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

i Country, wit! r range o: ure 2 en VOL. XL VOL. XLV. ae” F ly 142Bb big) ore ei IWS Key West, Floridar ha the le cfimate in’ the! average n nel | County Fomninestan Three Proposed Beach Sites Pictured From Air Will Select Beach Site Tuesday Night DE ON SELEC* STOCK LAND BOULEVARD OR) Plane-Bus Tours TO DE TION OF MARTELLO SITES By BILL LEE News Editor, The Citizen T o Cuba To Bring | |\Many To Key West HE NE fe SOUTHERNMOST Pi The Kry West C€ WSPAPER IN THE CODLOETOLS KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1947 : Key West Harbor Defenses To Be Declared “Surplus”, ‘War Ch ha an tliat inn nti tn i nt tin inte Dnt tn Sind Departmen The Citizen Received Wire FDR Approved Bridge Loan Meacham | BELLS RANG AND WHISTLES BLEW sibs ‘i wt es Naacetilack: y Service and AP. Vor 67 Yea ; t Discloses PENSACOLA ALSO IN- CLUDED. IN ORDER, DEPARTMENT. TELLS SENATOR HOLLAND (By ‘The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March * * * * * * Pies mr Gente ‘AND KEY WESTERS WERE HAPPY! toi civics’ seneror Spee may m ' minds as to Col, Manuel Quevedo, pres- ‘ 4 ; today advised Senator Spes- which site 1) want for the eens _ Aerie Q, ye Annan enn nnnenneesneseeseseseeeeae | gard Holland, Democrat, of proposed h, herewith is pre Pebis pny pe reiareas af. ‘The bells rang and the whistles ; called at the White House to con-| Florida, that it plans to dis+ i Dw, dl esters were|fer with President Roosexelt sent | view of the} ter announcing that plans Oe? #12, Acres |blew, and Key Westers were i theo ene he instruct. P08e Of harbor defenses in ite have been completed with ork: c |jubilant, Except for the celebra- | #>° Se ne on ‘ " | Ore Coe OANA |i ors November 11,19 d the RVC to grant it. Later,’ Key West and Pensacola as Th question of the selection reyhou lotor es, $500 x 130 jon on November 11, 1918, when Roosevelt called it his “pet proj-! “surplus. of the t te will be settled | #0 bring thousands of passen- the Armistice had been declared, | ect.” Key West harbor. de- by Monroe County Commission | Ls sree ans tease it was the most joyous time in| When The Citizen received the' fenses include Key West ee ie ab ba held ta the sigs A seketee pone | Key West. And what was the; message, it passed on the news Barracks, Fort Taylor, West : 4 sai b ti were says ve me cause of the jubilation? ito, various Key Westers who had Martello Tower, Stock Is- Court House Tuesday night | pry! ies ing eet baal J. Mark Wilcox, representative. been working to get the lyn.’ A, land and Salt Pond. As the cut shows there are | Past few days with Grey- in congress from this district, had, few minutes later, bells were, — Spok. for the..te | hound officials in Miami con- : H F | SP Resa, TOR ae three sites suggested by the en fs 7 wired The Citizen that President | ringing and were blowing. id th date | cerning operation of joint 6 : partment that no da < act | ie Garrison Franklin D. Roosevelt had ap-| “And, as The Citizen was told he di dineers for the beach—Stock bus-plane tours from Miami had been fixed for the dis- Steed, 3B seg nana talict | , Bight proved a loan of $3,600,000 to con- | today by a Monroe county of- Position of the surplus. o ee ee per oscd act mer struct the Overseas Highwa s another reason why F west ower * uh bridges. against changing the name ea 14s, ig ' ss March 15 The Citizen published Stock Island site is the largest, | return to Rey West in’ a'few Groups of Keq Westers had! of Roosevelt Boulevard.” saaeg aM yeah Spt approximately 50 acres. Not only; "¥® Hlabored for month after month to} But there is. still another rea- ee had leamned: thai: HEEbOr s it prepared to build a t ach | Kdhateal | ty to obtain a loan from the Re-' son, President — Rooseve femcak’ Gatalintigiee nee WD ie © penpered So ble 4. CM MM. ‘A construction Finance Corporation, 1944, directed that $1,850,000 be cae tapes dn the (Aine beers 1,300 by 200 feet, but there is is to be used in building bridges to' allocated for the extension of the} i nortly would be declared plenty of room for future expan- Brit sh Grant ° complete the road to the main- Inland Waterway from Bahia} 00h So dh MA Department. ion. Since Key West is grow land, as it was called in those Honda to Key West within six| "ie noxt day The Citizen ran ing and will continue to