The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 7, 1947, Page 1

oS ("see | eee VOLUME LXVIIL. No. 3 National Guard To. Take Sawyer Post Home As Armory AMERICAN LEGION NO rik TO MOVE ITS Veterans Drive Off HEADQUARTERS IN 60 : g Days Surplus Vehicles Arthur Saw Post of Amer- tegen which occupies tre (Under Own Power tate A nm White street as! ‘ - hewn asitiied. that | Twenty-six of the surplus war thin © ait weeks vehicles sold by War Assets Ad- nd . Seis, sei thik Sea ministration yesterday at Salt | Pond Key were driven off under Nv nies Seite : their own pewer by veterans be- Me w EPR ts, pang | fore 4:30 p. m sterday, County . ¢ the Key West | service Officer Jack Saunders " y 12nd Anti-Air- said today. - . we ithe i: War Assets Administration re- Seine: ae saan ported a total of 62 ete ve- w gptneintiggs! hicles sold up to noon plus nine Sabie deeat trailers. Saunders said most of - : ‘nization, | {© 26 which were driven off . . she enomusive Oe one-and-a-half ton stake - aot Sewyer Post to. | trucks. He pointed out that ve- t be discussed | terans purchasing vehicles may . ' toward getting |secure permits from the state ve- ' building a home! hicle inspector to drive to their elle bag sir said! destination. mn . the shake wants Saunders said that two vet- pert the Key West |erans were from Alabama and a teens G Company”./number from Tallahassee and anew Stirrup ommander of | Jacksonville. . ri hig “The boys were well satisfied,” would need the} the service officer said. “I talk- + Jed with ten of them myself and t Sawyer Post) they were very much _ pleased. ferable cash Some of the trucks are parked Simonton between Greene and Front streets and need only few minor repairs.” Saunders said he hdd only one that plans for | on e been discussed for publication Mei fh teday that ° aatiom the ey West complaint. One veteran discover- ; jed that the generator and some mpany of the National Guard | ©¢ A eomsid.ae shape as goon as it’ had{ other equipment, had been taken ee soout 110! from “his vehicle after he “had awe . tited an the | bought it. The average price ‘be-| Relief Society. fire and if thete is suf g paid per vehicle was ooo : ‘ second. com- | Saunders said. pan med During the night preceding the |] js expected the winndrs: will! Marriage License r 1To ( uple wiches to the vets holding their sed To Co places in line. A as issued} Tomorrow is the last day of the C. Wines ale exclusively for veterans. but M Diaz.) WAA said they may buy on any ‘ A nty Judge I | LLL a a FENDERS Oil Spray Ya'cuassis-- eaves buying « set of fende-s! Lew Smith Auto Service oN A RCA RETA: For A Good Time, Visit the V.F.W. Clubhouse FLAGLER AVE, and 2ND ST. Open Monday thru Saturday | | | ‘ Che Key We: SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED Induct Seven New Lions Last Ni Seven new members we! ducted last night into the West Lions Club, Stassen Gives Views On Labor Legislation in- " SEE beieeiea eet Earl Hamilton officially induct- | ifege4 Hag pnp ct br hipaa ed Cub Lions Errol V. Sawyer} WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—Har- ang County Commissioner Frank | Old’ Stassen, former governor of Bentley. Also inducted into the’ Minnesota, who announced in chp were B. aavey ay 0.