The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 4, 1946, Page 1

« ~ eee agen EEN ppcpone meee mana he Key West Cit $SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS John Lewis, Grim, Scowling, VOLUME LXVII. _—_— NO. 288 City: To Purchase Garrison Bight’s 96 Acres For $960 Ommission Votes Down: Tobacco Tax; | 7" real estate involved was the 96 STORRS OPEN ILLEGAL-* acres of bottom land in Garri- LY ON SABBATH 10| OMMDOODMMLIMA son Bight, costing $960. H When the city comm 7 . TH = | A ers last night approved Elling-' BE CLOSED; AERO- Humane Society, son's recommendations for pur- VIAS Eg F chase of the state-owned prop- ie inet Q TO HIRE 300 'Aroused By Bird jerty for use as a municipal ni +i aretny ta a held last | e iyacht basin, the city acquired ght, the City Commission Hunting, To Meet hendied : a site whose true value is many led a wide variety of city times in excess of the purch business before a large, orderly : price. = that crowded the City | Ellingson asked that the prop- eangguenaly Suambes any, PO-} West boys. members of the |crty be conveyed to Key West . . ‘sial issues siti A a on similar terms and condi- were disposed of with a mini- cee pane ee tions as prescribed in the deed mum of temper flaring. meet at 8 o'clock) tomorrow |, ‘the bay bottom lands adja- The plumbing flareup of Al-| Might to take action on the {cont to the city of Miami. This bert Roberts on one side and W.; matter. The meeting will be arrangement was agreed to by B. Hanson on the other side was! held at the Woman's Club. the State government in Talla- devided by the city commission|, _ Several members have seen {hassee through the Trustees In-! @s an impartial judge. They sta-| boys carrying captured cardi- 5 ternal Improvement Fund of the | ted that Roberts could sw r| nals, mocking birds and other BI ‘ out a warrant for.any alleged wild feathered creatures in trespasser but that it was not, C498: Since th8 migration the city’s duty or legal author-| 5@S0n arrived. ity to do this without the prop-| has) been eernciaLly, ereyaient erty owner's concurrence. } gociaty eeticlalsiany, Roberts defeated on this issue,| que secroamization plans to was successful by virtue of a invoke RRenlawel iohibiting spirited speech in having T. J.! the hunting of cone hinds et Crutchfield, colored plumber of| seek their rigid enforcement. Fort Village, given back his Mas-| In the absence of an Audu- ter plumbers’ license that had bon Society here the Humane se Aroused by the continued hunting of songbirds by Key Revealing that he mended the re-building of the city fire alarm system at a cost of $2,837.93, City Electrician Will ary een away from Crutch-| Society is shouldering the E. P. Roberts today threw his| ie ith Roberts’ help and| tesponsibility. support be content | Biase wisicniente oie support behind contentions of Albet | TOT TPO MO Oa) rior Chamber of Commerce hemthaitetansthart nthe toa ch nell Ceoper, Louis Carbonell, Mayor | members that the alarm em Demeritt a la former United! post to operate a carnival for] iS 80 antiquateé iat it does not State Supreme Court Ju: ice/ the benefit of the V. F. w,| function properly. . Brandeis, all commissioners ap-} Widows and Orphans Fund of (The proved renewal of Crutchfield’s | y, F. W. deceased comrades was| Chief recently told a J license |approved and the usual license| Vestigator to check for himself In the only other heated de-| fee was cancelled, the alarm system by ringing an bate, L. Carbonell, Hunter Har-| Rogelio Gomez, property own-} alarm any time, any place.) den voted yes to an ordinance | ey, objected to the granting of Roberts said that he did not allowing the sale of perfumes,| the carnival permit on the} want to enter into a controversy gifts, souvenirs, fruits, curios, grounds that he had given the} with either City Manager O. J. cosmetics, on Sundays. Other! Fire department $10,000 as their} S. Ellingson or Fire Chief Leroy commissioners. voted against} share of the Bingo profits atj Torres, both of whom he holds the measure, thereby killing | his place of business until he was{in_the highest respect. enactment of same. Wm. V. Al-| closed by the sheriff's office. In justice, however, to the com- bury, attorney, represented the} Key West, Retailers: Association, |i, Felony, and what is pokérgfnecessary to explain the and stated that passage of the] oulette, dice, bookie bets.” The} staté’ of affairs re ordinance would force all stores | .ommission approved the V. F.