The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 13, 1947, Page 1

Aire i VOLUME Lxvi. i No. otis OT Few City Activities In Budget Escape Jaycees’ Survey THREE WEEKS’ EXHAUS- TIVE STUDY COVERS PROPOSED APPROPRI- ATION ITEM BY ITEM| Pew activities in the cit 8 1047 budget escaped without | eritieal = examination by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, secording to the ene which the organization of- fered at the budget hearing in City Mell Tuesday night. The Jaycee document, present- e@ ty lsador Weintraub, w: @rewn up after three weeks’ ex- hauetive study and calls for the recommenda- following action on budget items | @f the various departments: Administrative—Reduce city manager's salary from $6,000 to $4,800; city clerk's 1946 salary of | $2,700 to be unchanged. A break-} down of the $1,000 item for gen- eral operations was requested City Mall—Requested a break- down of the $300 miscellaneous | supplies item Lege! and Judicial—Opposed taleing City Attorney's salary! from $2,016 to $2,400 and the establishment of an assistant city attorney at $150 per month; op- raising city attorney's! her from $1,260 to $1,- wmended that the city} ® stenographer do some of the work of the city attornes opposed $4,000 item for codify- img city ordinances. Director's Pay Upheld | Civil Gervice Board—Advocat- ed retention of City Personnel! Dweetor at $2,400 per year, in- stead of cutting him to $1,850. Department of Finance—Op- powered raise for Tax Collector | from $3,000 to $3,600, of his util- i tty clerk from $1,800 to $1,920! end the assistant clerk from. $1,- | 440 to $1,620 i [FSS LSP ff ff ‘Nun To Mark 50th |,|Anniversary In Convent Sunday One of Key West's most be- loved residents will be hon- ored here Sunday when the 50th anniversary of Sister Louis Gabriel's entry into the Convent of St. Mary's Im- maculate will be observed at a Silver Tea sponsored by the Convent Alumnae. The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m, at the Convent. No written invitations are be- ing issued, The alumnae are sponsoring the event as an op- Portunity for Sister Louis’ many friends to express their felicitations to her and to show their appreciation for her work here. Sister Louis is one of the Sisters who cared for Ameri- can soldiers and sailors during a yellow fever epidemic here about 1900. She has asked Mrs. Frank Delaney. of 415 Elizabeth street, one of her first pupils of half a century ago. to have a special seat in observing the Golden Jubilee, Ld Ld A Council Names Disarmament Commission (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—UN Se- curity Council passed a resolu- tion this afternoon to organize a new disarmament commission. Department of Public Safety— Favored retention of 14 police-| men and raising the pay of col-; ered policemen to a par with} increase of operation ex ther opposed maintenance and f automotive equipment | $3,000 to $4,000;.appased. muying vehicles ($5,100), or car vac for fire and police de- partments, $7,888; asked for a breakdown of the $1,200 “general perating expenses and utility aml maintenance expense items. , Fire Department—Questioned eneral operating expense items f $1,500 and for utilities of $1,247, advocated elimination of ew car for chief and radio items f $1,200 and $2,188 respectively Recreation Department — Op- et $1,500 for softball and bas- pen tr ketball gatekeepers and officials ed sted increase from $800 to $1,000 for Bayview and other Da wsked for breakdown of for utilities and miscel Stadium—Asked $1,000 appropriation. janitary Office Questioned Sanitary Inspector — Asked ason for spending $1,995 for enttary inspector when $6,900 is mtributed to Monroe County fealth Clinic Asked “couldn't ant Sanitary Inspector do » as” Cemetery— Asked breakdown (Continued on Page Three) Palace Theater CHARLES STARRETT in “LAW EMPIRE” News and Serial It was explained that the com- mission is distinct from the com- mittee on the atomic bomb. Gromyko, the Russian repre- sentative, objected to separating the new commission from that gonsidering the Mic bomb, and when his turn came to vote he abstained from casting his bal- lot, though he did not exercise his privilege to veto the resolu- tion. Spokesmen for the council said that the commission, as soon as it is named, will begin putting into effect the program for dis- armament. Chamber Renews ADW Membership Key West Chamber of Com- merce directors Tuesday night di- rected the payment of dues insur- ing a renewal of its membe ip in the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, a Philadelphia or- ganization, main function of which is to continue efforts to- ward waterway} development along the east coast