The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 16, 1946, Page 1

With Potassium Cyanamide; 24 Jacksonville, where he attended! loans to ex-service men was re- Rae on ee ‘Key West Citizen® SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Ten Other Germans Hanged AULA» STREICH BATTER, BECOMES, HYSTERICAL WHEN, LED UP TO GALLOWS| Ry tewerteted Freee) | NUREMBERG, Oct. 16—Her- | mane Qeering. shertly before he wae te be led forth to be hanged shortly after | o'clock this morn wg. German time Beside him | were three letters and, atop the | fee owtl as @ suteute etter, Was an empty cartridge thet emelied of potassium cya Base ce is outside Goering's tying. apparently right hand dang te of his cot. They | Arenedt gua cet saw hin asteep with his ting wer the of bem amet other prisoners to stop | them f they attempted to injure oe Br there ives | Seddtenty © guard saw Goering @rithing. ond reported the inci- dent t @ euperior = The cell was ond Goering was found | te be dead | ‘The neture of the notes he left | or te whem they were addressed wae net revealed Coleee! & Burton Andrews, whe wee in command of the pris- | om guard, was surprised when he | heard * Geertng hed commit- tod suicide, = Andrews explained te reporters that ev precaution hed teen taken to guard against eng of the prisoners taking their fiwee Goering, it was explained, amt tie coll hed been searched Getty, and how he got the cart hie. conteiming the poison, and where We hid 1 were - fest Nazi fo walk up the! $3 gteg@e fe the gallows was Joach- | te Vou Rittentrep, former for ge minieter, He had nothing} te eee, beet the second, Field Mar- | al Wilheim Keitel, said in a lear and even tone that two mil-! fee Germans, including his sons hed Ged for Germany. and that be he ww wy to offer his life fear hte atte Lone | Duin Bs ciehe Jew baiter wae the only Nazi that became bey ater Ae he was being led om the 13 steps he cried out sgoiat Jew erting that they . pomsitie for the war When t the platform of ‘ gation creamed Thee Wests trey ik ill hang you 4% of @ ot had noth ” n they were con Arn teal frat K ' summer, chief of the Geotag Alfred F berg. minister for ro tow ve we ’ k. minister of the neers " first cabinet Mame Prank { thousands + ere { forced \ifred Jodl general staff : au s great a Inquart, who be- OCEAN VIEW | Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge | S20 UNITED STREET MRP ARP AST. Bto 11 AM. Lf WOH, 12 Neon to 2 P.M. DINNER, 5 to ° PLM, 4 Carte Specials | POPULAR PRICES | COCKTAIL LOUNGE Opee Deity Tu 1 AM. Ser Sime aod tlaner Served 2 trectme mee Stress « A: our requiar meeting ih. we will be honored by West Palm Beach Lodge No. South and party Bevera! candidates are will be served at the conclusion of the session. Ali Elke are urged to be present and visiting Elks P. L. WEATHERFORD, Secretary. we welcome 5 JEW* | U. S. Flying of placing Key West on their , votes. ATTENTION, ELKS! Several Airlines Seeking Service To Island City At least half a dozen ai are into ines Commission, In additional to National, which is permitted to fly regularly, Plan- tation Airways, Southeastern Air Express, J. I. Leak, Florida Air- lines, Ludwig Airline Feeder and Service are desirous Florida routes. The spirited plea of Earl Ad- soatetetnene @ close wateh |@ms, newspaperman, asking the} commission to refuse to enter in- to any deal which would permit Key West merely to be an inter- mediate stop, could well result in a better type of service for Key West. Four Fires In 24 Hours Keep Fire Department Busy The local fire department un- der Chief Leroy Torres, respond- ed to four fires within the past twenty-four hours. The first was reported at 12:20 p. m., at the Wickers Ways on Front street. This was a small fire of some} debris that had accumulated oa wee ee Af 6:20 p. m., Tuesday. a call came from Riley Car- bonell’s Ciub 116, at Greene end Fitzpatrick streets. The fire was upstairs and was of a definite incendiary origin, as.a can of oil and matches were found near the scene. A mat- tress had caught fire. It was thrown from the second floor and put out with a booster ap- paratus. At 6:15 p. m., the firemen re- ponded to a call at Mary La- brada’s home on Johnson Lane. A frying pan cayght fire but w: put out before the fire trucks a rived at the scene. More was in store for the over- worked fire fighting force when at 4:20 this morning an alary called the department to Poin ettia Hotel, corner of Francis and Elgin. The second floor w in flames and all the armed forces’ fire fighting apparatus re- sponded to