The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 19, 1947, Page 1

AIR IED. Ve E6, _ SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1947 VOTE 5 TO 2 AGAINST*® f TALMADGE AN | m4 Meme meer | Area Given 6-Month (Gy The Associated Pr ATLANTA, March 19. Her- | e Liquor GRANTS¥———_—_________—_- man Talmadge is not governor of | Georgia. So decided the supreme eourt of that state today by aj} vote of 5 to 2 Rightful governor of Georgia, the court ruled, is Lieutenant | Governor M. E, Thompson. i Thur the two-month battle) RAOUL’S, BAHAMA!Hours For Liquor over the governorship of Georgia | ended today, though there was | AND BOAT 'BAR Vending Places talk among Talmadge adherents! The City Commission last night] | that the question may be taken granted a six months’ liquor sale Changed By Solons to the United States Supreme} permit to the Boat Bar, Raoul’s > deill elestad woven Ee and the Bahama Bar after ot S19: write-in. ballots that they do not violate the city that were cast for him in the pet ¢ ‘ . ‘ * tote .p, | ordinance prohibiting bars with- general election last November. iibatonteat of) coaeheol. COMMISSION Hours of operation for all liquor vending establish- ments in the city were changed by the City Com- mission last night. The new ordinance allows bars and restaurants selling intoxi- Sale Permit «.. from Tampa, two members CLEARE. APPEAL FOR| PO ODODOD ODM! Thousands Line Farewell AsPi According to word received to- jof the crew of the yacht Rhojan Il, which was brought into Key West on Sunday, were rescued from a cruiser by an Army plane jyesterday in the Gulf of Mexico. \ Just as the pair was about to igive up hope of rescue, the two men set off the last flare in their jpossession and’, it attracted the pilot of the Army airplane. They They had been adrift 11 days. They were W. Gorace Blanch- ard, 32, of Newport News, Va., jand, Charles King, 18, of Hamp- were about 200 miles off Tampa’ '2 Men Rescued After Drifting Eleven Days' Chamber Offers To Decorate For Jose Marti Week Key West Chamber of Com- merce directors voted yesterday to spend approximately $500 for decorating the streets during Jose Marti Week scheduled for April! 6-13. Directors called the meeting to discuss the plans for Marti Week, which is named in honor of the great Cuban revolutionary leader, and to hear Lee Mason, director Delayed Departure In Order To Take Final Swim; Appears Tanned, Rested After Week’s Stay Under Sun Here TAKES OFF FROM BOCA CHICA IN “SACRED COW” SHORTLY AFT- ER 2 P.M. WARM SUN By JOHN R, VOSBURGH Me CULL La ‘Rides Bike From | & o* x * ‘Young Man Goes To Cuba | x * City Editor, Key West Citizen Shortly after telling Rev. x * ‘Ohio To Key, West J. C. Yelton, pastor of the HTH | First Baptist Church here, Thomas Algler, 24, of Belle that he would come back to | View, Ohio, pedaled a bicycle al| Key West, probably next the way from his home to Key: June, for two weeks, Presi- ‘West, he said upon his arrival; dent Truman took off from ‘here yesterday. |'Boca Chica airport early | “It was-a rather hard trip, buit } ang afternoon for Washing- His father, Eugene Talmadge, Wie Achoncameiatntecn con: ' riecte sovernor. cating beverages to open at who had been eiected governor, | a usion gases i Gre apie eay of the Key West fishing tourna- I made it in four weeks,” Aigler ‘ : 7 a. m.. instead/of 9 a. m. {EVERYTHING INFORMAL jton Roads, Va. The brother of! ment, which is conducting a con-| was ill at the time of the election, and friends suggested to Herman Talmadge that he take action to have his name written on the ballot, which would make him; next in line for the office in the event his father died, as-the elder Talmadge was unopposed. Howveer, the supreme court ruled that the legislature had no