The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 7, 1946, Page 1

“= The Key West € SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1946 Westers Await Heavy Winds Today GANNED THROUGH YEARS OF EXPERI- HORS AND NEAR-EXPERIENCES, PRE- VAILS THROUGHOUT CITY See Weekes ih © etolce! calmness that has been gained of experiences and near-experiences with tropical dis- | predicted storm in a mood of determina- | with « knowledge that Key West, with all | Sheers Heb tety & the contrary. has received jittle hurricane dam- the ety’) meet beeutiful tropical trees will pay the ‘eet Hie) Wiete Geevend but that probably will be the main! * i efternoen and! i ne we SMI IG ISG LI A S22 Police Dept. | Assures Visitors ‘Anent Storm A visiting fireman from Il- linois and his family walked | the city were secured * cheers on ws were being | {? Ly | fr f t : i : i rf | | oe emer man ond into the police station this emthasseets were able morning. They didn’t want Gow eats tn Gerricen | any one arrested, but sought ‘hide stil others took advice of the law enforce- eet af the wey up to ment officers. “What should } Ed weter around be done.” they inquired? Chee A umber of ves- Should we make a dash for oh ere riding anchor in Key the mainland?” i Wee) arb The question were prompt- et Meme © 2S Elling ed by the report of an ap- = ee eee fete meting & | proaching hurricane and they Se reer of the elty’s) went to the right man. Sete 8 eam af an emergency Lieutenant Ray Atwell as 4s Se See | calming the visitors by tell- © © © ee dememe from | ing them the hurricane's cen- ee pe echoted germ ter at that time was not even ‘eee’ effets eee been aeked | in the path of Key West and cw He sagem ond Bier | that Key West would be the it i i Mt int | coud Wet children had a day wheols of the city eemed The order © Ceeed come from “a Guperintendent of om Willard M. Al * ef 3 | - ! : ¥ i ¢ ‘s j Voxet cent apy oe im Mom € attertn ‘ :- : public The remain Remeber gartens mm eomnty mghout the Setzer wave an tect installa ’ Pet teorge barca f ompletes Cour — (iene BL ‘ oe Ge from the @Mtion course : Ch dnance ' a Center, Hei ‘ ever aths vhann ‘ A wiehant © Pacific out o~ a? ’ Key West eran RN NRE Palace Theater JAE DARWELL in “Captain Tagboat Aunic™ Mews ent Borial ee ws Boies te 9 to 65 minutes and PS hac te wort test ATS Sea there have been more acci- dents among the small per- centage of those trying to leave the city than among the greater majority of those remaining in the city.” eerz=7888. Radio Amateurs Form Permanent Key West Club A meeting was held Wednes- day night by the radio amateurs | of Key West for the purpose of forming a permanent club. It is planned to hold these meetings weekly. All licensed radio ama- tewrs and those who hope to ob- tain licenses are cordially invited | and urged to attend. One of the ; primary functions of the club will be the instruction in amateur radio theory and operation in or- to assist newcomers in ob- taining their amateur operating license. This will include code practice and visits to active ama- teur stations now on the air. At the first meeting the fol- lowing officers were elected: der Pre: . Lieut. Bramlett, USN, W4IWM; ident, Mr. Crusoe, eretary, Comdr. SNe W4IVN; treas- Cawdrey, USN, The next meeting of the club will be held at 8 p. m., Thurs- day. October 10, in the Key West | High School | All permanent or | transient residents in Key West | who are active amateurs or who | hope to be, are invited to, attend | the meeting. Further information | can be had by contacting the | eeretary at 1101 South street, Phone 1091-J. ie he SOE EEEEE EEE EEERE EERE ERED ROASTERS and FRYERS BRA Live) Poul a fe Market ” st. Phone 54f GUEST HOUSE Cor. Eaton and Elizabeth Sts. Light Housekeeping Rooms Vacant Oct. 15 to discriminating clientele.—Owner-Manager oe at as teeters tare res e Storm Center Never Headed Toward Straits J. Frank Roberts, who has suc- ceeded his father, Samuel Rob- erts, as an amateur weather man, particularly regarding hurri- | canes, and a Citizen reporter, be- + gan yesterday to prepare a map, showing the course of the hurri- cane, when it was reported at noon 360 miles southwest of Key West, with a northward move- ment. ; The next report from the Mi- ami Weather Bureau, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, said the storm was moving north northeast and | Roberts made that change on the map. As Key Westers recall, after! the 6 o’clock advisory, hurricane} warnings were ordered up from’ Key Largo to Fort Myers, and the report said the center of the} hurricane would pass through ; the Florida Straits. SESE SSa LS 4 Hurricane Not To Strike Key West Coast Guard authorities stated this morning that their orders now read “under Con- dition 2” from “Condition 1”, which means that the hurri- cane is in the vicinity. Con- dition 1 would indicate that the hurricane -is headed straight for Key West. Since Coast Guard orders now read “Condition 2” this indicates the hurricane will - not strike Key West. The authorities further stat- ed that “barring a sudden change in direction”, ory heavy winds would result from the tropical disturbance, which, at 10:20 this morning was in the vicinity of Dry Tortugas, 60 miles west of Key West. The authorities added that although the “condition or- Unemployment Payments Total $76.00 For Week Unemployment compensation payments in Monroe county dur- ing