The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 25, 1946, Page 1

Wire Service Features Years Devoted Best Interests Key West SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER VOLUME LXVII. NO. 280 Budg et Plans Call For New City Bath House; Cost $8000 RECREATION DEPART-* MENT PROPOSES SO.) ra Small Ships BEACH IMPROVEMENT | POR 1947 Efforts to make the city’s new- In Gulf Stream KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1946 Special Session Urged By Byrd To Truman Here’ A copy of a telegram sent to} President Truman while he was Harry F. Byrd, Democrat, Va., | has been secured by The Citizen. circulating here that Mr. Truman was receiving requests for a spe- jer action on John L. Lewis and! the coal strike were more than! ;mere rumor. at Key West by U.S.: Senator; | The message reveals that reports | session of congress to ‘consid- | Civilian Dismissal] Notices Delivered At Sub Base Today Notices were being delivered today to civilian employes of the} Naval Submarine Base who are | affected by the reduction in | force program announced several weeks ago by Capt. Willard A. Saunders, USN, commanding of- ficer. As previously announced by Captain Saunders, some 300 em- ployes will be separated from; ithe rolls of the base on Decem- iE. R. Williams, U.S. Court Clerk, Comments On Changes In Key Wes Edwin R. Williams, of Jackson;4&— | | | __ Senator Byrd terms Lewis a) hey 31. The date of separation al- IN THE UNITED STATES Lewis Denies Gone Court Charge; Trial Is Set ’ For 10 A. M. Wednesday AGOVERNMENT ATTOR- NEYS SAY LEWIS IN CONTEMPT FOR NOT HALTING STRIKE (By The Associnted Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—At- ly eequired South Beach a first- elase bathing center has been | Collide and Sink | ewes and arrogant labor lead- ” and asks “a special session of ; (By ‘The Associated Press) MIAMI, Nov. 25.—Airmen are ane five weeks’ notice to most jemployes. Their last day of ville, clerk of the Unitec States cqrmtiniisitiitintitittitiiitiiiitniiitiiiiiiiitiin John L. Lewis and for the United Mine Workers of 'torneys for @iven @ distinct boost by a pro-| peeet of City Recreation Director | flying over the Gulf Stream in Dwight Hunter for an $8,000 bath! this vicinity searching for 17 hease ' men who were aboard two small The new building would be| freighters when they collided and butlt et South Beach as soon as| sank, 17 miles southeast of her peesible. Hunter has included the} One freighter was the Avan- beth house on the 1947 budget! gelo, which was bound from; whieh be ie ‘submitting to the, Miami for Haiti for a cargo of (ity Meneger. Pians call for a. bananas. The other freighter was structure 40 by 20 feet and ca- the Mercedes, which was pro- peble of accommodating several! ceeding from Nassau to this city. hundred people. The radio operator on the Munter seid today that he had! Avangelo reported the collission @eevesed the praject with City, and said both ships were sinking. Manager O. J. S. Ellingson and; The City Commissioner Louis Car-, 10 and the Mercedes seven. 7 a of whom voiced ap-| pre Commissioner Albert Couper also has indicated ap- | F ourth rth Arr est proval, he said | h Hunter pointed out that the 0 ¢ Of ety & purchasing the Duval | n arge street side of South Beach, for a 2 y frontage of 141 feet and Flt Bicycle Theft realize something on its invest-' 4 inert Disdell, 26, found guilty three times of stealing bicycles, ment. While a bath house E Avangelo had a crew of | Corsican ... to protect the inter- ; est of the A n people.” Re- | peated inquiries made by the city editor of The Citizen to Press Secretary Charles G. Ross on the } question of a special session of | Congress brought the consistent | ‘answer, “No comment.” |__ Senator Byrd's telegram, dated ! Nov. 21, follows: | “Honorable Harry Truman, c/o Submarine Base, Key West, Florida. “Any further appeasement of + John L. Lewis will have disas- trous results. If one man can stagnate the activities of 142 mil- lions and bring distress and suf- fering to the homes in our land sham. I plead with you-in this crisis not to yield one iota to this lawless and arrogant labor leader. I am convinced you have the backing of the vast majority of Americans. “I urge you to immediately call then our democracy is a hollow; iwork will be Friday, December make imposed in-! District Court, on his first visit 4SSISTANT SECRETARY | OF NAVY ARRIVES Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, John N. Brown, arrived at the Naval base today. He landed at Boca Chica airfield at 9:30 a.m, Juan, panied by his J. L. Pratt. The assistant secre- tary boarded the USS Sicily, an aircraft carrier, to ob- serve operations at sea. Brown is inspecting air bases on the East Coast and in the Caribbean area on a familiarization tour. He will leave Key West on Wednes- day. *TMTUUUOSUAEAUUV AUT ET Red Cross Plans For Patients And | America, contended in federal court this morning, before Judge Goldsborough, that neither Lewis ‘nor his union was in contempt of caurt. by plane from San | They pointed