The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 4, 1947, Page 1

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old Name Lm Pres Maren 4.—Hall-| Haile and Tel-Aviv | emer rt hans attacked | omtngent os British sol. | Stet fring from both sides | wt other British! came ap ond drove the ¥ whether any billed or ound Lee Hills Guest an tee after the fighting, o Speaker At Rotary | ween) vole ower the under Ped ote) ammounced that the “Ann Night” Here | Rieeh wae merely the begin: | Lee Hills. amas kee were eal 2 eemeret querrilia war) = on oot be waged by ans eran ara ad Bees themmghout Palestine OE eed ager oy Peetertiay there were suns on “aan Meer pe vid Tea te Game we Tet Aviv and today ‘at 7:30 o'clock Oe a P " ee eee stetong thal the banks” Sane atthe sutfictiens (unds to| S60? Adams ennounced to- Gute. Cte ailtien collers| “Z- wee Green tron the bembe 9+ Genwide prominence when “eter nd ttaits ore under) SP Sue eiven on cutstending ae be | motion of good-will between . Nerth and South America Giicter through his work as managing editor of the Herald. ’ Roterians in charge of the : sa mer 4. Needy Childrea) Sr =". ne Rotary A Greater caximum allowance | Sashes mecting this week. | — Ae aeareree “<a & equceted by the = All aows Welter Heard at the Sey 2 te mae tovtnereeneh Report To To we Apel th «= te Be Given County At 6:30 Tonight County wooed toremegint Oe tame ” ee pie nente Brees of five erent the Wel fore feed at Wet Polm Beach Commission will re- Highway After Marti, Great Revolutionist FORE MARTI WEEK CELEBRATION A movement to establish liteet in Key West that will be ‘named after Jose Marti, the great Cuban figure in Cuba's fight for | independence, was launched here |today. It is hoped by the sponsors of ythe movement to have a street HONOR PATRIOT BE-' al ‘named after Marti in time for the’ ‘celebration of the anniversary of jthe death of Marti from April 6} and qualified biologist. j to 12. | “stn all other parts of Latin ‘America, streets have been named jalter Marti,” said Martin Lliraldi, ‘Cuban consul here. “And _ since ‘Key West is known as the cradle jot Cuban independence it would jbe fitting for this city to name a lhireet after the great patriot.” | It was suggested that Front street might very well be named after Marti, since the name Front ;means nothing except in locating ‘the street bearing that name. | In celebration is planned to invite the a sadors of all Latin-Americ: countries, the president of Cuba, ‘the mayor of Havana and all oth- er officials of other countries that might be interested in the affair. The Cuban Navy will be asked to send ships and men to Key West to join with units of the ‘American Navy forces in putting on a series of exercises here. It is expected the city will take SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1947 Amphibious ‘Widgeon’ Airp To Be Used In twin-motored amphibious igen airplane has been as- ; ignett: for work in southern lorida by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U. S. Department | of the Interior, According to. an} <i __-_———— wv MOVEMENT STARTED TO) announcement by Refuge Manag- rn er Daniel B. Beard, the plane is being stationed at Chapman, | Field. From that point. it will pa- {trol the area now being develop. ed as the Everglades National | Wildlife Refuge, the lower Keys {country known - as White Heron Refuge, and islands west of Key West, includ- constitute the Key West Reserva- tion, It will also be used on oc- casion at other federal refuges in Florida. | The pilot for this plane is Da-; vid Spencer Spencer form with the Wyoming ish and Game Commission and has just returned from an as- son this noon that he would not appoint a new city finance director-comptroller until he has another talk with Charles R. Roberts, wh resignation of the position becomes effective Satur- day. Ellingson also said he would not name a License and Weights and Measures Inspector until he had had another talk with the Great! the, ing the Marquesas Keys, which / a former Navy flier} Ellingson To See Roberts And Hunter Before Naming Finance Man And Inspector City