The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1947, Page 1

i if i VOLUME LXVII. —_—. No. 1 ro wean Mn ————__—-— Returning Spectators mene te AAI OE ae ne Laud: City’s Display: In Parade At Miata KEY WESTERS MAKE BIG® HIT; 300,000 WITNESS-' Good Weather” ED EVENT; WARM SUN HERE AS SNOW COV- ERS MUCH OF SOUTH| New Year’s Day dawned clear. warm and sunny here today z For ‘Bow Tilts In United States (By The Associated Press) eae Innes ext aa ry West € SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN hundreds of Key Westers, re-| NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—Today’s turning from the Orange Bowl, “bowl” football games are being parade in Miami, discussed in! or will be played, including some glowing terms the colorful group} out of the United States, in 18 of Islanders who represented the city in the gigantic procession. will be played in Honolulu. The Key West group, organized! Good weather is reported for by the Chamber of Commerce,} practically all of the games in made a tremendous hit, onlook-/ this country, though it will be ers said, since it was the only, cold in some places. contingent offering a variation, * from the usual float-and-band! cold wave has spread cities. The main overseas game! display. “I have never seen a hotel with : tas far south as Corpus Christi i ; The conga-rumba — line and | Texas, where a temperature bes kis’ Beautiful. setting Lise brightly dressed High School »” Dennison said early this; band were a smash success. The j through the New England States low freezing was reported, The coldest part of the country wpudcinnienpiatontt " ———— KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1947 (Opening Of Casal Marina Postponed; New Director Here jeial opening of La Casa Mi tentatively scheduled for 4 » has been postponed until | January 10, the new managing di- irector of the hotel, Eugene E. Dennison, said today. The tremendous amount of ren-; ovating necessary to place the! structure in readiness for the tourist season has prevented an earlier opening. When opened, in about 10 days, ; the entire public space, including | |lobby, dining room and cocktail ‘lounge, will be placed in use. The East Wing will be opened, with the other portions of the hotel starting service about January 21, Dennison said. The new managing director is former manager of the MacFad- den-Deauville on Miami Beach, the Seaside and~St. Charles 500- room hotels at Atlantic City and ihe was also assistant, manager of | 'Haddon Hall, $14,000,000 hotel at that resort. afternoon, strolling over the im-{ maculate lawn under graceful HE UNITED STATES 2 Cuban Club Ruined ~ By Blaze; Origin : _4CAUSE" BEING SOUGHT; Ne. | °REPORTED | DAMAGE Wor k All Night | IS $10,000; BELIEVED | To Rescue 13 | coverep sy insur. | ‘Trapped Men) AY“® An early morning blaze gutted {By The Associated Press) the interior of the Cuban Chub, | NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—Thirteen {firemen ‘were buried under the i building, destroyed by fire dur- ing the night. All night long other firemen {worked ceaselessly to rescue the tropped men. One by one they | removed them through a tunnel that had been dug to the cellar of the building. . It was tedious work, because rubble of a seven-story business | popular social rendezvous at 1108 ‘Duval Street, today. The fire was fone of three which kept the Fire ‘Department on the jump New Year's Eve and this morning. Fire Chief Leroy Torres said {this morning he was investigating | the possibility that the fire was of incendiary origin. Until the in- i vestigation is completed, he said, no estimate of the extent of dam- }age financially can be made. Joseph Crusoe, insurance agent the diggers had tobe careful not jhere who held a policy on -the to cause a slide in the rubble and , club, said he could not say wheth- thus probably suffocate the 13) er the damage was covered by in- firemen. surance or not. The club might -day as hundreds left here for the six Key West beauties on the city’s float, dressed in Latin American motif, and the pretty little misses in the dance proces- sion drew pronounced approval —much of it vocally expressed. A crowd estimated at 9v0,000 lined the route of march in or- Sr ok -sa Reported ‘Lake County Both the bus and air lines here Honored For Vote Polled reported a rush business y LEESBURG, Jan. 1.