authority to elect Talmadge, as /| the Georgia constitution specifies | which ended shortly after mid- night. Cleare argued that the courts had not yet decided whether the 300 feet should be measured “as the crow flies” or “as the pedestrian walks.” He said he rerpesented Bob Taylor, proprietor of the Boat Bar, on Duval near Fleming street; Raoul Perez, operator of Raoul’s Bar, 322 Smith Lane, and Sam Hyman, j owner of the Bahama Bar, 519 Sunday hours for all estab- lishments were set for 12 noon to 6 p. m., and 9 p. m. to 2 a,m., Monday. Res- taurants with a certain seat- ing capacity were formerly permitted to be open also during the hours from 6 to 9 p. m., on Sunday. | Lhd heuhahutaatas Blanchard, Capt. James. Blanch- test to be held during Marti Week.! | said. “The scenery was wonder- ard, 39, remained alone aboard The Chamber, accordi a the Rhojan for seven days before j gig rR Rah Re po Eat pains Hee ae Key West by 4! ger, desired to participate in the ne bid un Hay: oo iucity.” program because it was believed guess weve Deen lucky, | the event would be of great pub- j Blanchard said, as he lay in the licity value to Key West. (hospital at MacDill Field, near ectors decided to assume re- |Tampa, after his Tescue yester-! sponsibility of buying flags and iday. The only things that saved bunting for the purpose of dec- jus were the Lord, a stout boat, grating Duval, White, Division and the Army Air Forces. and Eaton streets The pair had 12 flares when} r thet the lieutenant governor is in line for the highest office in the state upon the death or resigna- tion of the governor. chen reminded the ecrcaan Admiral Blandy sioners that Judge Arthur Gomez, Now InKey We of the Circuit Court, had held in Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, “ ; 1941, that the distance should be Party Tonight measured. “as the. pedestrian / . Saas . ae | walks.” Although the attorney , USN, commander-in-chief of the o* For Visitors gcnéral and “State “beverage: soli-; Atlantic Fleet, arrived .in. Key hae citor hold the distance should be; West yesterday, and today is Tourists and winter visitors in| casured “as the crow flies,” it'making a routine inspection of Key West will be entertained) 5." ti. courts which ‘really should{Key West Naval Base. this evening at the c ‘hamber of decide the matter, he said. Admiral: Blandy *was in cgm- Cammerce weekly “Fun Night Clearé also str¥é38ed that the mand of the American forces that program at the Jackson Square} 5.5 Carlos School is not actually conducted ‘the two atomic bomb USO Patio. fa school in the meaning of the}experiments at Bikini. A movie quiz show, similar to! law, being owned -bythe;Cuban| ‘Admiral’ Blandy was accom- the one presented last week, | overnment and not dfférimg-the| panied by, Lt. Gen. Keller S. will be included in the pro-| curriculum of a publi¢ educa-| Roekey,-“USME,~ -cominding gram. The movie quiz affords | gional institution, Mayor W. W.|general of the Fleet Marine audience participation in a high-| Demeritt's was the only dissent-| Forces, of the Atlantic Fleet. ly interesting program, winners) ing vote of the Commission on| They are stopping aboard the of which will be awarded attrac- | the question of granting the bars} USS Gilmore, the submarine tive prizes. the six months’ extension. tender, anchored at Submarine Community singing will be un-} [3 Concha Hotel, ‘which has{Base. They are accompanied by der the direction of Beatrice! been included in the State’s|seven members of the admiral’s Moreno and refreshments will be drive to close bars within 300 | staff. served feet of a church or sehool, was! They flew here from Guan- The program, sponsored by the} aso given a 6 months’ extension. | tanamo Bay, Cuba, and will leave Southern