The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1947, Page 1

i — EEE Meek AP Dey Wire Service A BT Fer ee Steamed ” to the Best Interests 32. sell VOLUME LXVUI. he Key West Citiz SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER -__No. 14 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947 Solons Cut Soldier’s Jaycees Sponsor Birthday $250 Fine To $5 As Army Officers Watch COOPERATIVE AR MY - CITY SPIRIT SHOWN. AS BODY RESCINDS SENTENCE In special session the City Commission this morning unani- mously approved a motion to re- seind the sentence T/S Duard Edwards bor Defenses, imposed on Army Har- of spend 60 days in breaking a parking meter The motion was offered by | Commissioner Louis Carbonell! and seconded by Commissioner Albert Cooper meritt and ter Harden of the sharply Mayor W. W. De Commissioner also voted in motion although Harden criticized the behavior of some service personnel toward the city’s policemen favor Edwards, a short, 19-year-old, ' yj red-headed soldier from Fran- eiseo, Ind., and due for discharge February ed in court with several officers and fellow G. L's. The cluded Lt. Col officers in- Singleton, post commander; Capt. Vernon Fadden, his com- pany commander and Capt. | Joseph Burrows, post engineer. The testimonies of Edwards and Officer Frank Caraballo, arrested him, were flict The soldier claimed he} broke the meter accidentally! with his elbow. Caraballo said; he saw Edwards hit it with his: hand Edwards First Witness Edwards was the first wit- nes: He said he was walking along Duval street about 10:30; p. m, Sunday, with Donald | Wagner, a buddy, when some- body said something to Wagner. Edwards said he turned, and in daing so his elbow struck the glass, breaking it. Wagner sub~ stantiated the story. Capt. Bur- rows testified that he signed for Edwards’ release from police eustady about 11 p. m., and let Edwards go out and get a sand- wich, whereupon Edwards land- ed back in jail when picked up { by-€hef of Police Bienvenido Perez - ! Capt. Fadden testified that Edward character is “excel lent.” and that he has never caused the company any trou- ble. and in all probability will on terminal leave Singleton 4 policeman 15 and expect- be discharged Saturday. Lt. Col he had been a n life years in ¢ ed to return to that vocation af- ter leaving the Army, so he knew what the law enforcement problem is here Howev he said, “there are *s in the ed for an g circumstan s case,” and said equitable settlement.” He Edwards had been a good soldier and thanked the Commission for | its prompt actior Officer Caraballo said he saw Edward and We walking down Duval street Sunday night, ith Edward lapping each meter he passed. The policeman sid when Edwards came to the ne in question the soldier re- marked I jon't like you, you whereupon he slap- ped it and broke it. Caraballo then arrested hin Chief Perez Sees Youth Again Chief Pere elated that the had : la when ¢ arrest. He said he (Continued on Page Four) DANCE Every FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHT 9 Until ‘e the ate of HANSON'S 8-Piece Melody Makers ORCHESTRA at the VFW CLUBHOUSE FLAGLER at 2ND No Cover No Admission estioned after his saw him twice | on January 13, re-| quiring him to pay a $250 fine | jail for | Hun- | Clifford E.} who} in direct con- | nitted breaking the ; ‘Reduction Of | Budget Under. |: Consideration} (By The Associated Press) ! WASHINGTON, Jan. . 16. — | Trimming down the budget must be done before the proposed re- sidered, Republican leaders said | today, The house ways and means committee will begin tomorrow to consider the lengthening of the life of the present taxes on luxuries, | midnight on June 30. General opinion is that the committee will approve a continuance of the law. Bepublican leaders today ad- Secretary of State William Clayton to “go easy” in reducing tariffs. ‘Shark Livers, Skins And Fins Sent From Here Cc. A. Mooney, with two men under him, is regularly shipping to Stuart, Florida, shark skins, to be converted into leather; shark fins, to be sun dried and shipped to New York, where they will be used by Chinese to make what they consider their n delectable soup; and shark livers, which are rendered into oil to be used for many purposes. Mooney said he arrived here cn election day last November !and will remain till next spring. aying at the Mastic Trail- er Camp. The other two men make frequent trips in local wa- “térs to eatch shark, which are skinned and their carcasses thrown overboard, excepting the livers and fins. Shark leather is much in use in the United States.. Shoes and other things are made out of the leather. Cable Boat Enters Navy Base Drydock Cable boat of the Western Un- ion Telegraph Company, the We ern Union, has entered the Navy Base‘ drydock for overhauling ahd painting, it was reported today. WRITES HERE | OF SOUTH POLE BROADC Lieutenant (jg) Parker V. War ren, aboard the plane carrier Philippine Sea, has written his mother, Mrs. H . Morse, 1220 Newton str s “Probably after leaving Panama, ‘there will be broadcasts from the ship. These to be over Alcaseltz- 5 p.m., and N.B.C., at 8 o'clock a.m. “Interested listeners may of the groups moving toward the South Pole with Admiral Byrd” Fresh Water Fish Commission To Meet I. N. Kennedy, director of the |Game and Fresh Water Fishj Commission, announces that a reorganization meeting will be | held in Tallahassee on January! learn which will expire at], § |several kiddies who have jered from the 1946 scourge of in-, Ball, Blood Bank, School Trophies, New Meter Law The Junior Chamber of Com- merce had a record turnout at its business meeting held last evening in City Hall. It was an- nounced that the Jaycees are sponsoring the President’s Birth- day Ball, Casa Marina Hotel, Thursday evening, January 30th, in co- operation with the March of Dimes drive. It promises to be one of the pital for the taking and storage ‘of whole blood. Durward Tyus, to be held at La! outstanding gala events of the season and arrangements are. be- of several well known. stage, screen and radio personalities, who will be in Florida at that time and have tentatively agreed to participate in the entertain- ment program. The committee in charge of the Ball is comprised of Jack Mur- ray, chairman; Kermit Lewin, Bob Pollock, John Spottswood, and Charles’ Wardlow. Reserva- tions may be made by telephon- ing or calling at the March of Dimes headquarters on the cor- ner of Duval and Southard streets. Formal dress is optional, but preferred, and a deposit must accompany reservations. In order to facilitate and ex- pedite blood transfusions locally, the Jaycees are arranging to set up a Key West Blood Bank, with the cooperation of local physicians and the Naval Hos- duction of the income tax is con-|ing made for the presentation chairman, and John Spottswood are handling the negotiations in this matter. The trophies, which the Jay- cees will present to the outstand- ing school boy and girl athlete, | IN THE UNITED STATES Talmadge In Governot’s Office, And Arnall Goes To Rotunda In Capitol Rare Ares aa on ‘Leprosy Treatment Is Effective, Mr. Rash Said Here Last Night, leprosy. Some of them know, over till the lieuterant gover- ‘The students will be informed of contestant qualifications and ‘the trophies will be awarded in | May. The Jaycees went on record {last night in favor of Commis- sioner Louis Carbonell’s ordi- nance relative ot the parking meter fine problem, This ordi- nance will leave the amount of fine, to be levied for the break- ing of a meter, to the discretion lof the judge hearing the case. {The Jaycees believe that the present mandatory fine of $250 is unjust in the presence of extenu- be made flexible to avoid undue | 'the same time enable the’ city to| snd Simonton streets. More than revenue | 200 Key West’ persons attended | | the Gulf States. receive a reasonable from such infractions. A com- mittee comprised of John Spotts- wood, chairman, Isadore Wein- traub, Norman Artman and Jack | pach said, Delaney was appointed to attend facn, “ance? or, j the special Commissioners’ meet- jing held this morning to present | seven ‘of them were released | the Jaycees’ viewpoint and rec- ommendation. 5,000 See Polio Drive Kick-Off; Jan. 30 Birthday Ball At Casa Marina To Bring Big-Name Entertainers Here; Shortly after the “kickoff” pa-yy- rade, which marked the start of; the March of Dimes drive night for the fight against infan-| tile paralysis, it was announced |} that a special President’s Birth- day Ball will be held on the night of January 30 at the Casa Marina Hotel. The ball will be featured by the presence of nationally-known ce-! lebrities, officials said, and a floor ; show, tertainers, will be Tickets will be-sold through the Junior Chamber of Commerce. A crowd estimated ‘at’ ~ more ieee ( i Strike Grows In Britain; Now Totals 61) (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 16. — Twelve hundred Tilbury ‘dock workers including well-known en- | went on a sympathy strike to- presented i day, bringing the total of strik- ers to 61,000, which includes 20,000 transportation drivers. Ninety ships lie idle in, tke than 5,000 persons was rewarded , Thames, some waiting to take on for its attendance at the parade! cargoes by seeing the six Key West beau-! foodstuffs and ties chosen for the Orange Bow] parade and Al Boza’s famed conga | line with lighted farolas. A platoon of sailors, American’ strikers to return to their Scouts, the Legion colors, Girl high school band and Welters Cor- | net Band were other highlights of Especially sig- the procession. nificant ‘fantile paralysis here due to the > funds extended by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in the amount of $35,000 in Mon- roe County. The dis a number of children literally fighting infantile paralysis. Volunteer workers me the appearance of recov- Arlt ise Was represented in ithe parade by a witch, chased by | nned the , ~ ‘a