The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 4, 1947, Page 1

a RR I VOLUME ME LXVIII. No. 4 ev Key SOUTHERNMOST NE ° KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1947 Sunday Liquor Sale [Boys Cause $300 Damage. Sought; Ministerial’ Vandalism committed yesterday a i yy four teen-aged boys and a ea redict ig hit ld of seven on Federal property used by Aerovias-Q airlines at RETAIL DEALERS DRAW* Meacham Field will probably cost their fathers $300, police said to- PETITION; TO SECURE | ‘Woman Pica Not Vee boys confessed to Police COUNSEL; CHURCHES “CAN OUTVOTE any Guilty COMBINATION,” REV. | DOHERTY SAYS The Retail Liquor Dealers As-' sociation of Key West has gone on record as favoring a repeal of , Ordinance No. 19 ‘which pro- | hibits sale of beer, wine and liquors here on Sundays, Presi- | dent Joseph R. Sirugo said today. The attorney who will handle the case will be selected at the Association's meeting Monday night. Joseph Y. Porter IV, who had been publicly reported as the lawyer selected, denied to} The’ Citizen that he had entered into any arrangement with the Associatioh euaaPy he would act as counsel for Whether the hens will present its case to the City Com- mission Tuesday night is prob-' lematical, depending upon the decision of the lawyer, Sirugo said. The matter eventually will have to be considered by the Commission, he added. Meanwhile, Rev. E. S. Doherty, pastor of the Ley Memorial Church and president of the j Ministerial Association, said that his group would fight any move to permit the sale of liquor on Sunday. Says Opposition Strong “Opposition will be strong against any such move,” he said. , “The church forces can out- vote any combination of groups | or organizations.” In announcing the Liquor Dealers’ position, Sirugo said: “It was decided to appeal to the City-Gemmission and the citizens ; of Key West to repeal Ordinance | 19, which was passed as a pure- ly emergency measure. This is in) line with the recently published ; statement of President Truman in which he said, ‘a state of em- ; ergency does no longer exist.’’ “The organization feels that the people of Key West are as deserving of liberal liquor la as any other city of the state. In view of the fact that, where other cities have varied industries, Key West's main line of business now and in the future is the tourist trade and in order to increase this, no stone should be left un- turned.” Sirugo pointed out that Miami, Miami Beach Hollywood, Day- tona Beach, West Palm Beach and “the largest cities in the United States” permit liquor sales on Sunday Petition Being Drawn He said that the Dealers’ As- sociation is securing names to a petition to be presented to the city commission Association's lawyer will draw up the measures necessary to re peal Ordinance 19, passed at the start of the wai Sirugo said, “We are not trying to get anything new. We are just trying to re-establish the rights which we had before the war when we were allowed to sell | liquor on Sund At Thursday's gathering of the” Retail Liquor Dealers Associa- tion, attended by representatives of 31 stores, the meeting closed, Sirugo said, “with the approval by all members of a resolution pledging thei full cooperation with all civic bodies and local authorities ino an endeavor to make Key West the most popu- lar resort city in South Flor ida.” Rey. Doherty said, “We'll give them the best fight they ever had.” He said that before the war the law permitting sale of beer and wines violated because haid liquors also sold. The Ministerial heat were added that there is a state law against sale of hard lquors on Sunday and that he also. Was | against sale of beer and wines on Sunday ~ NTTS PARKING 25 CENTS 4 HOURS 50 CENTS ALL DAY Ambler’s Service Garage Pree nee TENE LAL LLL jChief ‘Bienvenido Perez, Patrol- {shortly after the damage was dis- At Aerovias Buildings ‘man Frank Jolly and Rogelio Go- To Cheek mez, Aerovias representative, | 1 WSPAPER IN TH the area and stopped them. Chief Perez and Jolly questioned the boys and they soon were accusing one another of the misdeeds but eventually admitted they all had a hand in it. The mother of one of the boys promptly administer- ed some slaps to her son. It was the second time in 60 days that Aerovias-& has been vandalized. The first time, fur- jniture was stolen, electric fans and fluorescent lights smashed and linoleum removed. t Gittz gE UNITED STATES No Quarter!’ Repub * Jack Arlen Is Traced Here | By Ex-Wife, Sued For $8,320) tay In Their Determination To Bar Theodore G. Bilbo From Senat Elizabeth Rose, 20, of William- son, W. Va., pleaded not guilty to! implicated are Aurelio Villate, 14, Possession Charge covered about 2:30 p.m. Those Gomez pointed out that the! Jack Arlen, owner of the Vic-! 1900 Flagler Avenue; Bruce Wat-|property is federally owned, ' tory Bedding Co., 518 Southard! son, 13, 1920 Staples Avenue; Al-| {hence the depredations amount to’ street, was served papers yester- | possession of worthless checks bert Snell, 13, and Donald Snel! ‘J. Y. Porter IV, justice of the Rendueles 13, 1925 Flagler. , Peace, in the sheriff's office. She was held for action in at $300. The boys broke into the criminal court. The woman was_atre: Chief Deputy Moreno Wallace yesterday at White and Division streets, It is alleged the woman issued : all the fluid in the extinguishers, four checks. on_ local business! | Wasted 100,000. gallons of water room, broke into the airline store- when arraigned yesterday before 7, 1920 Seidenberg, and*Fausto tinguishers are maintained for' suit for $8,320, filed in the U.S. { Gomez estimated the damage/of the Civil Aeronautics Board. { wife. Aerovias administration building|ager O. J. S. Ellingson and City; of Illi fe 1 1 sted by at the field, cut the screens, broke}Attorney J. Lancelot Lester this, Kurtz, areca an ore Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer ana,‘ all the electric light bulbs, smash-! morning, Chief Perez announced married to Arlen when he “was ed the door of the lady’s rest;that the boys would be turned ;known as Ben Kurtz.” Shortly house; opened the valves on two;the Juvenile Court for further | large fire extinguishers, let out}action. federal offense. The fire ex-|day naming him defendant in a emergency purposes under orders District Court here by his former | After consulting both City Man-} The plaintiff, Mildred Feder, | over to dudge Frank “Reperty of | after the marriage, the complaint | alleges, Kurtz became involved! in legal difficulties in Wisconsin tand deserted his wife and his) The police chief said he would recommend this action whether or “The plaintiff asserts,” the complaint continues, “that the FILIBUSTER, STILL CON. "TINUING. WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH TRU- MAN’S MESSAGE; TEN DEMOCRATS JOIN GOP ° AGAINST BILBO (By The Associated Press) | defendant, since the desertion, WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—‘“No has been marr: ie on three sub- quarter!” \ sequent occasions.” She claims That is the decision today of that the father made no attempt Senate Republican leaders - in to support the son and added their determination not to seat that she was “unable to find him Senator Theodore .G. Bilbo of during the time of the desertion Mississippi because of his deal- for the’ purpose of obtaining sup- 8S with war contractors and his port from him until approxi- alleged intimidation of negro vot-— ;mately a year ago, whem she de- , ers in his home state. termined he was in Key West.” Republicans feel confidant: that, 4 * ‘should the small group: of south- The mother said that the son ern senator stop ‘their filibuster, went to live with his father here the senate would vote to ban Bil- | banquet should notify Mrs, Ber-. jtors at the Jackson Square USO} Capt. W. D. Davis, USN, com~- S\ Meanwhile, the } houses which were returned by |and:smashed the entire side and | not the parents of the boys make the bank. She was caught after 'rear of the building. financial restitution for the dam- | the woman proprietor of another} The police were tipped off age. He pointed out that al-| , Store called the sheriff's office. {shortly after the boys had left the;though the property is owned by } ' She was in a Key West Transit }S¢@ne and found nobody there}the Federal Government it is Company bus when