{fire alarm em now closed on Sundays to open | w request over Gomez’s protest Roberts said that the insula- on the Sabbath. Attorney Albury! put assured: all present that no} tion has worn off the wiring to presented a petition with 14 sig- garnbling would be ‘permitted at| such an extent that after a light natures, all memebrs of the Key the’ carnival rain me eee sent from a West Retail Association. ; fire alarm box do not register. Moves Stores Close | Dr Lp as as eaten Roberts continued that even Defeat of the ordinance that! oortitied that Michael Bonamy, | before the Jaycees decided to he sponsored, prompted L, Car-| 49. : z >| investigate the matter, he had ss Se + F F 1028 Division, had arthritis and 4 ; : bonnel to move that all stores he dofmmesion afewed 46 written the fire chief on No- Gow eplling illegally on Sunday | °° ceo “onic viquori license toll ee as Ceserbing the con: Se ckised ifihcdintely, (The rem et OF TiS HNaNOns Meenas ey eeitiony of) the <alarm (system) in Godan sointnnncasthc| 2 nee ; ‘| his annual budget recommen- : & The foul odor isuing from the!! gations. The electrician’s re- Chief of Police, but first a ne-) Ji.) at North Beach, prompted| marks in his letter follow: tice will be placed in The Citi-| 2" to ayer petition protest that A zen advising violators that the | 1. juisance be abated, The pe-| entire Fire Alarm Circuit be ordinance relative to Sunday)" (continued on Page Two) re-built on the outside due to selling would be enforced. It is| the fact that the present con- said that a number of businesses | struction has deteriorated to | such an extent that it has be CHRISTMA Is | come impossible after a light J Only rainfall for the signals sent be drastically affected by th 17 SHOPPING DAYS AWAY from a fire alarm box to record true enforcement of the statute. Request of the local V. F. W. boss Sierra tee | See Our Xmas t Selection properly due to short circuits a Before You Buy and grounds occurring from the BATTERIES CHARGED | GIFTS GALORE |_| aerial wires from lack of in- for Children, Him and Her sulation. The Modern Way “This condition exists POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STORE Al Armengol, Owner 1019 WHITE STREET Drive in. in 30 to 45 minutes and) your ear can be on its way! Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE| Phone No.5 White at Fleming “It is only after having made a very careful survey of our Due to the Higher Cost of Living,) sym ts: 1 suomi te anove It Is Necessary to Raise the The city electrician who has Wages of Our Employees actually made four surveys of the system, then listed the ma terials and other items costs, necessary for re-bu Also, the higher cost of Dry Cleaning Materials makes it 1 necessary to slightly raise our prices. Our high standard of quality workmanship and prompt service will be continued and maintained. the system. The two lar items in the 93 cost $1,000 for 50,000 feet of wire and $1344 for the cost of hiring two linesmen to assist the city @ RELIABLE CLEANERS ler ecian tol 48 working days @ WHITE AR CLEANERS a a i a ere @ FERNANDEZ DRY CLEANERS Rebeeieaids asthe instaiaucn @SAWYER CLEANERS at @ MODERN DRY CLEANERS laa See one, Stas MORALES DRY CLEANERS | alarm boxes that should be re- @BEARUP DRY CLEA G WORKS | built; however, it is felt that by @BAKER’S DRY CLEANING WORKS ‘ePlacing these boxes it. would @GARY’S DRY CLEANING ypencueener. @POINCIANA DRY CLEANERS @TONEY’S DRY CLEANERS OAKIE’S PLACE KEY WEST CLEANERS iS" ae throughout the entire system. Our Fire Alarm System is of the utmost importance to this community and should be put into first class condition at the earliest possible date. By no operate under a hit or miss condition as the situation now stands. budget MTITIMIM MU Just Received Small Shipment of 22 Caliber Rifles Also Electric Trains ssion-! City of Key West had recom- &— city manager and fire; ‘ee in- | Gomez, mockingly said “Bingo. munity, Roberts said, he felt ity: arding the a means should it be allowed to | of a fire alarm box