The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 17, 1947, Page 1

hak [ise wer | VOLUME LXVIII. re cr Key West Asst No. HOP Sees Of Havana Ferry, Official; Declares GULF ATLANTIC MAN IN-* *‘CARIBBEA AN! ETT TS ATI QUEEN READY ABouT MORE THAN 1000 DICATES AUGUST 1 Key West is the definite ter- minal in the United States of | the Havana automobile ferry to} be placed in operation by the! Gull, Atlantic Company, H. G ecutive vice president, told the City ¢ Transportation wmission this morning Within three weeks to a month, | Williams said, he would inform | the commission when the inaug ural sailing will be held. Re- maining work @n the ship will require 120 working days, plus! 90 days necessary to move oe 475-foot vessel from Mobile to Newport News, Va., rae of fetal said Williams told 4 Citizen editor after the that the ship's designers predict that the ferry, the Queen” will be the most com fortable passenger ship ever in ervice « Atlantic seaboard The ha » 72-foot beam,” he explained, “and also will be uipped with special ballast tanks by which her depth in the water can be controlled To Be 7.700 Tons Williams said that the “Queen itt be « 700-ton ship with a 1@%)-foot draft. A fo Navy LSD (Landing Ship Docks), the mverted luxuriot essel will aerommodate 900 passengers, 220 rbile wnd 20) truck-trail er he told The Citizen The A T C. official said that pletion of the hip has been delayed by lack of steel, und especially by lack of a spe al type of ndensate pumps equired by this particular kind i the Navy had the necessary were now being \eatndibed, A flelay in Contpletion 4 the glans for the ship occur ed after she launched last july, Willian wid The = remaining nstruc ioe on vil Te a by Ne t s thipbuilds t XI ine h wa bide b Me Ww W De tt told the Cor w that the f Withiar that t Fh pha t B t ' I “ Loans $1,500,000 k I ae ' ‘ ) wt t 4 ‘ plet y « rt 1 be « on Page Three) nl Palace Theater ROY ROGERS in “HELDORADO” News and Serial TUBES REPAIRED by the Dill Electric Vuicanizer Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming me "Opposite Azmy Barracks” Southernm wot BEAUTY | Will Open February I, 1947 trations Now Being Accepted 509 Southard Street Limited Number of Regis Mrs Estelle New» Williams, ex- | Commission meeting Caribbean | Phone No. §& SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Assured | PERSONAL TAX FORMS ‘SENT OUT HERE | | Personal tax forms have | been sent out to more than | 1000 Key Westers, Tax As- sessor Harry Elwood an- | mounce dtoday. If not com- | pleted and filed with Elwood by March 1 a 10 percent pen- | alty will be added. Forms were sent to all own- ers of personal property from | which revenue or income is | derived, Elwood said. | SOOUEAEASENEERTOUOUanaeeeeeeeEET Onn enanTUaTTTENAAAaAEHTTY nancies caaacaae ami taco LSI « Six Naval Ships Arrive Here For Week’s Training Six naval ships, carrying ‘crews of about 640 men and 48 | officers, arrived here today to engage in training for one week. Attached to the ships are members of the Underwater De- molition Team 2, Officers at the Naval Base did not estimate the number of men in the demolition team Capt. W. S. Howard, Jr., is commanding officer of the Trans- port Division of the Amphibious Force attached to the Atlantic Fleet Ships in the Transport Division * and their commanders are: Burke, Division Transport, Lt. Commander R, E. Newmann, USN Schmitt, Division Transport, Lt. Commander J. J. Seelig, USNR. Weiss, Division Transport, Lt. Commander C. E, Nelson, USN. Carellotti | } a «Nr ge , Division Transport,|__ . Lt. Commander G. E. Brandt, CITY HALL CLOC USN, PCE(C)873, Lt. (jg) M. T. Ker- shall, USN PCR(C)877, Lt. W. C.. Mann, USNR “ Aquilo Lima Burial Today Funeral Aquilo Lima, 57, who died suddenly | yesterday morning, will be held| services for at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon from i meeting to discuss the 1947 bud- | the chapel of the Pritchard Fun-| got, ‘The appropriation for re-|The Citizen today. He and Mrs. iB E. Lowe ‘ ne me. Rev. Wooldridge, of |pairing the clock is included in| Morris are staying at the Mastic en}. the Glad Tidings Tabernacle, wi fficiate Lima was known to friends as Pedro. He conducted a refresh- nent stand at Rest Beach Surviving the deceased is a son, Adolphe Pazo. mir Savings —at— Kenyon Auto Store SEE PAGE 4 ST a City Fireman Examination The Civil Service Board of the City of Key W Fla., wishe to announce the open competi tive examination for City Fir man to be held at a place and di ite to be announced to success: applicants. Candidates may »btain application blanks fron Board office at the City Hal any time during working hou All applications must be turned in by midnight, Jan. 27, 1947. Further details may be had a he Board office by any inter ested parties. JACK T. MURRAY, Personnel Director. ost School CULTURE no IN THE UNITED STAT KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1947 " [Russian Paper Flares About ° Spitzbergen (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Jan. 17,.