—(FNS)— is 31 below in northern Wiscon- sin, Corban, Kentucky, reported an eight-inch fall of snow, greater than anywhere .else_ in the | United States. festivities in Miami. Some stayed } over today to see the » | Bowl game between Tenness cocoanut palms. “These grounds are really exceptional.” The managing director pointed ,out where the elaborate new ; Swimming pool will be construct- ed in front of the hotel among the palms. He said that it is also planned to build a jetty out from the shore to form a private beach for the patrons. The hotel’s priv- ate concrete dock is ready for use by charter fishing craft which ; will be able to call for the hotel jresidents virtually at the front door. Dennison said he is down repeated requests turning for im- and Rice, but buses and planes | Two hundred leading Democratic ' mediate rooms, including at least returning after the parade, were | figures in Florida paid tribute to five applications today. full. Lake County recently for its out- The bus company ran an ex- | Standing job in the November °:Pri ‘ B i tra bus. yesterday morning to| election. Lake, which voted 42.6) Ivate randt per cent of its registered Demo- eratic voters, led all the other; counties of Florida. Heading the list of dignitaries who congratulated Lake kirwd take care of the heavy demand. Waiting lists for plane accommo- dations have been maintained for! several days. Today was the first | day in a week that a seat could | ye dounds.on...a.Miami-bound. at a dinner given at the Leesburg tion long Country. Club was U. S. Senator plane without a reserva : é in advance. | Spessard ti Hoildyia: Most, of the remaining, sputh-" i4, has led progressively Wwithout® Paratroopér In “Northern Japan WITH THE EIGHTH’ ARMY “The Democratic Party in, Flot: William Brandt, 17-year-old Key | Leading Scientists To Inspect Key West Naval Base To Acquaint Themselves With Developments. To familariaze themselves with sylvania, vice chairman. Others developments being carried on by on the committee are Prof. E. F. the ity; Navy Department hege,; DuBois of Cornell University; 18-08 the.Lndersea—War- | Prof... W...V.. Houston, president Shortly after dawn today the; have had other policies, he said: last’ fireman, Michael Bennet, One report, made publicly said was pulled out of the tunnel. {the damage would reach $10,000: None of the 13 was seriously| Chief Torres did not disclose injured, though alt of them were | that any evidence had been found taken to hospitals to be treated |indicating incendiary origin but for shock. did say, “It could have been a sét fire. I don’t know and _ won't completed.” A water-soaked sailor’s hat, found in the ruins, was quickly Plane Plunges Into Cornfield mca tavng aay Sonne Five Lose Lives: said hou S ae of an Cubes _!Club for many years and his wife (By The Associated Press) saw the cap tossed into the club COLUMBUS, S. C., Jan. 1—A converted C-47 .plane was forced | occurred. down early this morning a few The fire chief said that he un- miles from the outskirts of this ;derstood that the club closed at city, killing three men and two li pm. At 4:30 am. an.elarm women. was sounded from Box 224, All The plane was on the way ‘from the city machines responded and New York to Miami, Seeking for ; also trucks from the Army and a landing place because of engine Navy bases. The city department trouble, the plane plunged into laid three: lines of hose andthe a cornfield and was wrecked. | Service units one each. - Shortly after, the firemen.veach- by_a civilian well before the fire . ern states were experiencing un- usually cold, wet ‘New Year’ weather. Snaw occurred as far south as San Antonio, Tex and from two to four blanketed the Lone Star State, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee dad into Virginia. Cold rains fell throughout most of the east and unsettled weather and heavy fog extended over much of Florida VFW Dance Big Success One of the most successful events of the evening was the scandal for many years,” Holland’ better education, better economic conditions and more security.) We are doing these*things -and“wifl continue to do them under ex- clusive Democratic leadership.” J. L. McMullen of Live Oak, president of the Young Demo- cratic Club of Florida, presided at the meeting and congratulat- ed Lake County. The president of the Lake Worth County Dem- ocrats, H. S, Hurlong, Jr., intr aid, and “we’re moving toward | | Paratroops and was sent to his | present organization where he is | now waiting to go to the division ‘Russian Shoemakers GETS SILVER AFTER 44 YEARS | 28 the search is relentless pre: IN JAPAN. (Delayed).