The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 21, 1947, Page 1

; ; : ' ne sameemncteanee VOLUME LXVIII. No. ‘Scere Sunday Liquor Bill Clash Due Tonight: a half dozen gambling ‘booths at'dice “under and over” and sev- i y a ession :: Bistaney Greater Shows car-| eral other gambling devices were DEALERS AND MINISTE-9 RIAL ASSN. READY| FOR SHOWDOWN ON ISSUE Opposing forces on the question} of allowing the sale of beer, wine and liquor on Sunday in Key West are prepared for a keen verbal battle tonight at the City Commission meeting in City Hail. City To Enforce |\Curfew Law; Boys 'Are Warned In response to vigorous letters from women's civic organizations, City Manager An ordinance permitting the} ©. J- S. Ellingson has issued sale of intoxicating beverages on! Sunday will be offered for action by the commission, spokesmen for | the Retail Liquor Dealers Asso- ciation said. Opposition to the| measure will be voiced by the Ministerial Association, spokes- | men of that group stated Rev. G. Leon Wells, pastor of the First Methodist (Old Stone) Church, and secreta isterial Association said that the organization, with layman = sup- port, “will give what opposition we can” to the proposed or mance. He said that the asso orders to enforce the city curfew law to the letter. | Persons 16 years of age or less will be picked up by the police if found unescort- ed after 9 p. m. and a pen- alty may be exacted from their parents, - Boisterous activities of teen-age boys, including the of the Min-| shooting out” of street lights and tramping on_ porches prompted the action. tion secks to keep beer and wine, Ball To Outlaw as well as liquor, from being sold on Sunday { A special district meeting of Methodist ministers called Rev. E. S. Doherty, chairman of the’ committee in charge of the Sun- day bill opposition, to Miami to-/ day, along with Rev. J. B. Reid,' pastor of the Fleming Street Methodist Church. Rev. Doherty, pastor of the Ley Memorial Meth- odist Church, is expected to re- turn in time to attend the com-| mission meeting, Rev. Wells said, but Rev. Reid would not be able to attend. Rev. Smith In Miami | Rev. W. R. Smith, pastor of the Poinciana Baptist Church, and new president of the Ministerial Assvciation, also was in Miami to- day at # church meeting, but he was likewise expected to return for the commission § mecting. Along with Reverends Debary Smith and Wells, Rev. J. C ton, pastor of the First Baptist} Church and new vi the Ministerial Association, is ex-{ pected to attend, Rev. Wells said. , He adtled that he did not know whether the sound truck, which summoned church people to at- tend the commission session on < ary 7, would again cruise igh the city on a similar mis- sion but he said a good attendance of laymen in support of the min- isters is expected. At the last meeting the commission chambers were packed, although the attend- ance no doubt included support- ers of both sides of the question The bill to be offered is sub- stantially the same as that which @ was read to the public at the last comm mM sessior The ordi- nance amends Ordinance 19, ts Sunday sale, serv- which prohi nption of beverages of more than one percent alcohol from m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Mon- day and of ed liquor more than 3.2 alcohol from 8 p.m Saturday to 7 a.m. Monday Ordinance To Be Offered The ordinance to be offered ta- night reads, in part No intoxicating beverage ex- cept beer and wine shall be sold, consumed within” the mits of the City of Fla.. by any person, distributor between the rs of 6 o'clock a.m. and 12 noon, and between the of 6 lock p.m. and 9 Yeloce p.n on Sunday. (b) No intoxicating beverage (Continued on Page Four) served ¢ Auto Painting Drive In Today for An Estimate AMBLER’S SERVICE 404 Duval, Next La Concha Hotel. -president of $e We Repair It! We Sell It! So WE WILL CALL FOR and DELIVER Pg 30 Years’ Experience in Electrical Work ELECTRIC 218 DUVAL STREET TELEPHONE 41 Portal-To-Portal Suits Introduced (By The Associated Prens) WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Rep- resentative Fred A. Hartley today introduced a bill in the house to outlaw portal-to-portal suits. The bill is similar to proposed legislation now under considera- tion in the senate. It was said the outlook is that congress will pass one of the bills. | Meanwhile, portal - to - portal suits now entail damages nearing the five billion dollar mark. Two Destroyers In Key West For |: Training Purpose Two 2200-ton destroyers put in at Key West Naval Base late! yesterday to spend from one to two months here in training op- erations. The USS