—“Hypo- critical noise” was the term used today by Izvestia, semi-official | government newspaper, about | newspapers in thé United States | and Great Britain in their edi- torializing about Russia’s sup- posed secret dealings with Nor- way to get contro! of Spitz-: bergen as a military base. Izvestia explained that Russia | merely asked Norway if it would | consent to the establishment of ! such a base on Spitzbergen. It | was stated further that, had! Norway agreed, Russia would not have constructed the base with- out the consent of the United States, Great Britain, and four European powers, which are parties to the treaty. Elks Donate $250 To March Of Dimes A $250 contribution to the March of Dimes was made by Key West Lodge No. 55, Benifi- cient and Protective Order of Elks, last night at regular meeting at the Elks Club. A class of nine candidates wi initiated at the enthusiastic ses sion, attended by about 70 mem- bers and a visiting Elk from New Hampshire. New members inducted were Gerald Saunders, Earl R. Adams, Alfred J. Dion, Rev. James H. MacConnell, Ar- mando Davila, William McCabe, Cmm, USS Howard W. Gilmor J. S. Phillips, Ray W. Peacock and C. C. Callaway. A fried oyster pper was served after the business session. The Elks’ donation to the Infan- tile Paralysis drive follows closely on the heels of an $800; donation made by the lodge to, the Crippled Children’s Home, at Umatilla, maintained by the B.P.O.E. REPAIR {TEM 1S IN 1947 BUDGET Joseph Doff, representative of the Interstate Tower Clock y ice Co. of’ Elmhurst, N. the City Commission at its s| meeting this. morning whether the jpovens had taken action on the | lestimate he had submitted in No- | vember for repairing the City Hall | timepiece | Mayor W. W. Demeritt told Doff to see the city manager to- morrow morning after the com- tmissioners hold their informal} 1 the budget, the mayor said. | “It is not only a matter of acu- | racy,” the mayor said, “that we have the clock fixed. It is a mat-| ter of physical safety. Those weights are heavy and the city |, manager has his office right be- neath the clock. One weight has ‘fallen already and the doesn’t want to be there if anoth- er falls.” The mayor's office is in the Doff said he would complete his today and wanted to complete his business regarding the City Hall clock on the same trip. | suspension of their licenses by! Court Judge Arthur Gomez held ‘December And mayor! so that we are parked in the{ !same room as the city manager's. | | i me. \shade of a coconut palm, because Home J. H. Wooldridge and we appreciate shady spots here | evangelist Harry Gregory will of jin January as as we appreciate Bethel in the good old | ficiate. them in ethe in the good Survivors include the widow.| sues Ne | Mrs. Susan Lowe; sister, Mrs. Net repairs and electrification of the} County, Courthouse clock by noon To File Ap To Courts For Smpaeill Barreoms In About 30 Days, Attorney Cleare Says Attorney Allan B. Cleare, Jr.,{Bar, Cave Inn Bar, Curro’s Bar, announced today that he expect- Bahama Bar and Boat Bar. ed to file appeals in the cases} A meeting’ of the various pro- of several downtown bars on | Prietors sae arahercaver — is 8 expected to eld in a few which licenses were suspended days to map with Attorney following hearings a week ago. |Cleare the legal steps to’ be taken. Cleare said he has until March { Most of .the places on which 15, the effective date of the sus- {licenses were suspended were pensions, in which to file his|held to be within 300 feet of court appeal. San Carlos School. Today the downtown bars In this connection it was point- | were given notification of the;ed out that the late Criminal |B. A. Law and Emmett Morris,}in an opinion handed down Miami, supervisors for this dis-| about six years ago, that San trict of the State Beverage De-|Carlos School, owned by the Cu- partment. ban government, did not come Bars notified were La Concha, | within the state’s school code as Romey's Duffy’s Tavern, Raoul’s | it affected the bars. May Create festa Work How Key West can Possibly Mf be explained tonight at a gen- | eral meeting of the Chamber of I T . n Train Wreek Chief explainer will be Wil- I C lif - liam Seltzer, of Miami, director