Dairies and the Key | phe White House Restaurant, 227|Key West for Washington Friday. West Provision Company, will! puval street, which is not in the ———_ begin at 8:00 p. m | controversial area, was granted a, @* } ° ART M ER AT ry | liquor license also. Singleton 8 Oil L ‘ Commissioner’ Louis Carbonell | So tt " 2 w, LONDON. —(AP)— An exhibi-|took a stand against the pro+ Paintings On tion of 100 oil paintings by a new! posal of Rogelio Gomez, of Aero- 7 Soviet artist—Mikhail Myofis—is! vias Q air lines, that a road be Display Here drawing “oohs” and “ahs” from] puilt from Roosevelt Boulevard; Friends of Stephen Cochran Russian art connoisseurs, said aj across a salt pond to Poinciana Singletoy, a former resident of Moscow broadcast heard in Lon-/ to provide a_ shorter don. Master Mikhail, the broad-| Meacham Field. Gomez said this|rector of the local Chamber of cast sgid, is just seven years old.| would permit bus transportation |Commerce, are enjoying an ex- |to the field. Carbonell asked why |hibit of a group of his oil paint- GOOD-LUCK COINS route to: Key West, and at one time di-} LYNCHBURG, Va. — Not ap-} preciating some “good-luck”} coins which came into his posses-| sion, Lyle Apperson tossed them into the cash register of his store. The coins, however, were lucky” for him for they enabled| police to identify a burglar who! robbed the store. Apperson got! his money back—including the coins and the burglar got — ten years. en 1 WE ARE... HYDRAULIC BRAKE | SPECIALISTS Let Us Check Your Brakes the Bertha street route is notjings now on display at the Key satisfactory and said the city|West Art Gallery, 1220 Newton should build roads downtown | street. “and not across a pond” to save! In this group of Mr. Single- airplane passengers a few cents|ton’s works are beach scenes, Mi- apiece. Gomez then said he would |ami River scenes and other Flor- build the road himself and pay! ida subjects, all of which display all the costs if the city would|the work of a superb artist. give permission. The commission| The paintings were loaned by approved without dissent a mo-}Mr. Singleton to the Key West tion to secure estimates of the} Art Gallery for exhibit only, and cost. of such a road. are not for sale. They will be on Commissioner John Carboncll,| display for a limited time. the city’s “Amb dor” to Cuba = for the Jose Marti week celebra-| tion, briefly described his trip to} P iF Havana where ‘he invited Presi- alace Theater dent Grau San Martin and the} DON PORTER in Secretary of State, the Mayor of | “WILD BEAUTY” Lou Smith Auto Service Havana and “-other® notables as : White et Fleming Phone §/ well as tlie Cuban people to attend aiews. Sodicerial ‘Opposite Army Barracks (Continued on Page Four) $25 REWARD| (SED CAR BARGAINS /POOR OLD. CRAIG'S for information leading to the °42\ Buick Sedan, @lean J. H. Brady, Mgr. Phone 9134 arrest of person or persons oe : ibi : Division and Francis Streets stealing hibiscus plants from}, °4) Packard Clipper yace pil Ou Henle °40° Packard, 6 Cylinders Dr. Warren's lot in City Ceme- Charged While °40 Plymouth, 2-Door BATTERI tery. : i i i You Wait Information will be confi- °41 DeSoto Convertible | Let Us GREASE and Spray °41 Ply. Convt. Coupe NAVARRO, INC. New Bicycles Opposite the Bus Station Notify MRS. WM. R. WARREN $11 Eaton Street TELEPHONE 619 Auto Tires - Tubes - Batteries Spraying, Oil, Greasing and Auto Accessories |they left the Rhojan in the cruis- er for help on March 8, begause the yacht was leaking and. the aptain estimated land as being 20 miles away. . t They had fired all but one of the flares. They prayed when [they fired the Tast one yest It was sighted by an Ariiy lot, | who dipped the wings. of his plane. Then the pilot summoned , help and the two