Herbert J. Thomas, DDA 833, arrived here after se vice in the Pacific and will re- main about two months. The USS Roan, DDA 853, a member of the Flag Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet, will spend; approximately one month in| training operations. Both ships are the newest type of destroyers. H Four Apartments Sold For $1.00 Fred J. Dion, local realtor, sold | ‘to Roy Halo, 813 Patronia street, an apartment house containing four units for $1, according to papers recorded today with County Clerk Ross C Sawyer. Mortgages of $9,400 and $1,500 are assumed in the deal by Halo, according to the papers. | RAUL’S on the BOULEVARD -- DANCING -- Nightly to the Beusielet MARK dq Hi STANLEY Orchestra Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287° i ;prizes in cash. TAIL LL PLSD F by City Manager O. J. S. Elling- {son, who had been notified by | benefit of children. SY SOUTHERNMOST NEW SPAPER ie POR nes Pe cel oe nse soho oye “IND THE UNITED “STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947 _ [cay Cracks Down On Booths’ For Gambling:.:: Police Chief Bienvenido Perez said today that he’ closed at least j Rival on south Duval street last; ‘night because they were giving They feopened shortly afterward, he said, offer-! ing cigarettes, baby dolls and oth- er prizes to winners. The chief was sent to the scene Rogelio Gomez, well-known busi- At, Carnival}. on the same basis. He said that a rat-roulette wheel, a pea pool, in operation. « Gomez said that the rat in the! rat gambling game “is the only | animal in the show” and pointed told the City Commission that the | mals, at least monkeys, for the Chief Perez and Gomez both sul aeege'tcosutet Civil Service Recommends Cart’s cnvai wold have ome at) Dismissal After Policeman Says He Took Magazines To Girl Prisoners’ “lll Do My Best,” Marshall Coneisely Says When Sworn In ‘As Secretary Of State FLOUTS RUMORS HE IS BEING GROOMED FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOM- INATION (By The Associated Pregs) WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—‘T'lt do my best.” nessman, that gambling was in'said a number of small children progress at the carnival. Elling-iwere patronizing the gambling son then notified Perez, who booths. found gambling in progress and| Mayor W. W. Demeritt was also forced the booths to close. jat the carnival last night but em-. Gomez told The Citizen this phasized that it was only in an morning that the booths opened | observation capacity and he had again shortly after having been ‘no authority to take action re-; closed and continued to operate garding gambling devices. Conmmencial'’ Fishing Hard, Hit By Blustery.. Winds This: Year Present commercial fishing sea- of our total take this season has’ ‘son is the worstihe has experienc- | been kingfish. ed in 33 years, A. Maitland Adams, | “And there has been virtually CHIIDOIOLLML. general manager of Thompson’s | | no cold weather this year, but that Enterprises, Inc., said today. lis not the cause of our not catch- ; Adams revegled that his com-|ing many fish. The current sea- pany annually ships about 3,000,-|son has been marked by rather 000 pounds of Spanish mackerel / high and blustery winds. It has! and kingfish to points east of the | been virtually impossible for the} Rocky Mountains. fishermen to make any catches.” “We have not taken more than Most of the Spanish mackerel | 25 percent of Spanish mackerel , are caught all the way from Long | and only a trifling amount of king | Key south to the Marquesas, Vir- fish this season,” Adams said. “I’d| tually all the kingfish are taken The city Civil Service Commis- sion this morning found Warren H. Carr, promising young police- man, “guilty of conduct unbe- coming an officer” and approved the recommendation of City Man- ager O. J. S. Ellingson that Carr be dismissed from the Police Force. Carr’s offense was entering the women prisoners’ room at the city te and sitting on a bed occupied \by a woman,prisoner. He stated that one of the prisoners had re- quested some magazines and he delivered them, It was brought . out that there is no police matron at the jail. Carr is the same officer who arrested three gamblers, N. L, Smith, A. Pazo and J. Rodriguez, ‘at Bow Wow’s Cafe, corner of Ha- !vana and Division Streets, on Jan- uary 6. The verdict of the Civil Service Commission, as given out by City say that only about five percent! within 20 to 30 miles of Key West. | Personnel Director Jack Murray, reads that Carr “is guilty of con- lice Bienvenido Perez, who orig-| inally filed the complaint and’ recommendation for dismissal. | Perez said he saw