n alifornia Chamber ‘officials explained}—Bight persons were killed and today that there was a need|™apy imjured in a train wreck, fully for several days to hire} It,as the Southern Pacific cigarmakers. crack Owl train, on its way south making industry here. He can- that a broken rail was the cause not find any tile makers in Key [0 the. wreck. ed tile workers from Cuba te {Ad terribly slashed. teach a number of Key Westers apprentices will be found here who will undertake tile-making So far this year there have month allowed veterans by the | been 987 homestead exemptions federal government. year at; this time a total of; +889 hdraestead. exerhptions ° May Joined In iled thts-xear pecause now there are more homes owned by in- Will, Explain w Key West _ expand its industries and put a} number of men to work here will j 8 Li Commerce at the Key West High School. of field operations of the U. S. (Rx Associated Prensa) Department of Commerce. BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Jan. 17. right now for “cigarmakers, One {12 mile’ northwest of here early shop has been trying unsuccess- | this morning. Then there is another man who }{97 San Francisco to Los An- wants to establish a Cuban tile- | @@les- An investigation showed West. He is said to making ar-|, Several of the killed were rangements to import experienc- | hutléd through glass windows the art of making such tiles. 98 H d It is hoped that a number oft f) 7 Jomestea: ° Releases Filed and who can take advantage of the allowance of $75 and $90 a filed with County Assessor Claude A. Gandolfo’s office. had been filed. Gandolfo said fe greater number has been &] . \ Sj dividual buyers. Sunshiny Days; Gandolfo cited the Lime Grove That song about December and | housing project as one where a May can be paraphrased to run,{mumber of homes has been sold “Will it be as warm in Decem-{ during the last year to returned \ber as it will in May,” Edward {service men and others. L. Morris, of Bethel, Ohio, told! Trailer Camp. “I've written folks back home,” ‘Mr, Morris added, “informing |them that the weather we en- joyed in Key West in December, ‘ on and are still enjoying in Jan- ne Teer ne held uary, is similar to the weather | Munerel, 2eD\i¢ 4 k, from | fu Bethel. ii May. T-toldlthental: [ounoan seecrncon, 20 Glee i }the chapel of Pritchard Funera Died Yesterday Benjamin E. Lowe, 61, died 2:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon in his Mr. Morris said that he and] MIS PAssn ener, Jabez Li Mrs. Morris will visit other places daughter, Mrs. Leonard Robert jin Florida before they return step-son, Wyner Bethel: step home daughter, Mrs. Annie Ulchor Southernmost Garage in U. E 1130 Duval Street Phone 168 Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars a20c0eseesesaaeeee | PRESCRIPTIONS fnecs | Compounded bv Experienc: | Pharmacists GARDNER’S PHARMACY 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela Phone 177 Free Delivery | ee wwwwwwrwr erry: par For Sale! For Sale! NEW 1946 KAISER Below Delivery Price Navarro, Incorporated Opposite Bus Station STERLING’S “ca warner 1318 Eliza Street Also at Margaret and Fleming Sts. LARGE SHIPMENT of FRYERS and SOFT BONE ROASTERS MEER CE. POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STORE Mrs. Al Armengol, Manager 1019 WHITE STREET Where You Can Always Get Electrical Appliances, Toilet Preparations, Drug Sundries, Magazines and Newspapers Stationery - Soft Drinks Candy, Etc. Phone 243) The Friendly Neighborhood Store| DANCE Tonight 9 UNTIL? to the Music of HANSON’S 8-Piece Melody Makers JANUARY 20TH, ORCHESTRA ROBERT E. LEE’S BIRTHDAY at the National ban VFW CLUBHOUSE lorida at Key We. FLAGLER at 2ND SEALED BEAM HEADLICHIS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street Holiday Notice We Will Be CLOSED for Business No Cover No Admission | ES ‘City Grants $3600 _ To Take Indigent Still Believe Polish Election Will Be Unfair (Special to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The leaders of the provisional govern- ment in Poland again have in- formed the United States that the election to be held in that country on Sunday will be “fair and just.” ; However, reliable information has been received here that Polish authorities have been intimidat- | ing the Peasant party, .which is opposing the election of provision- al government candidates, said to be favored by Russia. Dock Workers Off Jobs Till Drivers Return’ (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 17. — British dock workers, who went on aj sympathetic strike a few days aft- er truck drivers quit their jobs, informed the government