The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 18, 1946, Page 1

VOLUME LXVI. oo ff. Penalty NO. 300 Hour Week Violators $250 FINE, 60 DAYS OR BOTH; CITY ATTOR- NEY SAYS LAW, AP- PLIES ONLY TO 7-DAY STORES The City Commissioners last night approved an ordinance al- lowing certain businesses to re- main open on Sunday but in an effort to protect employes of concerns ‘remaining open for * ‘Sale Of Tags In Monroe County Slowing Down ‘ Sale of automobile license tags ‘started out with a rush in Key ‘West, but have since slowed !down decidedly, County’ Tax ; Collector Wilson said today. Lines formed the first two days SOUTHERNMOST Ror nn cassia Wa Gat RONEN a Ee cagA Py NE The 210-family Poinciana Housing Project, which the Key West Housing Authority is in the process of acquiring from the Federal Government, will “be utilized for the sole purpose of i providing decent, safe and sani- tary low-rent housing for fam- ilies of. low income whom pri- vate enterprise cannot adequate- : ly serve.” This is one of the conditions of conveyance which the Fed- eral Housing Authority has laid down to the local H. A. in a re- }cent letter to the Key West Housing Authority. F.P.H.A. also says that present tenants will | probably not be affected “for some time to come.” “Any such project shall be seven days, the city inserted a'to obtain tags, but sales now} conveyed to a local housing au- fine of $250 or 60 days in jail, or both, for any employer who worked his ‘force over 48 hours. City Attorney J. Lancelot Les- ter Was very explicit in explain- ing that employers who do not Open on Sundays, may work their ‘employes the same hours as they have in the past, and that this maximum of 48 hours was solely for those concerns who remain open seven days weekly. The new ordinance, which re- peals Ordinance 60, demands that have become occasional. | Wilson stated that about 500 ; tags have been sold out of a to- ‘tal of 4,500 automobiles of all] ; types in the county. ‘His office, he explained, is not closed during the lunch hour, but jis open continuously from 9 in | the morning until 5 o’clock in the afternoon to accommodate | not only automobile owners, bu also property owners who wish }to pay taxes. , Was endorsed at a Lion’s meet- thority,” the letter said, “in con- sideration of an agreement by the ‘local housing authority: “(1) to pay as the purchase price all net income to FPHA over a fixed period of years, which fixed period of years shall be determined on the basis of the estimated useful life of the proj- ect for decent, safe and sanitary low-rent housing purposes; “(2) to utilize the project dur- City Must Use Poinciana ‘ For Low-Income Families; Not To Affect Tenants Now DOT . 1 WSPAPER IN THE UNITED ment in lieu of taxes from avail- able project revenues to the same | extent as permitted under FPHA | policy with respect to low-rent! ‘ heusing projects der the | vision. pancy rights of the present ten-,; ants or the rents which they are paying for some time to come if the conversion to low-rent use may be accomplished gradually on turnover.” WHITE SANDS, N. M., Dec. 18. The letier, written by John oe || P. ‘Broome, FBHA Director dee —Are slugs, or meteors, released Region IV, ‘Atlanta, Ga. then. from the nose of a V-2 rocket asked for a formal resolution of/ last night, whizzing through: } the local housing authority “re- | space today beyond the earth’s! questing the transfer of Project | gravitational pull? No. 8073, Poinciana Place, on the," "That's thé’ duestion that is terms and conditions outlined puzzting scientists here today. | above and a letter from the head! o¢ two things they are certain | of the local government. . . . ‘the rocket established two rec- Accordingly, on December 13,' o:a5, one for heii ht d the! the K. W. Housing Authority ; otnér for speed, ere en et passed the necessary resolution | it’ was apereries that th and last night the Commission | scat reached’ a hei se! ie ers endorsed the Authority’s re-| niles, and het i ae d | quest for transfer of the property. | velocity of 3,600 miles an ee : “If FPHA,” Broome concluded, sre - é my “concurs in the determination of ' ee explosives in Heel the local governing body and the of ee erect an aired ai thee See. PWA Housing Di ‘Are Meteors From V-2 Rocket | a cunt ee ine ce! Whizzing In Space Today Out Of Earth’s Gravitational Pull? (By The Associated Press) «e—- “advertise Key West. The Coun~ @ roster of hours worked be kept by those concerns working a full seven-day week. Those allowed to open on Sundays are shops selling souvenirs, curios, news- Papers, magazines, coffee, candy, ice cream, fishing tackle, gro- Acquisition of the Federal eéries and other foods; moving! Housing Project 8073, Poin- picture shows, bait houses, golf! ciana Place, by the Key West course, gasoline stations, charter; Housing Authority. boats, and’ many . other’ estab- Compromise settlement of ‘ing on December 12. APPROVE OTHER MEASURES The commissioners also ap- proved the following resolu- tions: lishments. $73.50 be accepted from the The commissioners granted] National Air Lines on a 1946 ” a: $250 