out Puerto Rico, accom- aide, Capt. that Lewis had made no statement in “full land complete deference to the i court's order,” since November | 15, when he notified J. A. Krug, | Secretary of the Department of Interior, that the government's contract with the miners would expire at midnight on November 20. The attorneys also stated that their clients denied the jurisdic- tion of federal court here to try the case. As matters now stand, Lewis probably will be placed on trial Wednesday morning, beginning | at 10 o’clock. Judge Goldsborough stated that at that time he would render his decision as to the jur- is a must" for any bathing beach} and is primarily a service to the public, it will also pay for itself tm & short time, Hunter said. The bath house would be oper- | ated on a basket basis. That i ! instead of bathers using lockers! they would place their clothing in|‘ baskets and check the baskets at; the frent office, a method in use! et many beaches and pools. The from half of the building would consiet of concession stands and |} @ check room. The rear half would comprise a men's dre: SSING | epem on one side and a woman's room on the. other. would be equipped with watgr showers. Al the present time a tempor- ary building is rented out on; coneession which charges 50 cents piece for bath house use. It can/ accommodate about 50 people. A ! | this afternoon before Peace Jus- | was rele: \Benefits Explained | a special sion of Congress so that the dignity and power of our | Republic can be put in motion in a united front to protect the interest of the. American people. “With such determined and | courageous leadership I have no fear but that, ways and means will be found to produce the coal necessary to our existence.” CARR AND CEREZO JOIN POLICE TODAY Warren H. Carr and Joseph C. Cerezo today replaced Patrolman Mario E. Santana and Frank H. Curry..on. the Police Force, pur- suant to a Civil Service Board directive issued last week. Carr and Cerezo were the eligible successors to the posts For Army Recruits | vacated by Santana and Curry Captain Thomas A. Murphy, | because of failure to pass the will be arraigned at 5 o'clock | tice Ira Albury on a charge of | having stolen another bicycle. He has served three terms in | the Monroe county jail for bicy- cle thefts. Fifteen days ago he ased, after having been in jail six months. He was arrested yesterday by | Deputy Sheriff Will Archer on a warrant signed by Maximillian ; G. Lebrada of Poinciana. He al- ; leges that Disdell stole a bicycle owned by Lebrada’s daughter, Thera. i is se to Key West recently in connec- | ‘The separations were made | UO? wath thes) Hist em wo necessary by a reduction in the | tevm of the court since before | ‘repair requirements of the base,;the war, had many favorable | | together with further curtailment | comments to in the | of funds, and will bring overall} changes, improvements and pros- | ‘civilian employment at the base Heavy, Wests | ito approximately 1,050 person: penis) of Sev Wesl i It was emphasized by Captain Except for the duration of he | Saunders that the reduction is| war, which vast being made in strict compliance |creased responsibilities on the! with civil service and veteran | gistrict headquarters at peed preference regulations, Veterans ida It with good ‘or better efficienc: ville Mr. Williams has been me ratings and all employes with ay ng official visits to Key West in| | classified civil service status are! ‘onnection with the semi-annual | being Masons other ne terms of the court for more than! tions for whic! ey are quali-|,,. | oe sacaicpll fied where possible, rather than ene oe ane Bae nen | being separated. No separations tbe peas ee co ae of of such employes will be made} qi on oF Key We eae tally, until every effort has been made hey ce rsonail Ne . ao ee = y; to provide employment for them | betes Gn tn és arate se at the Submarine Base or some | ie nove ath is aeouty oe penal expressed clerk's offices are located, above appreciation for the contribution they have made to the Naval service. . 12 Americans, Rescued In Alps, Nearing Vienna (By The Associated. Press) VIENNA, Nov. 25.—The 12 Americans, who were rescued five days after the forced land- fing of their ‘plane in the Alps; are on their way to this city by train and are expected to arrive late this. afternoon, It was: said that Americans will be able to leave for their homes after their ar- 10 of the) all other court locations in the | district, even in the days when! the Hotel Jefferson was the only hotel in Key West. He reminisced of the old Key West and, with regret, of the passing away of so many whom }he knew and met on his visits in the old days. But Key West el has its charms for him. He j was delighted to find that while the Delmonico Restaurant — where he has erjoyed Cu- ban cooking and the _ hospi-)\ 5 ality of the Eopeda in aru) mectalGpoms those past years—has changea!