—Private fare Committee, will arrive in of Rice Institute; Prof. F. V.j ite ° ed the scene, the combustion Key West from Washington,; Hunt, chairman ‘of the cepart-| British Soldiers within the two-story, white frame West’ soldier, recently joined the D.C., Monday. |ment of engineering science at pulling, causes ae explosion 457th parachute field artillery} They will remain here until; Harvard University. | di = Hi |which burst through most, of. the Vnattalion' of the ‘Eleventh Air-|Jan. 9, when they depart to in-} Prof. W. S. Hunter of Brow Con ucting UEFA | windows Se shee moet. the | }borrie Division in northern Ja-| spect othe javy yards. They! University: Prof. C. O'D i : n A interior ablaze. Since the club: is } lpan. will be housed at the Bachelor! director of Woods Hole a in, For F 1 0 ers surrounded by flimsy frame rési- | Private Brandt entered the| Officers Quarters at the Fleet’ ographic Instit ie Prot we _! ss " [dences; “the firemen worked. es- service in June, 1946, through | Sonar School while here. Mane Ai ave f % i ek (Hy ‘The Assvciated: Press) peeciany, to keep’ the ‘blaze “Tosa, Boca Raton base; and from there| Composed of some of the na- Gaivcoity T of Combined | . spRUSALEM, - Jan: fibril tishy spresdings In andisicniie Ty chan : . : e < some a s saboratory at 0 ; é eo red. berets, are |lines the fire department used ‘a went to Fort Knox, Kentucky, | tion’s leading scientists, the com- haven, N. Y.: T. E. She engi Soldiers, bil acata Ted f se ae ¢| Pump from the city well at Cath- {for his basic training. He came | mittee is headed by Prof, J. T. neer of the Western Electric Co.: | combing ie) all-Jewis oe vind |erine and Duval streets. The ioverseas in November, 1946.) Tate, professor of physics at the’ and John Coleman, of the Na-j Nesey todays wns ca four | Dlaze_ was confined to the club sheets after arriving in Japan|U. of Minn.; Prof. G P. Harn- tional Research Council of the) pritish soldiers last Seles | building. \he volunteered for duty with the | well of the University of Penn-'National Academy of Science. |~ Red berets are bobbing in ana} Chief Torres said the fire ap- .| parently started near the tele- phone booth, since the glass is blown out of the booth windows } out of homes and business place New Year's Eve party of the Vet- quced the visiting Democratic i a ae = ted for the terrorists who kidnaped erans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary jeaders | parachute school to earn the} Top Their 1945 Mark,. SAN FRANCISCO A 94-!and beat the soldiers | and the damage there is most ex~ at the V.F.W. Club. More than Among them were: State Sena- much coveted wings of the para-| | oNDON \P)— Despite to-| year-old woman, smiling sweetly,| Terrorists reported that they | eee ee ; : 250 persons attended the celebra- tor Walter Rose; Representative O0Per. 1 “"\ flogged the soldiers in reprisal he fire department head said tion which extended into the Typ Cobb Ji eer are Andersen: |_. Before entering the service, many factories'entered the jewelry store of; ;°S8TT yo, who was given 1 | he was grateful to the Army and wee, swall hours of the day. Mrs. Henry Balch and Clarence M, Brandt attended the Key West Soviet industry | which Frank McAuliffe was a jashes Navy for their ready assistance. E. F. Haury, Auxiliary official, Gay, State Comptroller, all of , High School. Upon release from | none production of salesman and said she would like, Another Jew, a youth, has been | she dgpertnent fe pean ae said it was one of the most or- Orange County | the service he plans to go to col- BD per ‘cent overtio aitk up: a silver gravy boat Meentented) to. 12viadhes and. tel oo Cem en Cattenes S80 bar: Orange County. j Mi dimitr . : 8 |the No. 1 and No. 3 trucks had derly as well as successful social Nathan Muyo, astute Commis- | !e8e- ; § ir ¢ Dimitri she had left to be cleaned, be- | underground has warned the Brit- babritantindttts. anidlanmn 40: ihe events the Auxiliary has held. {ioner of. Agriculture, and Tom He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.|Kostenko said in 5 Tass inter-/ cause her sister would be angry . ish that, if that punishment is in- i Munleipal tee iad craihere. tie Many Key Westers awoke this Watson, State Attorney General, | oy Bronds) wine tear at 2046 | v : flosco radi it she didn’t get it pretty soon fice oe a aoa will be.