the call. Eight of water were used in ex- streams tinguishing the blaze. The Poinsettia Hotel had re- cently been renovated at a cost of over $1,000 and the proprietor, who also runs the Gibson Hotel, on Fleming street, carried no in- surance on the hotel, which i open only during the winter sea on No estimate of the damage has as yet been given out. Palace Theater ALLAN LANE in “A Guy Could Change” News and Serial TUBES REPAIRED by the Dill Electric Vuicamzer Lou Smith Auto Service | White at Fleming Phone No. 5 “Opposite Army Barracks” Thursday evening, October a visit of J. Alex. Arnette, of 1952, District Deputy, Florida to be initiated, and supper seeking to establish service} Key West, it was revealed at | wee found inj last night's meeting of the City|for Gay, the governor's choice,, complished by his | i | i ted |tember were as follows: there and was quickly extin-| postions pAwished. | i | | | | jcourt action to try to set aside | for the patients at the Navy Hos- \the basis of the $7,500 salary. j City Comptroller: | City Hospital IN TH KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCT Governor Loses _| Red Cross Loans OnClean-Cut Test | To Vets Increase; Of His Strength’ Storm Plans Told William V. Albury, back from | A sharp increase in Red Cross a meeting of the Florida Demo- | vealed by Earl Hamilton, chair- cratic Executive Committee to, man of tome Service, at yester= nominate a successor to James | day's quarterly luncheon meeting M. Lee as comptroller, said’ to- fof the Board of Directors of the day that the result of the vote |ReY Phi ee cae ees showed a clean-cut contest be- | Hueso. tween administration forces and! Since July 11 the Service has anti-administration forces. j handled 660 cases, making loans Senator Edwin G. Fraser of amounting to $1,142.00. Repay- . : ‘ ments have amounted to $925.40. MacClenny, was the candidate of |In the past month the Home the ‘antis,” and he defeated the | Service has handled 105 cases in- governor's candidate, Clarence | Volving ex-service men. M. Gay, now acting comptroller, Major Robert F. Spottswood, By ci vote oie taido) chairman of Disaster Prepared- : ; 2 /n and Relief, made a full re- Albury explained that he voted ‘port of the excellent work ac- committee but that Fraser and his support- | during the hurr: ers succeeded in mustering up so} October 7. The cost of stocking many adherents he came within | nine shelters, with a view to serv- seven votes of winning on the} icing refugees through a major! first ballot. On the second ballot, | disaster, totaled $153.00. This fig- besides the votes for Fraser and| ure included $45.19 invested in Gay, there were 13 scattering | lanterns to be used as permanent As Attorney General J. Tom | Watson has ruled , that Fraser | back to home service. can serve though he was a mem-| Gerald Saunders, chairman of ber of the legislature when the ,;Community service to camps and comptroller’s salary was raised! hospitals, reported that through) from $7,500 to $10,000 annually, | his committee fortnightly sight- it is doubtful if there will be any | seeing’ trips had been arranged Fraser’s nomination; though on| pital and sponsored by the fol- lowing civic organizations: July 25, Busin and Profes- j sional Woman's Club; ° ee City Commission [sesinessmen's association: Sent A A . _|5, Key West Chapter, American “] Red Cr Sept. 16, Lions Club; pproves udit | Oct. 3, Rotary Club. F S b Seek Instructors or September ry, chairmen of Water Safety and Charles Roberts, city finance| First Aid, respectively, announc- director - comptroller, submitted | ed that they , disaster equipment and $33.49 for ! ix layettes which were turned ; Aug. 22,; E UNITED OBER 16, 1946 =@ STATES PRICE FIVE CENTS City Commission Holds Stormiest Jest County Voting complexion of theé¢: \change this morning, as a result fourth district. \e in early January, 19: jority of, voting pov was with} W. A. Parrish, Edward C. Go-| mez and Maximo Valdez. At first | they named Valdez chairman! and, on his resigning, chose Par- ; rish. It was that majority vote | that chose a legal adviser and determined on the formation of the five committees. | But this morning Gomez and| Parrish were minority membe and Bentley, Higgs and Saunde: comprised the majority. That} change was effected when Val-! the ma-} Jack Sellers and William Cur-}dez resigned as commissioner to | be made harbor master, ; Saunders was named to the and} com- | re working together | mission to fill out Valdez’ un- | his September audit at the com-|on plans to have a