| December he will be a candidate W#tkins, Hunter G. Harden, Jesse Sloan and Nati Hi for the Republican presidential |~/ean 2nd Nathan Hale Pepper. pe . ; County Commissioner Gerald nomination next year, said today | Saunders, Lion’s chairman, -pre- | he is not in complete agreement sented memberships signed by with the Republican congression- the national organization to A. C al program for the regulation of Michaelis, Cecil Carbonell, A. V. Armayor and Dr. H. K. Moore. labor laws. |Saunders also traced the history He is against mass picketing,'and the past accomplishments of favors eutlawing of mandatory ; fees for membership in the Lions organi: n, and advocates the prohibition of ; Fred Miller, president of the club, presided. jurisdictional strikes but thinks, the proposed bill by Senator Ball, Plane, Wrecked whom Stassen appointed when} ° In Spain, NOT = 9 Aerovias Q’s he was governor, is altogether too Acrovias Q the Cuban airline drastic in some respects, partic- ularly regarding collective bar- |! which operates the Key West- i Havana servce, is in no way con- gaining. | Stassen stated he favors quiring labor and management, in case of disagreement, to file | nected with Compania Aerovias | Cubana Internacionale whose 4- | motored DC-4 crashed in Spain notes with labor conciliators, yesterday, Rogelio Gomez, Aero- 1 unions re- and, in the event an agreement can not be reached for workmen to wait 30 days before going on strike. | Q representative here, em- Ries es; aaeraaS Navy Prepares To | phasi: ized today. Aeovias Q operates only inj the Caribbean ; area, Gomez | pointed out, and has no transat- | lantic service such as that oper- | ated by the other company. The {crash of the latter’s plane killed ‘nine or ten of the occupants, the Associated Press reported. In contrast, Gomez said, Aero- Q has never had an accident is it commenced operations in | 1945. He added that he had had several inquiries as to whether | the plane which crashed was con- {nected with Aerovias Q and | wished to explain that it definite- Raise Key West's Share For Relief Key West Naval Base now is pointing toward raising the local portion of the $400,000 to be rais-! ed by the Navy Pepartment for; yj the Navy Relief Society, it was reported today by naval officers here. First of a number of events scheduled for raising the funds will be a Monte Carlo Night at the | nei | first day of sale, the American|donate their winnings to the so-| carnival company that was here Legion furnished coffee and sand- ciety. a Ft. Taylor Officers Club. All re- ceipts of the affair, which will include the purchase of $2 worth ily was not. of -bogustmeney by each person attending, will be donated to the Bogus money will be played on the games of chance in the club. Man Arrested: Bee Improper Licenses £..R: Coldia ‘member of the i {last week, was arrested on a Mrs. Henry M. Cooper,'wifé of charge* of operating vehicles the commander of the Key West’ without state licenses. He plead- , is the local president | ed guilty when arraigned before | ce Justice J. Y. Porter IV, and was held for sentencing by the ! of ‘the society. It is pointed out that in 1946 a remaining days through the 13th.jtotal of 320 loans advancing $20,-| Criminal court. Cole also took 030 was made in Key West by the| out over $100 worth of licenses society to finance emergency \ for his vehicles. leaves, rehabilitation, hardship cases and similar emergencies. | qu TT, All the loans were made to Nz men. Palace Theater MONTE HALE in | | | | PRESCRIPTIONS To Board Bus William Lee Sawyer, 59, died suddenly at 8:30 o'clock this morning. He had come to Key West from his sponging boat, which he had left at Ramrod Key, and was sit- ting at Division and Grinnell streets, waiting for a bus to take him to Ramrod, when he slumped over and died of a heart attack. His home was at 801 Catherine street. Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Pritchard Funeral Home, have not been completed. The deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ellis Russell; sons, John and: William Sawyer of. Mi- ami; sisters, Mrs. Hilda Roberts, Mrs. Nellie Johnson, Mrs. Ethel Albury, Key West, and Mrs. Blanch Farthing, Miami; a broth- fer, Leon Sawyer, Key West, and four grandchildren. Board To Open Tenders Retiring $35,000 Of Bonds Tenders will be opened if any are received, for the purchase of more than $35,000 of outstanding bonds next Thursday night at a meeting of the Monroe County Board of Public Instruction. The tenders, if any, would be received from the present hold- ers of the $220,000 of outstand- ing 4 percent refunding bonds is- sued by the special tax school district No. 1, A total of $75,000 of the bonds was redeemed a year ago by the schdol board. In the event there are no tend- ers from the bonholders the school board will act to draw the $35,000 of such bonds to be re- tired this year. At last night’s meeting of the Board of Public Instruction only routine matters were taken un- der consideration. Bills were received and ordered paid. 10,000-Ton Naval Vessel Due Sunday USS Muliphen, a_ 10,000-ton Navy freighter with an overall length of 490 feet, will put in to Key West Navy base early Sun- day with a cargo of merchandise aboard from the Canal Zone. Anes eseeaseeeeseee Pare, Fresh Tegredient~ Compounded by Experienced Pharmacists GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone No. 5 Poinciana Bus Passes Door 5 " bes a. mercacks TNO. CADACE “Out California Way” 1114 Division St., Cor. 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Florida POULTRY POULTRY. | MARKET MARKET | et trent ett ne ——Picturesque— may Pirates Cove Fishing Lodge’’ Luxury Fishing Camp of the Keys” PIRATES COVE, FLORIDA I, Mgr One of World's Finest Fishing Spots Charter Boats and Skiffs Beautitul Protected Swimming Pool RECREATION - ENTERTAINMENT De Accommodations - American Plan Excellent Cuisine Viett the Charming Rendezvous, Dining Room, Bar ee ee nt Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars SPECIAL NOTICE All Taxpayers, Business Men, Civic and Fraternal Organiza- tions of the city are urgently requested to attend a meeting to be held Monday night, Feb- ruary 10, 1947, County Court House, at 8:00 o'clock. Very, very important that you be there. PAYERS and 3S MEN’S COMMITTEE WHITE INN BAR and RESTAURANT 1018 Division Street Will Be OPEN ALL-DAY SUNDAY To Serve the Public with All Popular Brands of Nationally-Known Beer BUDWEISER - SCHLITZ and PABST Blue Ribbon Bottle OPEN 7 A.M. to 9 P.M. Our Com: TN TTT for If we haven't your style or choice of color, we can get it for you within a few days. for Your CHEVROLET, BUICK CHAMPION = and 121 Duval Street “aul UAHA Announcing ... THE OPENING La Concha Hotel Building associated with Best & Co. and Roberts, 5th Avenue, i May We Expect You When You Desire MODERATE PRICES- ALL MAKES of CA See Us About Front End Parts We Are FACTORY A, and for TOLEDO AUTO Roy’s Key West Auto Parts PHONE 442 Cheries LaConcha Beauty Salon PHONE 115 Staff of Stylists formerly New York City plete Beauty Styling MMMM and PLYMOUTH Automobiles DISTRIBUTORS for Cc. SPARK PLUGS PARTS Key West, Florida AMA AVAUERAAOUANLALEAIUOOOUUONGUUGOOOEGOTO LOAD DSN cia EAD ae erent ti ‘jto camps and hospitals, of the. 5 f % RUBINOF, VISIT TO NAVAL HOSPITAL ARRANGED TODAY The appearance of Rubinoff;} and his Violin at the Naval Hos-} pital tomorrow morning has been|{ arranged between Paul Sawyer, | chairman of community service, , local chapter, Red C: Eva Navarro, president Key West Woman's Club. The famed violinist will play before'the hospital patiénts at 10 o'clock. ole ° British Cabinet ij . Holds Meeting ° On: Palestine (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Feb, 7—The British cabinet is holding a special meet- ing this afternoon to come to an! agreement regarding a course to, pursue to try to end the turmoil } in Palestine. It was said that Foreign Min- ister Ernest Bevin would recom- mend the permitting 100,000. Jews in the European area to enter Palestine in excess of the established quota. As to the proposed partitioning of.Palestine, it was said the gov- ernment will attempt to bring about a compromise