payment to the Chamber| #@* assessment. of:Commerce for expenses to be Borrowing marta from the othe, pion Jocal, bank at 4: R inter: oh wat ‘parade “that” est to pay off. a Owéd the © bank in the same amount at 6, per cent interest. It was ex- plained this will save the city - previously likewise given 90 for this purpose. ing the aforesaid fixed period of| local housing authority as to the years for the sole purpose of pro-} need for such project or part viding decent, safe and sanitary) thereof to provide low-rent hous- low-rent housing; jing in the community, recom. { “(3) not to dispose of the project | mendations will be made that the throughout the aforesaid period. | Administrator submit to Congress ! “In addition, and as a local con- | the requested authorization to tribution the property and assets ; sell such housing project to the of the local housing must be ex-| local housing authority pursuant empt from state and local taxa-) to a plan of sale which will en- tion; however, local authorities able the project” to be utilized (Communists Ins Two Sons Lose Lives In Fire (Ry The Associated Press) BROOKLINE, Mass., Dec. } Truman; (By The Associated Preps) WASHINGTON,,, Dec,, {18.24 may be permitted to make pay- for the above purposes. } {Mother And Vom China Denounté “> Giy The Asacciated Press) ; NEWBURY, S. C., Dec. 18.—' Niné children:..and. aman. lost | er Presents Request, Harold Laubscher, acting man- ager of the local Chamer of Commerce, stated that the cost} ot entering the parade would. be} $1,015, to be expended thusly:| ‘Transportation, $400; meals, $100; shirts, $100; material for farolas, $15; float decoration, $200; mu- sicians’ cost and costume rental, $200. Albert Roberts, plumber, spoke in favor of granting a plumber’s license to Thomas J. Crutchfield, colored, The commission later passed an emergency ordinance granting Crutchfield’s master plumber’s license. A letter from C. B. Harvey, chairman of the zoning board, stated that the board had no objection to Charlie’s Poultry Market’s request for a zoning change. Another letter was read from Charles E. Smith;-Jr., secretary of the Lion’s Club, re- questing that the city bring up to date all antiquated Sunday blue law ordinances. This action ———_—— vusnernnnuauuungcenecenenauattanntttt caaaauunnnaannnnnnTnTA RS Oil Spray yon CHASSIS-- It saves buying a set of fendezs! Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming Phune No. 5 posite Army Barracks on, NNN 2 FOR SALE 1940 Plymouth Coupe Privately Owned Good Condition REASONABLY PRICED Available For One Day, Inquire at Postoffice $200. Increase of a. City Electric System Fund No. 11 by $13,- 000 to permit repairs on Diesel engine No. 11. : Allowed homestead exemp- tion to 12° property owners, -re- voked a homestead exemption to Antonio Perez Avila and al- lowed him exemption on prop- erty at another address. Granted a widow's exemp- tion to Amelia Helen Lones on her property on Francis street, Lot 4, Sqr. 31. | Gave Christmas bonus pay- | ments to city employes num- bering 130, approximately 120 of whom will receive $25 apiece and 10 a lesser amount. The commission also passed on second and final reading a beer and wine license for Tony Alonzo, 1106 Duval street, and a liquor license to Arthur B. Meska of} the Sun and Sand Club, foot of | Simonton street. An ordinance ‘allowing payment of $3,119.53 in insurance premiums on Muni- (Continued on Page Two) RRA Palace Theater . JIM BANNON in, “QUT OF THE DEPTHS” News and Serial | 1 t The MAXWELL © Sensational | | | is STILL in Inn Hotel fe Christma 8 (Just PAUL'S 426 WHITE STREET MR. — 1 GOODYEAR TIRES 600 x 16 __ Those Famous | 1» LIFE GUARD TUBES 600 x 16 TIRE FULL SWING s Specials ie A Few) SHOP PHONE 65 An apartment in the outskirts of this city burned down early this morning, and a mother and. her under control,of the Conjmuns ists, today hotly denounced Pres-” ident Truman and Secretary: of Broadcasting stations in,, Cina, diver, was killed. two sons lost their lives. Twelve families were in the apartment. The police are investigating the cause of the fire but have been unable yet to determine how it started. s u | Chiang Kai-Shek. Youth Hit By Car |e announcers declared that * cdl is DanvedrSete7eh peace would have been restored 501 Whitehead cae etal ord in China long since had it not shaken up and bruised bout 4: 5 been for the activity of the Pp. m., yesterday when the serv-) United States in providing Na- ieee’ he, chee aE tionalists with arms and muni- y a car driven by illia: a one ee as Bae ee eer aturice Commenting on the story, Bens vee rea is “S® ators Murray of Montana an were abrasions. Patrolman Harty | Flanders of Vermont, said that Lee Baker investigated for © | this country should stop med- Police Deptrtment. \dling in the internal affairs of State Byrnes, charging that civil war has been, and still is, raging in China because of the continu- ed assistance the United States | has given the Nationalists, un- | der command of Generalissimo | China. 