Manager O. J. S. Elling-yy. =a sighttnerit with the Fish and Wild- life’ Service in Mexico. He flew both coasts of “Mexico and to ; Guatemala on a waterfowl sur- vey. i Refuge Manager Beard ihetes “that the main uses for the “Wid-; geon” in this part of ‘the Florida region will for the enforcement ‘of wildlife laws, fire detection: in the Everglades area, and for biological reconnaissance activ- ity. There has long been a need for adequate air coverage of the area which the ‘federal govern- ment is preparing to protect as a wildlife refuge until it can be- ;come the Everglades National , Park. Depletion of bioiogical re- ‘sources, through illegal hunting lor collecting and fires, was the reason why Congress passed leg- ation enabling establis! ch action by the State of Flor+ jida_as will bring about the long sought Everglades Park. USS. Albemarle Is Coming Here; Admiral Aboard | |, USS. Albemarle, a 14,000-ton Thee attended the five A seapla r, tri i ounnty =< we the Rey. | cetwe @ teport of the engincers'on a festive appearance for: the | DWight Hunter, Barccton: of SUR Beir railing au cits in Jee Mee@oneell, vector of St.) on the location of the proposed Marti Week celebration. amet ye Wellare: Bch, gatd cae ace luabtababdeat aes prada Peat Chae, he & efetemen | peach for the city at a meetin; mittees are being formed by the) ‘unter, meanwhile, ee that Thursday with Rear Admiral “hte Mame Wollare Board 7 '$1Cuban consul’s office ‘and by} five names had been certified by Carl F. Holden, USN, aboard. |. aa Cllterd tonight at 6:30 o'clock, in Crim-|jeaders of the Cuban-American! the Civil Service Board for the. agmiral Holden, who is come — counter commis | Hl Court chambers, on the sec- people of the city to enlist sup-| license position and that he had aant eR Traini 3 Goint ol Vhettel. the fend floor of County Court House. [Pert to the programs. recommended one of « the top raion pond — ot the} After the beach report has', Colorful teams of Cuban danc-|three men to Ellingson. “The mand of the Atlantic' Fleet, will ‘ ee Mes. Ruth : ers and acrobats are expected to; city manageyy, however, said he inspect’ the Fleet Sonar School Peer been received the commission |take part in the ceremonies. . had not yeegiyed it at, noon tod here. Thé! Sonar ’S¢eHool _—- ae cen ae rey. | Will adiourn to the county clerk's | The eligi of Admiral Holden’sscémntson “ spector cert! by the Civi i ry eee betore the mecting de- pean: emasioresinrs teeter (Poland: Is Buying ate nes ceusisting of |The Albemarle will be docked) eritiag the pliant of aT Geet, RD. Spaulding -and.As- | Myrtland Cates ‘and Mrs. Isabel ®t Baker's dock in the Navy; Gendent chiktren that has eame He gives unfor- sogiates ate scheduled, tg wmake the" FeEpsarr submitting the pro- posed locations of the beach It is expected that three will be offered the commission. |Red Cross Sends im Monroe te ander Wie metis satd the amount the toward the rehet of the tanates should be ineroascd Democrats Take Fling At Republican All World War IT veterans in Key West are asked to give a om, pe hand to the Red on ae ~— vere this year by Sue Holm Ww Amn oe Cam. | executive secretary of the local The Demneer ot ee Gor chapter, Vets wishing to volun- meittee tank fling at Whe SN | ecr should call 863 and ask for tate the fe. | Ruth, and also attend the cam- A gute ee te na. |Paign meeting at 7 p. m., Friday oatren enh aoe Jat City Hall. Vets of the North eee ; than |. | Africa and Italian campaigns on - . _ cael oe 4 should cull Miss Holmes at 286. dangers wes _ st toether ELYING CIRCUS that the Republicans in contres GOES LITERAL © hes me © stter ce MIAMI (AP)— Jerome Wil aud ot the put tobt + # plums to take his Gran Circo oq vtrtveng ead the United | Awiericano around South Amer- hates bewk tate tsvdution iea this spring by air. He belic increased cust of tran:porta- will be move than ofiset by © runs in the citics he For ip nce, he says, the trip from Barranquilla to Bogota inj Colombia is a M-day junket by river boat, It's three hours by Florida Revokes |’ “euUses nirhatety fow Drivers’ Li oh appr heen ord during