The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 12, 1947, Page 1

=| The Key Wi SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947 bates am No, 87 e New Barge System Between Key West-Miami Proposed | before County Commission PRNIOHT RATES WOULI O% CHEAPER THAN THOSE PREV AILING, | COMMISSION TOLD VOLUME Lxvi Committee Will | Study Proposed A Serge line between Miami ewe o vost count! Barge Operation ous . ners. | A committee was appointed by oa sdtink in President Clem C. Price of the Renee a? Bie ells | Chamber of Commerce last night to investigate the operators and anewd that he | eady pur finaneial condition of the pro- ones mare with a ca | posed Key West-Miami barge porte # 298 ton ach and other | line. epeent needed + perute the These and other aspects of the thee times cach wek | application of Louis Berger, Mi- { cmmerreemeton Frenk Bentley,| @™1, to operate the barge system | will be investigated and the com- ee) man { ' board ' present the vig- | Mittee will make recommenda- Fe ‘ cartme to be! Hons at the next meeting of the m that date in M be-| board of directors of the Cham- the lnterstate Commerce | ber. m on the question of Berger asked the Chamber to ettling ot snd the pplica-| 8 On record at this time as be- @ te operate the barge linc ing in favor of the project. The ot Her ge «id. would be) Chamber may be represented be- lowe than now) fore an Interstate Commerce here tween Miami and Key, Commission hearing at Miami a was not prepared! Feb. 18, which will fix the rates ' < t they! and other factors covering the . til the ICC s the opening of the barge line. vv! Sa ’ at ture will be \C OMDR. SUDDATH on —> Oe “4 sori a" IS COMING HERE “- ee a c pode Comdr. Thomas H. Suddath, caaat ae line eal USN, will return to Key West in heraed.” Bera: , “| 10 days to command the ord- , w bs Ber wid the| Dance unit recently transferred noe . Anne a tie ie here from Ft. Lauderdale. Comdr, r r ie dite Milley ‘lin Suddath was recently stationed pa 4 of Whitehead atime at Solomons, Md., Naval Station, le eatd thet Chark Smith, anes since been decommis- Sun. Nehoteel bd ae Comdr, Suddath is. a. veteran > oie > ined bnaratinns of the war in the Pacific. He SS iited the don ceay wilt stationed in Manila before the war and later established a . — the Flor | torpedo station in Australia, Lat- — t and the Seaboard} ”” at) He saul Re gag Oe The |! he was _nayigation officer aboard the ‘cruiser St’ Paul. t eonneetion She conth . |CANADIAN LIKES ition adopted by WEATHER HERE nm it was set “I like Key West so much that me barge rates | I'd like to live here alwa t the de-| Such was the statement of between the two} Miss Collette Vigneux of Toron- to, Ont., who is visiting with nunica-| Miss Lillian Perez, daughter of he had| Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Perez, 919 ence | Duval street. wh barge} Miss Vigneaux came here a nnect-| week ago and will return to N ystem of | Toronto after spending about a s n Key! week in Miami. She says that " | the weather here is so different rom what it is in Toronto that she never wants to go home. S. FP. Saunders Di | Thi \ M Revolvers F stol Stolen | ” Two revolvers and a_pisto unt siieahied stolen from a house at 713 Thomas street last night, police reported today. The weapons, a pearl-handled .32 calibre revol- a blue steel and an Army .45 calibre Knights « automatic. The police had no fur- ' ther information on the theft at : held | 1 p. m., today. tired | ver, volver s Batory To Sail Agai t GYDNIA, Poland.—(AP)—The iydnia-America Line motorship Batory is going back into tran Atlantic servi aged by fire a few months Antwerp, is expected to be to sail for D. Creel; | 31 Richmond Apple SOLER ETRE TREES COME—GET YOUR HOUSEHOLD, FISHING and Mia and four} AUTO ACCESSORIES at ‘ | Kenyon Auto Store 524 Southard Opp. Bus Station commas 98108 10S gegaaerasmeane ’ t t Saunde A Birge and Berlin| 2 calibre re-+ New York on March; IN TH Herman Talmadge Declared To Be Governor: Of Georgia By Superior Court: Decisi (By Assonatee Press) ATLANTA, Feb, 12.