The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 28, 1947, Page 1

ARRIVAL IN KEY WEST OF SECRET SER- Roberts, Woody VICE MEN No’ BRING or Ne! Apply For License Vemes! sxeeautions are icing] - Anspector. Jab len by the Navy Department ~-. Pee hag ming visit y= Wy ; > A. Woody have filed applications | te “eident Tru- for the position of City License | Bewpapermen and others are | ont pe renstt t the house | Spector. ad = Submarine Ba hich | Roberts, 51, was fire marshal an oo the Presi-'four years at the Key West Na- Une parts | val Air Station, Woody, a for- - ‘ ; , | mer policeman, was also food di- ™ P - ©t vector for WPA here for two and + yt *'© | one-half years. Seven men have ling or hy pee moet gat ‘ inks now applied for the position. “se Appointment will be made by = “ ‘ Ctiy Manager O. J. S. Ellingson. ~ & | FIVE JUVENILES: OFF TO FT. MYERS}: ted ke Five Miami juveniles arrested oo stion here Tuesday night by Chief Dep- < © Se uty Sheriff Moreno Wallace were taken to Fort Myers’ today on ' t i) charges of stealing an automo- |. bile in which they were found in m. the rear of the bus station in f the Southard street. . The juveniles were Howard . Caywood, Wesley Straub, Her- bert Lanhan, Margaret Heacock and Ruth Dennison. They were taken to Fort Myers by Police ** Chief J. D. Barteson and Deputy Sheriff Ray Simmons of Lee t | County San Diego Marriages ™ Back To Normaley SAN DIEGO, Calif—(AP).— ww Evidence that things are about oe | 40K 0 normal in this war;boom- BATTERIES CHARGED ed city was given as 1947 started with only 383 marriage licenses Gen oy pages Way be issued in January. to minutes veer cor can be on its way! This was but one. more than in A SERV: £ mth for the years in between: teint UTO SE RVICE 1943, 505; 1044, 641; 1945,! 719; 1946, 619. , SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1947 lminutes to make the flight. and Weights and Measures In-| ‘unanit’ Retert E.: Mhacker. IN THE UNITED STATES ‘Betty Jo, Army Fighter Plane;' Establishes Distance Record Int ‘Flight From Honolulu,fo N.Y; (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—The| It was expected that he would ‘BettyJo, an Army~P-82, estab-}make a landing in the vicinity, of lished a record today for a fight- | Pittsburgh, but he radioed that er plane in flying from Hono- he had decided to try for La- lulu, to LaGuardia Field. The Guardia Field. As a result, all! Charles O. Roberts:and Thomas }distance covered was 4,978 miles, preparations to render him aid and it required 14 hours and: 32;were made at the field,. but he |came down in a perfect landing. | The plane was piloted by Lieu-} Betiy Jo Thacker, his wife, aft- He|er whom the plane is named, was left Honolulu at 8:35 last night'at the field awaiting his arrival. and landed on LaGuardia Field Before the plane was sighted, she at 11:08 this morning. ‘remarked that she was confident Thacker, who flew 79 combat he would “make it”. She explain- missions in the European and the'ed that she had been waiting in Pacific theaters during the war,' New York a week for his arrival. reported, when he was nearing} On December 7, 1941, the day Pittsburgh, that he had run into'the Japs sprang their surprise at- a head wind, blowing at 65 miles tack at Pearl Harbor, Thacker} take over the duties of executive an hour, and that his gas supply flew a bomber from San Francis- |secretary of the examin !co to Honolulu. was low. ENLISTED MEN‘ S pit Reaes Nemes PARTY TONIGHT More :than 140 enlisted men: morrow night the officers of Key aboard HMS, Porlock Bay, which! | West Base are scheduled to give is anchored in Key West Subma- ja party at the officers mess in Ft. 1 Taylor. rine Base, will be given a dance | There will be cocktails from 5 tonight in the Chief Petty Offi-| until 9 p.m. and after 9 p.m. there cer’s Mess in Southard Street. }will be dancing. This party is a Among the attendants will be!return engagement of the one the women of the USO. They'given yesterday afternoon by the will pair with the enlisted men; British Consul General at Miami, to see they have a good time, for| J. C. Thomson. the British ship is on a good-will! Yesterday noon the British of- tour of