at the cor-| State Department of Agricul- ture. | Should no one object to the sale after five publications in, The Citizen of the legal notice, | the much-desired bottom land| will become property of the The City Manager Trustees Fund on October 31 in- forming the State agency that the city desired to buy the Bight. Nathan Mayo, ‘“Commis- sioner of Agriculture, replied on November 26 that the State in The Citizen would be sold. committee con- Price, Fred wrote the ; would advertise that the Bight An appraisal sisting of Clem C. Dion and Al Mi City Comr fair cash r “4 value of this property as of today” is ten dol- lars per acre. This will be the paid by the city for the 96 acres. cost to be "mcr |City Expert Says Bite ai Wires Don’t Work After Rai wen 3 5 lready this year, have driven to, meeting of the Key West Tourist res on t ork : tel QD ic West eal livia Gicin tows Geer: which was successfully No Money For Advertising: County Says Yo money for advertising,” it is what the county com- rissioners last night told Adrian O’Sweeney who applied for a publicity fund of $1,500. It was ex ned that the com- missioners had decided to spend $2,500 for advertising in the ev- ent that the sum was matched by the city and the , Oversea. bridge commis | The city has n vet taken any action on the matter and if it fh igovably ,sfildhe wdunie’s be available, ion 900 would not woe te’ Chamber Names Committee mers that “the: Awaits Sentence On Contempt ‘Charge; Said He Will Appeal 2 To Provide Entertainment For Visitors In Key Wes For the purpose of directing Dwight Hunter, city recreation and providing recreational andj director, the committee consists | entertainment of tour visit-|of Frank Adams, Mrs. Eileen| ing Key West this winter sea-! Coughlin, Abe’ Wolkoff, Cyril son, a committee of 10 members,| Marshall, Betty Whidden, Ger-; representing the Key West; trude Laubscher, Emma Wolkoff, Chamber of Commerce, held aj and Harold R. Laubscher. meeting at the Jackson Square} Tentative plans include devel- USO building yesterday after-} opment of the artist’s colony] noon, at which plans were pre-| here, with frequnt exhibitions pared for more diversion for] of local paintings; Sunday after- | winter visitors than has here-|noon band concerts, Saturday ; !tofore been attempted in thi s! night Latin fiestas, regular week- | | city. fly d parties at the Jackson; Aware that many tourists, al-! Square USO center and a weekly | IRON AGE REPORTS LEWIS AND COAL OP. ERATORS NEAR SET- TLEMENT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 L. Lewis, grim and scowling, en John tered federal court this morning shortly after 10 o'clock for sen tencing after his conviction yes terday on a charge of contempt of court. He sat in the same ct he had occupied since the trial be gan a week ago today, wh hi attorneys entered another room for a conference Lewis was evidently n Becoming impatient over waiting for the return of his attorneys, he went to the corridor and, with f hands clutched behind him and his head slightly bowed to and fro, with his grimly set. Returning to the courtroom, he strode jaws st to Miami the same day, it is the! established last year. aim of the chamber, with its! At a meeting next Tuesday jment to induce these travellers} ments completed for the exten- /to stay here a few days. {sive program of events that will Under the chairmanship of! follow this winter. | amg nine ws — i Engineers Begin Today | To Survey For Site Of j County commissioners, at their & ‘meeting last night, retained the; Policeman, Flees tand Frock of Key West, to make} fa preliminary survey for the con-} bec the State Board of Ad | struction of a beach along the r trati has informed): the| south shore | An unidentified man hit Patrol © comn mn that it cam net4 This morning the engineers be-' man Heetor Castro a blow on the legally spend mone for pub: ; gan to make the survey EWO) chest last night near the Naval laity | outstanding sites for the beach But the count 1500 was not}have been’ suggested, one along; Hospital and then escaped the included in tt yudget. The ir Rest Beach and the other along clutches of both Castro and Chief tend ' ce that amount; the Roosevelt boulevard from, Deputy Sheriff Morend Wallace i from race t joney in the! Bertha street io the head of pe | Castro said he answered a call H nt th eaty avd Ref ISHAIN. 