of the coun- try It is this organization which is reported to have powerful con- nections in Congr making strong effort towards further e: tending the inland waterwa: from Bahia Honda to Key West. Seat Covers tacktz Household Supplies - Toys - Tools | | Kenyon Auto Store 524 Southard St. BUY REAL ESTATE The Best PERKY LODGE—The ni miles of waterfront—364 t Overseas ugh this property located 1 buildings row insured sidings, 4 cottages, | weve! electric plant, | 1 pier, large in, live fish and 3-Ton beautif and equipment; 1 5-T 1 the T ell at $35,000. brokers invited to Security Highway and machine premises Tuesday, Feb. 11, On Earth »st_ noted in Southern Florida. acres—-16 miles north of fresh water line running on Sugar Loaf Key, consisting Opp. Bus Sta. | Sunday Liquor Bill Opponents ToCopy Names Of Voters!” Supervisor of Registration Roy Hamlin has been notified by Eu- gene Roberts, member of a group opposing the recently passed “Sunday liquor bill,” that a committee will visit his office to- day to start copying the names} and addresses of Key West’s reg- istered voters. Rev. E. S. Doherty, chairman of the Temperance Committee of the said the names are being taken preparatory to solicitaiton of the entire electorate to secure signa- tures of 35 per cent of the voters in support of action against the “Sunday liquor bill,” possibly in the form of a referendum. Under the city charter, the list of petitioners must be filed with the City Clerk by a committee of five. He must check each signa- ture for its authenticity and then ‘after passage, however, present the petition to the City Commissioners at their next reg- ular meeting. Ordinarily, the petition would) gummi | Mrs. Bessy Christian, Grand ask for repeal of the measure to} which the petitioners are oppos- ed, according to the charter, and if the commission does not com- ply with the request of the peti- tioners for repeal or amendment of the ordinance in question, it must submit the matter for pub- lic decision in an election, pro- viding three of the original com- mittee of five has filed such a request within 20 days after the expiration of a 30-day period dur- ing witich the ordinance was to be held in abeyance after pas- sage. Because of a clause in the charter stating that ordinances | ALUM meeting. shall go into effect immediately | the 30- day period was not followed in the case of this bill. “One portion of the opponents | of the Sunday liquor bill favors | writing a new ordinance to pro- hibit sale of beer, wine and liquor. on-. Sunday, _ since, they claim, only 20 per cent of the electorate’s signatures is needed for this purpose. Papy And Kenn y C hief Speakers State “Sarah Bernie C Papy was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of Arthur Saw- yer Post No, 28, American Legion, held last evening. His remarks were confined to the legislation: relative to veterans’ matters which will confront the 1947 sion of the state legislature. Nick Kenny of the Mirror was also in attendance and gave a very interesting Kenny is a member of Phoebe Apperson Hearst Post of New York City. Other visitors incluc ed C. P. Ward, J. Vanlandinghar and Mary Fowler of Paris Post No. 1, Paris, France. Twenty-three veterans of World| War II were received into mem bership. They are: Jos. M Whit cells, Rafael Bancells, icon tnied on Page Three) ee For A Good Time, Visit the V.E.W. Clubhouse | FLAGLER AVE. and 2ND ST. Open Monday thru Saturday Poinciana Bus Passes Door ae Open All Night 24 Hours A Day at 000, including 4 Hotel shop, 1 power house with ice plant and pavilion on end swimming pool from 2 to 22 feet bait pool, $9,000 worth of fur- ‘on iron safe. Exclusive agent through Friday, $11,000 Cash. Balance on ‘easy cooperate. E. M. FLORY, Agent. 324 So. Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Ph. 2888. RAUL’S on the BOULEVARD ~ DANCING -- Nightly to the Music of MARK “nit STANLEY Orchestra Featuring SYLVIA at Piano Best Drinks— Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287 Ministerial Association, ; In Legion Hall) New York} address. | son, Rernstay Stirrup, Louis Ban- | Arthur } i GAS - OIL- TIRE SERVICE. PARKING | AMBLER’S SERVICE 404 DUVAL STREET Adjoining LaConcha | Capital pital Lawyer Is | Retire Tala, Re Rest’ ancl *..