The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 12, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVIL Ice Plant Explosion NO, 295 Causes 15 Deaths, 24 Injuries In New York BRICK AND CONCRETE® FROM PLANT DEMOL- ISH REAR OF TENE-| MENT pa (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 12—Fifteen were killed and 24 injured early this morning by an exlosion in the Knickerbocker Ice Company’s | plant on West 184th street. Brick and concrete were hurl- ed from the piant to the. rear! walls of a tenament and demol- ished them. Firemen and others are still clearing away tons of debris, searching for other bodies. The explosion is thought to have been caused by escaping am- monia fumes that became ignited. Twenty-seven families, totaling almost 100 persons, were in the tenement at the time of the blast. Mest of those who occupied apartments in the rear of the building were trapped by cutting off passage ways to the front of the structures. Others are be- lieved to have been killed while still asleep, as only a few sec- ends passed between the terrific | roar of the explosion and the col- | lapse of the rear of the tenement. COLIITAI LS Worthy Families Which Face Bleak Christmas Sought Calling all persons who know of needy Key West families too proud to make known their prospects of a poor Christmas! . ’ Rev. John E. Pickens, chairman of the Distribution Committee, of the Commun. ty Christmas Organization, today sent out this call to all Key Westers. j “Many families which are not on relief", Rev. Pickens said, “are still in such poor straits thet they face a meag- er Christmas at best. Still, they are too proud to tell any- body about it. These families are the very ones which ought to be helped the most.” Any individuals or organi- zations knowing of such fam- ilies should let him know, . the chairman added, The © identity of such families will be kept in strictest confidence. Rev. Pickens said his tele- phone number is 1120-J SF SL ded ade) Britain Favors Early Call For . Disarmament (By The Associated Press) FLUSHING MEADOWS, Dec. 12.—British delegates argued to- day that the success of economic improvement throughout the world depends greatly on the ex- tent of the proposed disarma- ment program. For that reason, they stated, Great Britain favors calling a dis- armament conference within the next six months. With a reduc- tion of arms and armament, they contended, all countries, particu- larly those whose treasuries were drained by the war, will be in a position to improve their indus- trial production and thereby pro- mote their economic well-being. The Big Four were scheduled to hold their last meeting today, beginning at 4 o'clock ,till next March 10 when they will assem- ble in Moscow to discuss the pro- posed Romanian and Bulgarian treaties. Hospital Auxiliary Makes Xmas Plans; Oxygen Tent Given The Women’s Auxiliary of the Municipal Hospital made_ plans for Christmas week for both pa- tients of the hosital and inmates of the County Home yesterday at its regular meeting at the hospital. It was decided to buy five Federal Authority Lease Stymies Sale But Helps Housing It was learned today that a large-scale real estate deal in Key West was effectively pre- vented recently by a, Federal Housing Authority lease on the property. | A New York man, interested in buying the $75,000: Key West Foundation, northeast part of the! island, called tne deal off, it was! learned when he heard of the! ase. The latter gives the hous-| ing authority three years’ addi- tional occupation even after World War 1 hostilities are offi- cially declared at an end. Naval yard employees and ser- vicemen concerned with securing housing at the Foundation said they were relieved. Other resi- dents interested in a large devel- opment there by outside interests patiently looked three years} ahead. x Only a very smal] part of Key West Realty, much-discussed ' $185,000 area near the head of ‘the island, is leased by the Hous- ing Authority. This infinitestimal particle of land is in so unfavor- able a spot that it could be’ giv- en away by any purchaser of Key | West Realty, it was stated, with- } out diminishing the value of the ‘purchase