5 te een: eaten nin tet oe Pay P 2 iS Me t a | Glan Gane amnion Dopp. |*° check an automobile accident hools And | ‘ 1° | County Given Tax Receipts Col 1 Howard E. port to the county a last? night that Novembe mounted to $120,454 06. { Out of tt total th ounty’s peration and main- Ne ee mounted: ¢o 56.44, | andthe har of the public hoo. n thi listrict to $75, 697.3 county’s total in lu 3.95 paid for occu- pation : ” ndered — the mounting to | $33,205.84 | | RED ROASTERS and FRYERS 'BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone 54! wee eee er re eerer rere members of the civic central com. {neat the head of the island about mittee that worked to have the | 12:30 a.m. bond issue of $250,000 adopted for found a car had plunged off the the beach, appe before the; road into some bushes. (Continued on Page Two) No one was in the vicinity when Castro arrived, he said, but eventually two intoxicated men |appeared. One disdained Cas tro's warning to cease some rough language and when the police man attempted to place him un der arrest, the man struck Cas tro on the chest and broke The chief deputy sheriff, who When he arrived, he | Applications For Liquor Licens Following applications for li- quor licenses were received by een Lae night: |had reached the scene by this asdin, La Casa Mari- time pursued the man and na , z caught him but the culprit again Arthur R. Meska, Sun and} escaped with Castro and Wallace Sand club, south end of Simon- | on his heels. The policeman fired ton street. two shots in the air but the man way Julius Kay Moore Humphrey, the | failed to halt and eventually ran Beachcomber, Plantation Key. | into the Naval Hospital. A guard Gabriel Cabanas, Cuban bar,; at the gate told the two officers onton st they could go in after him but , North Beach | after getting inside they were told North Beach to get out by a sailor, which they , Cuban bar, 1025 ; did. 900 Robert A restaurant, 711 Jesus Dis | Emma stre’ | Sea COVERS | ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | 121 Duval Street | were Phone 442 ee Have your Dodge, Cnrysler, Ply: | mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL. | ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!!| Inc. NAVARRO Opposite Bus Station Key West’s Most DISCRIMINATING —_____USE—— IVAN’S PHOTO SERVICE By Appointment Call Phone 49 Navy Day Photo Exhibit ats The MUSIC BOX 726 Duval Street SAAT i SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS | Palace Theater BILL GOODWIN in ‘HOUSE OF HORRORS’ | Proposed Key West Beach learned that Judge Goldsborough had deferred impesing sentence tourists recreation committee, to! afternoon at 3 o'clock in the | on him and the 400,000 min “4 {device means for furnishing|chamber headquarters, definite his union have been deprived enough community entertain-| dates will be set and arrange- It was said that he has decided ;to appeal whatever may t {mature of the sentence a t ;feels that he ang the membe f his union have been dprived of constitutional rights. i Iron Age, a magazine 1 keeps in close touch with mining tand other major industries 1 ‘today that ft Lewis and so va joperators were on the verge of |settling the strike explained that Lewis and the erators had agreed on deere the 48-hour week to 40 w same pay, and also on eve sthe ; Point, except as to the length of ;time the contract was | Lewis wanted it to last till Apr {1948, and the operators till De feember 31, 1947. Railroad executives anne ed }today that no freight fo r will be accepted unti the strike ends, and that an ¢ 8 will be placed on some tyy freight for domestic use. ( The magazine | | i welfare of the » “ Steel mill exe ed that di « ment will n days, and aut stated that manufacturers w tinue production. W mobile industry suming that it by the coal (Continued on Page 1 Housing Unit Pays Sums In Lieu OF Taxes Clerk Ross C. Sawys ed to the county co ast night that he had 80 186.08 from the K ing Authority ir the Poinciana project The schol boa received a check f t 2 -e for $14,697.7 -AUUUTUUUAAAUUOEOERDUEESEEGTag 82422200 EES “Everybody Knews Brady J. H. 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