the week ending September 27 amounted to $76.00 and were made to six persons, two men and four women, Carl-B. Smith, |chairman of the Florida Indus- trial Commission, reported. Throughout the state payments dropped from $104,451.50 for the previous week to $77,821.50. The number of claimants compen- sated dropped from 5,673 to 4,754, of whom 2,599 were men and 2,- 155 women. Compensation was paid in this county to persons classified as: Baggageman, one male; waitress- es, two females; skilled cigar | worker, one female; welders, one ‘female and truck driver, one male. . Roberts declared that, even with the slight movement of the | center toward the northeast, the storm would not pass through | the straits, but, instead, at a point west of Key West, probably | shortly west of Dry Tortugas, ; which lies 60 miles west and six’ miles north of Key West. But the Miami Weather Bu-| reau stuck to the Florida Straits! report until the advisory issued | at 7 o'clock this morning when' it was said that the center of the hurricane would strike the west coast of Florida somewhere be- tween Fort Myers and Tampa. As the crow flies, Fort Myers lies 160 miles north of Key West, and Tampa’ 260 -miles .to the north. This morning the Key West | Weather Bureau reported that, | when the wind veered to the southeast, it indicated that the! center of the hurricane would not strike Key West. Capt. Cooper Takes Command of Air Station Captain Henry M. Cooper, U.S. | Navy, has assumed command of | the Naval Air Station, Key West, and has relieved Commander C. | W. Rooney, U.S. Navy, as Com-} manding Officer. Captain Cooper reported to Key West from duty as Chief of Staff to Commander Fleet Air Western Pacific. He saw service) during th® war in the Pacific | theater, and received the Legion | of Merit and wears the American | and Asiatic-Facifie campaign ribbons, All Captain Cooper was born in| Pittsburgh, Pa. and his home! town is now Clarksburg, W. Va Mrs. Cooper” accompanied the | Captain to Key West and they are living at Quarters at the Na- val Air Station. Commander Rooney will con-) tinue his duty as Officer-in- Charge of Boca Chica Field. RAAALASAAAAMSADALSD | PRESCRIPTIONS fstcctence Ingredients | Compounded bv Experienced Pharmacists | GARDNER’S PHARMACY | Phone 177 Free Delivery) wwwwwwwwrwerrrr~ Have your Dodge, Cnrysler, Ply: | mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED | EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. | ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!! NAVARRO Inc.| Opposite Bus Station NEW PIONEER HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and | CIVILIANS | “Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot Late Bulletins — (By Associated Press) der” had changed Coast Guard ships and buildings would remain secured. The center of the hurricane until the wind shift, was due to hit Key West by 11 FOOD SHORTAGE BERLIN. — Lieutenant Gen- | eral Lucius Clay said today that IN THE UNITED STATES *Passes 130 Miles. West of Here and Heads For Fort Myers; To Strike There Tonight DRY TORTUGAS, WITH BAROMETER READING OF 29.43, REPORTS VELOCITY OF WIND AT RATE OF SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR; LIGHTER WINDS ON FLORIDA KEYS Center of the hurricane that came up out of Yucatan mised Key West by 130 miles. At noon the Weather Bureau reported the center to be 190 miles west of Key West and headed toward Fort Myers, where the hurrl- cane is expected to strike with all its force late tonight. At noon Dry Tortugas reported a barometric reading of 28,48, with the wind blowing in gusts at 70 miles an hour. The center passed 70 miles west of Dry Tortugas, which lee 60 eed 2 H : he Weather Bureau said that | Weather Man Worked Hard | the wind in the Florida Keys During Night }probably would not blow any | harder than it was blowing at the jtime the noon advisory was ts ' sued. Even though that ennounce jment was made by the bureau, All night long R. L. Frost, the sound of hamme could be meteorologist in charge at the heard in various parts of Key Weather Bureau in Key West, and | West in battening up holies his assistants, remained on duty| Many Key Westers began t secure their homes and business ; places when the Miami Weather | Bureau reported, at 5 o'clock yes 'terday afternoon, that the center to keep Key Westers informed of the progress of the hurricane. Tirelessly, ali yesterday after- noon and all Seana ages o'clock this morning. The change of course now con- cedes that it will not strike Key West at all, unless its path should be completely reversed, which is very un- likely. bedi bide ddd All In Readiness |the American and British zones in Germany are threatened with food shortages because of strikes in the United States. BLAME TRUMAN CHICAGO. — American Fed- eration of Labor representatives, who began a conference here to- day that is scheduled to last two weeks, blamed President Truman | Frost and his assistants answer- ed hundreds of telephone calls. Sam Goldsmith gave out latest advisories as they were is- one that Key West may feel the brunt of the hurricane, he ex- pressed the fervent hope that the course of the storm may take it night, Observer o¢ the sued, and, after he had read the | the hurricane would pass through the Florida Straits it ; Was at that time that hurricane , Warnings were ordered hoisted | from Key Largo to Fort Myers That advisory