The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 10, 1947, Page 1

Boos VOLUME LXVIL. ee No. 35 Cuban Envoy To Ask Truman’s Approval. Of Aerovias Q'Lin TRLLS GOMEZ BY PHONE ME WILL ASK. PRESI-'sp],. 4 DENT TODAY FOR OK) Black Monday! Experieneed In: ON HAVANA SERVICE| The Cuban Ambassador to the| oe Waited States, Guillermo Belt,| Great Britain wee t© make a visit to the White (By The Associated Press) House today to request Presi-| LONDON, Feb. 10.—This is dem Truman's approval as soon} “Black Monday” in Great Britain : - Q, Cuban oe line, for; ernment, last week, explained eration of a Key West-Havana | the action that would be taken j to conserve the country’s coal Gomez, Aerovias Q' supply. repre wtive here i that he Four million men have _ been ‘we held long distance tele-| temporarily thrown out of work, heme conversation with Ambas-|as a result of 100 percent effective- setter Belt this morning in which! ness in depriving all industry of (femer requested that the envoy |the use of coal today. empertite final approval of the ap-| As to homes, they were with- pheetion. The ambassador agreed! out gas and electricity from 9 we @ o'clock till noon and from 2 to The Seeretery of State and: 4 o'clock this afternoon. Board have ap-| Prime Minister Attlee is ex- . Aeronautics ° §$Q0UTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER ie: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947 PUTTAR Weather Compels x ok kok Too Cold For Students; "Rye ae oe ot ko | _ Chilly, weathe: forced the cancellation of classes in the elementary and Key West High: schools today. High Schools closed | ‘at ica! \closed at 1:30 p.m. | Willard M. Albury, superinten- dent of public instruction, gave authority to the principals of the {schools to close early if the hands | of the students were unable to! tholds their pencils, Foes Of Sunday Liquor Bill Hold Charter Violated: Opponents of the newly enact- ed “Sunday hquor bill” met last night at the First Baptist Church | | | i ’ od tb pplication | pected to make a speech in the OF Juan Silverio, Key West; house of commons, explaining my ® end uncle of the Cu-! the cabinet’s decision in. putting ay bansad: also called into effect its order for the con- Sefer Belt and made a similar | servation of coal. on. Up approval of the eat boot! President Truman ° SQN SN ne ui Sailor Accused Of ta we to Havana; an ae ; gees: Hitting Parked Car be t \erovias Q of the; H, L. Whitney, a sailor at the| Meacham F unways which Naval Base, was arrested last! night and charged with driving Acrovias Q|; while drunk, reckless driving, charter |causing an accident and having return. It|no drive: license. Whitney’s arrest came after he allegedly drove a car into the rear name is|Of #n automobile owned by Dr. of |H. Moore, parked at 1221 Division street, opposite Dr. Harry C. Ga- residence, about 9 o'clock aturday night. The parked car was damaged. : Earlier, Commander R. B, Poge, 1400 Elberta street, reported to} police that his car, parked in front “ te Havana flights, ‘ nths making het Havana an ating in the Carib- on . mee 1945 without an| * first letter founder and | mpany, Senor | Que ved Nations! Airlines, Inc, has an gelation before CAB for ene n inter #Wa-! of his home, had been sideswiped Sie to between by an, unidentified hit-and-run F gerne. e " t nmstead of aj) driver, Blue paint was left on! * ler Aerovias Q. Page's car. Police are looking for a freshly dented blue car. Lockwood To Make UNEMPLOYMENT | \ tion OF Key COMPENSATION IN MONROE COUNTY} West's Naval Base A. Lock Unemployment compensation payments in Monroe county dur- ing the week ending February 1, amounted to $119, and were made to eight persons, seven men and one woman, Carl B. Smith, chairman of the Florida Indus- trial Commission, reported, Payments throughout the state | he said, amounted to $102,448.50, ind were made to 3,276 men and 3.064 women, a total of 6,340. Compensated unemployed in | this county, registered as out of | vork through no fault of their available for suitable | wn and employment, were classified as,j membership of the service, | Chamber of one; skilled, three; semi-skilled, | proposal to oppose future carni- 1, {4 535,000 gallons of water an clerical and sales, one * one; unskilled, two, NAVAL TRANSPORT LEAVES TOMORROW USS Mulithen, a 490-foot Na- 4 » | val transport, which arrived in Key West from Seattle Sunday with a general cargo of freight, will leave port tomorrow bound for Norfolk, Va. She will carry freight from Key West consign- ed to Norfolk and further GAnes Ons north. The Mulithen had several Lew Smith Aute Service buses aboard, which are destined White at Fleming St Phone 5 fo: Norfolk e000 eee ee eee eeeee MOTOR TUNE-UP NAVARRO. Inc. Chrysler - DeSoto - Dodge and Plymouth FOR REAL, EFFICIENT, HONEST SERVICE : | SPECIAL | | Oposite the Bus Station i EE i i | So Serpe oeenin: | @ NE PIONEER ‘HOTEL tome of the city are urgently 151 N.E. FIRST ST. eequerted to attend a meeting t be held Monday night. Feb- In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of fwery $6. 