The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 23, 1946, Page 4

Airline Head Predicts Daily | -Havana Flights In 3 Weeks Daily air passenger service be- tween Key West and Havana within the next three weeks was predicted this afternoon by Col.! Manuel Quevedo, Jr., of Havana, president of Aerovias Q airlines. Col. Quevedo visited The Citi- zen office shortly after arriving here by plane enroute home from Washington, D. C., where he at- teded the final hearing of the Civil Aeronautics Board last week on the application of Aerovias Q for Havana-Key West’ daily flights. ..He, .was , accommpanied by! his counsel and B. M. Duncan of! Overseas Highway, who was! a Witness at the heari ing. it is my impression,” Col. Quevedo said, “that we will have daily service within the next three weeks. We are ready to! give Key West all the airplanes! you need daily.” He added that C.A.B. appeared well-satisfied with the brief filed by the Ha- vana line. The Aerovias executive was ac- companied by Rogelio Gomez, local representative of the firm, who will manage the installations! of the Key West terminal. Miss Silveria Dinner Hostess A} x » ‘Miss Gloria \Silveria was hos- tess to ‘oup of her +: young friends at a lovely formal ‘buf- fet*dinrier ‘in ‘her! home-on ‘Whit Street last Saturday night. The party was. given in honor of Miss Anna Maria McFadden, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Mc- Fadden, who is attending the Gunston School in Centerville, Maryland. Grafton and Weems McFadden are also spending the holidays with their parents and were guests at the party. Miss Silveria’s home was dec- orated beautifully, a huge Christ- mas tree was the predominating decoration, with small Santa Clauses and poinsettias and mina- ture Christmas trees adding to the attractiveness of the buffet ta- ble. The guest included Lt. Commander Kelly Walsh, who assisted Miss Silveria as host; Miss Jennie Kirke, Miss Betty Ann Pierge,., Miss Davy Prince, Miss Layinia Ricketts, Miss Bar- bara ‘Burns, Miss Jesse Gibson, Miss ‘Naticy’ Morgan’ and Mrs. Reba Stonecipher, Lt. Ricketts, Lt. Jack, Hawkins, Lt. Jacques, Lt. Carl Davis, Lt. Moran, Ens, Cowell, Ens. Long and Grafton and Weems McFadden. Pictures were taken of the hostess and all the guests. Insurance Force Held Annual Christmas Party On Saturday The local agency force of the Peninsular Life Insurance Com- pany were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H... A. Demeritt ..at_. the annual Christmas party and banquet, held Saturday evening at a local restaurant. Preceding the banquet a cock- tail party was held. Christmas gifts were exchanged and the eompany’s leading agent for the year, E. H. Solomon, was pre- sented with the winner’s trophy. In attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Solomon, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.* Meares, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. John- son, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sweeting, Mrs, Ethlind Duane, Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs, Demeritt. 422 (Rear of Lewins! 'BRANDY—84 Proof HARTLEY 5-Year-Old BRANDY—84 Proof . LEJON BRANDY—84 Proof Peter Bek 's ROCK n’ RYE Daiquiri Puerto Ri Sunny Acres WHISKEY—86 Proof Big Oax WHISKEY—80 Proof . Rewco Straight Rye WHISKEY Belle Meade BOURBON—100 Proof Peter Hagen’s Plantation Peach - Cherry - Sloe Gin AT THE RAOUL’S BAR SMITH LANE CONTE’S 5-Year-old Imported from Spain Ron Merit - ee sth Pint 91.60 Ron Merito $1 00 j cop ame ican RUM $3.75 BOURBON—100 Proof .......................- LIQUEUR—86.8 Proof ...... GRANADA BRAND LIQUER Creme de Menthe - Blackberry All Popular Brands of Whiskey BAR—Best of Mixed Drinks Navy Cuts Work During Holidays During the holiday period commencing today through Jan. 1, the Submarine Base will operate on a one-half work day basis for service personnel in the non- leave status. Heads of departments are au- thorized to grant liberty at 1100 daily to such personnel as are not required to maintain a full duty section for the department. De- partment offices will retain suf- ficient personnel to carry on the normal functions of the office and to take care of any priority requests. Holiday routine will be in ef- fect from noon, December 24, and until midnight, December 25, and j on January 1, Out-of-bound passes must be obtained’ by per-, sonnel leaving the 50-mile limit. Legion Gives Vets At Hospital Xmas Par ty Tonight The: annual Anitrican. Legion Christmas patty, will held! tonight, at the’ Naval Hospital it '6:30"p; m. Kermit Richardson of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 is chairman of the committee mak- ing arrangements for the affair. A floor show will be present- ed, including musical selections by Beatrice Moreno, tap special- ties by Gerald Pinder and Mr- jorie Sjursen, vocal solos by Ray Darling and Diana Ohmie, and many other numbers, Upon