was repeated « good n y times during the night, and it was not till 7 o'clock this morning that Key Westers generally breathed easily directly and the CIO, inferential- ly. for the high cost oi living. At Shelters of Red | Cross Over City! Colonel Robert F. Spottswood, chairman of the American, Red Cross disaster preparedness com- mittee, stated to The Citizen this morning that sufficient food, wa- ter and fuel has been placed at all relief shelters in the city, and that a first aid station at the Monroe County Health Clinic has! SHORTAGE OF NAILS WASHINGTON. — Shortages of nails and bathroom fixtures are interfering with the building program in various parts of the country, it was reported officially here today. HULL IMPROVING WASHINGTON. — Former who suffered a stroke a week been installed, with Dr. Herman! ago, was reported today to con- | TREATY DEBATE PARIS. — Debate on the pro- chool Library. All Room Moth- ans Key West High! will be made for the annual Hal- | loween Festival. Moore and a nurse in attendance.} ginue to improve. Spotiswood, who has been up most of the night, and is still on the job today, acting as ' chairman of this committee, was generous in his | of the session today of the 21 praise of his assistant, Com- | members of the United Nations. mander L. H. Goddard, who | The delegates said they will con- together with Spotswood su- | clude their conferences by the pervised the speedy call-to- ‘| eng of the week. duty of the preparedness com- | eS 12 T mittee and are now standing . by “awaiting developments.” ‘Room Mothers Bo The preparedness commi ee De teeman added that every con- | Hold Fk rst Se sston venience is being made for The Room Mothers of Division those going to the shelters and | Street School will hold their first those going there can expect | meeting of the present school to be “well cared for.” The relief shelters are at Di- vision street schodl, Division and! ers are urged to attend, as pli White, phone 83; (Continued on Page Four) MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Victory in World War II cost us more than 2,000,000 casualties and WHERAS, there are many millions of handicapped per- sons in the United States, many of whom by their efforts were of great aid in manufacturing munitions or providing essential service for the war effort, and WHEREAS, all of those persons, including disabled vet- erans of World Wars I and II, deserve self-supporting, self- respecting jobs in which they can make useful contributions to our community, state and nation, NOW, THEREFORE, I, William W. Demeritt, Mayor of the City of Key West, Florida, do set aside the week of October 6th to October 12th as EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, and I call upon all local officials, all local employers, all local civic organizations and all citi- zens to assist in every way possible, to the end that it shall be brought to the attention of all members of our community that disabled veterans and other handicapped civilians are fully capable and are performing efficiently, safely and re- liably in thousands of different occupations. AND I FURTHER URGE ALL EMPLOYERS to place all their job orders with the United States Employment Service so that disabled veterans and other handicapped workers may be given an opportunity to prove their value in productive and self-respecting jobs. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Key West, Florida, to be affixed. WILLIAM W. DEMERITT, Mayor. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, | important | posed Italian treaty took up most | m on Tuesday at 2 p. m., in the! away from this city. At that time the bureau said Ernest Carson, head of the that the center of the storm Miami Weather Bureau, also would strike the west coast of worked throughout the night.! the state somewhere between Port But there were several ‘things te--Myers and Tampa said about the hurricane that wet As Tampa is on the westerly + could not understand. At 2 side of the storm, high winds will | o'clock this morning, he stated not be felt there should the oem ;that the wind had attained a ter enter the state in the ws hes velocity of 60 miles an hour on of Fort Myer the Florida Keys, and, a moment miles south of later, in giving the barometric | readings and wind velocity at | several points in Florida, he said that the reading in Key West was 29.68, with the barometer falling rapidly, and the wind (Continued on Page Four) which ampa James M. Lee Comptroller, Dies Suddenly ihe t | | | 1° € (Ry The 4 , James M. ¥ been ( On Alert comptroller of tl tate of Flor | A high Naval authority stated ida 13 yea jied unexpected? at 12:00 today that the hur- ricane winds passed well to the | westward and that Key West will ibe spared any severe damage !The Navy nevertheless remains fon the alert, since 6:00 o'clock |this morning. Prior to that time, 'from 5 p. m. yesterday, they were on condition 2. yesterday low he health appeare Aft clock An all night vigil was held ,, t the kitchen. w t night by the Submar lapsed on the 1 se, but now with a d and di rising barometer, there is pos | sibility that the Navy will soon {go off the alert, which is condi- jtion 7, and return to normal op- ated REPLACEMENT eration of the base. - The storm, at noon today, was — PARTS | expected to strike in the Fort My and Tampa region. 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