Jemuery.] plane. He'll use the extra 13 d Petrotman Warren) watching money roll in the bo: eperted today oifive theee Monroe COU") When his arrangements with ty driver » fost thete Heemees | pan American World Airways are; on this charue. Bateman said ‘leompleted he believes his outfit get beck thew Heonses will MRE) Vi) become the world’s first fly- et year In some cases MT ie circus and incidentally onc; sony te tonger then « year, Bale) rie biggest mass movements wee atl of passen, and cargo in the annals of Latin American avia- tion. Aside from nearly 100 . N twoupers and a full fledged Attention, Elk menagrie, there will be 28,000 nvas and bleach- quare feet of ¢: ers and chairs for 3,500 people. fain meeting Thursday March th, Past Ex- aites '» Might. fpemtnation of officers for veer. ‘A full attendance is desired. WEATHERFORD. PER. Gecretary ||KENYON AUTO STORE Hes Those Hard-to-Get me-Plated’ Spotlites Auto $24 Southard tes “Opp. . Bus Sta. est HONS |S, TTT Out Call For Vets. a. | funn TT | ___Argentine.Hides WARSAW. — (AP) — Poland, facing an acute leather shortage. lis preparing to import over 5,- 000,000 pounds of raw hides from Argentina and Mexico. First shipments are expected shortly under an agreement sign- ed by the Central Administra- ne of the Leather Industry with those countries. } It is estimated the raw ma- teri will be sufficient for the manufacture of 2,500,000 pairs of | shoes. German Statue i Makes Fire Wood BERLIN. —(AP)— The huge “Iron Hindenburg,” heroic i wooden statue of the late Ger jman field marshal and_presi- ! dent, Paul von Hindenburg, has lbeen split up and fed into the vf shivering Berliners j during the cold wave. The “Iron Hindenburg” was { built during the first World War ‘to raise funds for the Kaiser's ‘army. Berliners were allowed to | pound iron, silver ov gold nails j into the statue, depending on the © of their contribution. More han 1,500,000 nails were driven nto the statue. NOTICE | Examinations for Mas- ter Plumbers, or Jour- neyman Plumbers, will be held between March 15th to 3lth, 1947. y desiring ' file their application rie March 14th, 1947, at the office of the Plumbing Inspector, City Hall. ERROL V. SAWYER, Plumbing Inspector. i j Woody, j names are Fleming-is-as: follows: Thomas A. 901 Grinnell street; El- ' lis L. Bradley, 612 Olivia stree Ramon R. Delgado, 1201 Florid street; Charles D. Dowski, 613 Fleming street, and Earl T, Mick- ler, 1423 Petronia street. Civil vice aecutive tary L. H. Goddard said that the city manager could appoint one of the top three men. Since weights and measures come un-) der Hunter’s Public Welfare De- | partment, however Ellingson! said he wanted to Hunter recommendation, above The ted.in the order of; preference according — to the| Civil Service Board. Considerable interest hangs on vhether or not Delgado, close friend of City Commissioner John Carbonell, will get the appoint- ment. City Commissioner Louis } Carbonell has repeatedly stated | 2 p.m. today. appointment of the position befo In regard to the a finance directo plained that the Commi: no authority to make the ap- pointment, that — responsibility resting in the city mana H. D. Hatfield, former Marine lieu tenant colonel; Lee I, Goddard, (Continued on Page Four) PIM Qualified Repairs, All Makes of Cars AMBLER’S RVICE GARAGE MUAH NN BRAND NEW Cuisine from that the position was created for one man. Ellingson said he didi not expect lo name anyone tol RAUL* s CLUB ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD BY THE SEA DINNER SERVED from 6: Complete FLOOR SHOW at 9:30 and 12:30 DANCING MUSIC by MARK (Crunch) STANLEY and His Orchestra, with Sylvia at the Piano Beverage Charge After 10 p. m. for Non-Dinner Guests Base. The ship, which is 527 feet! long, with a beam of 69 feet and; ‘ly the same size as the USS. Gil- ‘more, which is berthed base here. | Capt. EL H. in the Eckelmeyer, USN, = is: ip) eommand of the Albemarle. The ve . Which is from Nor ik and which is sched- uled to continue its tour of Naval round the Caribbean, will ve here on Saturd Ja yshe ees Arrange For Fashion Shae Arrangements have been com pleted by the Jayshees for a hion show and dance to be th |Saturday night, March 15. The fashion show will begin at 9 Geloc Appropriate clothes jfor all occasions, in various sizes and groupings ,will be feature Mts. E ddard will act as | mist reremonies. The mod fels will be under the supe sion lof Mrs. Robert Pollock. Thi Ow ling will be under the direction of (i Maida Lazaravici. Sixteen models have been se lected to take part in the show. 