arrested. At- ,when they arrived. Gomez, how- leased by the city, hence giving torney John Sawyer. entered a jever, had noticed some red-faced,! jurisdiction to the Juvenile Court plea of not guilty when she was breathless lads going away from here. | arraigned. Mrs. Pierce Sells |Key West Chamber Schedules Southard St.Home| Several Events For Visitors, According to a deed filed with Inclu din g Tri p To Lower Keys' County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, Mrs. Jennie Pierce, a member of | the Monroe “County School Board, Key West Chamber of Com-*. ‘has sold her home at 527 South-| merce has announced several ‘ ard street, to Theodore Ness, for ;Scheduled events of entertain-) Ca [Bs Coward Gets | $5,000. The deed was filed late sa activities for the city’s visitors, Every Tuesday afternoon there (Citation for Heroic} 7 eects Fa) 'v al wy {twill be an outing trip. It will ‘Great Pocahontas "be conducted by -the Chamber to Efforts Th ‘Pacific Comin Monda‘ the Lower Keys. There visitors! £ AB | may examine the flowers, plants Membership of Minoca Coun- ‘and wildlife. avas presented .to-Capt.... cil No. 13, Degree of Pocahontas, | Inéluded is one hour of hand- ic eo aor | are completing plans for the of-/ ine fishing. A fee of 25 cents per | shiek see Ue of, the Navy's ficial visit of Great’ Pocahontas, ' person will be charged for bait | 0Utstanding hevoes ef the war in Ruth Johnston, of Jacksonville,: and light refreshments. | the Pacific, this morning ‘at the }» on January 7. Every Wednesday there will ibe | Naval Hospital.» , 4 Those wishing to, attend the’, weekly party for winter vi8-| The presentation was made. by.| ! yesterday. A Presidential Unit Citation nice Park at 821 Georgia street, pbuilding. There will be com-!manding officer of the Naval not later than Monday morning, ! munity .singing, with a master; Hospital. Capt. Coward is now. | January “6.° ~-s-senee sess 1 of ceremonies. There will be ' convelascing at the hospital.- An exchange of gifts will be new program weekly, and there; Capt. Coward was cited in the} a part of the social hour ti be no admission charge. ' Presidential Unit Citation, the} will follow the meeting. | Every Sunday will be games | highest award given sailors or night, starting at 8 p. m., at the soldiers, for his part in the Bat- | Aquarium Recreation Center.| tle of Guadalcanal. Capt. Cow- There will be a hot dog roast on ard, then a lieutenant command- } outdoor grills. Hostesses will be' er, was in command of the USS King are expected to arrive to-! jon hand. a ee 25 ane pero a destroyer. = morrow to spend the winter at Hee wi e charged for re | Then the captain was cited for their Island City home, 1105) reshments. | his work in connection with the Flagler avenue, The Kings passed | Battle of Surigao Straits in Leyte the summer at Flat Rock, N. C. ‘Vets Reinstated Gulf. He rammed his destroyer i é fleet and is; 2 a red infan- into a Japanese eS ! credited with sinking a cruiser tryman, and he and Mrs. King | ited ea anding friends of Gen- | $22, 000 Insurance and a battleship with torpedoe: chief re Capt. Coward was given two} During December! *® avy Cre s previously for his | | operations against the Japanese. | General And Mrs. King To Arrive For Winter; General and Mrs. Campbell Key West veterans are rushing Return To Denver \ ‘ aan Mr, and Mrs. Charles Mendoza to get their National Service che Negro Arrested Insurance reinstated before For $200 Theft apd sons, Charles, . Michael and ' ie ting, February 1. After that} James Gadsden, negro, was a! Pe a returned to their one : tage oo after spending date, applicants must ae phys- the holidays with 5. Amparo ical tests to get reinstated >| “Insurance in the amount of! —— ~—-—. -- ~~ f sdlys. | aa in World War II as a lieu , tenant in Key West's unit of the ‘ed to number only enough men like Maue, child, Mitchell Kurtz. and has been supported by him Sole support of the child fell:since that time. She contends on the plaintiff, she contends,!that it cost her much more than the defendant allegedly not con-| $10 a week for the years she tributing any funds to his son's; raised her son, but she is de- siipport. Mitchell