1847. County Court noe era ct rou be there SERVICEMEN and a CIVILIANS | TANPAVERS j HESINESS MEN'S COMMITTEF NIRS RR A TE “Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot and conferred on tactics to be used in combatting the ordi- nance, “We are all of the opinion that | the City Charter is being violat-| ed,” said Rev. E. S. Doherty, chairman of the temperance com- | mittee of the Ministerial Asso-| ISEN. MURRAY DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION OF a ‘ Serna ere ny neil IN THE UNITED STATES | NEWSPRINT SHORTAGE! Mass Meeting On Budget, Taxes To |while the ‘elemnetary schools Be Held Tonight At least 50 Key West mer- chants and some 150‘ other taxpayers are expected to at- tend a mass meeting at the County Court House at 8 o'clock tonight to take action against a proposed sales tax on the 1947 city budget, a spokesman for the group said today. The group will attempt to change the budget so as to provide sufficient funds for paving the city’s streets without any increase in the ‘budget total appropriation, the spokesman said. A perm- anent organization of mer- chants and taxpayers “to co- operate with the city and get the most good from taxes levied” will be formed. The grcup has been run- ning a front page ad in The Citizen since Friday, ad- dressed to “all taxpayers, businessmen, civic and frat- ernal organizations.” ciation, Daniel B. Sharp, Central hhh hhihuhaheud Hotel owner, and chairman ofsthe committee for civic ment, presided. “Albert Carey, principal of Poinciana School, and a member of the original City Charter board, informed us that it the intent of the charter to keep all ordinances from going into} effect for 30 days after enact-! raent and that this is provided | by the charter.” Doherty said, “The purpose of the provision is to allow the citizenry opposing | the ordinance to.take the neces- sary steps to oppose it legall Fred Barnett, city attorney of Lakeland, Fla., was not able to attend-the meeting, being seized with an attack of influenz route. A legal advisor is being sought by the Ministerial Asso-! ciation and its . associates, Do- | herty said, but he added that an} out-of-town man would probably be selected so as not to em- barrass any local attorneys. Bar-| nett, legal advisor to date, will not be available until April. | Doherty said the group is! studying possibility of bringing i en} Struck By Car a al A In Tampa, Dies I. H. Pitcher, formerly of Key West, was fatally injured in an automobile accident in Tampa yesterday, according to a tele- gram received by his sister, Miss Leila Pitcher, 535 Duval street, The message said he was | struck by an automobile and died a few hours afterward. He leaves two sons, John and. Felton; a daughter, adys, and a grandson, all of Tampa: sis- ters, Mrs. J. R. Stowers and Miss Leila Piteher, Key West; a brother, Joseph Pitcher, Wash- j ington; and a niece, Mrs. Har- riette Wilson, Key West. Miss Pitcher left yesterday for Tampa to attend the funeral, which will be held tomorrow. SE Trey nec oes DW Water © mip tion of the Sunday law and of } also calling a referendum and | 1ecall to be conducted jointly, the latter against the three commis- sioners who voted for the bill Chamber To Hear | About Carnival: A report on the reaction of the Key West to the Commerce ivals to the city will likely be made iat tomorrow night’s meeting of {the directors of the organization. | Two weeks ago the Chamber | began circularizing its member- | ship as to the idea of admitting \ carnivals to Key West, in view | of the statements of several mer- {chants their business had been | seriously affected by the recent jcarnival at Duval and Division | streets. Directors of the chamber are} {also expected to act on several | ‘other matters. RADDA D ADA AAAASS | | Pa | PRESCRIPTIONS inc | Compounded by Experienced | Pharmacists | GARDNER’S PHARMACY | 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela | Phone 177 Free Delivery Tv ewwrwrwrrwrwrr rrr | EDEL IE POOR OLD CRAIG'S | SERVICE STORE | stern, AL Armengol, Manager ; 1019 WHITE STREET The Friendly Nelghborhood Store | Where You Can Always Get Electrical Appliances, Toilet _ Preparations, Drug Sundries, ; Magazines and Newspapers Stationery - Soft Drinks | Candy, Etc. | : Operating Mar. 1 A new pump in the Key West station of the Florida Keys Aque- duct Commission is expected to be in operation March 1, accord- ing to the report today of B. M Duncan, engineer for the water authority Foundations for the pump are now being laid in the station, Southard and Thomas streets. The pump, which will be run by a Die- sel engine, will have a capacity of hour. The present pump, which is powered by a gasoline engine, has been in operation for years with- out letup, except for minor