to much degree. Christmas Seal Drive Is Started Christmas trees; one for the din-} ing room and one for each wing.! The Monroe County. Tubercu- These will be decorated tomor- Islander Appeals | To War Secretary Fire Equipment. |:0v 24 serons wishing wo ov W. C. Tims, Superintendent of ; bd welcome to do so, committee = eity sewerage plant, said to- Lacking At School members said. he was appealing to Secre- ' ili i ae tary of War Robert P. Patterson| The Poinciana School was noe eee, Mier seep ee for reimbursement of $100 for | found to be lacking both fire ex- Pome seinen ths Socal demages received September 15! tinguishers and a gong when in- itt ee iat ud er when Tims’ car was hit by an'Spected yesterday by Fire Chief committes,: Christmas. trays wi A vehicle }Leroy Torres and Capt. Albert be provided for hospital patients rmy here. ‘ Brady. The High School annex with a special favor on each, Tins said that Major C. Der-j on United Street was also found] Miss Marie Hartell, hospital rick, be Sinise, Advocate °f}to be. without’ & fire gong, “Chief | superintendent, announced that Seventh Army | Headquarters in| Torres reported. William R. Porter recently do- losis and Health Association _'pointed out today that President Truman has urged cooperation on the national and_ international levels of groups fighting tuber- {culosis. It quoted him as saying, “In the world of peace and se- build” there can be no room for preventable diseases. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1946 Truman Refuses Possibility Of Re Governing Control Of Rents Bilbo Loses In First Move At His Hearing By The Axsocinted Press) wa HINGTON, Dec. 12. — Chairman Mead of the senate in- vestigating committee today re- fused to permit Senator Theodore } G. Bilbo or his attorneys to ques- tion witnesses who are testifying against Bilbo. Bilbo is charged with having lreceived more than $30,000 from war contractors, whom he had, favored, and it is alleged he was given, besides, a new automobile, a new home and other things. Mead explained that if Bilbo or his attorneys wished to ask wit- nesses questions, they should be written and given to the com- mittee. All such questions, Mead concluded, will be asked wit- nesses, Legion To Give Hospital Xmas Party Dee. 23 Kermit Richardson, chairman of the committee arranging the American Legion Christmas Par- ty to be given at the Naval Hos- pital, announced at the regular meeting of Arthur Sawyer Pest No. 28, held last evening, that the event will be held Monday, De- cember 23 ,at 6:30 p.m. A floor curity which we are trying tolshow entertainment has been ar- ranged by Gerald Pinder, USO recreation director. The party is ‘The local organization is noWjan annual activity of the Post. conducting the 40th annual Jack A. Saunders, county serv- Christmas, Seal Sale along with ice: officer, also. addressed .. the 290@-other * associations, jraised will be used to construct membership. Contributions were authorized oe %NO INDICATION. GIVEN WHEN CEILING WILL BE MODIFIED OR RE- MOVED TO TRY AMERICANS (By The Associnted Press) | WASHINGTON.—The govern-, WASHINGTON, Dec. 12— ment announced today that Rob- [Landlords in the United States ert Best, Sumner, S. C., and/ Rcehen d 1 Douglas Chandler, Baltimore, will| ad - expected . et, leant am ibe tried on charges of having col-| €atly modification of rent con- laborated with the Nazis. trol probably are doomed to dis- | ate ealleuine (By Associated Press) false aes appointment. 1 BLUM PREMIER | At the President’s press con- '. PARIS.—Leon Blum was elect-/ ference this morning, beginning ed by the national assembly today at 10:30, he was asked if he had as the first premier of France's; anything to say about the control fourth republic. of rents, and refused to discuss the qin,soiteuncd howN nai_ ig TABRIZ—Government {0008 Conisols are likely to remain. #8 f Iran are nearing this city, the’ one 33 {they are at present for an un- capital of Azerbaijan. No dem- ‘det ined iod. {onstration against the troops was . pone botany : manifested by the former insur-| Neither would the President gents. discuss the John L. Lewis case, : —— When asked about the action of | SOLDIERS