the conclusion of the floor show, gifts will be present- ed each patient in the hospital, “Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave” project, a national en- deavor of the American Legion each Christmas. Richardson has sent expres- sions of appreciation of the Post to.the Junior Chamber of Com- merce and the Key West Elks Lodge for their assistance to- ; ward making the program a suc- cess, REQUESTS FLOOD CASA (Continued trom Page One» palm * tree surroundings. The! tennis professional is a ranking} player, former New York: State } champiom and »: fellow-player ,.of Pon, ;Budge, former national | champion. The redecorating of the hotel; 19th St., Chicago 8, Ill; are ’so | 423 Fleming St. La Concha Hotel Bldg. was progressing rapidly and of-! proud of their achievement that | o3 a awe HOTELS in... oma MI AM] s2orctas prices at POPULAR PRICES, ficials were hopeful that a full- scale opening can be held about | the first of ‘the year. The hotel! has been used during the war by the Navyn..-.. . A first-class orchestra is is being | sought by the hotel. Local bands | will be given first consideration. ; If they do not meet the require- ments, organizations will be brought here. HOME SINKS INTO RIVER CHICAGO. — While Carl Satusch was enjoying a motor trip over the Thanksgiving holi- days, his home disappeared into the Chicago River. It was an old | 65-foot cabin cruiser, and Coast Guardsmen were unable to pump the water out and salvage the boat. ky’s Men's Shop) $4.50 $4.25 | $3.60 |) $3.75 | $3.50 $3.50 | - Sth pe sn $3.25 || "set, $2.00 $3.25 $4.25 || sr 54.00 - Apricot eo 75e, POSITIVELY the LOWEST PRICES in KEY WEST All Parcels To Be Delivered On Christmas Day All parcels that reach Key West by postal or express serv- ices by Christmas will be deliv- ered on that day, The Citizen was informed today. Postmaster Bervaldi said that, though the post office will be closed Christmas, all parcels that come in that day will be deliv- ered to the addressees. O. L. Bossom, local agent for the American Railway Express, stated that all parcels received in his office on Christmas or the, night before will be delivered on Christmas Day. | Lighthouse Here To Open, Marks 100th Anniversary; The Key West Lighthouse, clos- ed to the public since the begin- ning of the war, is again to be re-! opened for visitors. Clem C.' Price, president of the Key West | Chamber of Commerce, in an an-! nouncement today, said that the! chamber has been working on this project for several weeks and that today, in a letter from the Seventh Coast Guard District Headquarters in Miami, approval’ for the re-opening has been giv-| en, The Lighthouse was built in' 1946 and a ceremony is planned to mark its 100th anniversary. | Announcement of the event will be made later. The Lighthouse has long. been an attraction for the city’s winter visitors. With the re-opening, ing stairway and view the Island: City from the rotunda. The pub-! lic will also gain a closer view of some of the activities of the} Coast Guard and the service it ' Greating Cards - Gift Suggestions renders, ' Deafened People May Now Hear Clearly Science has now made it pos- sible for the deafened to hear faint sounds. It is a hearing de- vice so small that it fits in the hand and enables thousands to enjoy sermons, music and friend- ly companionship. Accepted by the Council 6n Physical Medicine of the American Medical Asso- ciation, This: device: does not. re- quire separate battery pack, bat- tery wire, case or garment to bulge or weigh you down. The tone is’ clear ‘and powerful. So made that you can adjust it your- self to suit your hearing as your; hearing changes. The: makers of Beltone,- Dept. 4997, 1450 West they will gladly send free de-' scriptive booklet and explain how you may get a full demon- stration of this remarkable hear- ing device in your own home without risking a penny. Write Beltone today. | ————_ COMPLETE—__- RADIATOR. SERVICE at PRESSER’S RADIATOR SHOP | RED BRICK GARAGE |. ROBERTS tourists can again climb its wind-| Office Supplies & Equipment | x, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN B. D. Trevor Estate Valued Dorothy Fleming To Wed Lieutenant Mrs. John Fleming, of 523. Pe- At $85,277.42) tons Street, announces the en- Benjamin D. Trevor left an! estate valued at $85,277.42, ac-| cording to an inventory filed by executors of the county judge’s office. The entire estate is in per- sonal property. The heirs are Jeremiah Trevor, Edward F, Trevor and Miss Mary B. Trevor. The bulk of the personal prop- erty is 383 shares in the Colum- bia Laundry, valued at $62,437.50. County Judge Raymond R. Lord signed an order this morning! permitting J. J. Trevor to sell his | 111 shares of Columbia Laundry stock to Edwin F. Trevor, general H manager of the laundry, .