the Caribbean area, in-!ficers » guests of the Key cluding this city. Wi lub at its meeting Sunday from 6 to 8 the officers | in St. Paul’s Church parish house. of the Porlock Bay will give a/In addition to the officers of the cocktail party to the officers of;ship, Consul Thomson and_ his the Key West Naval Base. Guests aide, Henry J. Bond, also of Mi- will include Mayor W. W. Demer-{ami, were also guests. itt and City Manager O. J. S. Comdr. Eli Vinock, USN, op- lingson and Miss Mary Raftus, erations officers of the Naval the only WAVE on duty in this’ Base here, presented the officers city. The officers’ ladies of the'of the Porlock Bay to the Ro- Base also are invited. tarians. Tonight the officers of the Por-| Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., read lock Bay, headed by Comdr'from the Rotary magazine two Frank R. Twiss, will have the tributes to the founder of Rotary, -—-—_—__-_ levenihg to themselves, but to-jthe late Paui Harris. January, 1942. Figures for the Pvery Day This BATTERY RAISED LIVE * . ] IGHT. »> YERS b.... ARE CORRECT Strictly FRESH EGGS ' sittin, > BRADY’S i rem try MARAE I POULTRY MARKET | a Vie 1214 White St. i PHONE a 8 540 TWO NEW CRATERS ROME. — Two new craters Palace Theater a opened in the sides of CHARLES. STARRETT in | Mount Etna, and momentum was “TEXAS PANHANDLE’> | given to ‘the flow roi dawa. 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Just apply LYK- NU with a clean cloth and the fa- bric is clean and spot removed. Any of the Following Service Stations and Dealers Will Be Pleased to Serve You. Kenyon Auto Store. 524 Southard St. Navarro, Inc., 601 Duval St. Albury’s Service Station. 800 Simonton St. Higgs’ Service Station, Division and Duval Sts. Gulf Pride Service Station, 601 Division St. Eastern Auto and Home Supply. 1101 Division St. Ambler’s Service Station, 404 Duval St., La Concha Hotel Bldg. Gulf: Supreme Station, William and Eaton Sts. Engineers Service Station, Fleming and Grinnell §ls. Marathon Trading Post, Marathon, Florida. Boggess & Sons, Marathon, Florida. Marathon Sundry Stores, Marathon, Florida. ¢ Coral Beach Firestone Station, Marathon, Florida. Gulf Service Station, Rock Harbor, Florida. isk For A Demonstration Eh tee sect IG Cy as es KEY WEST AUTO PARTS DISTRIBUTORS PHONE 442 Key West | 121 Duval St. ‘Woman Succeds Her Husband At Submarine Base Mrs. Ruth D. Cooper, wife of City Commissioner Albert B. Cooper, will assume the duties at the Naval Submarine Base as Civilian Administration Officer of Industrial Relations and ex- exutive secretary of the Board of ‘Civil Service. Examiners, Capt. | Williard A. Saunders, command- yer of the base, said today. Cooper yesterday announced his resignation to take effect March 7. Cooper is a veteran of 27 years in the government serv- ice. He was transferred here in 1940 from the Charleston Navy Yard. Capt. Saunders said that Mrs. Cooper had been nominated to | the Civil Service Commission to a po- sition formerly held by her hus- ; band. | Publicity Leaders | For Fund’s Drive | Four prominent civic figures will assist the Key West Chap- ter, American Red Cross, in. pub- licity during its fund campaign, it was announced today by Oli- ver Griswold, chapter director of public relations. Mrs, Robert Pollock is chair- man of the committee on window displays. Lawrence Parker is chairman of outdoor displays and } decorations. Kermit ewin and } Joe Allen are co-chairmen of the speakers’ bureau and radio | programs. Publicity and display materials }réeceived from National Head quarters for the 1947 campaign are unusually effective, Gris- | wold said. i “In traditional Red Cross pol- | iey of fully telling the con-} tributors the. facts of its accom- plishment, the materials depict and explain its’ vital work at home and abroad,” he stated Members of the American Legien, through Vance Stirrup, | post’™°eommander, h volun rteered to assist in placing flag) oe ( 1 | FOOSE einnSv maT ne Lee £190 Duvaltereet: 0 0x.) Phone 168: duto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work ad Auto Parts for All Cars 10c-HAMBURGERS-10c]} ATOMIC LUNCH 908 Fleming Street a For A Good Time, Visit the V.F.W. Clubhouse | FLAGLER AVE, and 2ND ST. Open Monday thru Saturday | \ i oinciana Bus, Passes Boor ——* Have your Dodge. Chrysler, Ply mouth or DeSoto Car REPAIRED | EFFICIENTLY AT YOUR DEAL, ERS—at the RIGHT PRICE!!!! NAVARRO Inc. Opposite Bus Station | OCEAN VIEW DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE 520 United Street Personal Management RENE A. ARMENGOL New Popular Priced BUSINESS MEN’S _— LUNCHEON 12:00 to 2:00 paren Bl 9389 ———_-——_ | POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION J. H. Brady, Mgr. Phone 9134 Division and Francis Streets Your PURE OIL Dealer. TIRES and TUBES New Bicycles Auto Tires - Tubes - Batteries Spraying, Oil, Greasing and Auto Accessories | through Exevutive $ | H. Goddard, yesterday ce tified PRICE FIVE CENTS. NEW POLIO CLINIC AT HOSPITAL HERE NATIONAL FOUNDATION cs AND STATE CRIPPLED Late Bulletins CHILDREN’S GROUP (By Associated Press) GIVE O-KAY RENT CONTROL To take the place of the Naval ...WASHINGTON. — One report | Hospital polio ward, which is be- said today that rent control/ing closed, a new outpatient turned over to state govern- at Municipal Hospital for physi- ments. OPA announced that con- otherapy treatment of persons trol had been abandoned in 16|‘TiPPled from polio or other 4 | causes. states where it was no longer i F Jed. - Final details were ironed out at a luncheon at noon at the Na- WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE |V@! Hospital where Capt, W. D. WASHINGTON. — Secretary Davis, commanding officer,~ was of State Marshall and nine con-| ost to Ralph Sierra, chairman gressional leaders had a confer-|°f the Monroe County Chapter ence with President Truman to-|°! the National A ee for day about the Big Four meetings /nfantile Paralysis, Inc.; Ar- to be held in Moscow next month. | thur H. Weiland, Senior - ‘tho- It was reported that the budget, | Pedic Surgeon of the Florida pertaining to military defense, Crippled Children’s Commission; was discussed, but Senator Van-{Dr. J. B. Parramore, County denberg, the only conferee: to} Health Officer; Mrs. Nellie A, speak, said only Big Four prob-! jReimer, district orthopedic nh were eet ® ‘nurse; Mrs. Ruth Harcombe, Dis- x trict Secretary, and Arthur Fin- BRITISH SUMMONED - nieston, orthopedic appliance and JERUSALEM. — The supreme) ®'tificial limb specia All are court of Jerusalem issued an or-| from Miami except Sierra and der today calling on British au-‘Dr. Parramore.. : thorities in Palestine to show! Establishment of the new cause why 1,350 Jewish refugees Clinic at Municipal Hospital is at Haifa should not be landed in’ Primarly the result of the per- Palestine. sistent endeavors of Sierra to set up some agency in Key West for treatment of polio patients, With WASHINGTON. — Former. the Naval Hospital polio ward President Herbert Hoover will, being demobilized, the need of appear before a house commit- such a clinic became doubtly im- tee to testify in favor af grant- | perative. ing $350,000,000 to feed Europe's Wrote National Foundation hungry, as advocated by Presi-) ‘Yhrough a series of letters, dent Truman, it was announced Sierra secured first the coopera today. jtion of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly: Inc, in Rous Ave Certified New York and then the Florida Crippled Children’s Commission By Ciwil Service in Tallahassee. The Monroe be County Chapter of the National Service Board, Foundation will supply $2,000 ecretary Lee: ner year for the operation of the : ward and the C.C, will con- titbute $1,800. ment: Miss a Duyapte” physi Wilsopy Jolly and, Gubfiel Bas | othe rato months at Naval tts in life Polies ' Bepartnifnt; will be in charge of the F routine, checks of n ing? ey West schools and n G) Reberts;tinsttument man, faind“HobhthA tagtiid, ‘laborer! in 5 held by’ FCCC ons, One such FOOD FOR EUROPE The Civil the following for | cit; mp]oy¥es the Public-«Sexvivé Department. Castillo wis» Rolerts) assistant in aptvey ing works rr aay COME—GET YOUR HOUSEHOLD, FISHING and AUTO ACCESSORIES at RABAAAD AAA RABE PRESCRIPTIONS «. Compounded by Experienced | Pharmacists | H GARDNER’S PHARMACY | 1114 Division St, Cor. 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