—Herman Talmadge is the governor of| Georgia, according to a decision rendered today by Superior Cout Judge Walter Hendricks. The court said further that Tal- | madge has the right to serve a term of four years. Hendricks based his decision! jon Article 5 of Georgia’s 1945 constitution, He said that, under that clause, the legislature had| the legal right to elect Hermanj Talmadge governor. j Hendricks pointed out that the people-of Georgia had not elect-} ed either Herman Talmadge or Lieutenant Governor M. E. At County New Plats Of Keys Assessor’s Offices: Thompson as governor, and, as the legislature or general assam-* bly represents, the people, to it, under article 5, is delegated the; power to name a governor when; a condition arisés, as in the! present case, the result of the death of the duly elected gover- nor, Eugene Talmadge, before it was time to induct him into of- fice. The court set aside the suit brought by Lieutenant Governor Thompson to have himself de-! clared governor, Attorney Gen- eral Eugene Cook, who was op-; posing Talmadge, said he would appeal to the supreme court. To! Be Made | Working On Chart Of Key Large! New plats of “A the Florida Keys are being prepared by the office of the county tax a and will be used to assess estate on a more equitable basis. Clifton Bailey, who was ap- pointed a licensed surveyor by the state examiners last week, in charge of the work of plating the keys, according to Claude A. Gandolfo, county tax assessor. Right now Bailey is at work on new plats of the real estate of Key Largo. Later he will pro- gress successively to other keys, until, a year or two hence, he completes the same sort of effort on all the keys. Bailey, under Gandolfo’s direc- tion, is going back to the United States surveys, the old Florida East Coast Line Railroad charts an the récords in the county as- sessor’s office for his informa- tion. Sometime the work goes ahead rapidly, But at other times must be a painstaking search of the records before a pi of prop- | erty cam be correctly charted on} the plats. Only the other» day Bailey found a woman who had been about $5,000 for 40 acres Search- Bailey sor real assessed of Key Largo property. ing through the records is} All Bailey could find the. woman could find no trace of the prop- erty the woman owned on Key | Largo. It was at that time he discov- ered the woman, who is a north- ern woman, had been sold 40 acres of land which were en- tirely beneath the Atlantic ocean. actually owned on dry land was} half an acre. “In a case like that it was ob- viously too much to assess the: owner of that property $5,000,” said Gandolfo, “The assessment! should be nearer $200 for'the half: acre of land which is above seai level. 4 “The purpose of plating the: owner, the number of acres‘he owns, the exact location of the, land he owns, and whether the! land is on the ocean, the bay or! the Overseas Highway is te-find | the real basis for assessment. “If a property consists ofsman- | grove, that is the land isi ‘pactly | under water, it is not worth as; much as land which is high and dry. The whole purpose of ple ing the s to determine this.” Gandolfo that when this work is fin d that no tax as- sessor’s office in Florida will be better fixed than Monroe county! for knowing the real answer to} assessments. Solons Approve Barge Service, | ied Name Judge f At a special meeting yesterday the City contribution of j afternoon Commission authorized the $1,200 to the Key West 1947 Fish ing Tournament starting on Sun- Attorney Municipal j | I aay eenpontcd Tom | Watkins as temporary ; Judge and approved the ‘lishment of freight barge service estab- between Miami and Key West |by Louis Berger. Berger operated a Navy barge service between the two cities ; during the war and is ready to start service with six barges of} 250 tons each, Judge Watkins will act as City ; Judge during the absence of + | William Albury, who has been alled to Miami to prosecute a e in Circuit Court there 7 | where he is assistant state’s at | | torney. Judge Watkins is former ; Municipal Judge of Tampa. | Commissioner Louis Carbonell) will represent the city at the} hearing on the barge application which the Interstate Commerce Commission will hold on the morning of February 18 at Miami. 