The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 17, 1946, Page 1

SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE ‘UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946 BE The VOLUME LAVH. No. 247 A San Francisco Housewives Enter Markets, Told Priee Of Beef, They Do Not Buy APPARENTLY BUYERS’ *———— ermae HAS BEEN Poinciana Place STARTED TILL PRICES Pe RE ASE | Offered To Navy 1H: Commetated Presey ' oo ees | By Federal Group b= « — .& és ba aren | A rumor, verified as a fact by >, o Sar an Reed be Thee. "a federal officer, is spreading in 2) ere & ‘ Poinciana to the effect that the — el ot te Gen Poinciana residential section will uae iid Aeesststion shortly be offered to the U. S.| Navy. The persons living there abet that thie etty has @ fair i. Jocal citizer’s and many for- eenety of beet bet thet selling it 6, out-of-town residents who = ons hmited scale | were recruited throughout the fe exptemed that he had bee tates edt by owners af meat mar- bets aff ower Ban Francisco that come of housewives entered earkets, ached the prices of beef eet whee tobd turned about and esthed aut of the markets with. sat Coney (mem om his statement was thet Gee Pranciece howewives | nation to perform vitally needed war jobs during the past great emergency. These people are still in Key West and have decided to make the Island City their future | ome They are comfortably sit- | uated in Poinciana and many are | promoting Key West and joining its civic clubs. o= paw! i. is Tice A delegation is now being aca br tan aanh gee tat te | formed in Poinciana to contact be ee i epread (Captain Saunders of the U. S. fl Submarine Base regarding the Char nae othe count . +n, | BeCuracy of the existing rumor, Mea w hale —.. ms " ; | and if it is true to protest against canoes t get thelr . ih the proposed action. Representa- on : “" al tae eisunes tive George Smathers will also » wee beat | be contacted. The Citizen placed et hundveds of trucks, the rumor before, a high Naval reached the market wah «otter " authority, yesterday, who gave a ) ° = bg ag ae was | sutho byt definite statement of on te a uckload “No comment.” Poinciana is now under the Key West Housing Authority, which is directed by Wallace B. Kirk of this city. When reached eer pind in pene Pecters sekd that the number 4 vatthe eretetmg ducing the night det met bree record, al- deewgh the @hipment was far in any ! this afternoon ones of Tet i p ae oe oa for a statement, Mr. Kirke stated, hoe OPA lied ‘ " nett Geant “I have been informed that the tend = b ol prva &. in| Poinciana Place project, contain- d the country in | ine 210 dwelling units, has been sckensede the a8 lered to the Navy. by’ the Fed- tes ‘al Public Housin atfiori weeks tut thet prices will ee haste Mr. Kirke added thati“‘this is'a a | routine matter in disposal of the. * . housing units, since first they Eilingsen Speaks must be offered to a federal at agency.” | Cl b The head here, said, Te Rotary AU | “Should this project “Be ac- &: tee weekly luneheon of the! cepted by the Navy then it will fet ‘ held today at St. be offered to other non-federal ' Perum Cente Bahama! agencies for disposal. The Poin- eritt, chair- | ciana Place project is a perman- a | Services | ent housing.” aivraduced City n- —_——$— - Eliengson, who out 9 Le Li a |13 Lose Lives snager stated that | Tdi te berth n lane Uras Gulf Ol! prop- | I Sian ef Devel srovt n Snowstorm a © Clyde-Mallory , (By Associated Press) Se The letter plore has be CHEYENNE, Wyoming.—Thir- tenet, the efty mene) teen persons lost their lives in an wupused | wirplane crash one mile from the seatoed field here at 1 o'clock this morn- , not yet} Ing « veel ees Spaulding Everybody aboard the plane ; mn | wee killed. The list comprised heon were | tree women, seven sailors and ww t 1 and We three members of the crew. Evidently, the pilot, caught in blinding snowstorm, was search- ing for a place to land. The plane ame down on level ground, cov- ed by two inches of snow,. but ' fhevehows Were the Donors f dona w r it struck so heavily it was torn the Municipal Hos jto pieces and parts of it were skhenly stated by} cattered over a radius of 300 oe the Junior | fect gave $185. All except two of the passen- ba dayshees | vers were thrown from the plane, wey OY BIV'PB) and one of the latter was crushed f the) ynder a broken wing. |. “leven of the persons aboard (Continued on Page Two) Sinchestorah Service he —— ee congregation of FOR REN Store and Office Space Apply Manager LA CONCHA HOTEL RAUL’S on the BOULEVARD -- DANCING -- Nightly to the Music of president, | tose of | be held in the} 30 tonight | “OCEAN VIEW Room end Cocktail Lounge 620 UNITED STREET MRE AAFAST, B10 11 A.M. Lf NOH, 12 Noon to 2 P.M. ! DINNER. 