The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 1, 1946, Page 1

“= The Key 1 sou - rr ol. WE LAYER Ne. 260 Kes Company To Ereet: $40,000 Building On'Site Adjoining Present Store ere erences *——— me & emconme Decrease In oe ovens cx winten| Stamp Sales Not So Pronounced Decrease in the sale of stamps Key West post office was town last month as compared the repert in September. that month fell 45 percent the receipts for the similar 1945, but the falling off month was only 35 per- | | nm the with &. eter ipts for October, 1945, were 163.20, and last month they t $0,862.37 savings deposits still are ess of $2,000,000, though te @ $8,187 as compar- th October 31, 1945. On that they totaled $2,203,522, yes- they amounted to $2,195,- Atlanta Office Of NHA Comments On Poinciana (Speretat to Th nem) ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. received recently in the orgia, Regional Office Netional Housing Agency West indicate a pos- of a public war housing project known as Poin- chame Place to the Navy Depart- ent Te cleer up an apparent mis- understanding, Clarence N. W athe Regional Housing Ex- pediter of the National Housing \eeney, Atlanta, announced to- that the NHA has not re- ved @ request from the Se f the Navy for this project hes made ao. commitment te transfer the project if such”a received Poinciana Place project is snent construction and { 210 units. Perhaps this has arisen, vid, as a result of an quest to the Navy Depart- lease its interest in or- permit the orderly dispo- project by the Fed- Housing Authority, a agency the policy of the NHA to sit with the loca ommunity mutating sposition plans weh projects and, if feasible, fott the recommendations a the community, } Ht ds also the policy of the NHA ~ + lunder any circumstances, Walk- Sil ! R é Ss er said, to protect the rights of mt tenants in any disposition 028 Fiemme Se ell Here You Will Pind — | STERLING'S “rca'warnce™ & Pell Line of Doenestic | 1918 Elisa Street Phone 243 weveed bese grese ted Penetes | Also at Margaret and Fleming Sts. 8 REPTCT SHEETS ana IPMENT of ru w CASES LARGE SH of FRYERS and ROASTERS RE ST, tot thle transfer puest is Th t tanding AON ee AE CE EN a Sprey your FENDERS oot CHASSIS ® caer heging 6 cot of benders! tow feet» Auto Service Shite ot fee we Phuae Me. 5 or Bhar racks t t af the Public tituent nf plan RAMONIN’S RESTAURANT 615 Duval Street GRAND RE-OPENING FOMORROW. SATURDAY, November 2nd Under New Management The Mee Menegement Cordially Invites Each and Evetyone te Attend Our GRAND OPENINGS Be Wil Serve from 6 to 10 P.M. 4 Special 7Course TURKEY DINNER ss i We Wl Be Open for Business DAILY, 10 A.M. ‘til 9 P.M. OUR SPRCIALTY WILL BE ePaNiet. STYLE COOKING and SEAFOODS } ¥ THERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1946 st Citi STATES ang Exploding Stove Three Plead Sets Off $7,000 Guilty Today In Fire This Noon Damage’ estimated by the own- er, Paul Lumley, as “between sev- | to issuing a worthless check for en and eight thousand dollars” was caused to a large two-story house on the corner of Southard and William streets this noon. The fire, resulting from an ex- ploding oil stove, produced im- mense clouds of smoke which drew hundreds of spectators. Lumley said this afternoon that he carried no insurance. He said he believed that the family liv- ing upstairs, named Pineada, also had no insurance and lost almost all of its belongings. Damage to the W. H. Jordan} Southern Engineering electrical shop downstairs also was severe, +8 J he said. No one was reported injured. City Employe Sounds Alarm The alarm was turned in at: 12:20 p.m. by City Electrician] 0" @ charge of keeping his saloon Will E. P. Roberts, 529 William | 0Pe" after hours. street. The fire was reported “out” at 1:30. Two engines from the station and one from the No. 3 station answered the alarm and laid five lines of hose. Damage could have been _ prevented, , it was said, if the alarm had been] ponell, addressing the Poincian: turned in earlier after