today they will not return to work un- til after the drivers, who have called off the strike, resume their , duties on Saturday morning. Troops continue today to make | deliveries, but a government! spokesman said they will be re- called after they finish work late this afternoon. $1000 Received In Drive; Dimes May Be Put In Meters The March of Dimes drive "COUNTY * COMMISSION EMERGENCY. REQUEST IN JOINT SESSION At the request of the Monroe County Commission, the City Commission this morning took over the public assistance of in- ‘digent welfare cases in Key West, heretofore the responsibility of ‘the county governing bedy. The action was taken at a joint meeting of the two commissions in City Hall on a motion by City Commissioner Albert Cooper to appropriate $3600 on the city’s, 1947 budget for such cases. The motion also calls for appointment of a committee from the City Commission to work with the, County Commission's welfare committee on the matter. City Manager O. J. S. Elling- son, when asked the city’s finan: cial prospects for 1947, said the proposed budget would already have to be cut $50,000 to bring it , within the revenue available and ‘$20, 000 more might have to bé |used for uncollected taxes to see the city through the year. He jsaid the necessary $3600 could probably be squeezed into the budget somewhere, however. \ Mayor W. W. Demeritt called jan informal meeting of the City Commission for tomorrow morn- ing at the City Hall to serutinize the budget and assure that the ‘welfare item will be taken care , of. Effective In February Commissioner Louis Carbonell asked the County Commission how soon it expected the city to take over the new responsibility and County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer replied that the county hoped it would be as soon as possible but that the county could take care of :this month's cases if the city could {accept them thereafter, The body agreed to make Februa netted $1,000 yesterday,. officials, the effective month. reported this neon. A new method of collecting contributions has been introduc- ed here and received the blessing | of the City Commission at its special meeting this morning. Upon motion of Commissioner Albert Cooper, the city gave per- mission to any March of Dimes contributors who so desire to de- posit dimes in the city parking meters when they park their cars. The nickel for parking is the only coin which registers nd any other coins after that sly fall into the receptacle. ne Hence, the police department, | ifter making its collections from meters, will turn over all nes to the March of Dimes. sthod has been used suc- ully in other cities, Cooper d. He explained he had been isked to bring the measure be- rh helmina Harvey, chairman of the Monroe County March of Dimes irive, Flooring , | bud | Ss All Grades STRUNK LUMBER YARD, PHONE 816 POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION | J. HW. BRADY, M Division and Franc Eaieats Your PURE OIL Dealer SEAT COVERS White Walls for Your Tires Tires - Tukes - Batteries Spraying, Oil and Greasing Auto Accessories Battery - FRYERS Due to Exceptional Buy We Are Able to Make This SPECIAL PRICE to Our Customers 1214 WHITE STREET BRADY’S (Live) POULTRY MARKET Chairman Frank Bentley, Col missioners Gerald Shinde: and Clarence Higgs of the county and Clerk Sawyer presented the coun ty’s case. Sawyer disclosed that the county’s appropriation for public’ wetfdre “outside “indigent cases” of $5400 is over-expended | by $557.35 with eight more months to go. ! This fund provides financial as sistance to nine indigent cases in ‘the county, eight of which are in !'Key West Consequently, the j;county body asked that the city | take over the eight city cases and {the Cooper motion was { without opposition. Sawyer esti mated that the eight require an expenditure of about $300 per month, hence the $3600 figure to be set aside in the bud egt. Saunders, who, with Higgs + ssed vil }a member of the County Welfare 7). | Committee, explained that the fore the commission by Mrs. Wil- | ee . marked drain on welfare appro jpriations of the county is “an aft ermath of World War II” Social Agencies Beseiged “Social agencies have been be tee with problems,” he said Many servicemen married girls and after the war ended, left rey stranded. These cases have been falling on the county. We did not anticipate them in our awyer said that the “situation (Continued on Page Three) Famous American Radio Warbler CANARIES -————— Are Here!! Same As Those Heard on Sunday at 1:15, WKWF KEY WEST GARDEN & LAWN SUPPLY CO. PHONE 1019 914 Fleming Street Raised lb. 406 PHONE 540