* Won By Key West CRRPEERERESESSRORMES EERE Bob Smirnoff of ‘Washington, D. C., who has been a frequent visitor here and ardent Key West booster for many years, enjoyed the satisfaction recently , of convincing his friend, Fred S. ;Schow, prominent Washington attorney, of the same belief. On a fishing trip aboard Capt. Frank Wicker’s “Barracuda,” ;Schow beated a 30-pound black ; grouper and Mrs. Smirnoff land- ed a large dolphin. It was her | first catch of fish in her life. She is having the dolphin mounted. Schow expressed keen enthus- iasm over Cayo Hueso and saidj Key West is his impression “ot! the ideal city in which to retire,! relax and rest.” He also looked | the Island City over for poten- tial business opportunities. |MICHIGAN PUBLISHER | SEES “REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT” HERE H. P. Fursteneau, publisher of the Ludington Daily News of Ludington, Mich.,: told the publisher of The Citizen this morning that Key West shows “remarkable improvement‘’ since his visit here eight years ago. t The Michigan publisher, | who is vacationing here with , his wife, conversed at length | with The Citizen publisher this morning. ‘Over 300 Visitors At Party At Chamber Of Commerce; Witness. Selection Of Queen An audience of more than 300 tourists and winter f Key West at the visitors to Chamber of Comme Valentine Party in; Jackson Square last night wit-! ; nessed the selection of a Queen | Tourists. Mrs. Joseph Dixon, wintering} at 703 Fleming street, was chosen! | queen for a day. The queen, who{ j is a Philadelphian, will be given; 1 sightseeing tour with Ramon, j Navarro and a cruise on the | Jagabond” as guest of Capt.} | Shaeffer, in addition to cour-|{ sies at the Sun and Sand Club! and at Casa Marina Hotel cock- tail lounge. She also will enjoy dinner at |the Ocean View Restaurant, a moving picture at the Pal- lace Theater and other awards. + | | Mrs. Dixon has been here with! | her husband January land expects to in Key! of | | show since remain | West until March 1 ' Under the direction of Gerald Pinder, USO program director, | srate musical program, cts from the musical ow “Best Smile Forward,” was ed. Piano numbers by Lillian an el present | Crawford, a professional music- | ian from _ Chicago, who is visiting in Key West, were well’ | received by the audience. Andy Schlanger, a service man in this city, and who formerly appeared Southernmost Garage in U, S. TWINS GARAGE 1130 Duval Street Phone 109 | duto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Cars O.E.S. Officials ,;LaConcha Hotel will precede the : meeting. Any visiting Stars or Jed. New ‘ divected a quiz program among } File Homestead Exemptio ns Now, Gandolfo Advises County Tax Assessor Claude A. Gandolfo today warned house- holders that they have only un- til April 1 to file applications for homestead exemptions at his of- fice in County Court House. There were only 1,620 home- stead exemptions issued up to today. Gandolfo expects there! may be as many as 2,300 this year. Under the state law covering | homestead exemptions the tax- payers are exempt from the pay- | ment of the normal tax of 19% mills, or $19.50 per $1,000, or $2.50 on $1,000 of assessed valua- tion. “This represents a substantial | savings to those who take ad- {vantage until April 1 of the op- portunity of filing for homestead exemptions,” Gandolfo said. To Visit Key West , Worthy Matron, and James Ina- | bet, Grand Worthy Patron of Florida, together with several members of their official family will pay their official visit to Fern Chapter on Saturday, Feb- ruary 15th, \at 8:00 P.M. A banquet at 6:00 p. m. at the Masons wishing to attend the banquet, please make reserva- tions through Mrs. Isabel Flem- ing, Chairman of the Banquet Committee, by phoning 217-W. All Stars are cordially invited to meet their Grand Officers at in the Broadway production “Pal! Joey,” entertained with imper- sonations, A poll of these present was | made to inquire as to which of| the 48 states was best represent- York, with 35 visitors | present in the audience, proved | to be the winning state and a| committee of the New Yorkers j eight service men in the audience also from New York. The winner of the quiz was Ed ,LaRozz from Syracuse, who was led a free long distance his home. Refreshments, donated by the Stutz Hotel and the Postoffice | Inn were served. | call to} Harold R. Laubscher, acting manager of the Chamber of Com- merce, stated that this party, the 8,| fifth of a weekly series of tour ist recreation functions, was the most successful so far this mm. He also stated that he 1 tted ‘so many were turned away at the door because of insufficient j seating. At next Wednesday’s be pro- seats will party more vided. a = pone HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS "Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot Engagement Extraordinary ALVINA REY Society Songstress Jack Helfinger {ecordian 2 FRIENDS BAR FRONT and ANN Streets Jim Sanders Piano KEY WEST, FLORIDA ; Court House Key West Citizen £ “S$OUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Great Britain Faces Peacetime