the stove | p ss eee exploded. Lumley said he would not hav rented the lower floor to the Jor- dan people if he had known they had a kerosene stove. The Lum- leys recently turned down an of- fer to buy the property for $7,-1 000. Liquor License Hearing ‘To Be Held In 10 Days’: Sometime within the next 10 days a hearing will be given the owners. or managers of seven ons.in Key West to show cause why their licenses should not be revoked by the State Beverage Department. The places affected are La Concha Rainbow Room, Romey’s Place, the Cave Inn, the Boat Bar, ther BakiaitaeBai Duffy's Tavern and Raul’s Bar, Collector Howard E. Wilson, who issued the county licenses, said today that the beverage in- spectors in Key West had not dis- cussed with him the investigation of the locations of the saloons or the proposed hearing on the revo-} cation proceedings. Funeral Service For Mrs. WMahon Funeral services for Mrs. Louise McMahon, 58, who died on Wed- nesday, will be held in the First Methodist Church Sunday after- noon, beginning at 4:30 o'clock, with the Rev. G. Leon Wells of- ficiating. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Lopez Funeral Home. Atlee Puckett, a son, whose home is in Buffalo, N. Y., arrived in Key West attend the services. Three other sons are Albert Puckett and John and Joseph McMahon; a daugh- ter, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mi- and a brother, Eugene s, Key West. The pallbearers are Harold R. Pinder, Clarence C. Brown, Ar- turo Lujan, George Park, Paul Albury and Glenwood Sweeting. LEELA LLL A LESTE ETE For A Good Time, Visit the .W. Clubhouse FLAGLER AVE. and 2ND ST. Open Monday thru Saturday Poinciana Bus Passes Door ee ami, ee We Have A Nice Showing of TOYS GET YOURS WHILE THE STOCK IS COMPLETE ALSO eToilet Preparations eDrug Sundries eElectrical Appliances POOR OLD CRAIG this afternoon to; contrat Carbonell Makes | Save assurance to residents of Criminal Court Congressional Electiotis Sizzling But President Not Expected To John Cates, who pleaded guilty $20, was fined $25 and costs by Judge Caro in Criminal Court this morning. Ben Stirrup, who pleaded guilty to forging a $10 check, was fined $50 and costs. In each case, Judge Caro said,! the amount of the check had been! made good. | Calvin P. Warren, a sailor, pleaded guilty to assault and bat- | tery and was fined $50 and costs. The complainant ‘was P. Morales, taxicab driver. He also charged | Allen Slipton, another _ sailor, | with assault and battery. Slipton pleaded not guilty, was tried by, jury and found guilty. He also! was fined $50 and costs. Yesterday afternoon, Gurdon} Wolfson, manager of Sugaloa, was found not guilty by a jury The largest jury panel ever to report to the U. S. District Court here will assemble in the Federal Building from several counties Monday morning for the murder trial of David Joseph Watson, 21, colored Navy cook. Approximately 110 of the original 200 persons are expect- ed fo be here for the trial, au- thorities said today. The other 90 have been excused, Coun- ties in this Federal District in addition to Monroe are Brow- ard, Collier, Dade, Indian Riv- er, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie. The case marks what is de- clared to be the first murder trial ever held by a Federal court here. Judge John W. Hol- land of Miami will be the trial judge, Court is to convene at 9 o'clock, Watson is charged with the brutal slaying of his 19-year- old shipmate, Benjamin Leroy Hobbs, on the night of July 24th while the Destroyer U.S.S. | Stribling was docked at the Naval Base. He is expected to bé charged with first degree mutder. ‘i Because of the gravity of the offense, it is possible that U. S. District Attorney Herber U. Phillips, Tampa, will prosecute Poinciana Report City Commissioner Louis Car- roject mass meeting last night, the project that there would be no further civilian redyction at the Naval Base after the January cut. 2 He related the discussion jhe had with Representative-elect | George Smathers at the latter’s visit here Wednesday at which Smathers said that the Poinciana | people had “nothing to worry about” after the expected cut. ! The Commissioner said he had} talked with Smathers on the tel- | Refute Claims By ‘Jury Panel Of 200 Drawn For Murder Trial Monday and Assistant U. S.' usually tries Federal cord or rope.” cases here and is expected to be) an assistant counsel in any event.’ Approximately 100 witnesses have been subpoenaed from sev- eral states, indicating a possibil-' | ity of an involved legal battle. It is expected that the case will consume the entire week with morning and afternoon sessions. | Watson, who is in jail in Mi- ami, will be brought here by U. S. Marshal Chester Dishong and Marshals Charles Robbins and Guy Hixon, over the week-end. He will be defended by Attorney John G. Sawyer, who was ap- | pointed by Judge Holland. . | . The case caused authorities 16 days of investigation after the body of young Hobbs was found on deck on the morning of July 25th, garroted with a rope. Sus- pects narrowed down to Watson and he made a_ confession on ' August 8 to Joseph E. Thornton, special agent in charge of the Miami office of the Federal Bu- | | reau of Investigation, and Frank E. Jackson, special officer in charge of Office of Naval Intel-, ligence, Key West. The confession said that Wat- son struck Hobbs over* the head with a wrench when the younger ' man attempted to ward off an un- provoked attack, Watson then ‘ strangled Hobbs with a rope, ac- j cording to his confession, He was later indicted for murder by a! Federal grand jury at Jackson- ville. The indictrnent charged him with killing Hobbs “by | hoking-and strangulation with a a Palace Theater ROY ROGERS in “Roll On Texas Moon” News and Serial 724 Duval Street FRANK SOSIN, Manager RUAUUNAAEAALEY AERA AUOD EAA EEUU UGA A | RRR LIVE POULTRY ROASTERS and Battery Raised FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) POULTRY and | prize for the Best Costume the case. Other possibilities are ephone when the housing cri Assistant U. S. District Attorney irst arose and that Smathers. in Charge, Miami Office, Ernest immediately called Washington, | L. Duhaine, The Representative-elect Was | District Attorney Fred .W.. Batts. told by Washington that there} The latter was no danger of the Navy tak- | ———+-- ing over the project in the near| . + future. As: to employment, car-| Legion Sends 8 bonell said that Smathers and he} 7 N ee had visited Capt. W. A. Saun- To State Session ders, commanding officer of the ae . ie Submarine Base, and were grati:| A delegation of Legionnaires fied to learn that after the Jan-| from Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, uary cut the employment level | will leayevthisjevenjng,to,attend 2 Ses J there will remain the same. ‘the first matin coe me GE Carbonell said there was not! the American Legion, Depart- much to add to the news which] ment of Florida, which will con- had been carried in The Citizen! on these matters. He compli- Saturday and Sunday. mented the paper on its news! ‘he following will attend from coverage. | Key West: Vance C. Stirrup, Post Commander of the Veterans of} Commander; Fred E. Knight, Foreign Wars was the first] post Adjutant; Albe Ais s speaker. He was introduced by/ National Executive nmittee Dwight Hunter, Recreational Di-|} man; U, J. Delgado, Gran Con- rector, and presiding officer. | ducteur, 40/8; George W. S Haury, as chairman of the hor S-| George J. Pernick, Chef de ing conimittee of the project, €X- of the local voiture of the 40/% plained the committee’s confer: George A. Warren, and Billy ence with Capt. H. M. Coops Warren. Naval Base Commandant, the| ‘The conference will receive re subsequent telegram which the) ports of the activities of the committee sent to Federal Hous-| Posts throughout Florida and ing Agency in Washington and) make plans for the Department the reply saying that no request! 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