510 9 P.M. | ie Carte Specials { mar vance POPULAR PRICES STANLEY Orchestra COCKTAIL LOUNGE Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Gpen Daily ‘TU 1 AM. Best Drinks— ae ae Popular Prices oe Reservatio: Phone 9287 Kriy Duchess Of Windsor Jewels Reported Stolen (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 17.—Fifty Scot- land Yard detectives are at work today trying to find a clue that may lead to the arrest of the per- sons who stole the ,jewels be- Jonging to the Duchess of Wind- sor. The | Duke and Duchess Windsor, since her arrival last Friday from Paris to join him, {had occupied a secluded lodge. {On her arrival she wore much jewelry, including a string of pearls, each the size of a pea. The jewels had been put into safety boxes in the lodge, the’ duke explained to the detectives. He ad¢ .d that the theft had been | committed in daylight yesterday } while he was at Buckingham Palace visiting his brother, the king. No report was made public about the stolen jewels. of Jaycees, Women’s Group Offer Aid AtC. of C. Meeting The Jaycees and the Wom- ten’s Business and_ Professional Club gave a decided boost to the spirits of the Chamber of Com- {merce at the open meeting in the High School auditorium last night. Midway in the program the Junior Chamber of Commerce came into the auditorium, prac- tically doubling the attendance, The Jaycees had adjourned their own meeting to attend the larger affair. | The young businessmen quick- ly proved that they had some concrete service to offer the ;Chamber and the community. {President Jack Delaney read a motion which the Jaycees had just passed, “extending the co- operation of the Junior Chamber of-Commerce -on any project for the improvement of Key West. » The motion also ..asked.<thal he Chamber conduct “meetings open ‘to the public as well as to members” in order to restore pub- lic confidence. It urged “the ex- tension of associate memberships to those .persons not engaged in| business. who want to participate in the Chamber's activities or the improvement of the city,” and asked that “the city concentrate on first a beach, second, a ferry | service and third a municipal pier.” President Delaney told the} gathering that “if you want mon- ey and can present a tangible program, we will go out to the merchants and try to raise the money.” One Jaycee, Delaney | said, has volunteered to collect | all delinquent tax payments. Later in the meeting Mrs. Grace Crosley, publicity cha man of the Business and Profes- | | | sional Women’s Club, had offered | the complete support of the 60; members of her organization. | “If we felt we were wanted,” | Mrs. Crosley said, “we could do} a great deal for the Chamber of | Commerce program and would put a great deal of work and en- | thusiasm into our efforts.” President A. Maitland Adams | of the Chamber of Commerce, assured Mrs. Crosley that her or- | ganization’ ance greatly appreciated. PEN EVENINGS DAILY and SUNDAY © Open 7 a.m. to Midnight GAS and OIL | Mechanic to Serve You #® | Batteries Charged - Flats Fixed) POOR, OLD CRAIG | SERVICE STATION | Al Armengol, Owner | Phone 9134 would be | | | | Divisior st Francis DINNER LA CONCHA HOTEL Informal Fe: Navy Day Celebration To Begin A gala parade will open the two-day Navy Day celebration on | Saturday, October 26, Chairman Gerald Saunders of:the Navy Day, Committee, announced yesterday. | Under the direction of Parade Marshal Joe Allen, the proces- sion is expected to start at the south end of Duval street, march With Parade sion. A blimp will also demon- strate the rescue of a man from a raft. Persons wishing to participate in the memorial services to be held for members of the Navy who lost their lives in the war, may submit flowers, preferably ; wild or home-grown, on board the submarine on display and at hamber Of Commence To Prepare Budget; May Hire Publicity Expert 4OPEN MEET PRODUCES |sibly a Cuban band. One of the County commissioners, meeting y orday, designated the Administration office here, Gene polling places in Monroe county, Anheir, officer in charge, said | for the general clection to be held | yesterday. SHRINE LADIES’ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 Steak Dinner, $2.50 Per Cover Visiting Shriners and Their Ladies Welcome Phone Manager, La Concha Hotel, For Reservations north to Fleming and then west/the gate of the Seaplane Base, to the Navy Yard, Marshal Allen|'between 11 a. m., and 1 p. m. Be- expects the parade to be one of |*ween 2:00 and 2:30 p. m., the the largest ever to be held here,| Memorial service will be held, He appealed to all business|With an airplane dropping flow- houses, civic organizations, musi-j €'S and a submarine submerging cal groups and others to enter| With them. floats and otherwise aid the| ‘Boca Chica Field's open house event. yextends from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Army and Navy units, the Boy featuring a display of a Gruman and Girl Scouts, veterans’ or-|Fighter, Curtis Scout Bomber, ganizations, city ahd county of- }G@eneral Motors torpedo bomber, ficials will be among the march-| Douglas Utility and Consolidated ers. Music ‘will be furnished by Patrol bomber. Blimp Squadron the High School Band and pos- 12 will also display a Navy blimp. Airplane equipment and motors, various firearms and other vital Naval equipment will be open for inspection. ! | i | floats will be provided by the Training Section of the Industrial Relations Division. It will repre- sent the actual work of 60 vet- | Blimp Rescue. ! eran-apprentices. The schedule at the Navy Base } From 11 a. m., to 4 p. m., the; Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26, calls seaplane base at the Naval Air for an We Ts crash boats at 2 Station, will hold open house,|P. m., the blimp rescue at 2:15 give boat rides, display a Martin p. m., mock bombing attack at Mariner (PBM), and launch and {3:15 and the jet take-off at3:30. beach a seaplane. Boca Chica will| Tentative line-up for the par- {also hold open house during this|ade provides for an Army unit jto lead off. Other units will fol- ‘low in this order: Navy unit, Ma- es, High School Band, Cuban ; Band, E. and R. Float, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, American \Legion, American Legion Auxil- iary, VFW and Auxiliary, Naval veterans, automobile with city and. county officials, floats, fire time, as will the hospital, deve! opment center and Fleet Sona School, which will conduct tour through its laboratories. Suborn Four will have sub- marines open to visitors and al- so demonstrate its torpedo shop during the same time. One feature of the Naval Base program will be'the take-off of ajtrucks, civic, fraternal and other two-engined plane from the organizations, business : firms, channel, assisted by jet propul- “ducks” bearing Navy equipment. Signs Advertising City Awaiting State Approval A series of Jarge pillboards ad-t Key West as the Southernmost ertising Key .W03® ts /éxpeeted} City. of the U.S, and outlined its) to be erected along U.S. Highway | vacationland possibilities: in an No. 1-between Jacksonville and} attractive manner. Miami in ‘the ‘néar future. When the Chamber of Com- The Florida State Road De-! merce was unable to act on the partment has been asked to ap-! matter because of lack of funds, | prove the signboards by the Overs | Price’ notified the Overseas Road seas Road’ and Toll Bridge Dis-;.and Toll Bridge District, which trict, Ed Trevor, a director of that | had set up $10,000 for advertising body, said yesterday that favor-) purposes: The District quickly able action by the State Road De- | approved the model sign and au- partment is ticipated. jpegorized General Manager B. M. The first action on this type of |,Duncan to take the model to the publicity was taken by Clem C. ; Florida State Road Department Price, publicity chairman of the; to secure permission for construc- Chamber of Commerce, who orig- | tion of the billboards. inally had models for the signs Approximately a dozen sig drawn up by the Parker Outdoor, will be erected if the SRD giv Advertising Company after send-; its approval. Of the billboard } ing specifications of the type of; type, the sign permit changes in signboards wanted. | the advertisement through the + A miniature billboard was re- .pasting of new , displays over turned to him and met with quick | marred, faded or worn-out sur- approval. The sign proclaimed” faces. Polling Places Designated By Commissione oe) at a| ginning to contact the Vet | Veterans Need ‘°C’ ~ Numbers For Aid ~ | ns lacking their impor- t» | tant or file numbers are be- ns. an Aouinr 5 | Coming from Northern states, Five precincts are in Key West, one at Marathon and one at Tav-/ lly have left their file numbers at home, making it all but impos- j sible for the Veterans Admini tration te file their application Many more cases are expected (Continued on Page T the visiting ex-servicemen gener- ernier. Following are the polling plac- es in Key West: First precinct, Mastic Camp, 638 United street. Second, county courthouse. Third, Lou Smith’s filling sta- tion, White and Fleming streets. Trailer HALLOWE'EN DANCE i cceeenatenmenetemeerneneneeminieneatinaiantl The Public Cordially Invited to HALLOWE’EN Fourth, high school gymna- sium. } Fifth, recreation building, j Poinciana. N Saturday Night Music by John Pritchard and HIS ORCHESTRA PRIZE for the Best and Funniest Costume Admission Free From 9 P.M. ‘Til 1 A.M. at VFW CLUBHOUSE Flagler Avenue and 2nd Street Poinciana Bus Passes Door Open Monday thru Saturday if Ne DANCE RAINBOW ROOM z Optional Admins jin’ the PII SILA L LZ) Bids Opened For Bertha St., Boulevard Repair | (By The Associnted Press) TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 17.