-The next largest item in the personal property is 261 shares in Trevor and Morris, Inc, which has been the Ford Motor Com-; pany agency in Key West con- tinuously longer than any other agency in the country. The ex-! ecutors placed the value of the 261. shares at $9,321.35, and the court granted them permission ‘to sell the stock to Howard E.' ilson and Jack Sellers, who will continue the operation of the agency, with Sellers as man-| ager. . Miss Larsen Visits Here Miss Elinor Larsen, daughter ; of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Lai sen, returned hom? Saturday | evening from Cleveland, Tenn., where she is a student, majoring } in music, in the Bob Jones’ Col- lege. 123 DUVAL ST.—PHONE 250): Wide Selection of NEW YEAR’S ESTERBROOK FOUNTAIN PENS Personalized Stationery | gagement of her daughter, Doro-| G. Zimmermann, USN, son of! Captain and Mrs. Alfred G. Zim-} ‘ermann of Washington, D. C. The wedding will take place in the near future. Miss! Dungan attended Key West High School and is a grad- juate of the Florida State College for Women. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She Miami and the demonstration school of the Florida State Col- lege for Women in Tallahassee. At present, she is a member of the faculty of Harris School. - Lt. Zimermann attended West- ern High, Washington, D. C. He Te ta adaaeaaaell | Strand Theater CARMEN MIRANDA in “DOLL FACE” Coming: “The Dark Corrter” MONROE THEATER FLOR DE DURAZNO Esther Fernandez - David Silva and Domingo Soler Spanish Picture COMING: “LAST CHANCE” ge ee ee Something New Has Been Added! CYPRESS SHADES NOW AVAILABLE To Shade That Hot, Sunny Porch KEY WEST Venetian Blind Co. 120 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bldg. CALL 1042 for Estimates COMPARE OUR RATES i 1 BEFORE You BORROW’ tay. WAY. _ FITS soe PAY’ DAY ee INCORPORATED PHON. E778 Located in the Heart of the City Rates Reasonable with BATH an Ford Hotel 60 N.E. 3rd Street 80 Rooms - Elevator Solarium ROOMS Write or Wire for Reservations id TELEPHONE Pershing Hotel 226 N.E. Ist Avenue 100 Rooms - Elevator Heated 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION 'thy Mae Dungan, to Lt. Richard | iN. Y. ; Subscribe to The Citizen {has taught in Cushman School,| MONDAY, DECEMBER 238, 1946 graduated from the United States | Naval “Academy with the Class of 1942. He was in the invasion of Normandy and Southern France. He received a commendation rib- bon as C.LC, officer on the screen flagship at Normandy. He also: saw service in the Pacific. Hei received the Silver Star for herp-| ic duty as gunnery officer on the! USS Wadsworth, which partici-} pated in the invasion of Okinawa. He is at present executive offi- cer of the USS A. J. Luke, DE ‘577, stationed at Staten Island, | { ALBURY & SON NEON LIGHTING SERVICE» 53214 DUVAL' STREET s _Also Licensed : 3! Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD | STAR * BRAND AMERICAN wna cusan COFFEE Try A Pound Today!! —SHIRL’S— “LINEN SHOP 2 Fleming Street Phone 118 eR, “the wie 2 Gracious Hving id Giving” es Selection of Beautiful DRAPERY es and SLIP COVER MATERIAL SHEER lc REINER CHARLIE’S and EGG Christmas Holiday Specials ROASTING ihe FRYERS Youtig PéanuiFel, HEN Strictly Fresh LARGE. EGGS .. . Dozen 65¢ We Have Our Own Trucks to Furnish You With Plenty of Fresh Poultry and Eggs at All Times 801 Simonton There'll be Holiday traffic jams on long distance again this Season in spite of lots of new circuits and equipment added during the year. The volume of long distance calls has continued to grow month after month. If your out-of-town calls on December 24 and 25 are delayed, we want you to know that everything possible is being done to complete calls promptly and in their proper turn. It will help a lot if you can make some of your Greeting calls before or after Christmas. ie) on 8S. There'll be another rush December 31 and Fanuary 1. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE INCORP Oe are rr ay AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY ORATED iieri0) 4/6010) #109). 0) @ a6. dye 4) 0.8 0 oe 2 5 600 CHICKENS ©. 5° TURKEYS. !b.5 Be "Islander’ 's Brother Treated Word has been received here that Private First Class John H. Brown, Inf., brother of Dorothy. Brown, 113 West Martella street, has been transferred’ from the Station Hospital, Fort Benning; Ga., to the Oliver General Hos- pital, at Augusta, Ga., for furth- \er treatment. Thousands of other service men who fought in Europe and the Pacific are receiving medical aid. — OEELEIEELELL LIE LLL DOE LIED Building Supplies bE Conerete Block i Sand - Rock .. Conerete Lumber D. L. SMITH 2210 Staples ‘Avenue PHONE 9150 Earl Sands, Manager of the BLUE ROOM BARBECUE 1207 WILLIAM STREET Wants You to Come and Celebrate the ‘Noche Buena” on Tuesday, Dec. 24 |“ Barbecue PORK DINNER “39m Per ‘Person “ cogniaac mmm POULTRY MARKET 4 to & Ibs. vee lb. 55e 8 to 1§ih Ibs: Phone 1596 aise (0iie6:(0?, 8000056 415 ose: on Greetings FROM THE TELEPHONE FOLKS