The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 8, 1947, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ° WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1947 Commission Gives Vets Extra Credit; Passes Other Bills The City Commission acted up- on several measures last night which were more or less subordi- nated by the more prominent is- sues brought up. A recommendation by the Civil Service Commission that veterans taking examinations for municipal positions be given ex- tra credit was passed unani- mously on first reading. Veterans will get five points extra credit, disabled veterans 19 points and widows of veterans 10 points. An application of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Higgs, 2850 Seiden- berg avenue, for a city Home- stead Exemption was referred back to City Ass or -H. L. El- wood, although Elwood had turn- ed thumbs down on the applica- tion in a notation attached to the letter. Elwood’s grounds were that the applicants had not act- ed in accordance with Section 7, Article X of the State Consti- tution requiring that claims for homestead exemption should be made on or before April 1 of the year which exemption is sought. Am emergency ordinance was passed authorizing payment of $1,452.25 as a final installment on garbage disposal equipment due the Federal Works Agency, Bureau of Community Facilities, on January 9. The City Commissioners approv- ed an ordinance granting De- weese A. Spivy, 1210 Johnson street, a quit claim deed to cer- tain tracts which the city ac- quired on October 8, 1914, at a public auction through tax fore- closure. Epivey has paid the de- linquent taxes on the property described as Lots 5 and 7, Square 1, Tract 28, Island of Key West. Another ordinance placed the southeast corner of Petronia and Simonton streets under Business “B” Zone instead of Business “A.” The property is owned by Jerry J. De Feo. Still another ordinance, passed on first reading, specified that henceforth, upon final passage, licenses for the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors, wines and beers shall not be transferable except when a business is sold and the purchaser is’ qualified for the license, Boateng Neti ALAR REREES ob Carvoza’s Death. } Is Discussed By Monroe’s Board Death of Antonio (Tony Head) R. Carvoza, once a well known piteher, in the County Jail Mon- day night came up for discyssion at the meeting of the Monroe County Commission last night. Carvoza died shortly after his removal to County Jail from Key West Municipal Hospital. Commissioners Gerald Saunders and Clarence Higgs explained how Carvoza came to be in the county jail been notified by the hospital that Carvoza could be released ‘Then it was a question of find- ing some place for Carvoza to stay,” Saunders said. “He had no home and we tried to find him | Home. They thought of a place in County were filled and we County Jail Jailer M. A. Mesa said he would give Carvoza a good bed and food and would see that he got out in the sun so that he might be built back to health, So we arranged for Carvoza to be taken to the jail.” Chief Deputy Wallace have died anywhere he was taken. Sheriff Read justment Time Advanced from unable to il readjustment regular office hours, John M. Henry, of rge, has announced to requests who are avy ci emain open untd 1 o'clock in ay be made by 35, or writing adjustment of- South River Drive, Harris School 1 be hel the H They said they had} Moreno | said that Carvoza would} OL a Dhak hk Upshaw, 80, Off For Havana With Bride, 61 Eighty-year-old W. D. Up- shaw, evangelist and former Georgia Congressman, has been speaking at local churches for the past 10 days, left at noon today on an aerial honeymoon trip to Ha- vana. At his side was his 61- year-old bride of thr months, ** ro Cds’ each “Not a ‘grey hair,in my head,” said Upshaw, raising his hat and showing his light brown locks, fd did he heudeat Voting Machine For High School Voted By Board In response to the request of a group of Key West High School pupils, the Monroe Coun- ty Commissioners last night voted to loan them the use of a voting machine for the use of the students at the high school. Galey Sweeting, a High School student, appeared in behalf of to familiarize , themselves its mechanism: - ‘ On motion of Commiss Gerald Saunders the comm voted to have the machine hauled to the High School. County Attorney Paul Sawyer was instryeted by the commission to study the request of Mrs. Isa- bel Fleming, former probation officer, for back salary amount- ing to about $900. He will report at the meeting next Tuesday. There is some question wheth- er Mrs. Fleming served the en- tire time from her appointment to