| en beadauanters: Bd aa bie dirctratepcibind?rthe-cool, is... er communes. itl Anespene | iow ip ae a) the schedule of recreational ev- j Still cooking those favorite Cu-| cit. for the men by-enlisting the bam dishes, particularly crawfish’! CUt? (OF WE MEN Woe Ie en chilado, and that the same aid of each, civic, .pusiness, “and balay and a gue phir city, Mi. Porter. aad) Tae a 10spitality prevails under} 7). pi cgi Sa ken the management of Arturo Boza. ' willbe. given, by She orpaniZ Other Servicemen A year's program of entertain- ment for patients of the Naval Hospital and members armed forces here will be plan- ned today by the Key West Chapter, American Red Cross committee on community ser ice to camps and hospitals, it was announced today by J. Y. Porter, IV, newly appointed chairman of ‘the committee, The aid ion r- of the} committee | in the chap- ; professional organization in the’ isdiction of his court in the case and also whether or not Lewis is in contempt. If the court de- cides against Lew he will then | Attorneys for the government | argued that Lewis was in con- tempt for his failure to halt the | strike. Judge Goldsborough stated that procedure matters were novel and that he had no precedent on which to base the case. Meanwhile, it was estimated ‘that 1,000,000 men, including the 400,000 miners, are out of work because of the strike. Railroad executives announced today that they had cut down operations 25 per cent to con- serve coal, and steel company of. Commanding Officer of the U. S. | September Civil Service exami- cesspool is being constructed for totlet facilities. The entire in-| @allation, however, is tempor- ary, Huntes said. 15 Drivers To Be Arraigned On - ‘ License Charg Fifteen defendants will be ar- raigned in criminal court tomor- row morning to plead to charges drivers’ Army Recruiting Station for this | district, today pointed-out to | prospective entrants that there is [still a large number | to which they are entitled under the G. I. Bill of Rights. lone year plus their length of into the Army until the official | end of the war, computed on a monthly basis. There is also a wonderful opportunity for to develop _ their educational | ; Program while in the Army, chiefly through the use of the United States Armed Forces In- stitute. Captain Murphy also stated | that he wished to remind all’ ef not had heenses Ten having state highway patrolmen swooped down on Monroe count last Friday and continued their | activities the next day, searching for drivers of automobiles who | men of the fact that they have did pot have licenses. The result! an income tax exemption of was 15 arrests. Each defendant | $1500.00, free mailing privileges, was required to post a bond of and the best retirement plan in $25 to appear in court tomorrow. | existence. | Rurther details are at the local U. S. Army Recru’ Louisa and Vic- | ing Station, and Mrs. Ray | sister of Arthur! Pastorini, 509 South street, have arrived here ‘from their home in Washington to spend a few days at the of their brother. | covesesveneunnninvsvaiuiagnrae tit. | Oil Spra y your FENDERS | available it- oe aahington Guests Miss« wa ria Pa storini Messenne lic home and CHASSIS-- | It saves buying a set of fenders! ! Lou Smith Auto Service | White at Fleming —Phune No. 5| Opposite Army Barracks | et LOOK TOMORROW, TOO! The OPENING of the North Beach Restaurant 711 North Beach Operating Under Old Policy — Serving GOOD FOOD at POPULAR PRICES *BREAKFAST Served 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. *LUNCH Served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. *DINNER Served 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. CHOICE WINES and BEER SERVED of benefits | AU men enlisting now are en-! | titled to schooling privileges for ; \ service from the time of entry | men | nation. 1 i oe | Bess’ Gutman, Well” | Known Artist Returns As Winter Guest Here Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth Gutman ‘of South Orange, N. J., regular winter guests in Key West, have arrived at their customary win- ter residence here as guests of ; Mrs. Arthur Pastorini, 509 South ‘ street. Mrs. Gutman, who paints under the name of Bess Gutman, is a well-known artist. She has | bee ome especially famous for her | | portraits of babi ! Roberts’ Hlness Continues Charles R. Roberts, City Comp- troller-Finance Director, who has; been confined to his home with! illness since Tuesday, will be un- j able to report for work this: ‘ week, his office said today. Rob-; i erts worked Tuesday, but was too j lil to attend sion meeting in the evening. His} illness was diagnosed as grippe. { THIEVES STEAL HOUSE LOS ANGELES. — Stealing jhouses is new but police are ‘jooking for a three-room struc- | ture which Mrs. Beulah Gideon, | lof Long Beach, reported had ‘been stolen from a lot in the San; Fernando Valley. FD ee ee nein | ROASTERS and FRYERS , BRADY’S (Live) Poultry | and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone 54f eee reer NTN etE Tree | | { | 121 Duval Street “weeuses: Phone C— Palace Theater RITA HAYWORTH in Ricspepoull s and Serial the City Commis- | ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | rival here. The radio