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Richard Sanders, the "Twenty-one children were on} their way to school in the bus} when the erash occurred. { Ail the children, in’ addition to | the nine that were killed, were) injured, some of them seriously. | Plead Guilty | To Speeding On Motorcycles, William Pierce and Frank} Papy, boys, were arraigned this | morning before Peace Justice J. Y. Porter, IV, on a_ charge of speeding motorcycles on White- jhead street, between Petronia and Division streets. They pleaded guilty and each put up bail of $50 for appearance in criminal court. Their arrests were made by Chief Deputy Sheriff Moreno Wallace. Back_In, Business Teipacl Ready to Meet Your Requirements PHONE 1161-W ——703 Whitmarsh Lane—— AMMINANUNEUOUUNUNUEENUUAN 844A CONES, “Everybody Knows Brady” J. H. BRADY He Now Operates POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION Division and Francis Sts. PHONE 9134 This code provision is to be enforced. : tae ; | A Limifed Supply of ... RADIOS aid ATTENTION! | _ ELECTRIC TOYS | Christmas RECORDS and ALBUMS We Have | Christmas Tree Lights aeitcinnrtenncgrnttenictcee | Session With Senator Bilbo; ‘War Contracts To Be Discussed ; * CHAIRMAN. MEAD OF British Reveal Trying To Change Regime In Spain * (By The Associated Press) _ LONDON, Dec. 18.—The Brit- ish foreign office revealed today that its diplomats in Spain are trying to have a moderate coali- tion government established in that country to replace Dictator Franco, It was said that the diplomats were meeting with “some suc- cess” until the United Nations re- cently blasted Franco. Since then, it added, Franco has regained much of his former strength. | SENATE COMMITTEE RULES THAT SECRE- TARY TESTIFY (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Ed- ward P. Terry, testifying this morning before the senate com- mittee investigating war con- tracts, told of stormy times he had during the seven years he was Senator Theodore Bilbo’s secretary, though no disclosures were made to bear out allegations about Bilbo’s obtaining money to influence the award of contracts. When the investigation ended at noon, it was said that Terry, jin taking the stand again during ‘the afternoon, would be ques- |tioned in detail about those al- legations. In speaking about the award of three contracts to build air- ; fields in Mississippi, Terry said that, in one instance, Bilbo fa- | vored one contractor but that the award was made to another. A. B. Friend, who was Bilbo’s campaign manager in 1940, ob- ; tained the contract. He and Bil- Despite the setback, the for- bo now are not on friendly terms, eign office said that it is still Tery stated. striving. to attain its goal in giv-! Before Terry was called to the jing Spain a moderate coalition St@nd, his attorney, Paul Dillon, objected to Terry's being re- government. quired to testify on the ground " {that his confidential rélations Ford Agency j wah Bilbo should not be made public. Were that the case, Dillon argued, confidential matters per- taining to all senators could: be d Sale Closes : treveiled in similar circumstances. On Saturday} Chairman Mead replied that - |the committee was not sitting as The state representative of the | court, and that its only aim was Ford Motor Company is in Key to ascertain the truth of state- “West making an inventory of the ‘ments made against’ Bilbo, $0 Trevor and Morris Ford agency, : that ‘they could be presénted to White and Eliza ‘streets, prepara- , the senate "' afté'” congréss con- tory to its transfer to Howard E. | Venés in January. Wilson and Jack Sellers. Wilson said he expected the in- ventory will be completed tomor- row, and that the stockholders of Trevor and Morris will short- {ly thereafter complete details of the sale, so that he and Sellers’ will take over the company by Saturday. Sellers will be the | manager. Wilson stated that an adver- tisement will appear in The | Citizen, making formal announce- ment of the transfer of the agency to him and Sellers. FOILED ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market Mead said further that there ‘was not any objection to mem- bers of congress trying to get fa- vors for’ their ‘constituents pro- vided that no money was exacted for the favo: as has been charg- ed in Bilbo’s case. Mead then ruled against Dillon, and Terry took the stand. One of the first things he said “was that he and Bilbo had quar- reled about a minor appoint- | ment, and that Bilbo had blurted, ,“Who in hell is United States | Senator, you or I?” | Senator Ferguson, Republican ! of Michigan, a member of the in- | vestigating committee, asked Bil+ | bo if he had any objection to !Terry’s testifying, and Bilbo re- | plied, “None at all, if he tells the Bring the Kids to See SANTA CLAUS IN PERSON—6 to 8S ‘Clock ‘Today and Saturday | Roy's KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | 121 Duval Street wemeems Phone 442 ar | ” 54t | truth. pi — pe ce | Terry remarked that things wer weeeee ‘reached such a pass in Senator | Bilbo’s office, Terry resigned as j isi i " j secretary, the resignation taking i Meh ee oy Bp. i effect December 31, 1945. Terry 5. 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