pairs. When the new pump is in- stalled and operating, the old one probably will be torn down for repairs. A ETI TIERS ALTTION, eed ee OATS ~ | ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street Every Day BATTERY RAISED FRYERS 37° pou LIVE WEIGHT 99/2 rouno DRESSED WEIGHT OUR SCALES STERLING'S POULTRY MARKET 900 Fleming St. 1318 Eliza St. Phones 572 and 243 REPLACEMENT ff ADVOCATES THAT GOV- ey West PM LMLMLM LMG M4) ERNMENT TAKE AC- TION AGAINST ALLEG- ED MONOPOLY (Washington Correspondent of the Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10. —Senator James E. Murray, Mon- jtana democrat, is pushing his de- mands for a thorough investiga- Ition of the alleged newsprint monopoly which he considers a threat against the right of readers to receive the néws to which they are entitled in the Key West Citizen and othér newspapers. According to Senator Murray, | American newspapers are already so decidedly under the thumb of this monopoly, directed from Canada, that production of The Citizen is more costly than pro- duction of newspapers in Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami, St. Peters- burg and many other Florida cities. This situation, according to Senator Murr: portends the possible ruination of the smaller city daily and the weekly news- paper.. How highly senators ap- pra the role of newspapers in general, and the smaller 3 newspapers in particular, is in- dicated in statements by two |leaders, Senator Robert A. Taft, Ohio, Republican, and Alben W. Barkley, Democrat, of Kentucky. “The editor of the small town newspaper is responsible for see- ing that people get straight news without prejudice and that they understand what the issues are,” says Senator Taft. Senator Barkley believes it is “essential that the small newspa- per, the small daily and the weekly newspaper, shall be pre- served as a part of our educa- tional heritage Senator Murray directed an in- vestigation into the newsprint sit- uation during the 79th Congr as head of the Senate Small Bu ness Committee. As a part of his report he published a heretofore confidential report by the Fed- {eral Trade Commission, made for | the Justice Department which was | considering anti-trust action. The | newsprint industry, however, is | dir cted from Canada and is out- side the jurisdiction of the U.S. law. Senator Murray has recom- mended that the reactivated small Business Committee of the Senate ; investigate means of curbing the j alleged monopoly. ; United Nations’ action should be ; sought to prevent newsprint from becoming an i a | He also stated | strument of power | offering the lots for sale. They ‘at 8 p.m. politics, asserting that free and: dissemination _ of continued untrammeled news is necessary to world peace. {| The FTC investigation uncov ered a zoning tem of setting newsprint prices. This system was set up during the NRA days —it was never accepted by NR. however—and is still in use, ac- cording to Senator Murray. Un- der this system the United States was divided into ten zones and number of “port cities Zon four” was to be the base zone, and the price in each other zone: ;was to be the base price, plus or minus a stipulated differential } Key West is in “zone nine”, the most costly zone in the country where the price per 2,000 pound ton of newsprint is the base price ; plus five dollars. Jacksonville _and Tampa are “port cities” where ithe price is base less one dollar (Continued on Page Four) _ Palace Theater | GEORGE BRENT in | “LOVE, COME BACK” News and Serial | i This Week ARE CORRECT BRADY'S POULTRY MARKET 1214 White St. PHONE 540 | greatly upset the Miamian and | {he has COUNTY EXPEC eisai 6 esha eianiasnpaing npn concluded, the je anced, e cs * PRICE FIVE CENTS Key West Selected or ‘Training Camp pace. ; ‘ 5 a6 —X YANKEE ' SCOUT ‘TELLS Republi is TEAM: LIKELY TO BE TRAINING HERE IN 48 Six Billion’ 1X 10M. ica International League, have (By The Associated Press) | selected Key West for their spring billion dollars is the amount that'jin chairman of the Municipal Republicans intend to cut from | Snasouirieledd the proposed budget, their lead- | Se aN ers announced today. esas He added that it is highly 000,000 is to be trimmed down to | will come here likewise in 1948. $31,500,000,000, the Republicans} Jay Cone, business manager of foe pene of pnet Use *|ton, scout for the New York Yan- they explained that they not only ‘ees, spent all day yesterday here income taxes to an amount @S | nicipal Stadium ball park ‘and high as 20 per cent, but also will ‘puildings which could be used for the® public debt, Hamilton told Hamlin he was Besides, they in that he could bring a big PRCT Pa RE * _timake Key West its spring train- T Sell ing camp. The Yankee scout, for- 0 ‘mer manager of the Nashville . . . Wh M g \pecially liked the close location Lots ere Waaml |: housing and facilities to the c 3 & ., ., {ball park would be excellent as It was