AWOL the federal court in finding Lew- MANILA. — American Army; is in contempt he had nothing to headquarters announced today | Say on the subject. : that from 300 to 900 American! He told reporters he had issued soldiers in the Philippines are) an executive order dissolving the |AWOL. Army men are aided by! office of war mobilization and the | Filipino policemen in rounding up} office of reconstruction, and add- |the absentees. ed that John Steelman, who. had coer pean headed those agencies, had been HIGHER WAGES appointed an assistant to the NEARING TABRIZ ; WASHINGTON. — Walter P. ‘Reuther, president of the auto- mobile workers of America, said President: He stated also that he would renew his efforts to merge Atlanta, had refused his claim) Fire drills were held at the|nated another oxygen tent to the/an isolation ward to be added t/q the Comunity Christmas| eration in Miami, has improved | but had informed Tims that he other schools named below, to- could appeal the case to the Sec-| gether with the length ‘of time retary of War if he desired. required for all pupils to evacu- The sewerage engincer was} ate their buildings: High’ School, @riving his 1938 Chevrolet past|60 seconds; Harris Elementary the intersection of Simonton and|School, 70 seconds; Division Division streets when the acci-| Street School, 55 seconds; Con- dent occurred. An Army staff! vent of Mary Immaculate, 55 sec- car, driven by a Corporal Lee;onds; Douglas School (colored), of the Harbor Defenses here, | 55 seconds. came south on Simonton at a | | estan sauces’ aly damg-| Realty Sales In img his car, which he uses for Monroe County city purposes Chief of Police Bienvenido Perez, who was directing traffic] Thomas E. Miller has sold a et the corner at the time and had, house and lot on Catherine St., waved Tims on, arrested Lee who | near Georgia, to Frederick D. was fined $25 for reckless driving | Saunders for $6,750, according to in Municipal court. Tims, how-| 4 deed filed in the county clerk's ever, paid for the damage and | office. The lot is 41.9 by 88 feet. appealed to the Army for “hydeuaee Lottie A. Lowe has conveyed tion of at least sie. ane ¥ aie) house and lot on Caroline St. contended Lee was Tote aim, | near Elizabeth, to Ira M. Cash for and refused to meet Tim “| $2,500. The lot has a frontage of | 33.6 feet and a depth of 70 feet. Children Send 216 Forty acres in the Monroe county section of the Everglades jhave been sold by Iva Axelson, to Boxes Overseas: Bertha M. Foster for $1,000. | School children of Key West un- 2 A der Junior Red Cross auspices| Miss Gibson In Debate ‘ t overseas 216 gift boxes | (Special to The Citizen) pot ioe about $1.50 each. In| DeLAND, Dec. 12.—Miss Jessie war-torn countries, however, the, Gibson, daughter of Mr. and walue ranges 40 to 50 times that) Mrs. Harold A. Gibson, of Key West, was a participant in a non- ev classroom in the city fill-| decision debate at Stetson Uni- FP pons 7 the boxes. The high) versity here where she is enroll- school prepared 110; Division ed as a junior in the liberal arts Street School, 42; Harris School,| college. The deb: in which 94; Poinciana School, 20, and | teams from the pri al univer- Douglas School, 10. Each box’ sities. of the state participated, contained the names of the chil-| was held Dec. 7. dren who contributed to it and|— an airmail return envelope so the " . recipients may tell how they spent’ For A Good Time, Visit the Christies west dunior Real V.F.W. Clubhouse Cross enrollment is now 2198 with} FLAGLER AVE. and 2ND ST. membership fees of $200.77, of! Open Monday thru Saturday whieh 2120 is Key West school) — Poinciana Bus Passes Door membership. (RACLS ~ DANCING ~ Nightly to the Music of J «ont NCH) amount AUUNUANGAROEEROUEEUUEAUGAREREELLTUOUTAAAN AUTEUR LERELSLLL Ue, PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION 914 Fleming Street Phone 1019 or 748-W AGENT C. H. WARDLOW dical, Surgical ternity. ick or dis- Call For Information Today Reservations: Phone ; easy RST THHUUTUUULUUUUUUUOLIELLELULLLELLLALLGL LLL ETT ha MA and His eh 1, medical, STANLEY Orchestra I bills for your entire | Peataring SYLVIA at Piano : overs ‘ow be i panna ee t Popular Prices | untold merry later. hospital, a piece of equipment|the Key West Municipal Hospital. |-p,e¢, tubercuolsis drive, and the | which the institution badly need- | aa ae, ae eee Municipal Hospital. Post Chap-} ed. A grateful patient whose My Personal Thanks to the}jain Albert L: DiNegrd, Jr, was | child was saved through hospital | Pople of Key West named chairman. to arrange the | care also contributed a vapor-! Dihek entertainment for the special; izer, | ane ee Hae nen meeting of Saturday, January 11,! a as a .