The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 13, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVII. NO. 29 6 Yachtsman Says He Can Bring 50 Boats Here If Given Lease SEEKS PART OF GARRL-® SON BIGHT; ELLING- SON BALKS IN HEAT- Orange Bowl Float Che Key West Citize SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1946 15 Killed, 50 |W. Lawton Bates Injured When Died Last Night Train Crashes' In His Home Here (By Associated Press) ce : W. Lawton Bates died last ; CHICAGO, Dec. 13—A west-' night at 10 o'clock in his home at bound Pennsylvania streamlined 618 Caroline street, following an train, on its way to Chicago, illness that extended over sev- struck an overturned freight car ,€ral years. today, eight miles southeast of | He was 82 years of age, having Mansfield, Ohio, killing 15 and 39. born in Key West on March | J Thought To ED ARGUMENT ‘Committee Heads Enthusiastic in his praise of the { d ° GI’s on their way to their homes Garrison Bight as the best po- Name Last Night /«: the Christmas hoiidays. Three tential yacht basin he has seen! trainmen and 12 soldiers lost on the East Coast, a retired New | At a meeting of the Orange’ their lives. York businessman told the city Bowl float committee last even-/ The freight train was compos- Four coaches were filled with {England and his mother in Key! West. } He was educated in local pub- lie schools, but continued his studies in the Sand Key - light- house, of which he was the keep- er. When he left that employ- ment, he worked as a cigarmak- manager and a city commissioner | ing plans for entering a Key |ed of 50 cars seven of which were this morning that he could bring | West unit in the Orange Bow! | 50 yachts here this season if Parade on the night of December; given a lease on only a small , 31st, were furthered with the portion of the 96-acre anchor-|appointment of permanent age. chairmen of sub-committees ‘W. Gregory Maue, president working on the project. { of the Maue Oil Co., of Jack Delaney, Jaycee Presi-| New York, took City Mana- dent, has been placed in charge! ger ©. J. S. Ellingson, Com- | of preparing the Key West float; missioner Louis .Carbonell Albert Boza, popular dance di- and a Citizen edifot out to proces in this city, has been ap- the bight and explained the pointed to supervise the La Com- $12,000 construction which | parsa; John R. Marcellus, high the would commence immedi- ; School band director, will com- ately if permitted. | plete arrangements for outfitting) {the band in rumba shirts and Carbonell expressed himself as | directing the musical program of im general favor of-the idea. The; that group while Jack Sellers eity manager, however, showed! and A. J. Dion are in charge of such reticence that at one point, | finances, Maue walked away and said,; ‘The Key West entry will con- ‘To hell with it.” Maue was ac-! sist of the high school band mar- jfor service and completion of and past district deputy of Elks; companied by Dr. Ridgely W.! Baer of Annapolis, Md. Baer said; he had never seen so fine a nat- urel site for a yacht basin as the Bight. “If Miami or Lauderdale had @ place like this,” Dr. Baer said, | “they would probably make; plenty out of it.” Wants to Lease Dock - | Maue said he wanted to lease the single marl dock now eX-| participants. . rough form from Boulevard into the tending in Roosevelt ching in advance of fiften teams of conga dancers, followed by the float. The entire marching unit and foat will be flanked on each side by sixteen men in Spanish costume, each carrying decora- tive Cuban Farolas. Arrangements have been com- pleted with . the Greyhound Lines for securing two large busses for transportation of the Bight, He said'‘he would make it Community Xmas: 75 feet wide enclosed in con- rete, Lights would be installed | ahd a Cocktail ‘lounge placed on} Meeting Tonight) Another meeting of .representa- the water end. Fingers would be tives of all civic and religious or- built to accommodate 25 to 40 yachts at a time with all the; necessary equipment and conve- miences. Maue said he was work- figations | in, thes Rity. will be eld tonight ‘at the City Hall to} complete. plans for Key West’s community .Christraas program. ing with Gulf Refinnig Corpora’ ' 7. meeting is scheduled for 7 tion for installation of gas tanks} for yachts | Maue said the total cost would | be ten or twelve thousand dol- | lars, all of which he would meet. | He told Ellingson he would need | a five-year lease with a five-' year renewal. | Ellingson remonstrated, saying | that the entire Bight