. “They worked | like beavers and fought like de mons to help us der control.” Captain Johnson and Com mander Scandland, of the Newy assisted Chief ‘Torres in directing keep the fire at the fire fighters, and a plate, lof 75 Marines were on bend & divect traffic and keep the crowd | back Four city fie trucks wete at the scene, Chief Torre aid day that he gave Bis hose @ much pressure that s Scarcely had firemen brought the flames of the old Munter residence under control when a second general alarm, sent in at about 12:20 4. m, sum moned them to thr disse buildings belonging to Curry & Sons on Front street. le K uid he | ' fisherman 1ed at $1,000. Th The loss of large quantities of fishing nets at Curry & Some and at the building beionging to Thompson Enterprises, Inc as seen in Key West todey a a staggering blow to the local fishing industry. The loss @t Thompson's came st a time when fishermen employes of (Continued on Page Tt ~ SLOPPY JOE’S BAR Where They Entertam Gould Curry at the Piane Frank Duffy the Genial Mt SEALE 2 ARRON ELECTRIC HEATERS Get Yours Before the Norther Comes eAuto Accessories eHydraulic Bumper eFloroscent Bulbs POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STORE Al Armengol, Owner 1019 White Street Jacks iq i