was supported|manding that sum, a_ total of éhtirely by his mother for ap-| $8,320, from the defendant, who,! proximately 17 years, the suit|she adds, “is now affluent and, jis the owner of the Victory Bed- “During this period,” it con-;ding Co., in Key West, and con- | tines, “the defendant was not| siderable other property.” in ¢ontact with the plaintiff and| The suit was filed in Federal; had left Illinois and lived under’ court because the parties are different names in various parts| from different states and the of the country. He assumed the! amount involved is more than name of Bob Schor while living | $3,000. The defendant must an- in California and Jack Arlen ! swer the suit within 20 days un- wWhén he moved to Bey West. sks Federal laws. City Should ‘Tale Maue’s' S “Bight ‘Plan, Says King, Between Greetings + Dave King, former city .man- ) ager, stood, on the City Hall ci Will Reéruit Men | ner this morning smoking a and wearing a blue T-shirt ane i i ° light tan pants. For half an hour Here For National 222 e's secuptea't con! versation as old frients came up Guard Batteries. onl shook. hands. u look géod‘vand healthy,” ! Between 109 and.117 men will’ bay one Key Wester)“Suré’ feel be tecruited in Key West for the it,” replied King.‘*Put on about first unit of the Coast Artillery National Guard battery. In announcing this today, Maj. he added, patting his stomach. Will E, P. Roberts, who has been King said he is raising oranges named commanding officer of the and grapefruit at Naranja, near battery, said that as soon as he yyomestead, and having the time réceived official notification of of his life. He is visiting at the his appointment recruiting would jome of Mrs. J. J. Marks on begin. Roosevelt Boulevard for two Maj. Roberts was selected to oy three days. He said he hoped command the Key West battery to see his old friend, W. Gregory | by Maj. Henry Taylor, former aue, of the Maue Oil Co., New Key West city attorney, but now york of Miami, who is the battalion commander for this area Maj. Taylor went into active 15 pounds.-I keep pretty active, Unfortunately, Maue is in New | York for a short time, although his wife and daughter are here “The city passed. up a good | il when they didn’t accept; Mau proposal ; te Hevelop part | of Garrison Bight,” King said.| Maue handed- the city som@- | National Guard. He is expected here wihtin a few days to confer with Maj. Roberts regarding the possibility of forming two bat : teries of the Coast Artillery here thing on a platter and the ae It is not believed that two bat. ; Passed it up. Maue has the hac teries can be formed here, The , "8 for something like that. H maximum recruitment is expect- “Key West néeds somebody | who has had experi- to form one battery. ence in yachting and knows | showe! Mendoza and sister, Mrs. phones $22,000 was reinstated during De- Wynn, 416 Bahama Street. cember, Gene Anheir, Veterans | rested by the sheriff's office 5 terday on a warrant charging ; ee him him with the theft of $200; . peg, Building $67.575 iat the fellows from New York bo,. because 10 Democrats have joined with the Republicans in opposing him. Senators Taft and Ferguson , Were quoted as having declared, in stressing their “No quarter!” decision, that if the filibusters did not agree, by the conclusion of this afternoon’s session, to put the Bilbo matter to a vote, that extra sessions would be held next week, day and night, to force the ‘recalcitrants to withdraw their opposition. Senator Morse: of Oregon as- serted that the 12 southern fili- busters are “blocking good gov- ernment” by their attitude. He pointed out that, if the senate bars Bilbo, it will not be ‘the first |time it has taken that action. In 1912, Lorimer of Illinois. was barréd on a charge: of having bought votes, and in 1928 Smith, ,also..of Illinois, was kept out of ithe senate on a charge of fraud jand corruption. Outlook was that the filibuster, should it continue till. Monday, will not interefer with President Truman’s presenting his message to, congress on the state of the ‘Union. Out of respect for him, it was explained that the senate may vote to recess ‘long enough to {hear‘the