the period when she was _re- lieved. On recommendation of Dr. James B. Parramore, County Health Officer, the board sent five cases to the state institu- tion for treatment of tubercu- losis. The county pays $1.25 a day for the hospitalization of Monroe, patients. Dr. Papgamore reported that there are seven or eight other citizens who must be sent to the tuberculosis hospital. The (application of William H. Turner, Jr,, for a license to oper- ate the Key Largo Grill on Key Largo was granted. Pending before the board are applications for licenses from the Angler’s Club, Key Largo; Harry Schaeffer, Key Largo, and Sugar Loaf Club, Stock Island The board voted $25 for mem- bership dues in the State Asso- ciation of County Commissio; The county will be repre- sented at a convention in Tampa Jan. 30 and 31 and Feb. 1 of the association. Request of citizens of Key to have the county furnish marl for roadways on the key was referred by County Commis- sioner W, A, Parrish for an in- vestigation. Bills presented to the | fav services last month were ap- proved by the board. Earl H. Pinder | Slips, Breaks Right Kneecap Earl H. Pinder, local agent of |the National Biscuit Company, slipped in front of the Key West post office yesterday and broke his left kneecap As he stepped from the curbing jinto the depression in the brick pavement, he turned his right ankle and fell on his left knee |He was taken to a local hospital | where an X-ray photograph show ed that the fracture was plete, with a space of two inches between the upper and lower parts tof the‘kneecap.' | , ers, Grassy county com He left for Miami at’ 11 o'clock this morning, accampanied — by Mrs. Pinder und Dr. J. ¥. Porter | Jr, to have the cap reset in a hos jpital in that oity La Concha To Hold {mateur Show Tonight} A gala opening night Amatew Show will be presented tonight in the Rainbow Room of La Con Hotel starting at 9 o'clock » will be plenty of fun and nent during the evening s will be awarded to win ing contestants. Music will be featured for the dancing and hstening p who come for the t shtful entertainment — by > Bennett and his Cuban ure of night VISITOR CATCHES FORTY.POUND * * * Soe * * * ‘Fish Leaped 20 Times, But Denizen Tired Out First TARPON AT NO BRIDGE Visitors who make the weekly trip to No Name Key codabtes! by the Chamber of Commerce are} finding plenty of fish—and big ones.--" - - on a \Rebert -Q.. Hendel,««Milwaukee, Wis., paid the Chamber fee of 25} cents, which: is the price of bait; and a lunch, foy the privilege of: tossing’ a handline off the old bridge at ‘No Name Key yester-| day. One t . Anyway, he tossed‘his liné from the bridge. It floated some little | distance from the pier when it} disappeared. Hendel yanked the} line—and hard. | Then he set to work to raise! the fish. Suddenly it leaped from the water. \ Is Discussed By | Chamber Leaders Directors of, the Chamber of} sioner, Louis Carbonell in his at- empt to seek information regard- ing the: Key West-Havana ferry. “Aware of the great possibilities tor this city when the Cuba ferry is established; the chamber’s di- rectors expressed the opinion that an immediate showdown with the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Cor- poration should be made. The directors said they were in- full accord with the City Com- mission’s attempts to obtain rea- sons why the company has not progressed further towards com- pletion of the project. i A motion was made that the Chamber of Commerce order 10,- 000 decorative windshield stickers for distribution among tourists visiting this city. The stickers read: “Key West, Florida, the Nation's | Southernmost City. World’s Fin- est Fishing.” Harold E. Laubscher, acting manager of the, chamber, an- nounced ‘that a final report of the Orange Bowl Parade Com- mittee was not presented in view of the fact that all bills for ex-| penses of the trip to Miami have not been received. It_ is estimated $200 must still be raised by public subscription to offset all expenses. | Russian Aluminum Boost | LONDON.—(AP).