operator, Wayne Fulsom,--has- a fractured knee cap, and the pilot, Ralph Tate, | Jr. has a bad slash across the right cheek. He and Fulsome will | be taken to a hospital. Upon returning to Jackson- jville, and after having been taken during <-his stay by his deputy in charge at Key West, 1C, Rodney Gwynn, and Norman Artman, of The Citizen, for an automobile tour over the Island including a portion of the Over- ‘ fseas Highway, to see the changes ayer in Key West since his last visit > before the recent war, in a let- | To Be Returned ter to Mr. Gwynn, Mr. Williams | states: To Key West} <1 eniovea my visit to Key Deputy United States Marshak} home town is very Myrtland Cates said today that] proved. The piping of fresh wa- |he and three guards will leave’ ter into the city, in my opinion, j here December 5 for the Char-} is the one thing that improved | lotte county jail in Punta Gorda,! Key West more than anything ito bring back to. Key West Da-|ihat could have been done to the vid Joseph Watson, negro, con- city. The water piped in from victed of murdering Leroy Hobbs } the upper keys, I think, is better aboard the destroyer Stribling ! | and softer en the Jacksonville i during the night of last July water: lor the early morning of July — PIONEER HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami minute of West. Your much im- every { Guarding against any possibile ity of escape, a ‘belt will be buckled around Watson's waist, | with a small ringbolt in front, | jand the handcuffs will be con- nected to the ringbolt. Cates stated that he and the eee will return to Key West; with the prisoner on December } 6, and that federal court will be! reconvened the following day, \cither to hold a hearing on anj | appeal or to sentence Watson. The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS "Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot Small Dressed and Drawn TURKEYS | PORK and HAM tt Have your Dodge, Chrysler, Ply: mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED | EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. ERS—at the RIGHT PRICEI!I! NAVARRO Inc. Opposite Bus Station ee eee BUY YOUR TOYS | | for Christmas Now Use Our Convenient Lay-Away Plan at the THANKSGIVING DINNER Make Out Your List and Shop at ARCHER'S | ’The Store That Serves You Best” Kenyon Auto Store 814 FLEMING ST. PHONE 166 Phone 67 - 47 | }] 524 Southard, Opp. Bus Station eens BS A CS | All the Fixin’s to Go With Your’ in the form of periodie spoi ship or provision of entertain- ficia id that by the end of ment programs, especially for, this week their operafions would the-men in the hospital. | be decreased 25 per cent Since June, civic organizations The 1,000,000 now out of work have been sponsoring sight-see- M explained, will be in ing trips for some of the patients cr ed daily, due to layoffs in every third week, in a sight-see- many industries, until the strike ing bus. A Fourth of July party is settled. was sponsored by the Elk’s Club. The stepped-up schedule is expected to continue this type of recreation and to include more holiday parties at the hospital and naval and military estab- lishments, smokers, musical pro- grams, fishing trips, and other forms of community hospitality. ; The Key West Chapter of the Red Cross will be assisted in the community service program by! the chapters: in other cities in this section of Florida. Key West’ will remain the host chapter be- the hospital and other es- here. Other naval or will aid} it Mrs. Hazel aires ipeseaa Away Here At Age Of 39 Mrs. Hazel age , passed a at her residence, 630 street after hort ervices were at the chapel Funeral Home, at Rev. James H St. Paul's Church, ter the James Torres, Saturday Simonton illness. Funeral held this morning of the Lopez 10 o'clock MacConnell of officiated. Af ser the body as sent to Buffalo, N. Y., for burial in Elm Lawn Cemetery in the family plot. Mrs. Torres 1s su vived by t husband, Emil To lishments res, and one sister, Mrs. Mable ! James, of Buffalo. upplies. committee | GIFTS and his will assisted in formulating | the program by James H. Me-| for CHRISTMAS and ALL OCCASIONS | Large Stock - Right Prices Clellon, special Red Cross field} representative of area headquar- The Selection Is Complete — erything New Atlanta, who will be in} Monday and Tues aren teil | Use LAV-AWAY PLAN Compounded by Experience Pharmacist ‘POOR OLD CRAIG'S GARDNER’S PHARMACY | SE RVICE STORE 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela 1019 WHITE STREET Phone 177 Free Delivery wv ewwwwwrwe crwe~ ices cause tablishments communiti military es by furnishin, Mr. Port are vithout ters in Key West PETE SPE | PRESCRIPTIONS f22%:.42502 RAUL’ Announces... A Fail DANCE Wednesday. Nov. 27th. 9 p. m. ‘til -————— THANKSGIVING EVE —- MUSIC” Mark Stanley (Crunch) and His Orchestra, With Sylvia at the Piano Extraordinary Entertainment Floor Show, Starring PAUL BARRON Featuring Betty Blue, Songstress Admission $1.10 Per Couple, Tax tueluded | RESERVATIONS _PHONE 3287 CLUB on the Boulevard 7 i H | H | i] i J I i | | |