The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 21, 1946, Page 1

vouu u s LXV a” No, 250 Poinciana Is esi Navy Commandant Says; PARTMENT FAVORS ACQUISITION OF 210 PAMILY UNITS; VETS WRITE TO CONGRESS. | MANSLECT = SMATH.- ems ee emmeunced at the Naval See tetey that Captain Henry M Oeeper, @ response to an in query from the Navy Department Peer bmg the tana Project, hee copied by letter that “the etttien of this project to the| establishment we te a i the wantime, Poinciana | “eet, many of whom ar Vaw Ww 1 amd 11 veterans, | here token ection through the Veterans: of Po Wars, Post mt) The VPW has gent a letter te Congreesnanetect George Geeethers protesting seizure ps i erepeet ty the Navy. Copic ¢ the letter are em Mute to the (My Comretetteners and to the Chareber of Commerce The New elease reads as fol- bee CGeoper. emnounces today that theeugh the Navy Department he eeeetved information that the Matioma! Housing ned Weettegten. D. C.. intended t Gee = = Federal » tind Peetect Me. 6073. which is the ete eection of the Poinciana Mevsing Dutrict "Water provisions of the te the Navy Do- partment the Commander has cepted thet the addition of ie ereiect to the permanent dhore eatablichment will be de- fame Guteide of this action @@ farther information is avail- - i Commendent. Cept. Henry M. | Anti-Russian | i¢ landidates Win In Berlin (ty The Associated Press) BERLIN, Oct. 21.—Anti- | Russian Social Democrats won yesterday in the city- wide election by an over- | whelming majority. | Four parties had candidates in the field, and the Social Democrats polled almost one- half of the vote. They carried 19 out of the 20 districts, and lost one district by fewer than 200 votes. The vote was decidedly anti-communist. Two-thirds of the voters were women. kkk dedkedede, ‘Sheriff, Police Keep Gambling Houses Closed A word fell here and there Saturday afternoon that an at- tempt would be made to open the | gambling houses in Key West on | Saturday night. But Sheriff Berlin Sawyer was determined that the places would be kept closed. Early in the eve- ning, he, Deputy Will Archer and Policemen Harry Lee Baker and {Paul Stofer made round after jround in the city, stopping at ,every place where it was thought. ‘an attempt would be made to re- sume gambli The ruin it the city were continued , until 3:30 |Sunday morning. At one plaeej only was there any indication \that an attempt would be made \to open up. The sheriff, his deputy and the policemen parked their car in \front of this place for an hour. | By that time, all but two or three of the group that had gathered ‘there had gone away. So the sheriff's car left also, but it was back again within an hour and saw that the reputed gambling » was closed and in dark- ] | te Pott Retetions Officer ai er Bee, Commander Vinock “The lid is on and screwed 20 Units Involved down tightly,” Sheriff Sawyer ther the Navy Department) id this morning. “Attempts welt tom ox the unit mentioned | ).ye been made to bring pres- eet Beewn The property in) sure to bear on me, but they — = 210 family UN-| have been futile. The town is = © . ma his report! ciosed and is going to remain 4 eten, Capt. Cooper een a.” os weplete study of the} irae 4 ‘> . ven 9 on dt | Funeral Services - ther pertinent as-| Tomorrow For Sawver pa Funeral services will be held fh has received | tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock = plaints regard-|at the graveside for the infant son of Mr, and Mrs. Everett L. . » being taken| Sawyer, who died in Jackson- tents is the | Ville, Fla. Services will be con- w naressman-elect | ducted by Evangelist Harry ~ in part: Gregory and burial will be in the nding.’ the | family plot in City Cemetery, un- that 210 units of|der the direction of Pritchard » the Poin-| Funeral Home. Besides the par- in part of/ents he leaves the maternal Suthortty of the! grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Al- » “ been offer-| bert Roberts; paternal grand- { naval! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard the National | Sawyer m Washing- al Palace Theater 5 Th tment the civilians ALFRED DRAKE in ime TY ePARS and SPARS” 4 om Pege Four) News and Sports nite Oct.! “pommmnnrnecMNUN ee ty Hallowe’ €N sist Fcessseenee = Sheth a Rink ee od Fon For Alt! — “aati Y tna CHASSIS-- b we @ set of fenders! | Lee Gmith Auto Service Fag ” Fiemng Gypenite Army Barracks sccquesvegumertamamesrestaneannnservrcersrovencnnne ett your FENDERS Phvae No. 5) 724 Duval Street ANNOUNCING The ered Opening Key, West's ee and Finest Bar and Packave Store Monday, October 2lst A Complete Stock of the Finest Liquors “Ask For It—We Have It" FRANK SOSIN, Manager ‘The CAVE INN SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1946 Report OPA To Be Abandoned On January 1 (By