visitor March of Dimes Headquarters to- day and will continue throughout the campaign. returns are gratifying, said. An iron lung containing one officia a jent. <auitt MIMI PARKING |. | | 25 CENTS 4 HOURS 50 CENTS ALL DAY Ambler’s Service Garage PI MME a NEW PIONEER HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami | | | | | The Rendezvous of | Key West | ! { | SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS “Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot to do so Early ; z James B. Parramore and George SjAllen Warren of the local divi- of sion ued six rane Boy) Pesuae is | s , gene is leeists Baa other experts in treat- ment of the disease are also pres- Palace Theater ROY ROGERS in “HELDORADO” News and Serial Recessed regular communi- cation of Anchor Lodge No, 182, F.& A.M., will be held Friday evening, Jan. 17, 1947, at 7:30 p. m. Election of a _ Treasurer will be held at this time. All members are requested to be present. Sojourning Masons invited to visit with us. By order of Louis C. Maloney, Sr., W.M. GERALD H. ADAMS, Ee eee | | MASONIC NOTICE | ‘ | OE Sec’y. = Flooring ae and others to discharge diversified ma- terials Union leaders again denounce ed the strike, and called on the jobs, but the advice was unheeded. The government announced today that more troops would be ordered to make deliveries of general materials, as well as i foodstuffs. Former Brigadier In Army Visitor To Key West Today: Fred A. Safay, of the sanita- tion division of the Florida State Department of Health, was in Key West today. Safay visited the Monroe County Health unit and with Dr. Yormer brigadier al in the U. S. Army. He served in Italy and in the Eu- ‘opean theater before coming to Safay is a ithe State Health Department. All Grades STRUNK LUMBER YARD) PHONE 816 Famous American Radio Warblers Are Here!! | Same As Those Heard ! on Sunday at 1:15, WK WF || KEY WEST GARDEN & i LAWN SUPPLY CO. PHONE 1013 914 Fleming Street Treatment of leprosy at the National Leprosarium, Carville, La., has become so effective in the last five years that more} than 10 per cent of the 380 pa- tients there are due for release this year. So said the Rev. Clifton Rash, j only ating circumstances and should: Protesatnt chaplain at Carville,! a + while others are suffering from; it and do not know the facts. found in 38 states, but leprosy is at present transmissible in four—Florida, and California. "Texas In New in an address delivered last night | York there are at all times from! hardship on any defendant and at | 2¢ First Methodist Church, Eaton | 25 to 50 cases. He said that prac- the lecture. “About 38 or 40 patients will be released this year,” the Rev. “Their cases have to be more free.’ Thirty- precise, ‘symptom from the hospital last year. tically all: these persons have come from foreign countries and “But they are not all foreign patients,” the Rev. Mr. Rash said. “Two-thirds of them have been native-born, _ principally distributed as follows: “The tests are rigid. Each pa- tient who is regarded as an ‘ar- | ida 75 per cent. “More than 1,300 patients have rested’ case is given 12 monthly | ‘lived at Carville since 1894, and examinations. that time all the tests have |roled as symptom-free. they have the disease, but prefer | nor |to hide the fact from the world, i himself in an office in the capi- He said that cases have been; Louisiana, | If at the end of | over 300 of them have been pa-| Arnall again today Fifty-' Talmadge as a “pretender.” | madge had _ not Louisiana 569, California 194,} Arnall, | Texas 189, New York 118, Flor-! till Talmadge had concluded a \ conference. ARNALL CHARGES THAT TALMADGE 3UPPORT- ERS CHANGED LOCKS OVERNIGHT (By The Assoc! 4 Press) ATLANTA, Jan. 16.—Herman Eugene Talmadge +s occupying the governor's office today, and | Governor Ellis Arnall, a hold- is sworn in, has installed ‘tol rotunda. Arnall’s aides loc’ ed up the executive mansion « the con- clusion of business ‘esterday, and he charged, on) = -hing the capitol this morning, that Tal- madge supporters had changed locks overnight and took posses- {sion of the office. | Arnall asked to see Talmadge, , but was told he was “very busy.” Thereupon Arnall went to the rotunda, and a short time after- ward Pat McCutcheon, Tal- madge’s secretary, announced over a loud-speaker that Tal- refused to see but he would not wait As things now stand, Georgia still has two governors, though referred to They proved negative, then that pa- | three of these have relapsed and | are farther apart than they were tient is allowed to leave the hos- ; pital. H “The most effective treatments ; in arresting the cases of lepro: are the sulfa drugs and oil ex-! ped Nationa] Leprosarium. This | | institution, technically a Marine; have the supreme court decide tracted from the seeds of chaul returned to the institution.” Carville’s patients | yesterday, when Talmadge was are cared | only 20 feet from the governor's for by the federal government in! office, Arnall, in the rotunda, is ia beautiful and superbly equip-! 