The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 1, 1947, Page 1

-SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER home a —_—— VOLUME LXV. No. 28 VFW To Fight Effort |Rev. Doherty Not Opposed {Cooper Am To Bar Future Shows COMPR. OF SOUTHERN.* NOST POST OPPOSED CB PDB OO AAAALIQUOR FOE SPEAKS Te BANNING CARNE George Mills White Vabs Named Director Of Housing Authority George Mills White, assist- ant executive director of the Key West Housing Authority. was named director last night . at a dinner meeting of the Authority. White succeeds Wallace B. Kirke, war-time director, who recently resigned. The new * b director has deen serving as « acting director in Kirke’s ab- sence. He was selected over mine other applicants. A. Maitland Adams was re- « elected chairman and Jerry a Trevor vice chairman. "IDI aLaS. ; . Senator Taft Tells Of Tax | Reductions (My ‘The Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 1—Sena- Nobert Taft, chairman of the ican committee, said to- st the bill to reduce in- taxes had been prepared committee, and that the t i 20 percent, with a grad- -To Sunday Beer, Wine Sale “By Larger Restaurants ONLY FOR HIMSELF; Liquor Dealers TO OPPOSE ae To Rice p ‘Check SALE LAW TUESDAY Rev. E. S. Doherty, leader of! the Ministerial Associatoin’s ef-| On Own Members fort to keep beer, wine and! President Joseph R. Sirugo of liquor from being sold on Sun-'the Retail Liquor Dealers Asso- day in Key West, made a major | ciation today released for publi- concession yesterday when he Cation a resolution which it will said he “personally would not submit . to’ the City ‘Commission kK CONGRESS b ) Tuesday regarding the proposed object to larger hotels and rest- (ordinance authorizing sale of beer, eurants selling beer and wine wine and liquor on Sunday. with their meals” on Sunday. | Under the resolution the asso- The pastor of the Ley Memor- | “ation will select, if the ordinance is passed, a five-man committee Jap Unionists Defer Again To ial Church and past president of ; Eom, ve 3 the Ministerial Association saici, jo See Dice oN in reply to a question from The ill be authori d to t- ee Ctiizen as t hether hy ould es eae Spee | Press) as to whether he would the various liquor-vending places | (By ‘The Associated Press eppose the sale of intoxicating fo see. if they are. bei "ab dj TOKYO, Feb. 1—Japanese | beverages on Sunday, so long as BSE A Tey «Ore, DEE ect ereet ionists. ateni to strike, | the bar. ke “| cy | in a legitimate, proper and re-| unionists, threatening to stri e,| ploy were kept closed,! spectable manner.” complied today with another di- “If the bars are closed and the Municipal Tae. ao arin issued by General Mac: j larger hotels and restaurants just | tj : tablish 5 seili Arthur. | sold beer and wine with their |°° pon any; e6 eb iapmenieernne Expr workers, numbeing | = gis Ch ne taba ally. wantin ob jalcoholic beverages to a minor, aj eee . fae . : ig age rte obs | person under the influence of 100.000, were all set to go on; i 2 a Ros ees satan eee "tho | liquor; or immoral women or op-| strike tonight, but they decided | parce en © jerating after the legal hours or! 9 call off the threatened strike | Ministerial Association. nee =f SGA ee: Ree Deal r e maintaining their businesses so as} shee they heard of Mecktthurs | ev. Doherty was recently suc- ito constitute a nuisance. hae ae iL cerrarsgs | directive against it. ceeded as Ministerial Association | Se eae president by Rev. W. R. Smith ip. C. PITTMAN { Yesterday, 2,600,000 Japs, mem- | dments To Sunday »| Liquor Law Allows, Sale Only “| *In ‘Afternoon And Late Evening \Effect On Key Of Federal Budget Cut Of Four Billion ei sina store | RESTAURANTS COULD SELL 6-9 P.M.; MINORS, DRUNKS AND PROSTI- TUTES BARRED City Commissioner Albert Cooper announced today the West the commission allowing the sele ‘of beer, wine and liquor on Sum CONSIDER- ie ING MEASURE TO OFF-| “If the amendments are ast dopted,” Ci y said, “I will vote SET LOSS OF REVENUE igs the gpa Moho ” He OC. aid he would offer the amend- LOCALLY pare Tyeadig’s meeting of the \ > we (Prom Wasbineten Comvcsuentem cominission when the aod . M Arthur S Wish | WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1_| drawn up by counsel of the Retail | (WNS)—The Congress wants to Liquor Dealers Association, comes its second and final read- put over $300,000 additional pur-| UP, for "tS Second and fina chasing power in Key West for; the fiscal year 1948. 