The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1947, Page 6

RAGE FOUR MIAMi’S " PECTED TO GIVE VIS. FTING TOURISTS STUB. | BORN BATTLE j Rain washed out the Miami; Tourists’ first scheduled game in West yesterday against the Raiders, but General Man- emer Jay Cone announced that ar- tangements had been made with Bey Hamlin to play the game t@morrow at Municipal Stadium at 4:00 p. m. Park attendants stated that a large number of potential spec- tators came to the park despite the weather, and was further re- Ported that no less than a dozen ars from Miami came to see the gare Meanwh Manager Dave Goble took his club out again @arly this = morning for -further Workouts and batting practice. He ll has his squad split in half, wih morning and afternoon Workouts. Actually, the two days’ delay will be beneficial to the lo- eal fans, since it assures them of @pportunity to see more of the regulars in action against local club. Big Guns to Play @obles has definitely stated most of the big guns will see im the tilt tomorrow, and a ternout is expected for the exhibition game hile plans for the Bal- game here on March 29 progressing favorably, ac- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Many Fans Came To Ball Park Despite : Downpour Which Rained Out Spring Opener At Stadium Here Sunday ®EY WEST CHAMPS EX.%2——————_--———_ City Officials \Bjornsen’s 28-Pound Amberjack Leads White House Fishing Sweepstakes sett, presidential secretary, appears to be the leader for the Sweepstakes vest pocket gold cup for the smallest fish. A number of correspondents went fishing again today ‘so. Broadcasting Co., commenta- with the ' presidential party. is current leader in the White House Sweep- stakes, special event of the 1947 Key West Fishing Tournament. Bjornson caught @ 28-pound amberjack Satur- day from a Navy crash boat, President Truman caught a 5-pound Spanish mackerel but his boat beat out Clark Clifford's craft for largest fish honors when Fleet Ad- miral William D, Leahy boat- To Attend Dinner For Miami Club The spaghetti dinner in honor of the Miami Tourists baseball club, which was to have been held last night, will be held nexti Sunday instead at 9 p. m, Some! supplanted. as leaders: before | Winner of the “best éatch” cup offered by the tourna- ment committee is, to be de- termined by “a. vote ‘of the correspondents. John B, Ad- ams of Columbia Broadcast- ing System proposed Bill 75 persons aye expected to sit; ed a 22-pound amberjack. Smith, Associated Press down to a i riacne repast of-, Clifford and his companions Photographer, as the win- fered through the generosity of caught 15 fish, including bo- ner, for hooking Clifford's a local restauranteur. | nita, barracuda, snepper and boat, the “Sandy.” Walter mackerel, to win the pool for the most fish. Fitzmaurice of Newsweek, however, believed his coat of a terrific sunburn was the best catch of the day. Mayor W. W. Demeritt and City - Commissioners Albert Cooper and John Carbonell will! A_ two - pound mackerel be among the guests, together! caught by William D. Has- with local newspapermen and a! —-----——- AO ‘Spring Business| A campaign to Bjornson and Hassett may be |}; Ve OT OOT aS a, \Carbonell, City’s Tourney Envoy To €uba, Returns City Commissioner John _,Carbonell, Key West's Am- ‘, bassador"” to Cuba fer: the 1947: Key West Interiiational » Fishing Tournament, return- ““ed here this morning on an Aerovias Q’ pleiie after ex- tending an invitation to Cu- ban peers: wf participate in the to . Ambatsad6r Carbonell ex- tended the keys of the city to the Havana mayor and‘ ether high officials were asked to come to the tourna- ment as well as residents of Cuba who can participate during Jose Marti Week, starting April 6. City Commissioner Albert B. Cooper, who accompanied Carbonell, said “if we give them as big a reception as they gave us, Jose Marti Week will be a terrific oc- casion.” Tournament Direc- tor Lee Mason and Louis Boza,' father of Doris Boza, Jose Marti Week Queen, ac- companied. Carbone}l ‘also. Sa DT I MI LT i New Prenatal Classes Start a4 number of Key West baseball W T, B 1 D . He ‘women 10 DOW \Wesign Campaign among the leading, visiting, sponsoring the’ event as a ges- Naval Air Station alleys tomorrow Island City its spring training’ week. | president of the Key West Cham-} |prospe@live competitors will ‘lose | i | West