qualified in-j expired term. Saunders will be- | mission meeting last night. It was | structor to come to Key West in \gin a regular term in January. | approved by the commission. Receipts for the month of Sep- | munity an opportunity to take instructor courses in these two $ 786.99 | important servi The primary Delinquent Taxes Interest — « 2th : 28.34 | purpose-of the assignment of tiis Advertising Costs .90 | instructor to Key West is to com- Street Paving 8.84 ply with a request from the De- | 140.57 | partment of Redemption. Tax Cert. | | Willard Albury, who Occupational License wishes a} Fees 20,336.75 | First Aid Instructor's course made Automobile — Inspection available to the teachers in the Fees .- 1,350.00 | county schools. Bicycle Licenses 54.50| Mrs. Fernando Camus,} Scavenger Service’ Fees 3,104:! chairman of the Junior Red Cr Sewer Service Fees 522.50} announced that the school chil- dren had started making favors Total to be used in the Naval Hospital { This $26,334.64 was approp! for the fall holidays. She and her ed to the following funds by the | committee had shipped coconuts jto three Veterans’ hospitals in} General Revenue 25,493.13 | Mississippi and Louisiana, to be} 33.94| used in the handicraft phase of Bond Refunding Permanent Refunding Judgment Special ewerage O. & M. Street Paving Int. & Sinking 50.76| ular fall )| November 1 to 15. 84! Mrs. L. H. Goddard reported | 116.04| that Mrs. J. D. Grant had been | transferred here from the San] Total § 4.64| Diego Chapter and was on duty Other revenue included Fines} transporting Gray Ladies who and Forfeitures, $2,562.10; Build- | are serving regularly at the Naval the near future to offer the com- j Public Instruction, | 107.68 | occupational theraphy. The reg-+ enrollment for Junior | } ‘ross will be handled from | ,"" ; | 75| Red Cross will be handled jtary of state and presented it to At its mecting on October 8, | when Julius F. Stone, Jr., re- signed as county attorney, At- torney Paul Sawyer applied for the position. Valdez was out of , the board at that time, and awyer was not named, as Par- h and Gomez voted against him, and Higgs and. Bentley fa- vored him. But things were different this morning. Though Gomez and Parrish still opposed the naming of Sawyer,-Saunders joined with entley and Higgs: t6 apport awyer as county attorney. aunde meeting, had a telegram showing sued the day before sioner but he was not strength of the tel er, this morning he commission from the: s the board. Standing of the vé rious chairman; ing, Electrical and Plumbing,} Hospital. She is using her own 2,014.10; other revenue and non-| car for this service. revenue, 82.37. | Mrs. Goddard also reported | Cash balances as of October 1/ that the seven new staff ass ants | were |who finished their training ; General Revenue jcourses this month are on duty house, Public ; $114,389.58 | at the chapter Fund ewerage Operation & Maintenance Fund Other Funds (Bd. Re- funding & Hospital) 72,310.68 17,868.54 | pital helping to do community service, necessary | Flowers, Plants Are Requested For Hospital | Total Cash in Bank $204,568.80 | tee ttettmetemettmmmermentte, | Have your Dodge, Cnrysler, Ply: | Jaycees is in need of flowers mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED | plants for the triangular plot it EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. |is beautifying near the Nava! ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!) Hospital. Individuals inte’ |in donating plants are reques' NA ad A BEY) hee ©* | 46 call Mrs. Norma Dopp, 1094-R Laeedee lor Mrs. Edith Sweeting, 706. FOR RENT Store and Office Space Apply Manager LA CONCHA HOTEL and | juse of the American legation here. Upon the liberation of Den | mark, the house was seized by the | Danish government. For jtime the U. S. minister, } Marvel, has been living in it. a8 [AGRO UU U OE UULUUUR ED ‘ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 1214 White Sé. Phone 54! . REREAD SHRINE LADIES’ NIGHT | % FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 ‘ : | DINNER DANCE LA CONCHA HOTEL RAINBOW ROOM Informal Fez Optional Steak Dinner, $2.50 Per Cover Visiting Shriners and Their Ladies Welcome Phone Manager, La Concha Hotel, For Reservations [ ee ae Health Unit and Municipal Oe a Ss | COPENHAG Commissioners Now Lined-Up Differently ( TIAL DEBT PAYMENT county commission underwent LL at the October 8 IIIS ISS SED Chavtlat ion In Years; Many Residents ‘Voice FeélingsInGrowded Chamber #2.WAY RADIOS FOR PO- LICE, FIRE CARS AP- | PROVED; PLAN PAR- Key Westers