190 feet from the office, Arnall fifed suit yesterday to moogra fruit, which is similar in | hospital, is on the Mississippi’ who is governor, but Talmadge size and shape to the grapéfruit| River about 75 miles north of|‘geclared. today the court has and which grows on trees in| New Orleans. many tropical countries.” | The Rev. Mr. Rash added that} and expenses are, paid by that ' American Missign of Lepers, Inc, ns in There is algo a Catholic chaplain Entertain: Sixty medical science estimates there are about 2,000 pr The Rev. Mr. the United. States suffering from’ at Garvillsy, 5 Judg e ace: Ordlies ‘Inquiry _ Regarding Worthless’ Checks: Judge Thomas S. Caro of Crim-2. Rotarians Hear inal Court today directed County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., to make an investigation to determ-| any further com- checks being ine if there plaints of worthle: passed in Key West “It has been brought to my at- e tention that a number of persons in the city have cashed bad * Judge Caro said. “I be- lieve that the county solicitor should make an investigation to determine if these stories are true —or false.” Chief Deputy Sheriff Moreno of one groceryman in the Poin- ‘ciana section who had cashed two} or three worthless checks. Wallace will endeavor to bring that man in for questioning by Cleare. Today in Criminal Court Judge Caro fixed the bail of Elizabeth Rose, who yesterday guilty to passing a check for $35 on a local business- man, at $500. Previously the woman had been held in $150 bond. Sentence in her case will take place tomorrow or Saturday, the judge said Her sister .Mrs. Gertrude Schu-| maker, also pleaded guilty to pz ing a check for $45. She restitution and was fined $50 and | costs by Judge Caro. Mrs. Virginia Nyberg $25 and costs after she was found | guilty by a jury in Criminal} |Court yesterday of unlawful park ing on the state highway. i Solicitor Cleare nolle prossed | the cases against Robert Curry and Robert West, charged with robbery in connection with a sail or’s complaint. The case against | | Bobbie Reaves is still being in vestigated, Cleare said. ; fined Southernmost Garang? itn a 1130 Duval Street Phone 168) Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars | | | | | Wallace told Cleare that he knew] mambers to hear the {troduced missions are now being maintain- ; ed for lepers by the organization made | | |For Sale! Talk On Leprosy, A plea for “a more enlightened attitude toward persons discharg- ed from leper institutions” was expressed to the Rotary Club this noon by Chaplain Clifton Rash, Protestant chaplain at the Car- ville, La., leprosorium. Six out-of-town Rotarians, in- cluding club presiden: from Jacksonville, IL, and Caranford, N. J., were present with local chaplain | director, give an interesting account of the! ation of a leprosorium, ne Rotarians were given a clear insight into the di opt its non-infectious quality. The “nothing whatever to do with the Rash’s salary | matter,” as .the legislature had The | “Jegally electet Him. governor.” Oh any | Visitors At USO | In: Jackson: Sq. represen t- Sixty winter visitors jing 15 northern states, were enter | tained last night at the Tourist Night Party at the Jackson Square USO Center of the Chamber of ; Commerce. | Ramon Navarro, veteran Key West tourist guide, gave a talk, featured by a description of the jpoints of interest around the is- land. Lee Mason presented a welcome to Key West A mu ‘sical program, offered by Beatrice Moreno, was enjoyed by the vis tors. Community games, Dwight Hunter, city recreation completed the program. Abe Wolkoff was master of cere monies. Refreshments were v ed through the courtesy of The Tides guest house This program was the first of a weekly series of Wednesday night fun nights for tourists here arranged by They are designed to furnish en :tertainment for winter visitors No charge will be made to those ‘and its treatment, especially as to, attending. Expenses are absorb chaplain said the necessity of fear eq by the hotels of the city pleade “dof leprosy is not justified. Tuber- ; worthless Gulosis, he said, is a more dreaded disease but does not have the stig- which leprosy has. Mrs. Minnie Husk, secretary for mz Mi s to Lep NEW 1946 KAISER Below Delivery Price Navarro, Incorporated Opposite Bus Station RAULS ~ DANCING ~- Nightly to the Music of MARK “nin STANLEY Orchestra Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287 For Sale!) outheastern District of the} 's, was also in-! and remarked that 101) y Elks To Initiate Six Men Tonight Tonight a class of six will be initiated at a meeting of the Key West Lodge of Elks. Those ini ted will include County Com- missioner Gerald Saunders. Fneamemmeeniil SILVER DOLLAR BAR 109 Duval Street t 2 G.L JOES Serving Nationally Known and Imported Brands of Liquors At Popular Prices The 3rd G. I. Joe Runs the LUNCH COUNTER Come In and Get Acquainted