| The turnout for e first few}1947, when the department offi- | Ae eae days of our sensational sale of cers of the-Mt ‘ twill | ES coed ie tt com. Bales bas been wonderful, and T}visit the Post. | Clee Vw com: personally appreciate it and want} John J. O'Connor and Morris pleted 53 miscellaneous articles, ;, thank our friends and custom-}MeRae gave a report of the Vet- 6 bassinette covers and 27 mend- | ¢-s. The sales, from the dollar and|eyans Advisory Committee. The ed articles during November. cenis point of view, has exceeded! committee works in liaison with Thirteen women were at the last my own expectations and it gives}the local Submarine Base in ad-} sewing session but members said'me a feeling of satisfaction intjusting the grievances and em-| that the much-mended shee! nd} knowing that you, our customers} ployment of veterans at the base. | pillow-cases ef the hospital re-'of Key West, and the Keys, came,/C, B. Harvey also serves on this| quire even a large number of saw and bought. This convinced|committee. The Veterans Com-} seamstresses. Mrs. Reginald Prit-:me that I was justified in de-| mittee is composed of three mem- chard, chairman, will furnish’ manding from the owners of thejbers of Arthur Sawyer Post 28 transportation to women wishing Maxwell Co., Inc., that we ruN/and three members of the Vet- ale here in Key West, in: that announcement will be made Lael apes Sarl ores 3 + in January, disclosing the ad-j President Truman said thut he vance in wages that the union! would send three distinct mes- ‘will demand. It was reported | Sages to congress after it conven- that the increase to be asked for | ed in January. One would be de- | will be 25 cents an hour. voted to the state of the nation; — a second will deal with the bud- ; 7 get, and a third will make réc- -Madeleine Brown commendations about maximus | Greatly Improved employment in Series States. | The condition of Mrs. Madeleine “4 | Brown, 404-Southr street, who. re- Jessie | cently submitted to a seriotis op-| to such an extent that sh» has} Died Last Nig t been reelased from the hospital, it! Mrs, Jessie Ada Jaycocks, 79, was, learned: today. ' wife of ex-sheriff Clement Jay- Mrs. Brown, former ex Ve cocks, died last night at her re- secretary of the Key West P- | sidence’1100 Division street after terg Ametican Red Cros iv-' a short illness. Funeral. services ing’ with her son and daughter-| will be held Sunday afternoon at in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson’ 4 o'clock from the St. Paul's Brown, 229 S. W. Ninth str Episcopal Church, Rev. James Miami. She more recently w: S| MacConnell, officiating. employed as cashier at the offi-! the deceased will be placed in* cers’ mess at the Naval Base. | the church at 2:00 o'clock. Burial Several weeks ago Mrs. Brown! wil be in family plot in the City was suddenly stricken and sub- | Cemetery. The Pritchard Funeral mitted to an emergency operaticn. | Home is in charge of arrange- Her condition was critical for a: ents, time. During the illness she was In addition to her husband, the receipient of many flowers! yrs. Jaycocks is survived by five and other remembrances from: gaughters, Mrs. Herman Richard- her many friends in Key West. H son, Mrs. Kathleen Watkins, Mrs. Lain Dobbs, Mrs. Margaret Jay- y assi very Thursday at 2) 0Ur ad erans of Foreign Wars, Post No. ae < m iy es [of Miami. 1, also, in| 3911. BEACH FORMERLY FOR cocks, Mrs. Lillie Jaycocks: one oie en recently ,8ctting two additional large van- —_—-—.