Associnted Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 21—Un- officially, it was reported today that OPA may cease to exist by hiinext January 1. VEW Protests For Project} REPORT TO NAVY DE-* It was explained that that agency has become so unpopular it is-considered a political liabil- ity. If OPA is abolished, 34,000 employes will be out of jobs. One report said that prices on} bread will be removed shortly, and another that OPA is not con- sidering taking that action at present. However, it was offi- cially said that no action will be taken at an early date in lifting the control in the sale of wheat. (A report was received here; from New Orleans that bread was not being baked in that city, and that the only bread available i: being flown there from other cit-! ies. Reason for the local shortage is a four-day strike between bak- ers and employes.) Airplane Pilots Declare Higher Wage Strike (By The Axsocinted Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Mem-} bers of the American Air Pilots’ | Association went on strike at 5 o'clock this morning, demanding an increase in’ wages. One type of pilots is now re- ceiving $1,096 and another $1,187 a month, with an average for all} pilots of $758 a month. A de- mand has also been made to in- crease the wages of co-pilots. The government's fact-finding board, which had heen investi- gating the demand of the pilots, | made its recommendations Sat- urday. They were not acceptable to the association, which called the strike for 5 o'clock today. ‘ No planes, operated by mem- bers of the association, left New York. after that..hbour, but flights from Philadelphia and Chicago were made for two hours after that time, as the pilots had not o'clock | received word of the action of the association. No pickets are on duties at air; ports, except in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. It was said that if the strike continues. for the -rentaittet dt the tty it will affect trips that would have cov- ered 28,000 miles. Civil Suits Set Tentatively In Circuit Court; Fall term of cifcuit court in Key West was convened this morning, and Judge Lop‘ ten- tatively, set two civil cases for trial in November. Case of Joseph Mingo, who i suing Vicente Cremata for $10,- | 000, was set for November 12,; and the case of Minnie Bridges against the city of Key West was scheduled for two days later. She is suing the city for $25,- 000, alleging she was injured when she fell on a sidewalk on Ann street, opposite The case was filed on June 1942. 2) CATCHES ROBBER; DIES CHICAGO. — An hour after Harry Stephon, 38-year-old g ard for the University of Chicago, chased and captured a robber, he died of a heart attack, brought on by the excitement and exertion of the chase. Wanted!! Wanted!! YOUNG WOMAN for SECRE- TARIAL WORK High School Education Required and Must Know How to Type Apply NAVARRO, Inc. Opposite Bus Station iEx-Resident Dies city hall. ; Saas a*sIaw4 Shaw Favored Letting Nazis Take Own Lives (By ‘The Associnted Press) LONDON, Oct. 21.—George Bernard Shaw, considered the world’s outstanding play- wright, said today, in com- menting on Hermann Goer- ing’s having committed sui- cide, that Allied authorities should have permitted all the condemned Nazis to take their own lives. All of them, he asserted, should have been supplied with morphine tablets sev- eral hours before they were scheduled to die. Had that been done, he concluded, the world would have been sav- ed a revolting spectable by hanging them. lA habe hd dd i i | | Saving Two Men | In Miami Mishap: Earl Edwards, a former resi- | dent of Key West, was crushed ; to death last week in Miami! while saving two fellow work- man from a similar fate. Ed- | wards, a construction foreman, | moved to Miami about 25 years|/ ago. While working on a_ building } project on Washington ave nue, | Tuesday, Edwards saw two w ork. | men in the path of a one-ton| bucket swinging toward them! from a crane. He shoved both} men out of danger but in doing so was crushed between the} bucket and an iron utility pole, | The crane operator blameless. Edwards, all of Miami; and three | OPA To Speed Food Decontrol | the announcement that decontrol | of foods will be accelerated. District Director B. C. Goodwin| stated, however, that sugar defi- | nitely will remain under control, for some time, as probably will} automobiles, farm equipment, houschold appliances, furniture, clothing items and build- rvices on whict Days More, OPA Warns Only 10 days more to ¢lapse before your Spare Stamps Nos. 9 and 10, expire, each | good for five pounds of can- | ning sugar, the OPA warned | today. Both stamps are valid ! only through October 3ist. Spare Stamp No. 51, good for five pounds, expires on December 31st. No early lift- ing of controls of sugar is ex- pected. BEB