| nowerbath house was afire. The morning to strains of Auld Lang spoke briefly about the inspira- | FOinciana Sextension. | oe ies cea : ~ ——— and seo He idnaped: a beged! | blaze Was extinguished before it Syne as hundreds of colored resi- tional job Lake County had done. | pl ring the year while | had left it and the lady replied, a 5 § {could do’ much damage. Half an dents celebrated in a traditional, Other speakers, included: Rep- Reports Thieves re on the plants | “In 1902.” McAuliffe found it for (/NEMPLOYMENT, jhour later the No. 3 house re- parade sponsored by the Red Rose Clu! and the Mamma Boys, More n 600 members of the club we in the parade which included 35 members of the Mi- ami Club. The Welters Cornet Band furnished the music for the procession which began at the Dixie USO, extended to Di- vision street, north on Division to the vicinity of Virginia street Except for a complaint by a woman that two men had forced her out of their car on Roosevelt Boulevard, after she had resisted their advances, police and the Navy Shore Patrol quiet New Year's Eve with only a few es of celebrants. reported a over-exuberant resentative-elect George Smath- of Miami; Ed Larson, State urer; R. A. Gray, Secretary of State, and Representative Em- ory Price of Jacksonville. DENNIS UPCHURCH LEADS APPLICAN FOR POLICE FORCE | The name of Dennis Upchurch was omitted from the list of suc- ful applicants taking the Civil Service examination for the Police Department, publish- ed in yesterday’s paper. Upchurch had the highest grade of the eight who passed | the examination. He is a Na «veteran, 21 years old, living at | 130-A Poinciana Place. He was a PALACE THEATER PHYLLIS CALVERT in “MADONNA OF THE SEVEN MOONS” News and Serial AAA BAAASAAAASAAS MOTOR TUNE-UP SAVES GAS Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming St. Opposite Army Barracks Phone 5 ‘motor machinist’s mate, second iclass, in the service | |: SAREE REO SOE DS, | The Friendly Neighborhood. | Service Store Where You Can Get Electrical Appliances, ot Drug Sundries | Stationery, etc. | POOR OLD CRAIG | | SERVICE STORE | Al Armengol, Manager Mes. 1019 WHITE STREET aa bbbbbiiiaa 'her—in the basement Raid Small R.R.', e arr a - . Ps | ATTENTION! Licensees of BEER, WINE and LIQUORS MEMBERS and NOW-MEMBERS of the Retail Liquor Dealers Association are urged to be present at the MEETING TO BE HELD ON 'THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1947, at 2:00 o'clock P.M., at the Delmonico Restaurant , including the block signals. Quinby said that during the | miniature ‘way in New York, New Jer ' and Florida, and that this was the ! first time anyone has stolen any of the equipment | | | E. J. Quinby, 900 Flagler ave- nue reported today that some- one raided the scale model rail- lway which runs through the | | yard of his home, and stole im- | ! portant parts of the equipment, | | ! last 17 years he had exhibited! the interurban rail $ In stealing the block signals the thieves also tore down the rd ‘concrete bases they rested on. ! iThe railway cars on the railway | are 36 inches long and all other | parts are on the same scale. | —_— ee a NMOWHNOOALEDDNASANEOUUAG G20 UU HEUTE TAEASHEL Nh, "Everybody Knows Brady” for the welfare of all. J. H. BRADY DON'T FAIL! BEPRES WHO NOW OPERATES ‘POOR OLD CRAIG'S, SERVICE STATION | PHONE $134 | Division and Francis Sts. | Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires — Tubes — Batteries Auto Accessories SEE AY INT! ARTURO BOZA, JOSEPH R. SIRUGO, JOHNNY NEBO, TOM WEAVER. (Committee for the Association) ae AA AAAAaAAAAAAL SRR RRROO000000000008 |sponded to a telephone call and | COMPENSATION ; te ; | IN THIS COUNTY |2X"nguished a grass fire near the Payments of unemployment | 5° Mary's Star of the Sea Cath- compensation in Monroe county | during the week ending Dec. 21, | olic Church, Pablo Fernandez, vice-presi- 'dent of the club, said early this $97.00, and were | afternoon that he believed the made to men, Carl B. | damage is covered by insurance. Smith, chairman of the Florida | He said that he had no knowledge Industrial Commission, reported | as to how the fire started. today. A meeting of the Board of Di- amounted to seven Throughout the state payments | rectors of the club is scheduled amounted to $56,639.50 and were | for late today, to be presided made to 3,710, of whom 2,293 |over by President Ramon Del- were men and 1,417 women gado. Compensated claimants in this | ee en AFP SEO EO col egistered as available ror suitable work and employ- | ave Pour Dodge. Cusralec, Pir. ment through no fault -of their | Mouthibe Desoty Cure ogee sted as: Service, 2; |ERS at the RIGHT PRICEI!! own, were skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled, 3. : —__ | NAVARRO Ine. ell Opposite Bus Station FREE! FREE!! Spark plugs cleaned, points set and timing checked with each | repair job. General repair work on all makes of cars. Also body and fender work. Cars painted, $25.00. All work guaranteed at reason- able price. ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | 121 Duval Street weemeeess Phone 442 EE Ce ee ee nae _ ROASTERS and FRYERS | BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 240-A POINCIANA 1214 White St. Phone 54f ASK FOR GENE AUTRE queen know until the investigation is °