1 Cooper holds the deciding vote of the commission. Mayor . w is ¢ chasi Demeritt and Commissioner Hum we ane pone cheeky | ter Harden opposed the ordinanee; yi not be: a: Cue Rene 4P-' Commissioners John and Louis propriation, nor will it be a gen-) Carbonell voted for it. Cooper eral wage increase authorization cast the deciding ballot im the which will add this sum of money , *t0-2 — bar guie posend tani on. ” nce on first readu a testa mrges: payout | esfon of the pace Pent He The purchasing power increase, said at the time, howev@r, that he will be the share in Key West of , would offer amendments before a five and one half billion dol-| voting for it on second and final lar cut in the Presidential bud-,'¢@ding. Church. The Ley Memorial pas- | announced that the r = yy were go- OFFICERS SCHOOL pastor of the Poinciana “Baptist <i s rs i apa GRADUATE FROM bers of unions throughout Japan, | tor still remains Chairman of the | ee to strike if their wages | (Speciat to The Citizen) | ' get estimate of 87 1-2 billion.” “|, Tpe Cooper amenments, weug That is what the budget cut ave the following effect t amount of reduction rod. [bead of the Committee, spear-| head of the forces opposing the! MAXWELL FIELD, Ala., Feb. ordinance by te Retail Liquor 1—First Lieutenant Robert C. {were not increased and their | will amount to locally according weekly hours of work deceased. ‘to Representative Thomas A.! 1. Prohibit the sale of aleoholie beverages between 2 a.m. and 12% onan —— i —— Pee he ee i eens (Blltinans Gad oF ME aa: Geneal MacAthur, in ordering! Jenkins, Ohio Republican, and a namacen reurenn . ont 9 ome o- 3,500,000,000, and Repre-* permit sale of beer, wine and/B. Pittman of Key West, Fla., re- that the stake be: celled oe rocruhen of thie, oink Budget with a tan: catia capanity ot . tative ‘Tabor asserted that liquor on Sunday. |cently was graduated from the} Pointed out ~ . a 40 or more seats which would be . nt could be absosbed by the Election May Be Held ir university’s air communica- Senta neers ee agpasis tis r a! According ta. the Congress- |permitted to sell beer, wine and nment discharging 1,000, If the ordinance passed at the | tions officers course at nearby | ea ee Sake He betel 2| Maes «lorena the Key West! nixed drinks between 6 and § mployees. He added that | last meeting of the City commis- Gunter Field. Lt. Pittman is as-| 2hp Sah eae Str i |share of the administration $37} .m. Sundi : is yas ie) : ed. that,,he was not interfering | 1 _ A 5 ld 12 jay. elease would not impair | sion on first reading,.is approved |Signed to Elgin Field, Pla. and) 00 i oun A but that (oo billion budget would amoun! ; 2..Prohibit sale of alevholie - peration of any department | Tuesday with the same provi- ‘Teturned to duty there upon yay ns s us rsa Sams res ha paper $2,250,000. Under the propos- | beverages to persons less than 21 the government, Tabor spoke |'sions unchanged, Doherty said,!Pletion of the five-month . . the apRR e te ah ed Congressional budget figure of | years of age, intoxicated persons, ommittee of investigators | the» Ministerial ~Association awill| He entered the Army in 941) 8 e “apanese people 98 & 32 billion dollars, the share | habitual drunkards and prosti- ao and was overseas with the B9th! Whole. |of the cost in Key West would | tutes. | numbered 64, each of whom ecerving a salary of $7,000 FUNERAL SERVICES, FOR 8. A. BLACKWELL Funeral services for Sidney A. «well, 29, who died Wednes- | Orlando, will be