Bae Lad ae IN THE UNITED STATES ‘Adjusted, White } man, secretary to President Har- \not entirely satisfactory for the sure was held! cials were of the same opinion.” try advisory committee will be | held on October 24 to help relieve difficulties facing the trade. sugge stion,” |nounced this morning that four | more approved as Molotov, On Queen Elizabeth, Says Sure Differences Will Be Settled In Interest World Peace Plumbin lies umbi 5 Sup ee Admiral Nimitz Expected To Come To Key West Soon A visit to Key West's naval installations’ by Admiral Chester Nimitz, Chief of Na- val Operations, is expected in House Aide Writes’ In a letter from John R. Steel- ry S. Truman, Albert G. Rob- erts, secretary of the Key West Plumbers’ Association, was in-| the near future. formed today that action has been It was learned, however, taken “which provides priority that there is no reason to assistance for emergency plumb- ing and heating repairs and for repairs ne ary to make a dwelling habitable.” The letter is in response to a telegram which Roberts sent the | White House secretary on Octo-} ber 2 concerning government regulations on plumbing and heating supplies. +Steelman ex- plained that the government steps | were “to insure that a maximum {| number of veterans’ houses would | | be completed this year.” ip “However,” Steelman contin-, PB ued, “in taking these actions .. .{ it was recognized that adequate} provision had to be made to pro- vide such supplies for essential repair work. The regulations < were adjusted to meet the emerg- ency conditions existing at the; end of August, but as you pointed | out in your telegram, they were! connect such a trip with a possible decision to make the installations here a full base instead of a sub-base since there will definitely be no change in status of the pres- ent sub-base classification. The Naval Base refused to ~ confirm today any report of a forthcoming visit by the five-star admiral. III IIIS aIe ritish Warship Intercepts Boat With Jews Aboard (Ry Associated Press) JERUSALEM, Oct. 21.—A Brit- sh warship today intercepted a long pull ahead of us. I cana you that the Housing offi tine illegally, British authorities here reported. The cost of the supplies which | pp, transport was attempting | Funeral services were held by ; have been made available for re-' 45 dock at Haifa when it the Combs Funeral Home on} pairs may not exceed $200, oF! tercepted. As the pene = ins Friday. Edwards is survived by | $500 for dwellings for six or more | =p! sea was too |rough to transfer the passengers his wife, Bernice, two daughters, ; families. Applications, Steelman! from. the transport, the capt Mrs, F. 0A. Mordo and Miss: said, may be made to the local AGS 1 OE HADES ae od ae Frankie Edwards; a son, Earl,! FHA for non-farm dwellings. He ace ua hare ea EO nnea his mother, Mrs. Sophie| said that a meeting of the indus- a eal where ‘they disem: Commissioners To Hold Recessed Meeting Friday “If you have any ‘constructive he wrote to Roberts, | “I would urge you to contact your representative on the committee immediately in order that he may ! i | | | | | | | President ‘Truman’s decontroll-! present your views to the con- ing “meat and meat products | ference.’ a : brought from the Miami District; — Rona aia polelcoks Administration iA Bi ) eS ee es Seat vu CLE | hold a meeting to give an oppor- i tunity to any roe county, whose name the disqualified list for the elec- tion next month, to have it 1 j stored if it was improperly r | moved from the list. local busines had been! It will be the ynd recessed on-the-job veteran | meeting the commiss Approved For Vet Jeff Knight, manager of the}; S. Employment Service, U. an- SC basic h pipe’ als {training establishments. {this month, On October 28 a ing materials. : | ae ‘ ‘as possible; OPA will} The Key West Bedding com-j third recessed meeting will be, As S00N aS ic list of com- ;PaBy, two upholsterers; WKWF ‘held to open bids on the sale of ary : dio station, two radio announc- | the $250,000 beach bonds. |modities and se (rae eh : ds ceilings will be retained, he ; C1 nro, Tne. one, automo: | ee aid. All slaughter controls were eee f GHG corer ciee Medal Navy Sprays Key West lrevoked under the same order one ; Soe that decontrolled meats, Good- ies em is ih faa pia betes wn See | Mrs. Margaret Knowles, sae (ie taroeon US. N Dies Here This Morning yesterday, armed with < planes Mrs. Margaret Ann Knowles, | s canny of DDT seraped from the ¢ Sugar Stamps 9 and 10 Pe 71, died this morning at the | four corners of the island. A tor- Are Good For Only 10 \Key West Municipal Hospital. | pedo plane flew low over the city | Funeral services will be held to-| spraying with the last of the DDT {morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock | the Navy has | from the chapel a Pritchard | Funeral Home, Rev. J. B. Reid of | panes To Wit renter Fleming Street Ree Church officiating Survivors are About Navy Day On Keys; two daughte | Mrs. John Walker of Key We of the Keys of the Navy Day ex- | Miss Irene Gibson of California Saturday and Sunday, | three sons, William and John) be dropped this week by| Knowles and Joseph Gibson; | Navy planes, the Naval Base said | eight grandchilaren \today, The leaflets will be dis- Burial will be in the family! (,jputed by air up and down the plot in the City Cemetery. | Keys | PEP P PPP Pr rer rrre errr ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY'S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone 54f ain ole tele alee tat _ MERRILL E. (Tuffy) ROBERTS Announces Opening PLUMBING Phone 9138 BUSINESS No. 1 ee Street PHONE 642-M eEstimates Given goer SCE STR iC wbhoy and Son @Landscaping and @Lot Cleaning @Tree Removal and | @Surgery } @Roofing @Roof Paintine , Write or Call 771 - Free Estimate JOHN R. WATSON | eAdvice on Plumbing Problems 1217 Knowles Lane eanneeeets* —exovnypenenngtevenngvOneneeneysyyeen9g epevtNHUUTENTEQUQTEPEHHUUruanne® ESL Pe “CELA ucuaiin. i aemmamineoretammmmgagmeoer ce tttrnntme | Have your Dodge, Cnrysler. Ply: | mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!!) OO | | PRESCRIPTIONS &: Tae Compounded bv nyreienced Pharmacists dicnts NAVARRO Inc.| GARDNER'S PHARMACY Opposite Bus peeuony | Phone i ee (sesame EAE oa cenit a se eRe a NEW PIONEER “VOTE 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami eae AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES See What We Have to Offer | Hydraulic Bumper Jacks The Rendezvous of and Other Needed Things H | SERVICEMEN and ‘POOR OLD CRAIG CIVILIANS SERVICE STORE Al Armengol, Prop. 1019 White Street “Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot ett tp ttt temo transport on which were 600 Jews | who were trying to enter Pales-! resident of Mon-! was on} on has held | Fresh — *WORLD’S LARGEST LIN. TSI aS AAA A:,| ER DOCKS IN NEW YORK ON FIRST OF VILIAN TRIP (By Associated Preset NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—The Queen Elizabeth, the world’s largest liner, which carried many thousands of troops during the war, arrived in New York this morning on her first civilian temp. She had been converted inte « troopship and reconverted ite & passenger liner Many notables were aboard the ship, including Commissar M tov of Russia. He this try to attend meetin Four and also s general assembly United Wed Flushing Meadows of the Nations, scheduled to beg Asked to comment on the pros pects of the outcome of the com ferencse, Molotov said, through an interpreter, that he felt com 'fident that the argu nis thet had arisen at the peace confer ences in Paris would be tied by the Big Four in thew series of meetings to be held in this sown | try. He added that he was confi | dent also that the agreements thet ch dp 1 will be | will be live of v jed that Rus other natic is anxivw peace, foliowing the tating war in the history of the world, and that his objective j attending the | Four and the UN will be jed in bringing about {ee among { the United Natio’ re prome He explain in common with most deve mn Be direc sessions of the on under of li membe OPA Gives Boost To Vets’ Housing | OPA's _ recently announced campaign to assist World War 1 } veterans who have bought of | may buy a house built under the Veterans Emergency Housing | Program is well underway t | Florida, District Rent Director John G. Simms said today in Mi ami. OPA, he said, has been dele gated the responsibility of enfewre {ing the ceilings on rentals and ales prices set by the Federa ;Housing Administration houses and apartments built ur der the program and to see at veterans get first chances to bu or rent these new dwelling “Veterans preferen explained, “means that terar |get the first chance to b ne | dwellings built’ under the p | gram. Builders are required t offer the property publicly fo sale to veterans during t tion and for 30 days after m pletion, unless sold sooner to a@ veteran. Doggone It! Fi Puts Ou The Dow NEW YORK (AP) Re can come out of the dog t now that one company ts offering a line of cosmetics for dogs. Pack aged in colorful boxes and = | {les, the complete line includ ~| shampoo, a flea powd 4 coat dressing The cosmetics ai alread sale at one large Y te partment store and arrangement have been made to sell th ores all over the country | | ROY’ S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street | eee Phone A pra ae OCEAN VIEW | Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge 520 UNITED STREET BREAKFAST, 8 to 17 AM. | LUNCH, 12 Noon to 2 P.M. DINNER, 5 to 9 PLM. Also a la Carte Spec POPULAR PRICES COCKTAIL LOUNS. F | | | als