offers as a location for players. Jay Cone, general man- At Air Station. i © t Air Station To Aid Key West guests. ture of goodwill, sportsmanship morning, as the USN Sub Base bolster Key site, The “Easter Ham Handicap! ber of Commerce, said today. no opportunity to improve the: | spring vacation, an advertis ager of the Miami club, and Davi : The USO-Navy Wives Club | Musie will be provided by the and Key West hospitality to the'alleys are being re-finished and| West’s spring tourist, business has ° ;Bowling Tournament” will be} Calling attention of northern! Dan Lastres Signs scores. |ment will appear in the Spring| Coble, playing manager, will be Big Four. The generous host is bowling teams will play at the} visiting club which has made the! wi} Inot be ready until next, been started here, Clem C. Price, es ap tines were, end the: tourists to the opportunity Key . ' With Tampa Club; ‘at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. The USO pre-natal class of six sessions, under the instruction of Public Health Nurse Mrs. Blanche Preston, will begin a new course During ,the recently completed ‘Stirrup Elected. District Officer At Legion Meeting Vance C. Stirrup, post com-' mander of Arthur Sawyer Post 28 ofthe American Legion, was elected to serve as department executive committeeman for the 10th Legion District at a district conference at Post 85, 1828 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Saturday. The Key West delegation of Legionnaires returned Sunday evening from the Beach where they attended the conference. Stirrup will serve with Paul Da- vage of Coral Gables on the’ ex- ecutive committee. Harry Coop- er, Miami Beach, was clected dis- trict commander, Stirrup will take office as de- partment officer after the depart- ment convention at Miami in April. It was stated that the Na- tional Convention will be held -in New York City from Aug. 28 ‘to | Sept. 1. ; Saturday the 40 and 8 held an | initiation of “wreck” on the Mi- | naires who were initiated in the A0.and 8 were George A, Warren, George H. Conant, Francis B. Wilkinson, Tavernier Post, Trans-Plastie TRAN SPARENT Linoleum and Highly Polished Floors 4 ami Beach pier. Local Legion-' Piedela, Key West, and Jack Another Turtle Boat Gets Here’ With 195 Aboard’ Another turtle boat, loades with 195 of the denizens of the deep, arrived today at the docks of Thompson Enterprises, Inc. It was the Jensons, a 39-ton sailing vessel under the comman: of Capt. Joseph Anglin, whic! reached Key West after a seven;) day run from Mosquito Keys, off the coast of Nicaragua. | Unloading of the turtles was) under way throughout the day., There was a libergl sprinkling , of tourists and winters to view! the mammals as they. were taken! from the ship and rolled on’ their. backs to the “crawls.” ‘ The turtles ‘weighed from 5) to, 300 pounds. They were captured | TONY'S ALBURY. & Strand Theater “TILL THE END OF TIME? Coming: “SCARFACE” Ls Monroe | AUTO BODY SHOF | or Coming: “Riverboat Rhythm” A Near Corner of Simonton St. BODY and FENDER WORK Wrecks Rebuilt Auto Painting Complete or Retouching All Work Guaranteed —LET US GIVE YOU A BID— 1 To Beautify RAMON NAVARRO | Hos SIGHTSEEING Large Color Selection PREWAR 10-02. MATERIALS Bus Leaves from LaConcha Hotel | Finest Workmanship PHONE 413-W te Mrs. Jack Avien, chair-} Danny Lastres, well-known! BENFITED BY REST i ;course ,two of the Navy wives at-} 613 CAROLINE STREET : : Resort issue of New York news-| ’ 3 More Waxi - — im charge of details for the Key West pall player and star) (Continued from Page One) | papers tomorrow, Price said |tending, Mrs. Anne Cypherd and} No More Waxing SEE ALL KEY WEST... You . whieh is beinb sponsored shortstop of the Pirates, has)j C, Yelton, the tall, young pas-} Tarpon fishing, at its best in|Mrs. Theresa Groves, became the Necessary will miss the Island in your own| KEY WEST -_. DO THE ISLAND THE the Business and Professional been signed for the 1947 season car . INTELLIGENT WAY. 