held 4:30) Sunday afternoon in the « Street Methodist Church. Three Judicial . . B. Reid will officiate. Districts | ined will take place in the t n City Cemetery un-! { ms e direction of the Lopez! In Smathers Bill Home pallbearers will in-| wrence Gates, Neville; Ormond Roberts, Carol ; Leonard Roberts and Ww ams pallbearers will be: Wardilow, George Jay Jack Saunders, Bert E. | Sidney Curry and E. Smith, Jr Hands Across The Sea | » DE JANEIRO—(AP)— | gian ship “Stela Pol- | n Rio de Janeiro as | hip from Norway to} \ ca on a good neigh- ince the war. Bank- businessmen, sports- * s and industrial- | RAUL’S on the BOULEVARD ~ DANCING -- Nightly to the Music of MARK ‘sn ii STANLEY Orchestra Peatering STLVIA at Plano Best Drinks— - eetmaatan Mt na an Palace Theater MESTER MOR? j for the community to have such move immediately to have either ate 4 bomb group of. the 5th air ion electio: t No-| wees Se aioe a eceien detent the aS a pilgt-during ‘the War in the |RETURN HOME, FROM Southwest Pgcjfig area. He has} €ENTRAL AMERICA been awarded the Air Medal with! yy. and, Mrs. Anthony Yat ter. 414 Simonton street, returned |last night from a four-months’ ‘vember or organize to defeat the commissioners who approved the! ordinance. . The ordinance allaws, sale of beer and wine 24 hours on Sun- ae ag ee day’ by ‘any “licensed establish- HIGH STAKES jtour of Central America. ment and the sale of liquor over) TULSA, Okla—Filing a volun-| They said they visited large cit- the bar except during church; tary petition for, bankruptey,“a*jes'in that area. Making the trip howrs-.and-the- sale of packaged Tulsa cabby admitted that “dur- by plane, it required only a day liquor after 7 p. m. ing the past 90 days I lost $3,500 for them to return home from “We will organize the united ,in crap games.” ‘Managua. set ce {GULF STREAM local option election,” Rev. Doherty said. “The last commis- sion meeting was only a skirmish. RESTAURANT and SNACK BAR DIVISION AT SIMONTON STREET —aneratcd Under Personal Management of Benjamin Goldberg The real battle will occur if the OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY AROUND THE CLOCK ce ordinance passe: Serving: eBREAKFAST eLUNCHEON. 11-2. eDINNER, 5-9 The committee chairman said that entirely new set of speak eAfter-Theatre SUPPER or SNACKS Also Service A ba Carte At All Hours ers will be present Tuesday. “We have plenty of speakers,” he said, “but we don’t really need them. “In Miami the Greater Miami White Temple Methodist Church. SUNDAY: DINNER before the City commission when the question of Sunday openin city’s SERVED © 1:00 to 9:00 o’Clock $150 “Special Attention to Families With Children!” CHILD’S FULL PLATE AT HALF-PRICE came up to speak fot the churches. The Commission drop- ped the whole thing. Division Not Good “If the liquor interests had any statemanship here they would do the same thing. It is not good Salami Canape Chilled Fruit Cup Oyster or Shrimp Cocktail Iced Tangerine Juice Chicken Broth with Home-Made Noodles (Continued on Page Three) Saltines Assorted Relishes ENTREE CHOICE Baked Young Tom Turkey, Savoy Dressing Roast Prime Ribs of Western Beef, Au Jus Fried Milk-Fed Spring Chicken. Cranberry Jelly Grilled Pork Chops, Cinnamon Apple Baked Sugar-Cured Virginia Ham. Mustard Whip Broiled Rib Steak, Natural Fried Red Snapper, Sauce Tartare e Golden Fried Yellowtail. Lime Butter . Southernmost Garag> In U. 8. TWINS GARAGE 1130 Duval Street Phone 198 duto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars | The Mhenton Popular Prices Thief ‘ Reservations: Phone 9287 10 Cee ENE PEELE RANE PERE EES ‘RAINBOW ROOM D ANCING EVERY NIGHT ots of Tonight ‘7. Ca eaeeedlieal PM 00 A. M Prices Donated by Merchants of Key West suenc BY——--_— Russ Dalby Cale Society Orchestra a mCHA J D. McANDREWS., Manage: TC Stet bn bo bn bn bn tnd bn int Ant ttn ttn tn teat tnd French Fried Jumbo Shrimp, Parsley Butter Half-Dozen Fried Select Oysters Broiled French Florida Lo’ , Au Buerre Vegetarian