The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 31, 1947, Page 1

vou ME I XV ml No May Ban Carnivals From City In Future SONEREMEN LAMENT ARN'T LOSSES AS RE- Garrison Bight A 07 oF PCRSENT stew Problem Left To ~~ dtr tase Gels Committee, remnacens ‘ Direet- | the Chamber of Commerce this “e week The directors expressed confi- lence in the waterways, harbor facilities “ ; : of Garrison Bight ator Stiles Bridges, Republican, te project was broached at a meet-!New Hampshire, charged in the] ng of the Board of Directors of , senate today that Russia is trying and shipping commit-|and have them operate under aj SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER China, Germany Communist States, Sen. Bridges Charges| OBJECTIVE IS TO HAVE THOSE COUNTRIES BE- COME SATELLITES AND ALLIES OF SOVIETS (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Sen-| 'to make Germany and China communist states. The objective, he added, is to have China and Germany become | statellites and allies of Russia,} tee which is under the leadership |centralized government at Mos-| of Edwin Trevor to study the| cow. { problem presented by the open-| As regards Germany, he said | ing of G ison Bight. the Russian attitude is plainly ap- Other members of the commit-}parent. He charged that Russia tee which will deal with this|has more troops in Germany than problem are Cyril Marshall, Ber-}the combined number of all the } » Felton, L. P. Artman, Jr., Cap- {other Allies. Russia has in mind! tain Lloyd Shaeffer and A. J.|organizing a German army dom- Dion. inated by Russian officers, Bes The directors left future action |es declared. to the committee. As to China, he stated it was | Directors of the Chamber au- {regrettable that the United States | ized the distribution of Key|had decided to withdraw a t literature to the informa-|troops from that country. The! tion booth in Bayview Park,|withdrawal will accelerate Rus- | which was established some!sian attempts to convert China | ago by the Businessmen’s}into a communist state. In view of the Russian attitude toward Germany and China,; Bridges concluded, it would be | —“— “suicidal stupidity” for the United | States to reveal the secret of the! atomic bomb. City Promised Prompt Action On ve Association. inion » Held For Receiving Radio Ellen Carnaval, who lives in Mastic Trailer Camp, was arrest- ed yesterday on a warrant by Chief Deputy Sheriff Moreno Wallace and charged with receiv- a ng stolen property. The warrant P k M was sworn out by Ralph Garcia, ar ing eters resident of Mastic Park,} Prompt action regarding the} — ‘ . charging the woman with receiv- city’s expressed interest in the ing a radio stolen from his trailer. penny parking meter was prom-! th also a it The woman pleaded not guilty |ised yesterday by J. R. Brown,| ma _ when arraigned before Peace Jus-| state representative of the M. H., ant tbe rete tuwce J. Y. Porter IV. _ She was re-} Rhodes, Inc., company of Hart.| ne leased under $100 bail for appear-} ford, Conn. i . Ww ance before the Criminal Court. Brown visited the office of City | « fice .: Manager O. J. S. Ellingson and, ue tax T: ¢ ll said that he would see that his yt bine ax 0 ector Ss company contact the city at once 1 ’ a \ ihe about. replacing the 200 nickel dhe . Safe In New. Wing meters whieh the city has on hand vo but not yet installed, for penny-| new addition to {nickel type. . ah the offices of Tax Collector} Ellingson said Brown related Officer Here lo Archie Roberts, now under way}that “the penny meter is the one n the brick structure adjoining}everybody wants” although his City Building, was far enough | company prefers to sell the nickel . T a Aid \ eterans 0 idvanced this noon to permit the Work on the devices. Brown is taking the : : huge safe of the collector's office} place of H. R. McCann, who Get Surplus Goods to be moved in. promised ‘the city manager a Roberts said he expected the] month ago that he would see that week.