Carr sitting on the bed in the women prisoners’ , room. The chief said he had no written orders against entering. the room but had issued verbal , orders to that effect. Lieutenant Ray Atwell testified that, such or- ‘ders had been issued verbally to all members of the police force. That was General George C. Marshall's concise statement this morning immediately after he was sworn in as secretary of state by ‘Chief Justice Vinson in President Truman’s office, in the presence of the President, members of his ‘cabinet and other high govern- ment officials. The President said he regretted Secretary Byrnes had resigned Carr admitted taking magazines , but was most pleased that his suc- into the room at the request of a ,Cessor was General Marshall. prisoner and sitting on the bed. In a statement to The Citizen following the hearing this morn- ing, Carr said: “It seems to bea pretty strong verdict for such a minor offense. It is also so soon after the gamb- ling raid I made on_ Division Marshall said he appreciated the signal honor that had been conferred on him, and added that he understood the secretaryship was a non-political office. Then, as though to quiet reports that he was being groomed for the presidency on the Democratic street. It’s tough when a man/ticket next year, he added that he can’t make one small mistake and was not in politics, did not seek be excused for it especially after | @Ry Political office and would re- some of the things which have been happening without anything being done about them, such as men staying off duty without call- ing in, which is against direct written orders.” Carr said “all officers on the fuse to be “drafted” by any party. He explained that his sole aim, as secretary, would be to do all he could for his country, regardless of politics. As secretary of state, Marshall tis the next in line to become Hotelmen’s Association To ae eee unbecoming a police officer” | ist advantages of the-city along the :eported that it had met with no Advertise. City’s Advantages Key West Hotelmen’s Associa- , expense of placing and maintain- tion decided last night to see if it) | ing billboards along the highways. é His decision came after the Bill- could hot itself. advertise the tour- i bateet Committee of the association highways leading from other tour- | esponse from other organizati ist centers of the state. |that had been contacted to,help de- McAndrews, manager of , fy thejcost af the billboards. 2 ! McAndrews said that the plan-is eh Unie Hotel and president OF tg post biivparas outaide aiekn wee ild gee’ if the organization could | ville in order to attract more tout- not be built up so as to bear all the ists to EY West. 13 Believed ‘Inspector. Makes--- Wa Hoveiper s. Association, said he: sorts as Silver Springs and Gaines- | Lost In Army | Examination Of Plane In China’ Local Navy Base, (By ‘The Associated Press) A party of general inspectors; SHANGHAI, Jan. 21.—Though | of the Seventh Naval District ar-! a search is still being continued, 'riyed in Key West late yesterday 13. occupants of an American to make a routine inspection of Army transport plane that left the Naval Base. . here Saturday for Canton have| Among the group are Capt. L. jbeen given up as lost. F. Sugnet, USN, Capt. F. L. Al- Next of kin of the members of p, USN, and Capt. R. Montgom- | the crew have been notified, but ery, . They were accompan- the Army has not yet released ied by about 12 other officers of their names for publication. |the Seventh District. _ | The group‘ arrived here from} |Jacksonville by airplane. There jis no particular significance to the’ Gen. Eisenhower Enters Hospital |e! ex nape geile port on the morale of the offic (By ‘The Associated Press) and men stationed in Key West. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Gen-| They are expected to remain eral Dwight D, Eisenhower, chief| here for three or four days. of staff, entered the Walter Reed | - Hospital at 10 o'clock this morn-} ing for observation. It was said he is troubled with stomach disorders. Palace Theater ROBERT LIVINGSTON in ‘Valley ,of the Zombies’ News and Serial | TONIGHT IS PRIZE NITE (FREE! | “SHOOTING EXHIBITION | and: Firearms Demonstration | KEN BEEGLE H One of the World’s Greatest Marksmen THURSDAY, JANUARY 23rd, at 3:30 P.M. i at the RIFLE RANGE on STOCK ISLAND Presented by REMINGTON-PETERS KEY WEST RESTAURANT Restaurant Assoé¢iation January 23rd, at’ 8:30 the erection. of Highway Sponsored by ‘| ute Enterprises, Inc. ‘tel, firemen found a car pa NOTICE Hotel... The main object of this’ meeting is to get the benefit of Key West. This meeting is open. All