generally were en- | joying refreshing, cooling breezes who attended last night's session | of the city commission in City | Hall. What was supposed | Result Of Naming Saunders last night but not those citizens to have | been a routine business meeting, of the seating of Gerald Saun- \ Mayor’s Decidin @ ultimately raged into accusations ders as commissioner from GG) 2V t B 1 cag - otes booea and counter-accusations, with | tempers flaring, and at times par- |liamentary procedure being dis- Since the board was organized : and Then Cheered ' regarded entirely as over-zealous ‘and enthusiastic proponents be- Amid cheers at one time, |came too engrossed in the con- “boos at another, Mayor Wil- | troversial subjects under discus- | sion. | he meeting opened at 8 p.m | with Mayor William W. Demeritt tin the chair, calling upon Rev liam W. Demeritt cast the de- ciding vote in two 3-to-2 de- cisions of the City Commis- sion’s hectic session’ last | John E. Pickensto deliver the im night, | vocation. coos e t sp Ke fore the com Gommissionscy Lauisacary | ct tee ee | missioners was Felipe Carbonell bonell had joined Commis- sioner Hunter Harden in loud opposition to Commis- sioner John Carboneli’s and Commissioner Arthur Coop- er’s nominations to the new Civil Service Commission, deadlocking the voie at 2-2. When Mayor Demeritt cast his vote with Cooper and John Carbonell he was greet- ed with boos. Shortly afterward, howev~- er, when the four commis- sioners were lined up on the the | Havana, |who said he was 70 years old, a property owner and requested | that the city make some sort of on for parking in front of Mr. Carbonell felt that >nt method was very in the p convenient and he suggested that | the city charge $15 or $20 vearly | for the privilege of a home own {er to park his car in front of his Hart, another property or, in a loud, powerful votre ed that sidewalks be fixed TTirther accidents. Har compared conditions here with Cuba, which t aid same sides again on : question of giving the pro- “Cre Rood He added that some posed $50,000 Tradewinds | property owne had “no pride Restaurant a liquor license, Hart, who is ¢ ent speak Mayor Demeritt sided with |“! received app from th Louis: Carbonell and Harden | C'OWd Of 100 for his since € ini fovor of issuing the license, "KS. This time he was greeted nos Argument Rages awith cheers, J. Horre, Seidenberg aver property owner, was then given Mr. Horre criticized the com ; : missioners severely for what he Commissioners Sri pea epee yi ep a ing ordinances and then resolu st tions that thev be enforced. The speaker added that the “more complaints that are registered the less is done.” aste vour t Approve L For Election Recessed meeting of the coun- changed as folle | ty commissioners was held thi isi unders, chairman; | morning to comply with a law g regarding the adoption of the re a “ Building and grounds, Higg: vised list of registrants for the aunders, Gomez. slection next month ea Finance, aunders, chairman: | Supervisor John England ws Gomez, Hi j present and explained to ; Roads, Parrish, chairman; | rommission that 20 of the reg. , Gomez. j trants had been disqualified Airport, Gomez, chairman; | TI » disqualiifed will be pub Saunders, Parrish. fished in The Citizen tomorrow — | Che list otherwise was approver hagen | by the commissioners Villa Used By Germans | They recessed si 10 o'clock in the EN. —(AP)—} ; have | 1United States authorities merly occupied by the German | p The Womanis AUXIIREY Ob the | pleinpotentiary to Denmark, for, _ ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | 121 Duval Street i weemmmees Phone (12 aE MERRILL E. (Tuffy) ROBERTS Announces Opening PLUMBING BUSINESS No. 1 cent Street | PHONE 642-M eEstimates Given e@Advice on Plumbing Problems EEE ar purchased a 20-room villa, for-| Gigqualified list STEED | eToilet Preparations 1019 WHITE STREET | Ho! | GENERAL MEETING TONIGHT ober 25 » that ¢ y ean Demeritt entered the argu portunity to have them restored ment by saying that Mr -— = a Horre had not specifically named enyone and might have We Have A Nice Showing of been referring to the commis TOYS sion, or someone olse GET YOURS WHILE Hotn “ THE STOCK IS COMPLETE | >Y saying. “I know f ALSO , i eDrug Sundries eElectrical Appliances Commissioner's Speech POOR OLD CRAIG.) SERVICE STORE vith Hart's stat Armengol, Owner into H t at 8:00 0 Clock Entire Membership of the KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE at Key West High School Auditorium ns who have sugges Commerce are invited to atienc