| the factory took quick action to meet the city’s inquiries regarding | the penny meter. innex to be finished this The new room will be used by tax office clerks and to ac- ommodate some records now re-| tained upstairs in the City Hall. \ Sands Reecives $510 Leave Pay Merrill Sands, 2840 Seidenberg Avenue, yesterday received term- New SyntheticEnamel Preserves Venetian Blinds: A new synthetic enamel that is k absolutely weather-proof for use t n Venetian blinds, has been de-| inal leave bonds in the sum of loped by engineers working for] $510.83 for leaves that had ac-} the Maxwell Company in Miami.jcumulated while he was in the The new product, made up from/U.S, Naval Service. secret formula, is called Sal-O-| The bonds were received Seal through the office of Jack Before it was adopted to com-} Saunders, Monroe County. Veter- ercial use, Sal-O-Seal was ap- { plied to strips of wood of the same ype used in making Venetian and exposed for several eeks to the elements. After several tests of this sort, t was proven that Sal-O-Seal ab- olutely prevents cracking, fading ind chalking on Venetian blinds. FOR REAL, EFFICIENT, Advt. BEACH 2 HONEST SERVICE | Big Pine Key i Oposite the Bus Station Palace Theater | | CHARLES STARRETT in ans Service officer. Sands is em- ployed at John Gardner’s Pharm- acy in Division Street. NAVARRO, Inc. Chrysler - DeSoto - Dodge and Plymouth HALCYON FISHING LODGE ABINGS BOATS . BEER RESTAURANT is | 4 Spectel Sum. Crawfish Enchillado “Blazing the Western Trail’, ‘VISIT 4 EERE 8 OE OTR News and Serial 9 4 ~ote sensi “Roosevelt, Many of Destiny” ‘ Far 4 Good Time, Visit the — | > . SMITH LANE Off DUVAL ST. 4 V.F.W. Clubhouse R OLD CRAIGS* Seesney weeee f FLAGLER AVE. and 2ND ST. “In the Heart of Key West” ‘ on M Saturday Don’t Forget to Stop « SERVICE STATION ady, Mer Phone 9134 When Shopping or > Strolling Down Town 4¢ You Will Find A Very Warm 4 WELCOME and the Best of Drinks at Prices Within 4¢ Reach of All t MEET RAOUL and His 4 Assistant, FRANK Waa ‘ ae 4 HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALISTS Let Us Check Your Brakes Lau Smith Auto Service White ot Fieming Phone § Opposite Army Barracks” ee RN aera aa daa aaaaaaaaaadedd TIRES and TUBES New Bicycles Auto Tires - Tubes - Batteries Spraying, Oil, Greasing and Auto Accessories 4 OPEN 8 A.M. ‘Til * To SERVE YOU j ren. | 1130 Duval Street PI BIS SaDaaAG. Truman May Stop Overnight In Key West In March. (By The Axsecinted Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— President Truman may stop overnight at the Key West, Fla., naval base enroute to San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the first week in March, Pregi- dential Press Secretary Chas. G. Ross said here. The President is due’ to board his private vessel, the USS Williamsburg, at San Juan on March 10 to witness part of the Atlantic Fleet maneuvers. He will leave here about March 8 or 9 for San Juan. Mr. Truman will fly to Mexico City on March 3 to confer with President Miguel Aleman. On his return) trip he will stop at Waco, Tex., where he will receive a doctor of laws degree from Baylor University on March 6 and then will return by plane non-stop to Washington. Palestine ‘To Be Subjected To Iron Rule (By The Associated Pre: JERUSALEM, Jan. 31 authorities in Palestine are -pre- IN .THE UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1947 5 ~ [Russia Attempting To Make Commissioner AL. Carbonell Citize PAIRS TO STREETS, Capacity Crowds Last Night can be slashed by $15,000 to $97, son, made a iew remarks about | ell said today. The junior em Key West's March of Dimes, warded by seeing Al Jolson in} 999 from its figure of $562,208.82, reached its peak last night when person. The famed stage and} : Louis Car- Birthday Balls held at La Casa’ the March of Dimes cause in his' mission member said he will fight Marina, La Concha Hotel and the! inimitable manner’’and sang! to eliminate a number of theme FAVORS MORE FOR RE. March Of Dimes Fete Drew The proposed 1947 city budget City *Commissioner capacity crowds flocked to the, ‘screen figure, introduced by Ma- \ * Submarine Base tennis courts, | songs almost by the score as his! The throngs of merry-makers | attending the annual festivities. held on the birthday of the last President Roosevelt contributed “approximately $1900 in the two hotels alone to the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly- sis which he founded. “Roughly speaking , we are near our $10,000 goal,” General Chairman Lee Mason said this morning. He included contempla- : ted receipts from the Navy drive in his estimate. The chairmen said that the Key West drive, separate from the Navy, has brought in “between $5000 and $6.000.” Further contributions