— , The State Road Department reported today that the ap- parently low bid to repair the Roosevelt Boulevard and Ber- tha Street in Key West was -made by the Gulf Coast Con- struction Company of Coral Gables. The bid was $26,- 721. Contract calls for the resur- facing of two miles of roads ‘on the boulevard and street. PIP aiges SS 4 Byrnes Arrives In Washington; Glad To Be Back (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—Sec- | retary of State James F. Byrnes ived in this city by plane at 55 o’clock this morning. He made the trip from Paris Sacred Cow, President Truman’s plane. The first thing Byrnes _ said, when greeted by reporters was, “You don’t know how good it is to be back home.” Asked if he considered the con- ferences in Paris had heen a fail- ure, he said there were some things he, re; has been done. He added hoped that the foreign ministers, when they met in New York next month, will come to an under standing on several matters that were’ not settled at Paris. Senator Arthur Vandenberg re turned with Byrnes. The sena- tor said that some things don Paris were to the “peace credit’ and some to the “peace debit”. at Circuit Court Reconvened For Murder Trial Circuit court was reconvened at 10 o'clock this morning to try a case of murder in the first de- gree against Cora Li anley and Ralph Wilson, negroes. The state, represented by State Attorney Glenn Mincer and _ his sistant, William V. Albur charges that the defendants mu dered Policeman Jose Valdez Seventy-five jurors had been summoned to the court. It is that panel, some of whom were excused by Judge Aquilino Lo pez, Jr., that jury is being picked to try the case. from RANE ET UTA | Palace Theater “Wild” Bill Elliott in “Conquest of Cheyenne” News and Serial CASA CAYO HUESO (The Southernmost House) 1400 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE —— Opens 5 P.M. Daily~ NEW PIONEER HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami NE The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS “Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot —— CONSIDERABLE DIS. CUSSION; ANOTHER SESSION NEXT WEEK Definite steps toward improv jing Key West's rating among the j Sreat resorts of the nation were | taken last night at an open meet {ing of the Chamber of Commeree in the High Schoo! auditoriwn. After nearly three hours of frank and vigorous discussion among the small but spirited | number present, a committee was | appointed by President A. Mait | land Adams to meet with the | Board of Directors and draw up | a budget for the 1946-47 seasen | Members named on the com j mittee were Fred Dion, Dan Ne | varro, Louis Carbonell, Jack Delane Gerald Saunder and ; Charles Smith. | Repeated demands and sug- | gestions were made during the meeting for the appointment of a public relations expert as general manager of the Cham ber, with assistent. at « total sal- ary of roughly $8,000. In view of the strong sentiment ex pressed for such a move, it | is highly probable that the |. budget will contain a provision | to this effect. | The committee was directed te | | | have its work completed, and reviewed by the board of direc tors, before Friday, October 25, | when another open meeting will be held at 8 p. m. At that time the budget will be submitted for , Open discussion, Last night's meeting brought out some blunt remarks regard ing the responsibilities and fume tions of the Chamber. No words ed were not ac-| were minced os prguments raged complish@t Bub that: mreuctr gone Mee tet he intra attete | jraised before be p nned or vice E. Trev ginning N | be no paid secreta {ber unk me ' He ‘spoke highly of the ities of Oliver Griswold old Laubscher, — bot! have apphed for the fF that neithe ence in Che Conseq inted « retion t apabrt end Har f t whor but {quest had been made | Chamber for jexpected that work ommended | Pres. Adar it te of [ficials of the Ch at | merce had told | ‘Key West ' t ‘ jin Flo! nd t | lations } Par view that the ficult funds if ¢ fe 1up. He said that t enoald ‘ | the ally rnard t a yea ! fund " | busine of the | He | the | We romest Garage t NS GARAGE Phen Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Wor ke Auto © AN Care | MERRILL E. (Tuffy) ROBERTS Announces Opening PLUMBING SUSINESS No. I ene Street PHONE 642-M eEstimates Given eAdvice on Plumbing Problems