'They are: Beverly Cruickshank, {Joan Lanier, Pat Dusck, Dolores (Thornley, Doris Knowles, Marie iPinder, Carol Holman, Eva Na- ivarro, Norma Faraldo, Gloria! Acevedo, Ethel Gibbs, Opal Van ' |Dursen, Lee Pollock, Faye jerts and Ava Hilton. fake part: Dianna Cobo, H. Lopez Peter Dopp, Christine Dopp, Alice Stewart and Gail Wallace. FLOOR SHOW. 30 - SUPPER from 10 p.m. Duffy’s Tavern IN THE U.S.A. Wild, Life On Keys: Andi Everglades : Si of an Everglades Refuge pending | draft of 22 feet, is appr ximate-| coming here | ld in the Casa Mavina Hotel on} Rob-| The following children will also} man Sees Indians Dance In Mexico City (Dy 'The Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, March 4.—To- day was a busy day for sight- seeing and entertainment for President Truman. The festivities began at 10 o'clock this morning. The most colorful of the entertainments was provided by groups of In- 'dians, in costumes, who came to} jtown and gave a series of street} j dances in honor of the President. | School children, numbering thousands, were given a holiday and turned out to greet Truman. He attended eniertainments and | was given receptions, but at no ! place did he make a speech. ‘Grass Roots’ lane/Tr Enterprises AP Newsfeatures EW YORK.—A “grass roots” boom in small businesses throughout the United States is reported by a national real es- tate firm. G.L’s, former war ; workers and others are buying pint-sized business, includin: {small farms, at a rate exceed- jing cy similar movement in history, says the E. A. Strout ——— | Realty Agency. Eighty-five percent of all buy- ers are reported to be paying from 50 percent to all/cash for business properties averaging around $7,000 on the west coast and $6,000 east of the Rockies. | Western sales are listed as 66% {percent greater than 1945 sales and higher prices of west coast properties seem to be no deter- jrent. V. A?’ Miehls, vice-president of the Strout Agency, said the firm's volume of business since V-J Day yhad exceeded 45 million dollars, which was 500 percent higher than the volume for any. similar period, in the past. The total included 8,000. small ‘s and farms: “The decentralization of cit- ies, is, proceedin at a faster ra than at any tihte ‘sh sinde. ae th the i | tomobile became cheaply avail- | able,” Miehls explains, ("The | spreading out of ‘big industries, the improvement of highways and the increasing network of | airlines is aiding the process.” | At no other time, Miehls said, {have there been such good oppor- ‘tunities for a man to make a liv- jing in the countr Citing the success of some re- , he said that renewed jcent buye linterest in tourist travel had be {come a profitable source of in- come to country hotel and auto jcourt owner and that the pres ent prosperous condition of the farmer has brought thousands of jindependent grocery store owners, dealers in hardware and farm} fequipment and other hard and oft ge ines to country dis- tricts. Wife Of Chief Peres Returns Here From Hospital In| Tampa Mr Bienvenido Perez, wute of the Chief of Police. is vesting comfortably after special hospitat treatment at the Popoiar Bonded Hospital in ‘Tampa. Chief Perez rushed his wife to the Tampa in- stitution three days ago when she hecame seriously ill | ie chief and Mrs. Perez re turned yesterday. Mrs, Perez is till receiving medical attention. | Chief Perez returned to duty to- day. NOTICE Electrical examinations for Master Elect domrapy iia Electri » Eleet or’ Service Electri will be held between Mar. 15th to 31st, 1947. Anyone desiring to take the examination may file their application by March 14th, 1947, at the office of the Electric- al