between Jews and Arabs in that country. s, and Mrs, of the Jersey Men Visit Citizen Publisher ‘Claims’ Otherwise NOT EFFECTIVE FOR 30 Britishe government's | DAYS, © CHURCHMEN SAY; DRYS DISCUSS REFERENDUM Over the protests of members of the Ministerial Association the new “Sunday liquor law” went into effect this morhing. City Clerk Roy Hamlin said it became effective at 9 o’clock. Under the amendments offered by Commis- sioner Albert Cooper liquor es- tablishments now open at 9 a.m, instead of 8 a.m. on weekdays. On Sunday, beer, wine and liquor will go on sale from 12 noon to 6 p.m. and after 9 pan In restaurants of 40 or more te ble-seating capacity, beer, wine and mixed drinks may be sold. during the additional hours of 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. . Members of the Ministerial As~ sociation drew attention of City Clerk Roy Hamlin today to Article 4, Section 2, of the City Charter which says that no ordinance ex- cept an emergency or annual ap propriation ordinance shall go in to effect until 30 days after its passage. The section provides that this length of time shall be given op ponents of the measure in whieh to secure a petition of 35°; of the registered voters against the ordi- jnance. Hamlin then showed the Mini jterial Association representative, jRev. G. Leon Wells, pastor of the |First Methodist Church, Article ,6, Section 7, of the same charter jwhich says, “Each ordinance or resolution shall take ‘effect when Passed and when certified as pass- ed except when otherwise prawid ed.” The liquor ordinance reads that it goes into effect upon pub- ‘ Mi lication in The Citizen. It was Charles E. Van Note and ' published vesterday, Arthur J. Strickland _ busines: Meanwhile, the opponents of men from Point Pleasant, N. J.,|the new law called a meeting’ fur visited The Citizen office this; Sunday night at 8:45 o'clock at morning and renéwed acquain-/tHe First Baptist Church when tances with L. P; Artman; pub- {they will decide what action to lisher, who also owns the Ocean County Leader, newspaper of Point Pleasant, N. J., and Norman Artman, formerly manager of that paper. Upon returning to Miami later today the New Jersey men will embark for Cuba by boat for a short visit to the neighboring re- public. They expect to return to Point Ple nt by March KIDDIE BAYVIEW PARK SATURDAY SPECIAL ‘9 TRAIN RIDE ‘take against Sunday opening. i Rev. E. S. Doherty, chairman fof the temperance committee of the Ministerial Association, said jthat Daniel B. Sharp, owner of 'the Central Hotel and chairman jof the civic improvement league, | Would preside at the meeting Delegates from churches in the jcity are to attend, he said, and j will determine whether to call for :(1) a referendum, (2) a new ordi jnance or (3) recall of the threr {commission members who voted in favor of the ordinance, Cooper jand John and Louis Carbonell | Meetings of the dry forces were heid on both Tuesday and Wed lay nights of this week. Do (Continued on Page Two) COME— HOUSEHOLD, FISHING and AUTO ACCESSORIES at NAVARRO, Inc. Chrysler - DeSoto - Dodge Kenyon Auto Store ; Opp. Bus Station | 524 Southard LR, POOR OLD CRAIGS SERVICE STORE Mes, Al Armengol, Manager 1019 WHITE STREET The #¥ Wy Nels od Store wh You Can ayn Get Electrical Appliances, Toilet Preparations, Drug Sundries, Magazines and Newspapers Stationery - Soft Drinks Candy, Etc. : Saturday and NAUGHTY FRONT and ANN STREETS Speciak Engagement TONIGHT .. Dorothy LaSalle The Hit Girl of the March of Dimes Show .. Singing Your Favorite at 2 FRIENDS BAR . and Plymouth FOR REAL, EFFICIENT, HONEST SERVICE Oposite the Bus Station | NOTICE | | Dealer-contractor ship available. Factory-built homes. Approved FHA. Veterans Administration, Miami Bldg. Code. Phone : La Concha Hotel. °y unday Nights but NICE KEY WEST, FLA.