The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 11, 1947, Page 1

country, with an ‘averpgg range of only 14° Fahr n VOLUME LXVIII. No. 60 Thousand Of Tons Of Dead Fish Found In Waters Of Keys LACK OF FURTHER BI PORTS INDICATE EPI- DEMIC IS NOT NEAR Thousands of tons-of dead fish ° have been observed in Florida Site For Beach Keys waters within the past several days, it was learned At 7:30 o'clock tonight the today. Tom Wood, Key West Monroe County Commission will eviater, reported seeing enor- mect to approve the site for the mous masses of dead om. i. ig s and oth- at West Martello Tower. species miles due north of Members of the commission Harbor Key Beacon. said unofficially today that they % could not be determined would approve of the Martello whether or not the fatal epi-'site because they were compelled demic wes caused by the reap- to do so by public opinion. Peerance of the mysterious “red “Ninety-five per cent of the tide” which recently killed great people of Key West with whom I @Quentities of fish on the lower have talked say they are in fa- Florida west coast. ivor of the Martello site because Weed, whe was searching by it is the closest one to the city,” plene for kingfish and mackerel a member of the commission said for the Thompson Fish Co., Fri- today. ay afternoon, said that the dead It was reported today that fish could be found from the Har- there were some persons in Key. er Key Beacon up as far as West, particularly taxpayers, who Pigeon Key. | would oppose approval of any A fisherman named. Welch.’ site for the beach at tonight’s whe accompanied Wood, was un-) meeting. able to explain the cause of the) “Another week's delay would fatal epidemic, It appeared quite; hurt nothing,” said a taxpayer clear thet the fish couldn't have! today. “It will take that much freren, for there had been no’ longer for the people to know cold weather for a week prior to| what the selection of the beach Friday. Also no explosion appar e means. Many persons do not ently could have caused the dam-| understand the-full facts.” age a the fish were spread over’ Two other sites were suggested toe wide an area. by the engineers, headed. by Since shellfish live on banks Capt. R. D. Spalding, formerly of end grunts and groupers in the U, S. Navy. They are on deeper water, it appeared to Stock Island and the so-called Wood that poisoned water caused Boulevard site, which is gencral- the destruction ly north of the Martello site. The former Army flier also; Capt. Spalding will be at the Commission To Meet To Select J spotted 14 sailfish inside the reef meeting tonight to answer any between Sand Key and Mar- questions. @quesss and 12 turtle both of the ee loggerhead and green turtle F Ni h A species. During the four and one- un 19 its re half hour flight, Welch also saw! a F the first are. o savers eis) To Be Continued \ a turtle Thr WV Since Welch’s discovery, no For ee .\ tether pay ag le i XS" xtehsion ef three more weeks te the belief that the mysttrious Desir hatih i today Whig the slngue je fot spreading in this cee ee ee mais | “fun nights” for ‘tourtste-arid atee ‘ ter visitors at Key West to be . . scheduled in the USO building China Hits Back at Whitehead and Southard At Proposal. By streets. The next one will be held tomorrow night. The “fun nights” started last ° , January and we originall Reds Molotoff scheduled for a — two-month period, but it is reported by the namerinten sen’ Chamber that they have proved Mare 11. — The so popular among the visitors yernment today PYO- here that they are extended. @ agwinst the Molotoff pro-) During theeight weeks the pro- powwl, made at the Big Four con-| rams have been running, 1,47 ference in Moscow yesterday ‘tourists have been entertained that China's internal affairs be with a program every Wednes ? Big, Four agenda. day evening. Fach week Spokesman for the government «Queen of the Island” was chosen amerted that China position and some lucky lady in the au: could not be “overstressed.” He) gience was awarded a full day maintained that, as China was a) of entertainment, meals and member of the Big Five, discus. sightseeing, all of which was son of its internal affairs wa tiven by business firms in the net within the scope of the Big city, bbe °, In addition, free long distance Should the Big Four, he added, hone calls have been awarded to make