's Club of Key West. Tick- by the Tampa Smokers. Lastres |mothers of beautiful, healthy ba- ies, USO officials said today. Trans Plastic Distributors 713 DUVAL STREET tor of the church, and said the} President would like Venetian Blind Co. to. attend|APril and May, will be featured |) were being distributed today, of the largest turnouts history of local baseball is to attend the game. More Seats Neoded i Several former major league will be included in the ros- of the Baltimore Orioles, and wes assured that the full ros-| and the first team will appear Key West, Cone further an- Heunced that every effort is made to move more bleacher into Municipal Stadium. In-' im the local games has suth a peak, that it was thought the additions! seating tity was necessary Havana Club, tlefeated the Montreal in Havana two straight will appear in Key West, 5 and 6 for games against Tourists and the Key West Stars. | which re- | Players Respond To First Call For | * . AT? High School Nine Coach N. H. Pepper issued the’ fifet call for candidates for his Key West High 1947 baseball t@am today. A good turn-out re- apended and were told to report fer the first practice session to- mérrow at 3 p. m., at Municipal; played the first half of the 1946 the services. jin the advertisement. The ex-| Secret servicemen were ‘sta-| Pense of the ads will be borne tioned at all open entrances and! out of the general advertising all other doors to the congrega-| fund of the Chamber of Com-) tion room were locked. The rain} merce. : was beating down in torrents on) The St. John’s River Trail and the frame church building, said’ the Orange Blossom Trail, two} to be 79 years old, but the Presi-| highly publicized routes for mo-! beni tfstered eg pin front torists traveling south, are con-! steps ‘andg@ntered the church with | sidering extending their scope of | Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, | publicity to include Key West as! his chief-of-staff; Rear Admiral of ‘their | James 'H. Foskett, naval aide; | trails, i Clark Clifford; legaladvisor, and | r " ee ae son, Neal ‘Helm, an old friend ‘from! | At present their advertising in- “‘Lastres has reported in good Crawfordsville, Mo. dicates Miami as the end of the | physical shape and will:report-to|: “ * ‘Sermon On Peace {line but with a revision of their, the Smokers:pilot today forshis} \‘The Presidential party sat, in} ™aps, which is contemplated by; first workout. Thevyoungster: is the 14th’ row ‘from’ the front, on| them befove.mext season, Key) ready to settle. down-and try real' thé pastot’s left; “Rev. Yelton had| West will be:shown, as one’ of | hard for a Starting post ‘onthe ‘announced’ Saturday his sermon, the; important resort cities. i Tampa: team,” Spicola said: topic would be ‘Publishing Peace’,| The’ precently, ) formed -\Bast “Phe young: Key West infield-|OTiginally taken from a verse in) Coast. Highway Association * will. er was signed last season by Spi-/82!2",, “How beautiful are. the! attempt ‘to direct northern traf-| cola from the Bob Feller base-; season with the Smokers. The Tampa Tribune referred to the signing of Lastres as ; “cheerful news.” “The only cheerful news from the Smokers,” says Sports | Writer Bobb Hicks, “came out of the business ‘office where | President Tom Spicola an: nounced the signing of Danny. Lastres, shortstop on the team for the first half of last sea- ithe southern ‘terminus |Homer Slaughter In Augusta Hospital (Special to e Citizen) AUGUSTA. Ga. March tians should be interested in this|Sgt. Horace Slaughter, CE, ‘son ‘world politically, economically | of Homer Slaughter, 901 North and socially, as well as spiritual-! Beach, Key West, Fla., has been ifeet of him that bringeth ood | fic by way of Highway Number bail school which waa ‘held here. (ie ease obit seas 11 to the South so this: commuh- He quit in mid season and went | words of Christ following the Last! it¥ '§ in @ strategic location, at home to Key West.” |Supper, “Peace I leave with you, | the end of all roads. 5 ! =< my peace I give unto you: not as|_.The amount of publicity and * the world giveth give I unto you. ; @4vertising released by the three | Bob ilar Let not your heart be troubled|Highway Associations is tremen-! a _ neither let it be afraid.” | dous and we will undoubtedly | : The pastor said that “peace is| benefit to a lafge degree by; Wins Blind Bogie |." a spiritual gift and peace as | their effort: ‘lard won first prige of PU'chased by Christ procures for eoeee De ee mile Peas (US inward power and outward ex ment held over the week-end at Pectancy.” The pastor continued, the Key West Golf Club. Charles’. Peace is produced by the spir-| Yates took second prize of $4 and.” 7 | G. B. McDonald third prize of! core $2.50. Jimmy Mira was low Rev. Yelton said, “We as Chris- medalist a 76 and Humbert Mir Stadium jwith { Pepper expressed appreciation runner-up with 79. In thi@d! for the attitude of Roy Hamlin,!place with an 80 was Dr. Jack! y. In the world to come, all of us have certain wonderings but we should have them, just as our admitted to the Oliver General Hospital here for further treat- chairman of the Stadium Com-| Hayes. lk aia pe i = af | ment. io and Jay Cone, general! 