were brought to !Tampa. t ; They had no food, no cigarettes and not much water. Young King had sprained his ankle when he entered the cruiser and was un- able’to help Blanchard. They ran out of gasoline March 10, and drifted with the boat until they were out of touch with every ship fand land-based planes. Capt. Blanchard left here yes- terday for Tampa, where he said the was to engage a light plane and go looking ior the _ missing men in the: cruiser. ‘Beer And Wine Licenses Granted Beer and wine licenses were reserved for next month for the following establishments by the City Commission last night: J. Bonfield, 716 Emma street; |B. Segal, 208 Petronia street; J. Disdieri, Virginia street; H. Saunders, 307 Julia street; J. Pla, | 1025 Whitehead street; F. Orta, 1028 Whitehead street; M. Ortega, | 504 Petronia street; A. Lopez, rear of Simonton street; J. A. Ferrera, 808 Simonton _ street; ;Ponce’s Bar-B-Q, 701 Simonton; , | Sidewalk Cafe, 423 Duval street; , J. Blackell, Southard street. | | areal Kenyon Auto Store | —Has— . j - Tires - Tubes - Seat Covers | Extension & Ironing Cord Wire - Fishing Tackle | 524 Southard Opp. Bus Station comeeess ONY | IT Feature Attraction. . ere Dirert from mb: Cuisine from L Minimum Beverage Charge After 10 p ames Reservations Suggested Ph. MARCELLA WATER MR. DICK BAIN y ertain the Publie by Special Arrangement with Hi BOK MINEVIECH and Hix Harmonica Raxcals Dancing Music by MARK (Crunch) STANLEY and His Orchestra, with Sylvia at the Piano DINE and DANCE DINNER SERVED from 6:30 — SUPPER from 10 p. m. The funds are to. be serined from the individual directors ani not from the Chamber treasury, it was announced. Raises For Finance Director And. _. Assistant O-Kayed The City Commission last night approved changes..in the 1947 budget providing for an increase in salary of City Finance Direc- tor-Comptroller Charles Rob- erts from $3,600 to $3,900, and for his clerical assistant, Mrs. Mar- jorie Schrader, from $1,400 to $1,620 per year. Roberts said today that he has notified City Commissioner C. J. S. Ellingson that he will be defi- nitely retained in his position. GIRLS SLIPPING STOCKTON, Calif. — (AP) — Perhaps boys’ morals are improv- ! ing, or perhaps girls’ are getting worse, in San Joaquin county. There are no more delinquents | this year, but one of every one of three are girls. Last’ year the ratio was one of five. CAR LOST IN SNOWDRIFT DUANESBURG, N. Y. — The highway superintendent recently was notified by a farmer that when the snowplow opened the road by his farm they should be warned to proceed with care. In a snowdrift about 10 feet deep and 50 yards long just a few yards from the farmer's house was the farmer’s automobile, so deeply buried that the farmer was “not quite sure just where.” | SEAT COVERS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street “eae Phone 442 ee Raul’s Club On Roosevelt Boulevard by the Sea The ONLY NIGHT SPOT In MONROE COL NTY NEW SHOW TONIGHT at 9:30 avd 12:30 MISS GLORIA SHAYNE Songstress and Mistress of Ceremony assy Club. Jacksonville Contortionist Extraordinary NIGHTLY Juffy’s Tavern for Non-Dinner Guests Closed Sundays qupgemmmment ful and the. weather generally | , ae — was the Pres- fair, although I did run into some ; — aa + Saag — rain. But I continued to pedal aeaiitattahene oh the P ij my way south.” - oun. Today Aigler took off by air- _— rey The y 4 He | Baptist minister, wi plane for Havana, but he didn’t | - lied th . take his bicycle. preached at the service at- “f thinis Wit tales Ae » | tended by Mr. Truman Sun- : est now, d im hie. old f he said shortly before departure. ay, sat in 4 rt with the President and his companions at the tempor ary White House at the Sub- “Everything was _ jovial Dp | and