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Discovering one of them gone, d looked find no trace of it. Then he found around and could duck feathers in the yard of the jail. During the night the jail had thief garage cl had found | been burglarized. A had broken into the the rear of the jail, an empty crate, had climbed up-} on it and had thus crawled over the wall into the jail yard “The thief must have taken | the feathers from the duck be- | fore making off with the body of the bird,” Mesa said. | County Commission To Meet | proposed by the i elton Seeking P osts ‘and eight miles. Citiz E UNITED STATES PRICE FIVE CENTS fe get Is Blasted At Hearing; | Gommission Opposes Fire Dept., “4 Police Radios And New Vehicles JAYCEES AND TAXPAY- ERS’ LEAGUE JOIN L. CARBONELL TO CUT OUTLAYS Key Westers in general and With Representative Papy ‘. Ps | Commissioner Louis Carbonell in On Proposed Legislation mer crises a2 Hall last night. When the smoke County Commissioners votedyy———_—_--} had cleared, items totaling at last night to hold a meeung with | | least $16,988 had been so badly state senie 1O Veterans Among on ic sbtsis “docunen Papy legislation | seems assured. The occasion was the cee public hearing on the budget. Ev- jery seat was occupied in the Commission chambers and many citizens stood up during the ses- sion which lasted more than three héurs. The Commission will take final action on the budget next Tuseday night. Victims of last night’s barrage were the following proposed items: (1) a new $1,700 car for the fire chief; (2) two new $1,700 sedans for the police department; (3) $7,888 worth of radio equip- ment for police and fire depart- ment vehicles; (4) $4,000 codifi- cation of the city statutes. Roughly $5,000 more in pay aises for city officials and cler- ical help appears certain of be- ing sliced from the proposed ap- propriation, according to the po- sitions taken by the commission members. Robert H. Dopp, Di- rector of Public Service, seems certain to get a pay increase But statements by Louis Carbonell and ‘Commissioner Albert Coop- er indicated ‘that’ he would be raised only td $3,600 instead of $3,900 from his present $3,266. Representative in regard to to be studied by the State Legis- lature this year. Commissioner Frank Bentley, chairman of the board, was di- rected to see Papy and deter- | mine when the conference might tively scheduled for Saturday be held with the commission, | morning, have been received _One o the ipoet important | from ee City Personnel Di- pieces of proposed legislation af- rector Jack Murray announced )fecting the county is revision of , today. The examination is ex- | the state laws making 1 cent of| pected to be held at the. High the gesviine tax available to} School auditorium at 9 a. m, counties for the repair and con-| Ten veterans are included struction fo county roads, among the following applicants: It fe cues “fant Monroe | soe J. Alfonso, 25, Army Air county wou realize approxi- | Force veteran; Leonard Alonzo, mately $130,700 from this source. 28, former infantry sergeant; The state now collects 7 cents a} Ralph D. Amable, Jr., 32; Joseph gallon on gasoline sold within G. Anderson, 32, former Navy | the state. All of it now goes to! boatswain’s mate; Burt Baker, the state road department for 31, ex-Army sergeant; Phillip J. the maintenance and construc- Baker, 33; Arnold C. Brye, 26; tion of state highways. ' Hillbourn A, Cerezo, 27, Army Monroe county commissione $ | veteran; Norman C. Cerezo, 25, have lately had a number of re- i | Army veteran; Leonard T. Curry, quests for the construction of :35, former Army sergeant; Wil- lateral roads on the Upper Keys | iiam L. Gibb, AAF veteran; John which 'they'vannot proceed with j G. Roberts, 35; Elmer L. Russell, because of a shortage of funds 23, former Navy aviation ma-' Commissioner Gerald Saun- ! chinist’s mate; Harold T. Russell, ders, Clarence Higgs and Ed- | Jr., 22, Navy signalman; Ber- Carbonell Ably Supported uardo Gomez will represent Mon- ' lin A. Sawyer, Jr., 39. While Carbonell led the as- roe county at the annual meeting | Gibbs’ age will be ascertained| sault, he had able lieutenants in Feb. 27 at West Palm Beach of! prior to éxamination. SawYer is; Isadore Weintraub, representing District 10 of the State Welfare | the son of Monroe County Sheriff; the Junior Chamber of Com- Board. A legislative program will} Berlin A. ESE merce, and Paul Albury, Paul In Fire Department Applications to take the city’s firemen’s examination, — tenta- be considered by the gathering. cal RASS SS, Scher and Joseph Pearlman of Commissioner W. A. Parrish, | T | the newly formed Taxpayers and | chairman of the road committee \Clisaihes 0 See | Businessmen’s. League. Car- ; bonell’s pleas for a total slash ef nearly $22,000 came close to the cut advocated by the Jaycees ‘of $23,000. Pearlman, chairman