Blackout; Relief Now In Sight 100 SHIPS, EACH LOAD- BABA LBDASMA\ 'D WITH 250 TONS OF ‘Ripley’s Chinese ‘Junk Captivates \Onlookers Here Key Westers and winter visitors continued to flock to Porter Dock today to see the © famous Chinese junk, “Mono Lei”, of Robert (Believe It or Not) Ripley, which arrived here yesterday afternoon from Marathon. The unique and colorful three-masted craft hove into port with her odd Chinese the vessel’s 10-horsepower Deisel engine. Onlookers were captivated by the romantic appearance of the Oriental ship. Excpt for some Chinese cane furniture on the top- deck, the boat gave no indi- cation of the luxurious inte- rior below decks, where pa- latial surroundings decorated with Oriental artistry serve as the sea home of the famous cartoonist, his two secretaries and crew of three. Ripley has consented to en- ter the junk in the gala water parade off Casa Marina Sun- day morning. The boat parade will open the 1947 Key West International Fishing Tourna- ment. DIDI ILD LS: Admirals Arrive To Inspect Base Vice Admiral Charles A. Lock- wood, Tt, tor for the U. S. Navy, and Rear Admiral I. C. Swell, USN, gen- eral inspector of Fleet, arrived in Key West this afternoon to make a routine in-| spection of the Submarine Base ! and other facilities here. COAL, HEAD FOR ENG- LISH PORTS (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 13.—England, Scotland and Wales are experi- encing their first peacetime blackout tonight, caused by the acute shortage of coal. Meanwhile, there is reiief in sight for the people of Great Britain in the shapes of almost 100 ships in the English Channel, headed for various English ports, each ship with 250 tons of coal mainsail hoisted but aided by | Bhoat. The fuel shortage adversely affects lighting, power, heat and transportation. Spokesmen for the Labor gov- ernment said that, in addition to the ships plying toward English ports, army and navy trucks, fighting through snowdrifts, are carrying coal to points of dis- tribution throughout Great Brit- ain. Contingents of army and navy men are clearing the roads of snow, so that the trucks may be able to operate. In many places snow was piled up in drifts 10 | feet or higher. Army bombing planes have been pressed into a new type of service. Instead of dropping bombs, packages of food are be- ing dropped to communities that | are snowbound. i Spokesmen for the govern- ment, after explaining to the | people of Great Britain the meas- ures that have been put into ef- feet to relieve the, coal shortage, warned them that anybody found | USN, general inspec-} the Atlantic ' | guilty of violating the orders will be fined and jailed. Miss Ruby Torres Died Wednesday Torres, 39, Miss Ruby Jeanette The admirals arrived here by ness. plane from Washington. steff of other officers, including ‘placed at a captain and several command- , ers. Finds § Dead This Morning House found the back of the) Annex Mesa thought the right and put it 4 back yard of the jail “It was dead this id sadly today unty Court d, half-naked, bird was all} ain into the; morning,” Mesa 5: ASST WANTED ... GOOD Auto Mechanic AT ONCE NAVARRO, Inc. | Opposite Bus Station Battery Raised Fryers STERLING’S POULTRY MARKET 900 Fleming St. 1318 Eliza St. Phones 572 and 243 They ! were accompanied. by an entire 7 alu a. |914 Fleming St. Every Day This Week died yesterday at 4:15 p.m, in a ‘local hospital after a short ill- Funeral services will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. in the First MLE, where the body will be 2:30 p.m. Rev. G. Leon Wells will officiate. | Burial will take place in the |family plot in City Cemetery, with the Lopez Funeral Home in charge arrangements. Chureh, deceased in- clude the father, Reynold Torres; and brother, Charles Torres. Miss res was the niece of Fire Chief Marco Mesa, County Jailor, Leroy Torres. fcund his duck this morning—/ Sparkling Waters Lodge, Re dead. becea 14, and Minorea Council, No. Tuesday night burglars broke 13, Degree of Pocahontas, of ‘into the rear yard of County which the deceased was a mem Jail and stole the duck, Then the ber, will attend the funeral in a thieves took the feathers off the body. bird, In so doing they mistreated} Pallbearers will be William V the duck: for about six hours af-/ Albury, Owen Malone, Berlin ter the burglary the janitor at Sawy Ray Atwell, Charles Cre mata and Earl Adams. Bird Boarding House Rates American Plan All Rooms with Bath $1.00 Weekly Bring Your Bird to Us When You Leave Town Need A Sitter With Your Bird? CALL US at 'KEY WEST GARDEN & LAWN SUPPLY CO. Phone 1019 LIVE WEIGHT DRESSED WEIGHT Ib......5514€ OUR SCALES ARE CORRECT BRADY’S POULTRY MARKET 1214 White St. PHONE 540