city and county officials, civic organizations and merchants are cordially invited to attend. Thank ¥ou, KEY WEST HOTEL and (a) Entering a room where wom- en prisoners are kept; (b) Being on a bed with a wom- an prisoner. Carr afterward emphasized that in “being on a bed” he was actu- ally sitting on the bed. Testify- ing against Carr was Chief of Po- force go in the women prisoners’ |President should that office be- room o one time or pets on} come vacant during the remainder errands, because there is no police ;°f What was Roosevelt's fourth matron.” term. | Murray said that “he was| At 7:30 o'clock this morning, recommending immediately, that }General Marshall arrived here by a police matron be hired and that train from Chicago, where his order's of the. police chief, hence- | Plane had been grounded by bad forth be placed in writing. weather yesterday. He and Mrs. Marshall remained aboard the Garrett Held In $300 Bail H: R. Garrett, negro, was held under bond of $300 by Peace Jus- tice J. Y. Porter IV, following a hearing: in the sheriff's office + today. Garrett is.alleged to have broken and entered the home of Frank Sosi, 728 Duval street, and to have assaulted Sosi. Garrett } was held for action by the Crim- | inal Court. CONCENTRATION CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bernard Burke, 7, was so absorbed in the comic book he was reading while taking a bath in the bathtub that, ! when informed that the house was on fire, refused to budge. The firemen put out the fire, ‘and when they left Bernard was still mending ONE NE WAY ¥ TO DO IT CHICAGO.—Called to extin- guish a fire in an apartment ho- ked, in front of the fire hydrant. ble to move it or get the hose around it, they smashed the win-! dows of the car and ran their hose through the automobile. HOTEL and ASSOCIATION and CONTRIBUTORS TO HIGHWAY BILLBOARDS : The first meeting of the Key West Hotel and will be held Thursday, P.M., at the La Concha Billboards underway for, RESTAURANT ASSN. J. D. McAndrews, President ‘~~~ | train. till shortly after 9 o'clock before brecesding to the White Colored Sailor, Heat i raved) ot Given Operation V.F.W., Firemen, | A.B. Brown, colored sailor av-| Bistaney Aid Drive cated yesterday after flashing 3The’ cofférs ‘of ‘the March of ‘three large knives in front of Key Dimes Drive will be enhanced | Westers, submitted to an opera- ‘}Monday, January 27, when Leon Bistaney, owner of Bistaney's Carnival Shows, presents a ;tion on his forehead today for an {injury suffered when he escaped “March of Dimes” Benefit night from the police patrol wagon. Carlton Smith, of the Veterans | Naval medical authorities said {of Foreign Wars, as Chairman of the injury could have been caus-| the Carnival Committee report ed by a fall. The impact fractur-} ed to Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey, ed the fore part of the skull. There} Monroe County Campaign Di is no evidence that a bullet caus-| rector, that all proceeds derived ed the injury. by the Firemen of Key West and Patrolman Howard Har col-| the local V.F.W. on this night ored policeman, who = arres ed, would be presented to the March Brown, shot in the air to halt the} of Dimes. prisoner after he escaped. Brown! Supplementing this contribu will be brought to trial ‘n abou’; tion will be a personal contribu- six weeks after he recovers from! tion by Bistaney himself of 5 the 6peration. He is charged with} per cent of gross receipts for the resisting arr carrying conceal- | night of January 27 ed ‘weapons and ici lager city If next Monday night resem propefty, i | bes ig any. way the gross re . fae | ceipts obtained the first nig;ht, it Archer To Visit ™ fee an established fact that His Sick Brother wivuses. a sizeable amount will be con- | Deputy Sheriff Will Arch nv | pp! snerl iham rener | |leaves for Deerfield Beach, 46 Legion To Meet miles north of Miami, tomorrow }| . to visit his brother, Charles H. | Tomorrow At 8 Archer, who is very ill. | A regular meeting of Arthur On his way to Deerfield Beach, | Sawyer Post, No. 28, American Legion, will be held tomorrow Deputy Archer will drop a color- jed woman at Miami, for trans-| night beginning at 8 o'clock in ‘portation to the State Hospital the legion hall. for the Insane at Chattahoochee. POULTRY and! ey Raber ELLER DATE OLE TES ‘TERING Flooring Also at Margaret and Fiseiee All Grades TOR area ‘STRUNK LUMBER YARD ‘and a BQNE ROASTERS| PHONE 816 ~ PRESIDENT’S BALL JANUARY 30TH, 1947 at the La Concha Hotel $2.00 Per Person Admission. « «5 6 PROCEEDS TO THE MARCH OF DIMES Two Bands — Lots of Fun Sponsorship of the KEY WEST HOTEL ASSOCIATION