--— NAVY CIVILIANS TO ' son Joe Jaycocks; eighteen grand- Bory peers * Saas {loads of used trade-in furniture|(.D.4. Gives Xmas Funds BE PRIVATE CLUB | children, and nineteen great grand contributed to ane OLD - more ‘from the leading hotels in Miami! The Catholic Daughters of A bile a f a sown | children. than half of which were pain-' nq Miami Beach, which is being| America, Chapter 39, decided to| private beach club, iown : as the Sun and Sand Club, will takingly repaired and cov Bake etiae wenbe ed by; piaced on our floors to wind up| contribute $25 to the community | Christmas program, at its regu- eye ale. Price lar meeting Tuesday night i ae | . sday night in St. Cecil Russell Here [further for the la "| Mary’s Parish Hall. Rev. J. C.| Cecil C. Russell of Cl sensational “i Johnson, pastor, explained the| vhere in today’s pap acement of the Maxwell community program plans. It was | also decided to contribute half of | arrived k’s visit @Nr O., former Key Weste here yesterday for a w i riends. Russell, a native of C9. appears, and I shall appre- : Be eoeae ' ey = ete tee ar dee the funds realized from the re- i ars ago for Cleveland; Thank you again. cent C. D. A. social evening to or- | Perec e aes ine phanage purposes and the other) HY ALTMAN, Manager, say Races Key West Branch.) 4npell Back After Illness i i TTR. Lt. Ray Atwell. returned to | duty with the police department PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Eliza- OCEAN VIEW yesterday after being confined to | beth Mullen believes that “all his home by illness for several | luck, especially bad, comes in DINING ROOM and days. Atwell came down with a three’s.” Recently, thieves broke COCKTAIL LOUNGE touch of bronchial pneumonia into her apartment, taking $1,000 520 United Street Friday. worth of jewelry. . Later, $500. Announcing .. . ‘ ifts were stolen from worth of gifts were stole: ' W POPULAR a shop she operates, and, then to; . N where he is employed by the | Warner and Swasey machine tool firm there. half to the church BAD LUCK COMES IN 3's Palace Theater be opearted by Arthur R. Meska ROBERTS DRAWS UP at the beach owned by the) CITY BUDGET DESPITE Sweeney sisters and used during CONTINUED ILLNESS the war by the Navy for civilian} Gyares R. Roberts, City Comp- emblovesrat (the Naval cee: troller-Finance Director, who has The beach, located at the foot ben ill since November 19 is of Simonton street, will be open slightly improved, it was learn- to members of the club at a year- fae today. Roberts, who suffered yon monty tae m ‘4 general run-down condition, BELIEVE IT OR NOT— i will be confined at least two TWIN FALLS, Idaho. — After ‘weeks more and possibly longer hunting pheasants for two days before having regained sufficient without any luck, Bob Robertson: strength to resume his official went into his field to gather corn duties. stalks to decorate the American The Finance Director, despite Legion hall. A pheasant jumped his illness, nevertheless, drew up from under his feet right into his! at his home the 1947 budget for hands. | his department and has submitted =a -; it to City Manager O. J. S. Elling- son. Southernmost Garage in U.S. TWINS GARAGE ac, cap it all, her new car w PRICE POLICY late Ee sbaspebere Ey cadione sable: | Complete $150! CHARLES STARRETT in | PERS i Papainn, Elks’ Annual SURE ae naa tS: ‘_|DINNER from .............. ]1°9) -rRONTIER GUNLAW’ | ‘Body and Fender Work CHARITY BALL cons nessuepozcensenencae ;———— Phone 9389 ————__| News and Serial Genuine Auto Parts for‘All Gare |Ui 1$5Q Seasonal Special $950 Friday Evening, December 13th, $35 Lubrication 3 i o—. | 1946, at 9:00 P.M. Oil Change and Wash Ambler Service Garage ay Your CHRISTMAS TREE NeW PIONEER HOTEL = ww ratio 151 N.E. FIRST ST. Rear of Elks Home | DINING ROOM and Per Person yAL S NE 501 | } at Wholesale Prices | [nithedHecrsiceeM in Tickets May Be Purchased ' er | A Solid Carload of | The Rendezyaus of ! at Joe Allen’s Stationery Store CASA HUE YOVA SCOTIA PINES ey West or from Any Elk (The Fh oma aa . Will pan Tomorrow | SERVICEMEN and j roa | 1400 Duval. at South St. 1A. Villate & Son CIVILIANS Adimissionl S100 WHOLESALE PRODUCE COCKTAIL LOUNGE ——Opens 5 P.M. Daily. 1 @) SHOPPING DAYS | Whitehead and Front Sie “Best For A Night's Rest” | 1 Block West of Bus Depot Sa ae a naaneneeny Including Tax > tag i / i