7 aera Ge Ly (gurl shraleet wane of this| “Thousands of service men,, who} manager of the Miami Tourists,\Civil Service Examination)” yy. Truman joined’ with the | {U8ht in Europe and the Pacific.’ | for allowing the school to prac- For Atomic Commission congregation in’ singing the|a% today receiving medical and tite daily on the new stadium! The Board of Civil Service Ex-jhymns, “Glory to His Name” and| Surgical care at this orthopedic; field from 3 to 5 p. m {aminers for the United States|‘In the Cross of Christ”. center. | Negotiations for games are un-t Atomic Energy Commission, Oak | Rev. Yelton made no mention! —_——— derway with Pahokee, Redland,| Ridge, Tennessee, is currently ;0f the President, except in his| Wilbur D. Stdele of Lyme, Con- Homestead, Tech High, St Pa- | conducting an open competitive Prayer, which, he pointed out la-|nec rt-story writer, born friek’s and Gesu. A number of; unassembled Civil Service ex-|*et, was the same as he had made |at - C. 61 years Other schools have been contact- | ed and a definite schedule will be given out at a later date. Games will be played on Friday’ ahd Saturday afternoons The Conchs will have both a varsity and junior v ty nine, All boys in school are eligible, provided they meet the Florida High School Athletic Associa- tion's qualifications. | j | MITE: Cinmeny { March 17./ (Special 10 h GREAT LAKES, Il Charles L. Jackson, Jr. stew- ard’s mate, second class, 20, of) S$ serv- Windsor lane, Key W ing aboard the destroyer tender WSS Yosemite, flagship of Rear} Admiral Frank E. Beatty, ‘Com-| mander Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet ; The Yosemite began its cruise early in January at Casco Bay, Portland, Me., with stop-overs at Charleston, S. C., Newport, R. I.’ New London, Conn., New York, BY. and Norfolk, Va. Other to be visited are Guantana- mo Bay, Cuba, Key West Tneksonville, Fla and amination for the position of en-,4t the prayer meeting on Wed- nesday night. The pastor’s pr Fe ne a ea enters zai St asked for the Almighty’s bl aries for these positions range( 6, 0M "magistrates, governor from $1,822 through $3,397 per ticularly for our honored Pres annum, Applications from quali- dent of these, our United State fied draftsmen in Key West are the greatest nation under heaven. invited. | President Leaves Arthur Pastorini,. secretary of} As the benediction and choral | the local board of U. S. Civiljamen commenced at the conclu- Service Examiners. at the local jsion of the services, a Presiden- post office, made the above an-|tial aide tapped the President on nouncement today. the arm and he arose to leave the a (church. Many in the congrega-| . M. Rodriguez Hee ere unaware even then that | the President was wi ipping | Becomes Corporal orshipping éSyecint to The Citinen® PLEATS Your Grocer SELLS That Good} STAR * BRAND | | AMERICAN COFFEE | | and CUBAN ‘Try A Pound Today- | —SHIRL’S— LINEN SHOP 512 FLEMING PHONE 118 {with them. BOCA RATON FIELD, Fla.{ As Mr. Truman left the church, | March 17.—Eudalio M. Rodriguez, he shook hands with Rey. Yelton, >f 1010 Grinnell street, Key! Who told him that he was “great- We Carry. i West, ca of Moise Rodriguez, of ,!¥ konored, Mr. President, to have arry A Full Line 1123 Margaret street, Key West, YOU With us today.” Mr. Truman of has recently been promoted to eee the minister’s hand earn- the grade of Corporal. | Rev. Yelton later said that he Cpl. Rodriguez entered the'h2q been nine miles out at sea service January 21, 1946. He was fishing when he heard of t previously stationed at Sheppard president’s message to Congress | Field, Texas. __ , jon Greece last Wednesday and | Before entering the service considered the pronouncement as | Cpl. Rodriguez was stock room “striking a rsponsive chord in our! manager for Allied Control Co.,!hearts and heads”. He expressed | New York City. 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