any such proposal to the service men in. the audience in Chinese gevernment, the Pr) connection with the programs. A posal would not be considered.!torat of ten. men in the service Neither would the government hore, have been awarded free aecept an invitation, he added, to | jone distance phone calls to their send representatives to Moscow te discuss what the government considered was its own affair. EXAMINATION FOR SANITARY OFFICE homes. Diverging somewhat from the type of programs that have been presented in the past, the remain- ing three weeks are planned to ‘S.'give the tourists a more varied State Board of Health an- program. Tomorrow evening, @ jury against Sanz on the charge. ounces thet merit system exam- | movie quiz show is scheduled, Sanz is held under bond of $1,000. | tmeticns for sanitavy officers are wherein the audience views a Sanz-was intercepted by immi- to be diueted shortly. movie short, after which they gration inspectors when he ar-; The board states that the clos- fill in ansv to a questionnaire. rived here by airplane from Ha- ; tag dete to file applications for The quiz is a most entertianing vama. He is a native of Sagua la; the next examination is midnight one and a type that is somewhat March 27 (Continued on Page Four) NOTICE! WATER CONSUMERS . The Supply Line will shit down Wednesday, Moreh 12th, for repairs, City Water pressures will probably be low Weduesday and Thursday. Fla. Keys Aqueduct Commission |, grouper, public bathing beach, probably, THE Editor Held | In Attempt On | Life Of Roxas (Hy ‘The Associated Prous) MANILA, March Arman .do Hernandez, a newspaper edi tor, was arrested today on with the attempt made yester day to assassinate. Presiden i Roxas, | Roxas was making a specch {| when a hand grenade exploded: fat the foot of the platform on| {which he stood. He was unhurt | ‘but seven men, near the stand , were injured. . Red Crosses Dot | City As 47 Drive i Enters 2nd Day: With the 1947 fund campaign of the Key West Chapter, Amer- ican Red Cross, in its, second day of residential canvassing, the; | Community, today was showing a generous sprinkling of Red Cross | membership stickers on house | windows and insignia on lapels and collars. Volunteer zone captains j their teams reported good qeponse to the first day’s solicita- | tion. Mrs. Ruth Higgs, chairman of the residential canvassi stated that the initial organiz; tion would be augmented by nu- merous volunteers from day to! day. Many, she said, had sched-; {uled themselves for Red Cross! ‘work, when they have completed jtheir work for the Community ; Cest. J. Y. Porter, IV, over-all chair- jman of the drive, again express- ed the hope for a short campaign. Meanwhile, zone captains were jusing contributed space in the ‘Navarro building on Duval street, | as campaign headquarters, where | Mrs.. Vivian ,Gulick, volunteer} staff assistant, will receive and| record: contyibutions , during the afternoon. | Gray Ladies assisting in head- ;duarters operations include: ! Dorothy Blauvelt, Mrs. Ali Benham, Mrs.. Reba Stoncciphe | Mrs, Emma, Thompson,’ Mrs. Elizabeth Linker; Mrs. , Wanee. Zone captains | are: Canoya, | ‘Miss.’ Violet Mrs. Marjorie Medina, Mr shelmina Harvey, Mrs. Chart Acheson, Louis Eisner, Mr iChester Knowles, Mrs. Carl Be: jvaldi, Mrs, Anne Smith, and Mrs.! jDora Medina. | Team members include: Naomi} , Hjort, Mrs, Edith Sweeting, Mrs.; and Mary Lopez, Miss Clella Ward, } i Joseph Lazarovie Mrs. John ,Vosburgh, Miss Florence Russell, iMrs, Tom Gibson, Mrs. John Stradtman, Mrs. Earl Pinder, Mrs. H. S. Henricks, and Mrs.| Don V. Wance. Mrs, Higgs stated that addi- ional volunteers may offer their services by phoning her at 863. ! Winter visitors will” be vassed for their contributions through hotels and other occom- modations. ‘Cuban Held For jand is r {are stepping on their - ing a mechanic; Rus | having published «sto il-] other magazines can- i SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, & IN THE USA TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1947 KEY WEST WRITER AND WIFE COMPLETE TROPI whe eke Russells ii xu The only vehicle of its kind in has been completed in Key, West iy to plunge into wild- est Mexico, Its proud owners, Mr, and Mrs. S. Robert Russell, who have just completed 10 raight months of work on the car, are giving the vehicle its fi nal jungle practice trips, right