Dinner, Poached Egg Assorted Cold Cuts, Potato Salad Saute Mushroom Omelette VISIT. RAOUL’S BAR SMITH LANE Off DUVAL ST. Rear Lewinsky’s Men's Shop “In the Heart of Key West” Don’t Forget to Stop When Shopping or Strolling Down Town You Will Find A Very Warm WELCOME and the Best of Drinks at Prices Within Reach of All MEET RAOUL and His Assistant, FRANK DUFFY OPEN 8 A.M. ‘Til "?” A.M. To SERVE YOU Snow Flake Potatoes Buttered Garden Spinach Candied Yams New Carrots en Cream Hot Dinner ‘Rolls Chef's Salad Fresh Strawberry Meringue Glace Apple or Key Lime Pie Layer Cake Roquetort Cheese Toasted Wafers Hot or Iced Tea Milk, 10c Extra INGS and FRATERNAL GROUPS Coffee CATERING to PARTIES, WE ROUPS | BEER and WINE SERVED DURING LEGAL HOURS BAbA4~ LADDER eereccves be $1,920,000, or a” savings of! “3. Make it unlawful for minors $330,000. p ‘jor prostitutes to enter places | The Congressman.. points out! whete ‘alcoholic beverages are that his estimates © are , ie ‘bold except’ that minors may do upon measurements of the ability so ig accompanied by 4 parent of Key West taxpayers to pay ' guardian or adult relative to eat Z and not on a per capita; a meal. basis. On a per capita -basis, the; 4, Make unlawful the operation 32 billion dollar budget figures’ of an establishment in a “loud | at $228, he i. and this would! noisy, rowdy or boisterous man mean the local share would be ner” by a vendor of slightly more than $3,000,000 beverages. more than the amount he figures; 5. Prohibit the sale of aleohole local residents will actually pay. beverages from 2 a.m. to 9 am The savings locally, the Con-.on the other days of the week gressman said, will mean a great | 6. Provide a fine of $150 to $260 deal more than the actual ,- or 60 days in jail, or both, for 000, for the budget cuts will be violation of the ordinance plus accompanied by a corresponding revocation of liquor license upon decrease in taxation. This will second offense. A 10-day license mean a general decline in the suspension would be imposed on cost of living. thus making each those guilty of a first offense, ex of the saved dollars worth more. | cept those violating the “loud according to Representative noisy, rowdy” provisivt Jenkins. | The ordinance which Cooper That is why, he said, it will be Seeks to amend would more beneficial to the local and Sale of beer and wine 24 hours national economy than a “pump-'0n Sunday and the sale of lique a general all day Sunday except between 6 alcoholic mit the priming” grant, or wage increase, for both such pol- 4. and 12 noon and between 6 icies would indicate a rise in 9224 9 p.m. It also permits the taxes or prices, or both. jsale of packaged liquor on Sun The 5 1-2 billion dollars saved , 44Y before 6 a.m. and after 7 p.m under the proposed budget cuts # Practice which Cooper's amend (Continued on Page Three) nationally, he said, would pur chase over a pound of butter aj week for every family in the merce ye country, or would put a chicken) 2 Fuane SO BEACH in every pot every Sunday. | G LODGE, Big Pine Key On Old Ferry Highway The savings throughout Flori-j} da would amount to $77,000,000. | Big ey a according to Repreanetativ® | Srectal Sun., Crawfish Enchill enkins. ATT AN AY AAAS For A Good Time, Visit the! V.F.W. Clubhouse | Auto Painting FLAGLER AVE. and 2ND ST. ee i Open Monday thru Saturday | AMBLER’S SERVICE Poinciana Bus Passes Door {404 Duval, Next La Concha Motel lt: ls-A: Marder Trial Without Pre-Arranged Verdict January : “ loth” audience. They witness the play as real jurors from the stage and bring in their At the own verdict at the end of the last act Two short endings are written for the Barn play to be used according to their ver dict. Which will yours be--GUILTY Theater stinnocenr?”™ ” February 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, at 815 P.M. TICKETS $1.50, Tax Included Advance Sale at PAUL SMITH, Books and at the Door Before Pi i i i The jurors are selected from the i i i i j i i i i i