President’s message, and then‘réturn to the senate to con- sider the barring of Bilbo and the and don't put on too much here,” | Seating of 35 other senators. | (Colored Boy Sent To Mariana School Dock Smith, 15, colored, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Wil- liam Archer for violation of pa- ‘role yesterday, and was imme- diately sentenced by Peace Jus- tice Frank Roberts to the Indus- trial School for Boys at Ma- | riana. Smith was first arrested for the theft of a revolver from the Sug- ar Loaf Camp on Stock Island. He was released on probation. ; Deputy Archer says he caught the boy loafing around the streets at night. WEATHER FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Partly leloudy with widely scattered s this afternoon; cloudy to- night, clearing Sunday. Cooler to- night and Sunday. Moderate to vant. One yacht here is worth] (fresh east and southeast winds to- ‘Administration contact represen-; Betty Jones Returns | tative, said today. Of this total, in cash from the home of Geor- Miss Betty Sue Jones, daugh- ¢19,900 was reported for the week giana Cleare, negress, who lives | on Sunday was | ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Jones, ending December 14 and $4,000 after spending the holidays with ¢o» the first week of the month. her parertts at 41-1 Poinciana| Many other v rans have con- Place, has returned to Tallahassee ' verted their insurance into 20-or- to resume her studies at Florida 39 pay life insurance or endow- State College for Women. ‘ments. In December conversion’ wae made in the amount of $108,- DANCE Tonight 9 UNTIL? to the Music of HANSON'S 8-Piece Melody Makers ORCHESTRA Palace Theater KAREN MORLEY in “THE UNKNOWN” News and Serial RRA A MARAE EERE IS Attention! Members of Minoca Council No. 13, Degree of Pocahontas Official Visit of at the Great Pocahontas VEW CLUBHOUSE | Ruth Johnston FLAGLER at 2ND Jan. 7, 1947—7:30 P.M. No Cover — No Admission Miriam E. Carey. K. of R. in Center street { Gadsden allegedly broke into the home ven months ago. He was traced to Miami, Jackson- | ville and New York, before he came back to Key West. The! Cleare woman saw him on the i street yesterday and Deputies Moreno Wallace and William Ar- cher arrested him. | Gadsden is scheduled to be ar- | raigned late today. JOHNNIE * | $67 this total, $1 MMM RAINBOW DANCING TONIGHT 9:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. MUSIC BY and HIS €UBAN BOYS AUULUSNNNOQOU00 UN GAETANO USEESPAE OOO EEEED A EEUU ERSTE A ‘ more than 1000 tourists because they stay here al] winter, bring | friends, have their boats re- red and buy entirely from lo- nerchants. 2 I know that for a fact becaus iI put in docks at Harbor Springs y what it means to Those docks were ng and 50 feet wide ‘or themselves in the | i by the yachtsmen.” the feat of nine MEU anted to bring to’ Key West,” former city manager de; | Building permits issued in nS cember in this city called fo worth of construction. Of !” 500 was for resi dential construction Sonthernmost Garang? In U.S. Mich, I kno NS th GE 550 feet 1130 Duval Street Phone 108 nd p Auto Repairs, Painting, ces. Dp: Body and Fender Work | Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars King made his observations be- veen numerous handshakes with | passing pocusin ans . RAUL’S 9} on the BOULEVARD - DANCING - @ Nightly to the Mu: MARK | STANLEY eae, | | ROOM BENNETT Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— day, becoming fresh to moder- ately strong northwest and north tonight and Sunday. Florida: Cloudy, colder north ‘and central portions, congidr- jable cloudiness with few showers *|and mild over extreme south por- ition today. Partly cloudy tonight, colder north, and central portions, cooler extreme south portion. | Sunday partly cloudy, continued goolover north ‘portion, cooler over south portion. Jackgonyille to Apalachicola: No cmb eraft or storm warnings {have been ee CASA CAYO HUESO ; (Thi Syuthe: House) 1400 Duval at South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE Opens 5 P.M. Daily. ssue Flooring All Grades Popular Prices J. D. MCANDREWS, Manager . Reservations: Phone 9287 | STRUNK LUMBER YARD PHONE 816 — a