—Russia’s gi- ant Bogolslosky aluminum plant in the heart of the Urals will turn out one and a half times as much aluminum after its completion in 1950 as the nation’s entire alumi- num industry produced annually before the war, Moscow Radio re- ported. ALBURY & SON: NEON LIGHTING SERVICE 532144 DUVAL STREET Also Licensed | } 1 | GARDNER’S PHARMACY | 1114 Division St., Cor, Varela | Phone 177 Auto + Personal Comercial Credit Plan 123 Fleming Street La Concha Hotel Bldg, PHONE 778 } Rates Reasonable Ford Hotel | 60 NE. Sed Btreet 60 Rooms - Elevator Solarium Come in and geta LOAN. \-y Ae erences INCORPORATED eee “It’s a tarpon!” cried Frank Adams, USO director, who was in charge of the fishing trip. Hendel’s arms began to tire. The fish leaped about .20° times. Then it grew tired “and Hendel drew the fish close to Adams grasped the line and threw the fish onto the ground. “The tarpon weighed exactly 48 pounds,” Adams said’ today. “Hen- del was so proud of his catch he left here having it mounted.” be Others making the trip yester- day were Mrs. Hendel, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gontes, Troy, N. Y.; Mrs. J. V. Crawford, St. Peters- burg; Mrs. Marie Owens, Royal Oak, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Luhre, Brooklyn. By Two States In Automobile Cases Warden F. S. Tieren of La- the delégation and told how the Commerce yesterday went on rec- | Grange, Ky., state prison, inform- pupils were studying the prin-| ord in, support of City. Commis-'ed Chief Deputy Sheriff Moreno ciples. gt governmenti and want- ed the tse of the* Voting machine with Wallace by wire yesterday that Robert Thompson, 39, escaped from the penitentiary while serv- ing five years for stealing an automobile. Thompson, who was arrested Monday while driving a,car stol- en in Georgia in the highway by state patrolmen, is being held in county jail here pending receipt of word from Georgia and the FBI investigating his alleged vio- lation of the Dyer Act for trans- porting a car from one state to| another, If Georgia elects to prosecute Thompson he will be sent to Val- dosta, Ga., where he allegedly stole the car which he was driv- ing. Kentucky wants him back after he has served his term in Georgia, Also held in county jail is R. T. Whitaker, 32, who lives at Home- istead. He was riding with Thomp- | son, when he was caught. His wife..came here yesterday .and said hér husband left home after a quérrel,..sHis. story was,that he was the innocent victim of the trip is being investigated. . _ Birthe RR a tC ae cnn nN Ericksons Announce Birth Lt. and Mrs. Raymond S. Eric son, of Norfolk, Va. former 1 dents of: Key West, have an- nounced the birth of a six-pound daughter, Sonja Kristine, on De- cember Mrs. Erickson is the former Miss Eleanor Richards of Key West, a teacher in a local grade school. COMPLETE—__—— RADIATOR SERVICE at PRESSER’S RADIATOR SHO! RED BRICK GARAGE _ SAP UEC RA IR i eran NC j ROBERTS | INDIGESTION Office Supplies & Equipment 123 DUVAL Sr.—PHONE 250 ROYAL TYPEWRITER Sales and Service Agency Wo Mave Several Reconditioned TYPEWRITERS For lumediate Delivery EXPERT REPAIR WORK On ALL Makes of Free Delivery , Typewriters and Adding Machines | ORCC MR ANNIE Hes mA ain COMPARE OUR RATES CASH |MonthtyPayments you: [> —— oer ee \s \ 1S mos, | 12 mos. 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Moder- | odist Ghurch on Norman Peterson, commanding | officer of the air reserve unit at MacDill Field, told members of the Tampa Exchange Club that in another war the most fearcg. attack will be from the air. keep up our air training program. like the National “Guard ‘‘and He said it is imperative,that we eegme north portion today and to- much |temperature. ite southeasterly winds. January 15, beginning at 7:30 Florida: Partly cloudy south @¢lock, and central portions, _ mostly | cloudy with occasional rain over extreme north portion today, to- | Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD night and Thursday, Cooler ex- ST ‘AR oe BRAND ‘Srcusax COFFEE Try A Pound Todayll night, otherwise little change in Jacksonville fhrough Florida training is now availablevat Mac- | Straits: Moderate southeast to Dill Field in heavy bombardment {south winds and partly cloudy group, ,a heavy bomb squadron, weather over south and central an air’ rescue squadron and an|portions. Gentle to moderate va- with the intention of aviation engineer batallion. Telegram Sent To’ Byrnes By Upshaw William D, Upshaw, 1932 can- didate for president on the Pro- hibition ticket, who has been in Key West conducting evangelistic services in various churches, to- day sent a telegram to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes at Wash- ington lauding him for his official actions. ‘e “Heaven bless you, brave old comrade,” said Upshaw’s tele- gram. “Deeply grieved at your ill health. You have been a’hon- or to America and a blessing’ to the peace of the world. God bless you and yours, crowning ‘/Jife’ evening for you with all thattis beautiful in Christian faith and service.” igthiee Upshaw says that he worked with Sec y Byrnes in Con- |gress for eight years, while Up- |shaw was congressman from Georgia. Strand Theater HENRY FONDA in “Return of Frank James” Coming: “Monsieur Beaucaire” Monroe Theater EDWARD G. 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