here on the Keys, preparatory to going in quest of a hidden Mayan city, The Russells have plenty of reason to be proud. They have jtaken an old Army command and recohnaissance car, known to ev- tery G. I. for its high silhouette! and when the bunks are let down on roads near the front, and con- verted it into a cross between a kitchen, pantry, bedroom’ and study. Thanks to the ingenuity of the Russells, the old C..and R. now has more gadgets, hidden shelves, swinging ledges. and_ inter-con- necting devices than a 2Ist cen- tury, combination of Rube Gold- berg and Popular Mechanics. A$ you step into the front seat, the Russells will tell you that you 15-gallon water tank. A few pump as you enter ning water out of a faucet. Un- erneath the folding front seat is room for the En jopedia Brittanica. Behind the t is a door leading into what normally and R. Roof Goes Up Here the roof can be elevated two feet every time the living quarters are used, automatically providing two more windo As you sit down the Russells tell you you are sitting on their ice-box. In the rear of the the glass of a window is partly open, showing a screen to keep the flies off the stove. The latter was a two-burner affair, operated by alcohol and white gasoline. The kitchen table top. slides into a slot and a smal. typewriter desk pops into view. Underneath it is a filing. chest for Russell's notes. In addition to be- sell is a ir writer of note, in) Es- True and jance magazine quire, Sports Aficld, * * would be the tonneau of the C., F of Vera Cruz geographical expert and oil engi-, Thomas S. Caro, presiding. List. > Mayan city in Yueatan. Opening Tonight at Raul’s Club On Roosevelt Boulevard by the Sea The ONLY NIGHT SPOT in Monroe County kkk xk kk * kkk TRAMP, JUNGLEGAR TO FIND ‘HIDDEN MAYAN CITY | Qn the front bumper isa small Mexico. After securing permits charge of having been connected! the world, “The Tropical 'Tramp,”} electric motor and a winch with at Mexico City ‘they will strike a spool large enough to, wind qiout over the Cortez Trail to Vera } cxble longer than a city block. Cru? beset they will ship “The Oh the left front fender another pr'mce! Tramp, to Puerto, Mex, electric motor provides’ power will travel some 200 miles in “The for the electric lights consider- Tramp” over rough . roads -and pes eae Hl ee al 2 bie trails and make the final lap in | In the rear of the car, the tail- bition Jey eer che te gate forms a lean-to when let Has New Replacements down. Sleeping » quarters, how-) ‘The Russells figure their winch ever, are provided on cach side wi}l take them across fair-sized of the rear portion of the ve-'streams. The famed Dodge mo- hicle which is covered with tar- tor of the C & R, car has even ; Paulin in Army style. The tar- been replaced by a 1946 motor paulin is extra long, however.’ and complete replacements of all other major parts has been made: A drive shaft from a 35-passenger bus is another major improve- ment, The explorers have no great i 4 fear of snakes. “You don’t see months. 5 ymany of them,” they say. “Fear Many Seerchlights ‘of snakes. is mostly inbred, any- ; All over the vehicle are vari-' way, one of those FE BOS ARE to ous searchlights for various pur- caveman days when they just , Poses. «Most _ prominent is one wriggled into the living room.” , Pointing straight up from the; Although the Russells have | roof almost over the driver's seat. béen living 10 months behind a | “That is there for only one hardware store and have purchas- purpose,” Russell remarked. “If:ed a number of items from _ it, we should ever get in a bad fix’ they still say that “if it were not out there in the jungle, 200 miles! for the junk yard here we would from the nearest civilization, we: never have completed the ‘Trop- will flash an airplane. The Mex- jjcal Tramp’.” rom the sides the tarpulin ex- tends over them. This arrange- ,ment has proved most satisfac- ttory, for the Russells have been living in the vehicle for the past ico City airline to Merida inj RY Yucatan flies almost directly . over where we will be.” ‘List Of Jurors The Russells will carry noi ‘radio transmitter. Here, Morse! For Criminal ‘code by this light will -be the only means of communication with the outside world. Russell! is a former telegraph operator. | The destination of the Russells} Forty jurors were drawn today is a spot deep