should be | developed, not just one small } dock. Maue replied that the city would have all the rest of the 96 | acre area for development and | could even control his project) through membership on the board. The city manager said he didn't know what he could tell the New Yorker, He said he had not seen the advertisement of the State of Florida of the Bight in The Citizen. (Editor's note: The city is pur- chasing the Bight for $960 from the State but advertisements, ‘for objection only, must be run‘ four times in The Citizen. The first advertisement appeared Decem- | ber 9; the other three will appear weekly thereafter.) Ellingson pointed out that con- ditions of sale might prevent the eity from leasing all or any of the bight Favors Extended Development “I came out here to show you what I would like to do with this dock”, Maue told Ellingson, “and now you're telling me what I should do.” He said he heartily «Continued on Page Two) eee NLL TE SELES TUBES REPAIRED by the Dill Electric Vulcanizer p. m. Committee. chairmen will re- port on efforts made thus far toward the program. Represen- | tatives of the various organiza- tions are exected to announce of contributions which their res- pective groups have authorized | for the program. PLLC LLL LLL STORES TO BE OPEN TILL 9 P.M. FOR | CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Beginning today. all member stores of the Retail Merch- ants Association will remain open until 9 p. m. daily till Christmas. The merchants took this move to allow cus- i tomers ample time for their Yuletide shopping. ‘OUD AALOUULNRAARLALLU UNG AAN ESET TTT i 1130 Duval Street Pi Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars ERA RTI. LIVE POULTRY ROASTERS and Battery Raised FRYERS BRADY’S * (Live) POULTRY and Lou Smith Auto Servi ice, White at Fleming Phone No.5 “Opposite Azmy Barracks” SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS EGG MARKET 1214 White St. Phone 540 * aundterarnnnguatvdee tine Rt ceennTsEN EEL, “Everybody ,.Knows Brady” J. H. BRADY WHO AGAIN OPERATES POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION PHONE 9134 Division and Francis Streets Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires — Tubes — Batteries er for 15 years, and then went to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he clerked for three years in the} Union Ferry Company. On re-; turning to Key West, he became !the local agent of the Standard, | Oil Company, in which capacity jhe served for 11 years. When he {resigned from that position, he became active in the real estate derailed, and into them the train crashed. Several of the injured, rushed to hospitals, were said to be in critical conditions. Red Cross Holds Annual Meeting AtSchool Tonight ws fuel admininteatae for oer jroe county. Election of officers and awards! He was a past exalted ruler} courses will highlight the annual, past president of the Key West meeting of the Key West Chap-, Rotary Club, and served several ter, American Red Cross, to-| times as director of the Key West night in the auditorium of the} Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bates was married in 18- County Public Health Unit, 203 | “4 |88 to Miss Viola D. Pool, and to ‘Higher Wages Fleming street, at 8 o’clock. Ribbons and certificates for that union one daughter, Gladys meritorious service will be pre- | Jeanette Bates, was born. She sented to approximately 75 men died in 1908 at the age of 16. His and women who contributed vol- | second marriage was on Novem- unteer services during the war.| ber 5, 1905, to Miss Frances A. ; Graduates of the home-nursing | Scheurer, who survives him. course taught in the high school} Funeral services, under the di- will receive cards of merit, and| rection of the Lopez Funeral certificates will be presented to} Home, will be held Monday after- staff assistants who recently com- {noon at 4 o'clock in St, Paul's Fiietitnne Gh spams sore 1864, His father was born in} C Be Buried Under Tenement Debris (By The Assvciated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The death toll probably will be in- creased considerably of the per- sons who were entombed in west side tenement, when its rear wall was torn away, early yesterday morning, by brick and concrete hurled from an ice plant in which an explosion occured. Four boys were arrested on charges of having started the fire | in the plant, and two of them} confessed, the police said. Sixten persons are missing, andj they are thought. to be buried under debris. The dead already! recovered number 20. | Means