Inspector, City Hall. WILL E, P. ROBERTS, Electrical Inspector Sailors Will | Route Pb CDE EIS SMM & ‘Cause Of Injuries |\To Dolliver Remain Mystery Attempts to determine the source of the injuries which sent Chief Pharmacist’s Mate J. L. Dolliver, of the USS. Howard W. Gilmore, to Naval Hospital in a critical condi- tion yesterday morning ran bs against a “blank wall” to- jay. Senior Shore Patrol Officer Lt. Comdr. J. C, Wheeler said he had not been allowed to speak to the injured man, Capt. J. R. Reed, at Navel Hospital, said the hospital had nothing to report but medical aspects of the case. The executive officer of the Gilmore said that there was nothing to report from that source and Commander J. R. Van Ochlen, legal officer, Submarine Base, said he had no information on the case. All withheld comment on the cause of Dolliver's deeply slashed wrist and gash over an eye until and if a report of investigation is made. Dolli- ver, who lay with cut wrist 16 hours near Simonton street, told police he had not been ‘of the Presidents ) home, | It was announced today thy | Capt. Saunders’ office thet the Benga oy | commandant’s “closed during the period of Pree attacked nor had he attempted ident Truman's wilt. suicide. ome entrance of the Pg & se will be via the Souther’ se ' ne to Drunken Driving | Truman will be pat Aa Baad. Brings Revoking j,.\ "2 3250°R. Of M 9 . will accompany Tre ! ans License be — An automobile driver's license was reyoked by Criminal Court Judge Thomas S. Caro when the man pleaded guilty. to: driving | whil fintoxicated along the Flor- Fidd K@ys Highway. Pleading, guilty to While drunk, Mark W. Convad Miami, suffered the re ion of his driver’s license and was fined $50 and costs by Judge Caro, He paid the fine Andrew D. Grove pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving along the High- way. State Highway Patrolman Warren Bateman testified the man was going 80 miles an hour | across Seven Mile Bridge. Judge Caro suspended his driver's li cense for 60 days and fined him $50 and costs. Ogden RK Locka, was for reckl rate of Daniel of Miami, Opa fined and cost driving at a bigh sd on the highway Hayes wa when he pleaded guilty tiailer without @ and cost to deiving a license: K. Way fined $15 a charge of speed Sheviff William Ar omg ” and cost Deputy cher testified miles an hour Hermansie Kernp, to operating poker games cal clubs, were each fined and costs by Judge Caro. GULF STREAM RESTAURANT and SNACK BAR Division and Simonton Streets OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY Serving... @ Breakfast @Luncheon, 11-2 @ Dinner, 5-9 After-Theater Supper or Snacks Also Service a la Carte At All Hours We Specialize in... KEY LIME PIES and APPLE PIE: We Cater to Parties, Weddings and Fraternal Groups WINE SO L HOURS on ing. Caroline s Malgrat and Al in bo $25 driving | fined $5 | who both pleaded guilty , mun to Key Wen j ters at the Submarine — | the official party will then jto Guantanamo Naval Base im Cuba March 17. He is sohedwied | to return to Key West March &. and the same night leave Bore Chica for Washington Picks Up 2 Boys At Pirates Cove | Two I-year-old boys rested last night by State Mh ' way Patrolman Warren Betemen yon charges of running ewey bree | their Miami tomes Hat joaid he had picked up Jobe # |and William Oakes, beth M4 ‘s Cove, The bey i at County Jett ff Davete here The ay from school on Fred came to Key West | Man Arrested For ‘\Fort Myeve Police Albert Cowing iw My was arrested last mg Me. j the by Deputy Sheff D | Andre won a charge of aeglectng tn w children } A capias wa “ » t |County for the arrest of ¢ « land he will be taken to Ft. Mye jto stand trial as soon ft Jarrive here Palace Theater DENNIS O'KEEFE in | Her Adv rous Night" | N and Serial TONIGHT IS PRIZE NIGHT to get hun «STULL UAH EVHAEHON ERLE; EPI AnyaanoRanEARORRRERENORIERROTI, | PET LOVERS | Dr. Stanley Wasa, veterinarian, will be ot the Key West Garden & Lawn Supply, 914 Plea. ing St., Sunday, Mareh || for appointment te have |] your pets examined, Phone 1019, —LTREG DARN ™~

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