in the jungle on, for a ion of Criminal Court the border of the Mexican states to be convened next Monday and Tabasco. A‘morning at 10 o’clo Court Monday neer whom the Russells. met some, of names: time ago had just come baek from} the area ends telling of a great ruined city ing, Robert M. Saunders, ‘George in the area, probably a product’ W. Solomon, Oscar S. Primeda, of the- great Mayan cultuee, The William Hilton Roberts,..Wilson. Russells said that reliable reports Russell, Benjamin N.. Adams, indicated the eity is considerably Ivan, Saunders. + i" larger’ than Chiohen .Ltza,, famed! ance Gomez, Ernest, Leon 4 . Cates). v Kdumund , Higgs, Julie jee}. dr’, ‘Cleveland Stone, Hen- The explorers. will. leave ‘Key i West in June for Texas: and New "3 Lire: Weatherford, George Mexico, waiting for-vomptetion wt Stew mel L, Filer, sLaw- the rainy season before going into | Sy L. Parker, Gerald Hernan- is ka dez 1 Sands, Bernard He s, Robert H. George W. Johnson, 3 (lowe, James W. Russell, F. J. , Hartinetz, John W. Barrett, Wi liam L. Plowman. ry J. Mitchell, William A. M. Whitehead, Bolivar Valdez, Cole, Samuel - W. Dow F.. Thompson, jOtis R. Curry, Jr, and Alexan- {der Moreno. J. Calleja’s Sister ‘Dies; Buried Today Word has been received here of the death Sunday night of Mrs. 7Clementina Zatarain, 65, gt her ;home in Tampa.’ Mrs. , Zatayain, twas the ter of Juan’ Calleja, Thompson. Invites You to See AL. JOLSON’S To Penetrate Mexican Fastenesses In Search Of Legendary Place k, Judge, Joseph 'T. Esquinalde, William | and verified Indian leg-|G: Jayeocks,, Charles TL. Sweet-) ‘Year | Marshall To: | Make Reply Mout ny ‘The press) | March 20, It was MOSCOW, March 11—Secre-| day whether any tary of State Marshall is expect- mony will be ed to make a reply, in the next, bration of the event. © — few days, to Commissar Molo-' On. March.30, a year ago, jtoff’s proposal yesterday ‘fat the were a total of {Big Four discuss the internal af-| Ployes at the fairs of China. te wi It was said that the proposal will be opposed by the represen- oer Itatives of the United States,” cat Great Britain and France. Bees in Izvestia, Russian government marine Base a year ago. He is still organ, said editorially today that acti that capacity. ithe Molotoff proposal was wor-| “One ale ago the u s. thy of the closest consideration 'station was j However, the- paper was not dises! ‘over-enthusiastic about what iMolotoff had said, and de-! | vonea the first-page editorials ‘gee ‘the consideration of matters per-! Dee jtaining to the proposed Gece ine wee ‘and Austrian treaties. The edi-! through the torial about Molotoff’s Chinese majority of the suggestion was published on the| Since the Submarine Base lasi Page. «, ag a:,} established a tre | Iavestia, however, said it did! amount of work has been {not believe that the United States! in rearranging the faellities of jee withdrawing troops from the base. i China, as was announced in! A considerable amount of tm | Washington five wecks ago. dustrial work, in which eiviliens — | were largely engaged, been curtailed, The payrolls Ay been cut very heavily, * | During the war years many ft- tle items of housekeeping 5 Trapped | \As Building Collapses, (My The Assorinted® Press) ‘CINCINNATI, | March = 1 ‘five-story building, in the lew) , area in this city, collapsed today ~~ jané: enicupeng eee? : + The sttyctire thad been under imninea 4d Sting water ma 3} and the workmen were in the} building trying to repair the dam- dite!’ when. the, collapse occurred, (Pwo men are known to be on the first floor, for they conversed jwith policemen and f! ven. The generally better ter of the manpower Also in the bist conestebes Jable work shag; Dee under yey in laying way vessels for pre servation pur han wy toe Ce In the last year the been visited ij workmen said that three other nenk Saleh yal men were in the basement. Pe us Be Cuba; the Poghogh Bey Wreckage of the building is be-})" pritish good-will ny : ing cleared away in attempts to Among the noted visilrg hove rescue the workmen. It was C-/heon President ‘Truman whe ‘eupied by the Western Fixtures} .yme last November; ddeatret iChester W, Nimits, chief of Mewel ————— Operations, and such BW Di. T pp] |ivg naval officers a Kofk “S$ To Atte nd Willian D. Le hy, USN ! we) District’. PELE \staff to the President, Vite Ad Distr ic?s Mee tig Charles A. Lockwood, + the] USN, Naval inspector generet al Seabee Wee Sutenas ree ‘and Supplies Company. ‘em jones ad A district convention of Knights of Pythias lodges of the} and Rear Ade ce Seventh District of Florida will) USN nmander, held in South Miami on| Atlantic Fleet ‘Wednesday evening. The meeting] The Key West Naval Base + ‘will be held in honor of Judge| under the direct adenimiubewtive Willard M. Kent of New York.