Inflation Stassen States (By The Associated Press) IN THE UNITED STATES Two Windows In Post Office Open As Usual Because of the approach of the Christmas holidays, the stamp and parcel post windows in the Key West closed at noon on Saturdays, will be opened tomorrow till 6 p.m., Postmaster Hollon R. Bervaldi said today. post office usually an aver- B® PRICE FIVE CENTS Byrnes May Disclose Size And Location Of Armies | Of U. S. In Address At: UN WILL SET EXAMPLE FOR ALL OTHER DELE- GATES, PARTICULAR. LY MOLOTOV (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 13—Secre- tary of State James F. Byrnes is expected to give Commissar Mol- otov his greatest surprise since he has ben attending United Na- tions conferences, time this afternon or early this even- ing. Molotov, in general terms, has been discussing disarmament pro- posal, elaborating on the bene- some On Saturday. December 21, the} fits that the economy and peace entire post office will be open from 8 in the morning to 6 in the! evening. Platting Key Largo, Longest Of Monroe Keys Clifton Bailey, retained by county commissioners pare maps of all Florida Keys in on Key Largo, the largest key in either chain. Residents generally WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Ad-' Key Largo as 30 miles long, but vance of 25 cents an hour in| engineer Bailey said that the) of their armies. wages, CIO leaders declared to- day, will not cause a resultant imcrease in the prices of commo- e 169| tation. A quartete composed of ‘man Joe Allen conducted an in- | pleted the special training course. | Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Thirteen new Gray Ladies who , James MacConnell officiating. completed their training in Octo-} The body will be at the home; Republican members of congress ber and who will be officially | Sunday and to 2 p.m, Monday and ; maintained that if wages go up welcomed to that unit of the Red then it will be placed in St. Paul's | 25 cents, the cost of living will Cross service and receive their, Church. The funeral services| increase likewise. certificates from Captain W. Dal- | will be conducted from the church Former Governor Harold Stas- ton’ Davis; Commanding officer, '@* 4..o'clock Monday. afternoon. | sen<ef, Minnesota, who is in the U. S. Navy hospital, are: , Mrs. | Pallbearers will be: Col. Robert, running as the Republican nom- Jean Rogers, Mrs. B. L. Grooms, | M. Spotswood, Capt. William W.}inee for the presidency in 1948, Mrs, Carl Hilton, Mrs. Kola Reid | Demeritt, J. Otto Kirchheiner,} was emphatic in stating that a *! George Allen Warren, J. J. Trev-| general increase in wages of 25 Key Largo, length is 27 miles. After he has finished platting he will begin to dities, but several Democratic and} work! og. Plantation ‘Key: Extinguishers Installed Two 2%-gallon fire extinguish- lers were installed at Poinciana ‘School by Fire Chief LeRoy Tor- res this morning under direction of County Superintendent of Schools Willard Aibury. ing two extinguishers after the SNe Csiro Warce Mine lor and D. H. Todd..” Burial will| cents an hour will set to work an Titi Gebel, Mrs, Alice Ben- be made in the family plot in‘ upward trend that will end in Mam, .Macss. E. ce uaee: Mrs City Cemetery. ruinous inflation. Wm. Holman, Mrs. Reba Stone cipher, Mrs. W. M. Scaife. Earl E. Hamilton, chairman of the nominating committee, will! present a slate of candidates for | the offices of chairman, vice-| chairman, secretary, treasurer, | and members of the board of di- rectors. Nominations will be ac-| 0f their property 2 cepted from the floor jtoo high, property mntinued to pour into the city’s executive officer of the Submar: offers at a high level until a few ; ine Base; County Commissioner ays ago, Tax Collector Archie Gerald Saunders, Mrs. Robert 1 Roberts said erday. the first $51.000 Collected» Johnson, Saunders, In Property Taxes Despite ments is the Key West Players will be | cc ‘Blue Law’ Change eight it was announced today by Burt . 