informal,” Rev. Yelton » Pieces, Of Land said. “The Prssideas. was : viously delighted with the |... Wasranty.deeds:were filed yase, be ‘West arom wa bod terday with County Clerk Ross fishing and his quarters. He C. Sawyer's office for several! said he would come back to pieces of} Key West and Upper} Key West, probably next Keys property. June, for two weeks.” | Mr. and Mrs, Fred J. Dion gave The President drove ja deed to Charles Holberg, for | through cheering throngs of ee) for the eons sola Key Westers to Boca Chica \‘er avenue and First street, 1Or-) airport between 1:30 and 3 merly used by the Cortez Ci- 7 5 to : p. m. His private plane, the |gar Company. The land runs| “5 H Cc” tan ae (250 feet on Flagler avenue and py OW s . ‘00! |210 feet on Staples avenue. shortly after 2 o'clock. He Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sabini| Was expected to arrive in |sold for $6,000 to Mr, and Mrs,| the Capital in about five | Abe R. Wolkoff a lot 375 by 78| hours. feet at Salt Pond at Bay Road| Mr. Truman’ was _ presented and Division street. | with a gold cup by Miss Virginia Aaron Kay sold for $6,000 to Hy- | Kelly, the Key West beauty who ;man Albman, 1224-A Seminary is queen of the 1947 Key West ' street, a lot 150 by 100 feet at Du-| International Fishing Tourna | val and United streets. ment, for the “best catch” in the Mr. and Mrs. Sam _ B. Curry | White House Sweepstakes, held sold for $6,000 about five and|in conjunction with the tourna three-quarters acres of land on|ment. He said he appreciated the | Key Largo to J. C. Shields of | award very much. A smaller cup Jacksonville. for Bjorn Bjornson of the National Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Sch- | Broadcasting Company for the \neider sold for $1,500 to Mr. and largest fish, and a tiny cup for |Mrs. Thomas A. Smith, Paw| William D. Hassett, presidential | Paw, Mich., a lot 92 by 81 feet; secretary, for the smallest fish, ‘at South and Grinnell streets, | Were also exhibited. | Oscar G. Felton sold to Ladd; .Miss Kelly was dressed in a | Jaycocks and wife for $375 a lot| fresh, blue frock and wore a red {hibiscus in her blonde hair. Mr Sates {on County road, ; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thomp- json, Tavernier, sold to Susan A. | Lund, Tavernier, a lot on Plan-| | tation Key for $100. Mrs. Florence H. Hennessey } | and husband sold to Mr. and M Naboth C. Pearce, Tavernier, a} |} lot at Tavernier for $100. Willett Here For Training USS Willett, ARS-12, an ex- | perimental ship, arrived at the | Submarine Base here today and Truman had removed his tan broad-brimmed hat, revealing his almost white hair, which he smoothed back with his left hand. He wore a blue suit and blue tie. Jokes With Reporters Upon receiving the cup he re- marked that it was a lovely trophy and fine to add to his col lection. He joked with reporters about Ha: t's cup for the smallest fish. “Bill's fish was (Continued on Pege Four) BEA ERE ROASTERS and FRYERS | will remain in the city indefi-! BRADY'S (Live) Poult training operations. | arrived here from |nitely for | The Willett ! Jacksonville. and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone 54° — SESS CES ts Enea Se hh th theta teetaatin tet ttt tetatinall i RT LL Til} Np ss | a | ATTENTION, ° | ATTENTION, "NAVARRO, INC. Regular meeting Thursday|} Paint and Body Repairs }| night, March 20th. You are || Slip Covers urged to be present. A large « $ “J an attendance is desired. | Undere oating Serv me Rigstie ms ctl Otieere, Kelly Springfield Tires Initiation. Chrysler - DeSoto - Dodge a Plymouth pad Eiks/ welcome: «PARTS - SALES - SERVICE P.L. bide ss eines | All Repairs Can Be Handle \ ‘E.R. Secretary. |/ On Deferred Payment Plan AAT ' °rsrerr=: a “--- ——~ ao