|command of Admiral Wille: i , Judge Kent is the Supreme} ——— — erates: ae aad Pe 2 DIVORCE PAPERS H lost ol ie offic 0 he * a ‘Grand Order of Florida will at-| iesongy tang nid Petitions tend, Prior to the mecting @ ban-| ried in Cireult Court ted | HMegal Entry) Myrtland Cates, deputy United } States marshal, yesterday took | Guzman Felipe Uriarto y Sanz, | arrested here yesterday for illegal, entry into the United States, to} Miami where he was lodged inj Dade County jail. | An indictment will be sought ; grand | { from the United States Grande, Cuba. Sanz was deport: | ‘ed in 1931 after serving two years jin prison for automobile theft. It is stated by immigration au- thorities here that Sanz has re- entered this country on four dif- ferent occasions since his depor- tation, Three times he was sent back to Cuba without prosecu- tion. Qualified Repairs “AMBLER’S SERVICE GARAGE ques ona? STAR OF 55 PICTURES You Saw Him With Al Jolson in “MAMMY” With JANET GAYNOR and CHAS. FERRELL in “SUNNYSIDE UP” As the “Little Rascal” in “Our Gang Comedies” SONNY BOY Held Over by Popular Demand ELSA VALLADARES CUBAN BOMBSHELL A Cuban Singer of Outstanding Popularity DINE : and! DANCE |‘ NIGHTLY DANCING ‘MUSIC iby.MARK (Crunch) STANLEY and His Orchestra, with’Sylvia at the Piano 2-—-SHOWS NIGHTLY 2 at 9:30 and 12:30 DINNER SERVED from 6:30 - SUPPER from 10 p.m. Cuisine from Duffy’s Tavern Because of Advanced Interest Reservations Are Suggested — Phone 9287 m Beverage Charge After 10 pam. for Nen-Dinner Guests jeservations: Phone 9287 * 311 Caroline street, and had a | number of friends in’ Key West. The deceased is survived her husband, a son, and sever: |others in addition to her brothe ‘The latier, accompanied by his ithe funeral at 5 p.m. today. |P.A.L. DECIDES TO : DELAY DRIVE AGAIN The Police Athletic League de- cided at its regular meeting last night to delay its membership {drive until after the conclusion of the Red Cross campaign. Among |those attending the ion, held jat the clubhouse, were Charles sident; Dr. ary, and John lenjoying the presence of the pla ers on the Miami Tourists basi |ball club, which is using the club- |house for its dressing rooms, the ‘league was informed. Louise | Boys and girls of the league are, quet will be held at the Coco, ‘um ;Woman’s Club in honor of the re _ Visiting members. Those going from Key West in- clude: { p. T. Rutrough, J. Winfield jchildren, left Key West to attend Russell, Morris Cochran, Arent T.| 'Sjursen, Charles S. Gibson, W. P. ‘Archer, Armando Fernandez, !Harry Roberts, J. Frazier Pinder Dewey Riggs, Alfred T. Knowles, Clyde H. Williams, Oscar Fer- nandez, Frank O. Roberts, Mer vin Thompson, Aaron H. Wil liams, A. S. Williams and T. S. Caro. Judge Kent plans to visit Key West sometime next month | GET LICENSE TO WED A marriage license was issued yesterday by County Judge Ray- jmond R. Lord to Louis La Torre, 27, of 709 Olivia street, and Es- |ther Martinez, 18, of 10-F Porter Place. KENYON AUTO STORE Has Those Hard-to-Get Chrome-Plated Spotlites Driving Lights - Grill Guards License Plate Holders Auto Paints and Polish 524 Southard St., Opp. Bus Sta. to Phore 1 —_—— PAO AAEM R LLP BI Palace Theater KANE RICHMOND in “TRAFFIC IN CRIME” News and Serial | TONIGHT IS PRIZE NIGHT two couples, according’ te Uy ds on file. in the offie: | County Clerk Ross C. sawyer |The petitions were filed by jbara S. Sherman MaeDoug against Allister F. MacDouge! | by | " land by Betty F. Carpent against Richard L. Carpenter | ARTICLES STOLEN | FROM VISITOR'S 48 | Sam Gruen of Brookiym NY a visitor at South Motel, repert to police yesterday thet # © and blue suitcase, @ taghie and a white coat were stot from parked car near G | Oil dock over the weekend his LL LT ‘USED CAR BARGAINS | °42 Buick Sedan, Clean | °41 Packard Clipper | 40 Packard, 6 Cylinders | °40 Plymouth, 2teer | *41 DeSoto Convertible "41 Ply. Convt, Coupe NAVARRO, INC. Opposite the tus Station