grow, it T ( : A = days, but always they brought up months after the war has been]. siher story, in which Lieuten is important to remember the fu-| £0 Greece AMY jagainst a stone wall. And Wileox officially declared to be ended. yy Be Lt cee ahigipat. ture possibility of Stock Islnd. | 1 tig \ sea coi nM 7, ia alas ahaa an | ; | in command of the ' ame Thais 16 the oalyone'st} Surplus Supply : | Se eeised ia thaete : quoted as having sail the 4 th naturally a i : J: Coshanal aad Colles UES | had not heard anything about the prot _ vinds. (iy ‘The Anaocinted Press) report and had no reason to be- nds ¢ i ine propor-| WASHINGTON, March 28. i lieve that any guch action would t t ild be no cost in-|While Paul Porter, special envoy ‘ wis ‘ “] $% \be taken in the near future. | Making Fiesta Plans In Cuba‘ ‘ orks if . ty Oona chr lic f to Greece, was testifying before : Captain J, K. Wehrman, pu St 1 ' elected . MERE relations officer of army defenses be | Beach site {the senate committee, in recom- Sete ictscnell, (ix eaakaa in Key West, gave Colonel Sin- ; I t sbout 12/ Mending favorable action on the dor to Cuba from the City of K gleton’s views in expressing { lund and about 1,000 fect} President's proposal, to advanee {West and. its,International rishi! Phree Boys Back doubt that the report was correct. “ It oposed to} $400,000,000 to Greece and Tur- ‘ing Tournament, took off for Ha-' ; | Army installations are envy fee ODE, | eer 7 an . - = i \ ° i , several officers, i a oP key, news was received from | STOCK ISLAND, BOULEVARD AND MARTELLO BEACH SITES are shown on the map above, That cong thie aaasgings eahidiessit io flere For Trials lan lineal se . London that the British today | selection of the beach site will be made next Tuesday night by the Monroe County Commission. ‘ mney director: Albert Eee a. Hou i Beach would re ded ive. $4,000,000, .in sur son, tourney director; er 5 ater that Would] decided to give ¥4,000, rot), “sak miiaiaa is aa an aN tate = . Jr, representing Masonic} B Jud: e Roberts. are ngineers esti-| plus army and airforce supplies and Juliug Kaxden, y 4 ‘Funeral Services we 1 ater would|to Greece before withdrawing Home Repair Plans Ek; ter au vt Me Mazinic bokeh 110) er would] Greece betore, ‘aster Sunrise Service oe Meee ana! HAO Iniece Key West bows. alt under) A Cane Reordon lor to with-| Porter # told committee meme In County Provide rangements. fag Cuban. payticiga-|19,' who wer refed and placed | p bers that he considered the ad- 4 ) y T B Hl ] 1At It T; ] tion in Jose Marti Week whfch{hi a federal school for boys at! Suh Rtat eh for Capt a i t han-| vance to Gr vould: demon- Bi b F 1947 0 e e ( * ay or jopens Easter Sunday. Consul) Washington, were returned her Reordan tiger commandant It runs | strate that demeracy is superior 1g 0 or wae ; ; ; ¢ j Martin rae will oe Cal | esterday by U. S. Marshal Nor-j of the Naval Operations B: at Reynolds stveet,|to any obherstirm of goverathent, : SITE OVERLOOKS SEAk- cm ee eroVias @ for the Cur. IMseThomasiChasleston, S.C. | Key Weal who, died last Satur Ocean ad-Jin that it has the will and the Monroe County’s non-farm xu : . f é | ban capitol ; saat diac SABO ap Stas | dav) will be held at am, to Hotcl.Jeapacity to help other nations | home owners will spend an esti AND RISING SUN: SER- Lions Hear Sen. n and Carbonell, together of the three youngsters j day, will be held at OO a onal ) by 125]that are in dire need of assist-| mated $502,000 on repair and VICE STARTS AT 0: th the Key West consul, will| will be at 4:30 p. m., Monday, Cemetery, Washington. na ict nee moderniz yn work du 1947 ‘ . : Frank lin Speak ic ney “ th the Cube eta Oc: before Juvenile Judge Frank O. | Capt Reopdat was commander " xpense He added he felt confident that} Tile Council of America esti FORMING CHOIR partment Pepa eae : Roberts. here from June, 1942, until Junc, ' to be|the advance to Greece would in- | mates. ; . ank- |of official visitors which may be} Each of the boys was sentenced , Z pion eee shia ea ; Rev. W. R. Sr preside r tesa ring t ok. a c : 3 5) 1946. A month ago he suffered ¢ ids b ure that country’s establishing] At least a third and probabl : a resident of expected during the week, and to} to five years in the federal) )7*9. aA at hin, Miarol Bore % ah hax bape o t 1 1 € ve sitors will " . aos Ser ay a } where > Na s this I it nent, str enough to repel any | in the county will be im tion t th ly h py many ne Ae Bl at Fae ney ued a ticamont fom (ea eee. lee t Martello} communistie — inre into its; or repaired this year E held a ig ca ight northwarc a el | year. and died at Pratt Memorial This out-]guarantees of liberty and equal: | cil. a this ye Taylor, it was Real i d the hotel dining according aay ag uetiyien aE Hospital, Coral Gables. \ i to be ity Fof bui e : t A lent | ind other hotel facilities!” . i | Meanwhile, it was reiterated | of rest on Be St. | 0ORIene setiiner ji » boys were sought morc ; ltoday that there is no likelihood | sible 2 Sea) Catholic) sill | bes ins readiness = for tie 1 month by Sheriff Berlin A ‘Hospital ‘ ‘hapel At |today that therc eas eee : ‘ I jpianned public banquet honoring vemend ie wipridariighwar | l i i »Jof congress acting on the | moderniz Ps ae aaa retire av Sy apo ‘ 5 han Island lbosed grant of $400,000,000 by the | country, sa im E g ike ce ee after they ran away from | To Be Dedicate hart pool 11d | deadline of March 31. It wa as a ene rr BE he oo a ate : : : A transient {Cuban radio 1 , with a view | brought back here at the requc st Dedication of a new chapel at t y At t Boule-|that the senate will not begin de; tial construc ne Thi the f we ie haa 1 having proceedings at the| of Judge Roberts, Sa and; the U.S. Naval Hospital will take t i ild be 35 by|bate on the bill before April 7, Monroe county 3,605 single ; a and the band concert on} others Gal p! > at lla.m. Sunday. Lt. W i t jand that the house will wait to! (Continued on Pag ahr ec) Se as ; jee ae et eleTn Shick | follow Pe a : ‘be al? Se BH HET TTT ( 1 »m a future and|act to see what the senate will do. Shi 1 Se acae aa ee cad to ¢ We by direct line for! gy ‘ ‘ |tution, announced today that the Island as the best site. From the Pai aa he Bas ase - hip: s Le r Para eNteamenral a picked Boy Scouts from ceremonies. ndpoint of easy assessibility,|“ ALNUErS Da ty m Ik 7 F pine ue i ill be here to take part | | : : il | Capt. Thomas B, Thompsor tello T the better site| pyy T | ortolnk Oday yo. Ae ta. ‘They will bring| HAVE APDOP | us Navy, retired, at St. Peter 1 By © their aster and t own | he oldest living will hold the sand that wi + Kk Fact 4} Mc K No 1 Mb at okt | ’ Smember o re «Navy cha "Heft Key West this m u iar Gas been ta ieyadele te iw ¢ to be in, | ‘Temporary appointments of 38] .ompany { nit s Parish Center i iv Bee ats “a Key ve ns will be the guest speake | painters who have been employ-} 4); jound Norf Va., t ut ae Jafternoon for Philadelphia, Whevela wy eee conausie’ OPA Ex plains Jed for veral weeks maine ahaa thes iad beer ; 6:50 eras eaniiicd (54 ee cost ‘of $504 y ak Cpe, ee kit f h | x3 at the Submarine Base]. several d ngaged in op- G ; : of t F : eae ee aaa, | Miami, and was move ere a . al Ww 4 - 9 Sap uv) iT yan Gr vnent, } | Navy re ed this morning. 1 Y ‘The hal Sineg that time about $8,000 worth Sugar Stamps Ney tees eee ea ; r | Hi ID) CHO RY I Ab hull and the Ae sth \or faeniahinds end: aquicmentihas Many © 2 gs ! 1 {Cub wer overhauled — while ) 1d house-} bas‘ e have received an attractive a0 | ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS Hens ene ae Mel yeen added to the chapel 3 : ur : in Stamp|coat of light gray paint. It is t ite val 121 Duval Street | It is on the pacar a 1e ; carat | planned to continue the painting : te. Ch ( nd D 7 qurmeseme Phone 442 summa Ita ation building a ne hos Monday ch] program at the base as funds b \n 1 ——_—_— poe em a (ory av My, |come available. Kenyon Auto Store « PEELS OOP OTe d ea s emporary " + ow The Center of Convenience | S Te ee ea eee ie te| ghee eda fi PRESCRIPTIONS (esfcatcat | Tn Doference to a Mice. Elodie M EO pointe eemecimerduring the| Amc euuues socal covers 5 the ac. ComMpounded by E ” | 119 S.E. Second Street Palace Theater “ yesday, | reappolnver: same Urey rated Extension & Ironing Cord © | seh ponae Pharmacist | | Telephone 25187 CHARLES STARRETT in i 1 good} next quarter if appropria Wire - Fishing Tackle ae “ GARDNER’S PHARMACY | | W. Earle Spencer, Manager xING THUNDER? ti 30, said A. D.} permit {524 Southard Opp. Bus Station nisters and twe [isd Diskion GL. Cur. Verein | | ALLOPING U oR Jv, Regional Sugar Ex-) ~ ae | cman? 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