aie nha ahah, ache uh ate at forthcoming from the children’s dime cards in the city’s schools, the dime boxes scattered throughout the city and tonight’s canvassing at the local theatres. | Although the Navy drive was conducted separately from the city‘s, “every dollar collected at the Navy Yard goes to our fund”. the chairman emphasized. Of the ish} total receipts of the drive, 50 per cent go to the National Founda- ; paring to resort to sterner meas-| tion and the remainder is retain- ures in attempting to stamp out| ed by the county chapter. terrorism in this country, it was announced today. As a prelude to the rule of the|'night and gave $5.00 apiece to the | Band iron hand, the British have. order- ed the evacuation of all women and children of civilian British employees in Palestine. The evac- uation’ began today, and when it is completed, the government is expected to establish marshal law and intensify the search for terrorists. Evacue to England, are being and the reason for that precaution, the government}, to frustrate any attempt the terrori might have taken to exact reprisals by kid- naping British women and child- explained, was Former Prime Minister Churchill, in a speech in the house of commons today, fovor- ed Great Britain’s abandoning her mandate in Palestine unless the United States shares the bur- den with Great Britain on a 50- 50 basis. Should the United States refuse, he added, then Great Britain should turn the mandate of Palestine over to the United Nations. MUTE OWLS VS. STARLINGS Stuffed DECATUR, Ill owls, stationed at strategic points atop 187-foot-high gas storage tanks have been found the most suc- cessful weapon in ridding Dec: of starlings, according to an A: siation of Commerce committee. Southernmost Garag? in U. 8. TWINS GARAGE hone 168 duto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars POULTRY and STERLING’S "rca: Markee 1318 Eliza Street Phone 243 Also at Margaret and Fleming Sts. Large Shipment of FRYERS and Soft-Bone ROASTERS Kenyon Auto Store 524 Southard Opp. Bus Station Radio Batteries “100” Radio Aerials Lyon White Walls Robbins’ H. D. Tubes 606 x 16 — 650 x 16 Voltage Regulators, $4.95 Bosch Saiety Coils Ignition Cable Kits Wheel Cyclinder Kits Water Pump Kits Small Universal Floor Mats More than 300 persons jammed | the beautiful Casa Marina last’ March of Dimes. They were re- hearers showered him with re- quests. Jolson was accompanied; by Nick Kenny, New York Mir- ror columnist. A number. of other ; fast-moving acts by Miami. enter- tainers were presented. i | La Concha Hotel was also’ | packed to capacity, The 200 in at-| tendance contributed $400 to the cause and were entertained by a! troupe of Miami stage people. | Russ Dalby and his Cafe Society orchestra alternated with ee nie Bennett’s Cuban Boys with ; some smooth dance music. Jolson also appeared at the Navy Yard party where hundreds pressed closely around him to hear the almost legendary singer of “Mammy” and “Sonny Boy” in person on the gayly decorated courts, Through the cooperation of | Musicians’ Local 202, the services of several Key West bands were made available at La Caca Mar- ina, as contributions to the drive. A steady musical program was provided by Hector Barroso’s band from the Driftwood, John Pritchard’s Orchestra, Arturo | Henriquez’ band: from the Trop- | ics, the Three Sharps from the Sand and Surf chib and Gene Costello trio from Casa Marina. leaders contributed their ! services, Colored Playgroun | The city’s long-deferred pur- chase of the one remaining lot kwhich has been blocking a pro- posed colored recreation area in the vicinity of Thomas and Louisa streets is now in the pro- son has given Recreational Di- rector Dwight Hunter the “go- ahead” signal and Hunter has written Edward Griffith of Hollywood, Cal., owner of the lot, to complete the deal. Purchase of the Griffith property will help the colored re- creational problem only to small degree, however, Hunter said. “It will give us 5 1-2 lots colored recreational pu”pos he continued “but this is suffici- ent only for a few pie of play- eround apowratus and softbi all | Samond for small chudren Th siea is ane large eno acult diamond. Hanter pointed out that the Army and Navy e sion here | has reduce: 1 comniu- | reeieational facilitics to nothing. Peopie Hemmed In “The colored people are