3 i i «| Receipts for Endorsed By Lions days of coHection were $51,000 Garnett, president of the Play- from 1,029 individual taxpayers. } ers, “blue laws”. A a eee Hastings Smith, first vice pre- the first eight days as well. —_—_ | ders as defense attorney occupy- sident. presided over an enter-'. Although people were standing! jing the central roles. Mrs. Pol- ap Dlee in line Saturday to make their: lock as the defendant, acc’ sed of 3 tainment program.in whcih Cecil’ : ies eaten Southernmost Garage in U. S. beuPhenell tendered a piano solo payments, a lull set in this week. ! murder, and Mrs. Carleton as wi- ttributed to the Christ-|! dow of the murdered man, take mas season and accompanying | the feminine leads. financial demands. Others in the cast are Everett =e = | Winter as the judge, Commander Wiliam Holman as clerk of It w and “Nevy” Armayor gave a recl- Louis Eisner, Charles Smith, Gerald Saunders and Armayor also participated. Program chair- Palace Theater | CHARLES STARRETT in | ‘FRONTIER GUNLAW’ Oo ee SLOPPY JOE'S BAR nouns Where They Entertain | Gould Curry at the Piano Frank Duffy the Genial MC eae SUM UUNUAUUAURUUARENEREENUU UATE AEE, | PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION 914 Fleming Street e 1019 or 748-W *. H. WARDLOW Medical, Surgical teresting quiz program. e of Maternity. th when sick s- r hospital, medical. lis for your entire SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS are surprisin our entire y thing happens that will TONIGHT 9 UNTIL? To the Music of HANSON’S 8-Piece | Melody Boys ORCHESTRA at the RAINBOW ROOM DANCING Every Friday a Saturday Night 9:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. MUSIC BY Dez Butler’s Orchestra i Auto Accessories SUUUUUERSUSUUUOEECREGAAUURREEATUE NEESER VW, CUIBHOUSE LA CONCHA HOTEL J. D. MCANDREWS, Manager | Pollock and Mrs. Guy Carleton, | e $ ast night vot- ,, A Res Seo tesa sa ee The number of individuals pay- | The first rehearsal of the play: munity Chris s program fund ing as well as Le amount ate | was held last night at the Barn and endorsed etiveramend<| oe ee above last year S| Theatre. The entire setting is laid ments to the so-called Sunday ees for the first five days,‘ in a courtroom with Johnson as Roberts said, and no doubt for | prosecuting attorney and Saun- SUUNVUAUAANEEUUUAAEEEUUTTEE ASU fire chief completed an inspection ‘Wednesday. Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. Carleton In Leading Roles i The leading parts in the forth-} court; Louise Wright, handwrit- steady complaints of coming comedy, “The Night of| ing expert; most taxpayers that the increase January 16th,” to be presented by | Ramsay as Policeman Sweeney; Commander Frank Guy Carleton as medical examin- ax revenue’ taken by Captain Carl Johnson, | er; Hugo Breeden a retired Bri- tish naval officer here, as a pri- vate detective; Lt. (jg) Walter Sosky as Junkuist; Mrs. Sosky as the widow of a gangster; Lt. English as Larry Regan and Mrs. Frank Bowser as the matron. Several bit parts remain to be taken. A business meeting of the Play- ers wil be held Monday at 8 p. m. at the Barn Theatre when commitees wil be chosen for the ensuing year on beautification, costumes, make-up, and props. i , STERLING’S 1318 Eliza Street 0 Also at Margaret and Fleming Sts. POULTRY and EGG Market t We Are Now Taking Orders ] TURKEYS and DUCKS FOR CHRISTMAS | AE RUSS RTC TTR A Christmas Savings at Your Kenyon Auto Store H SEE PAGE 4 | ST | Elks’? Annual ee a | ROYS KEY WEST AUTO PARTS train, 2082 Fociagel ee) Canes .7°7 E | 121 Duval Street Call For Information Today D ANC | Seecmmmmnmer Pore 442 sm iit isnt” MMMM Rear of Elks Home Tickets May Be Purchased at Joe Allen’s Stationery Store or from Any Elk Admission $1.00 Per Person Including Tax The school was reported lack-; Phone 243 | CHARITY BALE NSE fee 55 of the world will derive through the accomplishment of effective arms reduction. It was reported that Byrnes was going to disclose in detail ; the size and location of all con- tingents of the armies of the United States. Molotov, in his insistance on disarmament, has avoided the subject of the size of the Rus- ; Sian armies or their distribution to pre-' through Europe and Asia. Fol- lowing Byrnes’ disclosure, Molo- Monroe county, is now working} tov and the leaders of all other delegations either must follow the example set by Byrnes or consider | demonstrate that they do not wish to give the number and locations Represntatives of the 54 nations at the conference voted unani- mously today, favoring world dis- armament. Serretary Byrnes, after his ad- dress, will leave for Washington tonight. ‘Condition Of Weather Here In November Mean temperature in Key West in November was 82.9 degrees, according to a report issued: to- day by the local Weather Bure- au. The’ lowest temperature dur- ing the month was 71. | Rainfall during the month totaled only 1.02 inches, compar- ed with a normal fall of 2.19 | inche: PB: ling winds were from jthe east and northeast, and the |highest was on the 28th, when jit reached [9 miles an hour. 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