learned today that aj oon as the fence is rebuilt and a o ake mmeehieucis Hamlin explained that about $500 Church, is the owner of the J0tS| wil) be needed for such purpose. spectacular $120,000 fire on the) ‘phe underground sprinkling sys- night of January 11 when the {em in the infield has resulted in Bros. went up in flames. pipes are located. Some wet- Rev. Avery said that no dam- ; packing of the pipes and resurfac- the $70,000 loss to the building |shape for the visiting team. suffered by the Knight company,| Miami is unable to train on its of the paper was newsprint, Rev. Browns use it for spring train- Avery said. ting. numerous pictures of the big fire, }Of a club to train here thi were correct, Rev. Avery-said, in | Was something ofa surprise to who set fire to the building after | the community to assure the failure to open a safe. {ing team the proper’ fueilitie: winice et R ve. |he is requesting a one-man com Knit does nant tthe. fire |mittee from each of the following HAMLIN MAJOR LOOP ‘ To Cut Budget The Miami Sunsox, of the Flor- WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Six |training camp this year, Roy Ham- |Stadium Committee, President Truman's $37,500,- | probable that a major league club said, Ithe Sunsox, and Jimmy Hamil- will be in a position toyreduce | \ith’ Hamlin, examining the Mu- be able to make a reduction in) housing: and training purposes. budget will be ba league club here next year to Local Man club of the Southern League, es- ‘ball field. Blaze Took Place Cone and Hamilton said the Key Wester, Rev. Melrose Avery, lrepairs are made to the infield. in Miami on which occurred a Piping Causes Depression paper warchouse of J. W. Knightia slight depression where the age was done to the lots despite 'ing will put the diamond in good and $50,000 loss of paper.’ Much !own field because the St. Louis Miami newspapers, which used | Hamlin said that the’ decision attributing the fire to. burglars | him and asked for The Key West man‘ said that} In this connection, ‘Hamlin said fire } ‘to ‘agsiaf him: | CAamber' of Com- 1 |merce, Junior Chamber of Com- mn eye affliction which / Tree’ and Lions Club. A meet- necessitates his submitting to aling of all individuals and organi- cornea operation in New York j7ations interested in bringing a in the near future. club to Key West for spring train- Consequently, Rev 41S |ing will be held in the City Hall Wednesday to complete extend 180 by 125 feet at 1740, arrangements for placing the northwest First avenue |city’s facilities in readiness. a | More Than 100 Expected The Sunsox will bring more JAILER REPORT than 100 persons to Key West, in- TUESDAY NIGHT (cluding 25-30 newspapermen and Monroe county commissione _|photographers, players, club offi- at a meeting tomorrow night, are | Cials and their families. The party Avery County Jail to relieve the present | | ! ‘the authority to appoint anothey Weeetectocol ol Stee eto o a) scheduled to receive a report on | will arrive about March 1 and re- the proposal of Sheriff Berlin A.|main until about April 13. As Sawyer to have an extra jailor at| Hamlin pointed out, the publicity and advertising which Key West will receive during this period ill be incaluable: The visiting officials yesterday inspected the West Poinciana Ad- ministration Building ,a large cancrete ¢ structure containing a gymnasium, * off showers, plumbing and‘ ‘kitchen faciliti and billiard hall. Some 20 apart- ments were also inspected. The {training mess will be in the club- house. James Fort, Poinciana housing manager, conducted the inspection. If, by any chance, the HOUSEHOLD, FISHING and |Pwildings cannot be secured, Ham- lin said, facilities will be con- AUTO ACCESSORIES at structed at the field. Kenyon Auto Store | 7 4 representative of the New 524 Southard Opp. Bus Station} York Giants was one of the first pammmruneom PHONE 166 to indicate his impending arrival — here to check facilities for a 1948 camp. As part of the Sunsox spring program, they will meet the St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pivat Miami Beach in Key ‘st, with more games to be booked. ailor, Marco Mesa. ‘ County Legal Adviser “Joh Sawyer was directed by the coun y commission at last Tuesday's meeting to look into the law to} determine if the commission had jailor, Other matters coming the commission tomorrow will be of a routine nature before COME—GET YOUR ROASTERS and FRYERS BRADY'S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market ° 1214 White St. -- Phone 5¢ eet ewer eee wewen renee te | R: OLD CRAIC’S "SERVICE STATION OVERSEAS‘ 42 : J.H. Brady, Mgr. | Phone 9134 4 Large Airy Rooms Division and Francis Streets From Cele asc —Your PURE Of, Dealer—— ant From $6.00 BICYCLE DOUBLE and BATH Without Bath, 82.00 Up 917 Fleming Street PHONE 798 Key West. Florida TIRES and TUBES‘ New Bicycles Auto Tires - Tubes - Batteries Spraying, Oil, Greasing and Auto Accessories