he: ined in between the Ariny, Navy LAAAAASASASADAAAAA PRESCRIPTIONS inreccaienss | Compounded bv Experienced Pharmacists GARDNER’S PHARMACY | 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela Phone 177 Free Delivery were | | | =| |— ALA ALELEL. POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STORE Mrs, Al Armengol, Manager | 1019 WHITE STREET | The Friendly Neighborhood Store Where You Can Always Get Electrical Appliances, Toilet Preparations, Drug Sundries, Magazines and Newspapers Stationery - Soft Drinks i Candy, Etc. cess of completion, it was learned today. , City Manager O. J. S. Elling- | munity center ‘Battery Raised Rhode Island Reds City To Buy Lot Which Has Blocked d; Negroes Hemmed' In For Recreation, Official Declares 1 end white section”. Hunter said | ‘They can’t go either way" Thev Lave no s¥vimming mone ach where they us> is now ocetpied by th: i ly it we 1 ni officers under jin the budget at Tuesday night's commission meeting. Carbonell voiced opposition te new police and fire department | cars, a city appropiration to the radio station here, radios im por \ lice and fire vehicles, certain be ' gal department items and some ! salary raises, He advocated a larger appre priation for street repairs. fem reduction of City Personnel Db rector Jack Murray's salary, end increased pay for some employes such as City Finance Director Comptroller Charles Roberts end City Engineer Robert Dopp The Commissioner seid that the amount for street repairing materials and supplies should be $8000 at least, the same as last year’s amount, The budget etts it to $5,000. Dopp asked for $1@. 000. “Dopp neds help,” Carbennel said. “We should have at least es much for street repairing i “#7 as we had in ‘46° (The budget aportions $40,834.20 for street re pairing as compared with S41, 213.00 last year) The Com mission said he also objected te eliminating 10 street repair leh orers from the budget; they were included in the "46 budget item prowiding city ordinan | ces also drew Carbonell's oppett \,tions He said he also opposed « 1$18¥ item for hiring an asststent city attorney, /‘I am against the $3400 to be set aside for buying two poles cars, $1560 for central radio sf | tion equipment, the $100 f . dio maintenance and $2640 to other radio equipment 1 fought against placing radios in pole and fire department cars and will continue to do so They aren't neede in a town thi Carbonell also opposed the & a ad the Army al- it duecto; W @ 2 the Fed rovernme: nt sent the city a} for $3,002.00 in payment Army had | said check for property which the taken from the city and on which} the colored population haa a rer reation area known as Ingraham] Park in the vicinity of Thomas | and Louisa street. The park con-| tained a baseball field ind @ com- ; building. In an effort to find some plece. | however small, for the disp!iced | colored people, Hunter Reonttiuis) ed,'the city bought 4 1-2 lots on} Louisa and Thomas streets about | and a half ago, Two and a} half were purchased from the} Afro-American Insurance co. for} $975. The insurance company of- fered to donate $250, however, | upon the day that a’ new play- | ground is dedicated. Two other lots were bought for $875 from George A. Leach. One lot remained to be purchased, the (Continued on Page Three) SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street bemmamaaaal Phone 442 BRADY’S (LIVE) POULTRY MARKET FRYERS . . Ib. 40° We Handle Only Quality Poultry 1214 White Street PHONE 540 ! city. 700 item for buying a car for the Fire Chief “The Chief just bought car; the city doesn't need te ane him one”. Carbonell said He sad he also will oppose the $780 for placing n th ‘ car and two ter ‘ ing radios in the fire tewek “I would also at at half the $1200 to be spent the radio station in Key We th If this amount te be od at all, it should be «plit ftt between the Ch merce and radio stat The Commission seid he going to work t el nat : of the nines ‘ the tentative budget could live in ‘46 on t . they surely could in “4 “The lush days are We ve got to get to the port e can economize I t | going back to the d | had to hand out hurt anybody t tt « | We should be spending year than we di | of spending Announcement! ! We Have For Immediete Delivery All Models of cl SHMAN Motor Scooters As Iliustrated B.&B. Cycle Shop 822 FLEMING STREET ‘