of the League committee, con- | tended $33,000 could be eliminat- of the commission, was directed to investigate the proposal to; construct route 205 on the maia-} land a distance of between seven | Fee Is Collected From Carnivals: The State Road De artment } may be asked to undertake the! Recent poll of the membership | ed. work on route 205, if the county; of the Key West Chamber of; Except for brief remarks by decides it cannot do the job. It} Commerce was almost unani-| Commissioner Hunter Harden, mously to apply pressure toward} Louis Carbonell was the only seeing that the city’s ordinance } commissioner to breathe a word is estimated it would cost in ex- | cess of $100,000 to do the job. County board also last night; regarding carnivals should be! during the entire evening until j voted against the request of/| entorced, the directors of the; Weintraub gave them some | Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer to em-!Chamber were informed last} verbal prodding. Albury had ploy a second jailor County | ni 'made a similar appeal, asking Jail. There i$ no fund from which Harold A. Laubscher, acting| the commissioners to explain of the jailor can be; manager of the Chamber, was; where they stood, but only Cai the commission deter- | directed to write a letter to the} bonell responded. Then Wein | City Commission urging that the| traub arose. | license for | here be r the salary paid now, mined. /ARD OF HONOR merce would like to know the Zidly enforced and that ; “ *FICERS| in no case should the fee be| stand of the commissioners,” he NAMES OFFICERS | waived. | said. “Pretty soon there will be The annual election of of | As was pointed out by The} another election. We want to of Key West Guard of Honor of | Citizen a few days ago, the city | know where they stand. Let's be the Arthur Sawyer Post was} odinance co mpels collection of! men among men. Stand up and held last night in Legion Hall. | 2 (a of $5,000 for operation of say your piece.” Elected were: Captain, U. J.! carnivals in Key West. In the| Immediately, Harden stood up Deigwe, ist Vettienant, "Be | case of the recent carnival the | “Izzy knows where I stand,” he A. Warren: 2nd lieutenant, James) city did not receive one cent said. “I'm going to keep this F. McCardle. : | from the carnival as fees, it was; budget as low as possible.” Plans were completed for par-| yointed out. The fee had been Cooper Explains Stand ticipation in the Maine Memorial by the city. | Commissioner Albert Cooper wi Sunday in the city | Ty was brought out by the Key West Chamber that the real en- | exercises cemetery. jumped to his feet. “I can’t agree with all the recommendations fot A social meeting of the Honor ainment features of carnivals | lowering the budget which have Guard will be held Friday, Feb-| >. in6 immediate past have been; been made tonight,” he said ruary 28, in the yacht clubhouse. | + jittie recreational value. ‘The | “However, I am for reducing the | majority of the concessions are; budget in some respects.” . GOOD nbling nature, the Cham How much would y ou | WANED ber said. | (Continued on Page Four) Auto Mechanic PRRUTTReTTTTTVTTr TTT err. | NAVARRO, Inc. ROASTERS and FRYERS | | | i} AT ONCE | SEAT COVERS | Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer is in- site Bus Station | VesligaHng, | <n ne | ae i (Live) Poultry =o a aeons | ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 1 oe ee nec ee S40 “The Luxury Fishing Tom J. Kelley, i } } PIRATES COVE, FLORIDA i} \ | | | | if One of World’s Finest Fishing Spots Charter Boats and Skiffs | i i i i i Beautiful Protected Swimming Pool RECREATION De Luxe Accommodations - Rates from $8.00 per Day Excellent Cuisine Visit the Charming Rendezvous, Dining Room, Bar Picturesque—— Pirates Cove Fishing Lodge II, Mer. - ENTERTAINMENT 121 Duval Street een Phone (ti 44) Emer OVERSEAS HOTEL POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION weeerere atennereeere Camp of the Keys” i| ! ady, Mgr. Phone 9134 Yj > Large Airy Rooms ion and Francis Streets j from eae 4 BATHE, nt nuke om Dealer. an From $6.00 C | aoe DOUBLE and BATH BICY LE American Plan i| Withemcn Beth: 52:00 a08) TIRES and TUBES With Meals i| 917 Fleming Street New Bicycles | PHONE 798 | Auto Tires - Tubes - Batteries :| ae i Spraying, Oil, Greasing I| Key West. Florida and Auto Accessories carnivals to operate} “The Junior Chamber of Com- * e=8 -