The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 1, 1947, Page 1

West, Florida, has the equable climate in the , with an average of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. XLVI. No.78 ee -— Detention Rooms | |49944444 AT. ‘er And ‘Headquarters Of. avernier | |drmy Here Told’ Of Surplus Status’ The U.S. Army's Herbor handle persons arrested on baie) deamor charges, officials of Mon-| County announced today. | Under state laws, all persons, arrested on the Upper Keys must: 4 (An- nouncement of the. impending. be brought before Justice of the! mipen ] Peace Lowe of Tavernier. There; War Department action: was — are no jails or detention quarters} meade in The Citizen on March either at Marathon or Tavenior. | 15.) ft reeckey ‘That compels the deputy sh The orders, received from Third Army Headquarters in Atlanta, ordered the ‘com: manding officer here to téke - 5 i constables to bring their! arrested for intoxica-! as vagrants and for disord-' conduct to County jail at To obey the law no, deputy or constable can- for such persons. They | af ; tice es” eenanet es * ‘ operation and maintenance. mander of the Naval schooner In cause the prisoners are pei a : ring _ | McQuade is the son of Mr. and, Shark, who at the same time of- brought to Key West then the ar- | date br} ina hier aben-) | Mrs, A. D. McQuade, 1202 South | ficially gave the place the name resting officers are compelled, un- henoeaag sd edhe ant ae .|Gonklin ‘Street, Baltimore. of Thompson's Island. oo sp ~Tleetaagy S ya det will be: discarded: are. “.@x-? love a d The magnificent natural harbor = \ pected. Hoh Sinn. Fein Fun is was designated as Port Rodgers. _ County Solicitor Allan B. OM MM GMP MGS: > e Originating with Lieut. Perry, Cleare, Jr. said that no longer rew While Irish ! {the names confer upon the pres-! j would a deputy or a constable be Bay Sen’ ced le : ‘ ent Secretary of the Navy, Smith to fix the bail on the DDY tenced i... Fis h 0 Th £ euuts @ euch prisoners, The pris- i cen psa 3 t: ver em Thompson, and the President of eners would have to stay in jail To Four. Years; ae red the Naval Board, Commodore here until their arraignment be- bade AP Reestnatoee | Rodgers, honors entirely fitting, fore @ peace justice. ‘ I ° UBLIN.—The quarter cen-;and unique. Perry made use of. dustice Lowe said that the 20n Pro hon ‘D ay squabble sores, Fests ela the designations only after County should provide detention <~ e ., ship of money collected for the | consultation and with the full rooms at Marathon and Tavenior. One. of .the “three -rupaway | ish Republican movement consent of the three presently He said that some time ago he Ys who were brought back here during Ireland's fight for inde- ‘available proprictors of the island, thad deeded property on the up- last week from the Federal School pendence has taken a new w. C. Fleming, John Whitehead per keys for jails, but he later at Washington was sentenced to [tam Prime. Minister Eamori’.ng John Warner. Withdsew his offer when the Serve four years at Marianna by ‘De Valera has introduced a bill) “Carried out with great sim- ieni il Juvenile Judge Frank O, Rob-'into the Dail to halt the hearing” ,.”; Rens : Zh eounty cummissioners failed to ta wi the igned lof an‘ action by the Sinn Fein plicity. the historic ceremony was ect, Ae WED: y . were arraigned, witnessed by the entire popu! yesterday. Two other boys were released by federal agents after they -al- legedly stole an. automobile at Tampa and drove: it: across state lines, They were released’ to \the. Four Fail Talks About German Treaty (By Tee Acnertnted Preced _—_. April 1.—The Big 4 Properties: closed session this ‘esterday'in’ the’ office of County Clerk Ross C. Sawyet. +0545 Stewart-Page Corporation: . of Miami transferred the near Seminary and Ij to Mr. and Mrs. 'La' J Eisner, 1332 Seminary street, for Nominal sums exchanged . by federal authorities. : | r | | Fu f | | weaty, further postponed indef- of that statement, it thought that a working would be entered into Four, but this after- ing their adjourn- it was announced that the of the proposed German hed remained unchanged. i be ff for a piece of property at ‘Salt Pond to Edna R. Johnson; by Mr. and Mrs. John K. Russell for a piece of property, on Upper Matecumbe to Rosalee K..Russell and a piece of property at Isla- nowles. Attractive Bank Publication Says * & * * * * Overecas Uighway Described As 8h Wonder of World e& ca w * * ex, ° ‘ ” Key West’s “Greatest Era” Ahea BOER RR AREER ABABA AHRARDBRARHAERADRABRDDAD An souvenir publi- . Key Westers will be pleased cation Florida and to note the ee fine ‘photogeaph «4, |accompanying the article on thi: cock of the communities in which lcity, “The 90-mile wide and mile- deep Florida Straits through is located has been received i Pr ose which the Gulf Stream pours luv various ‘billion tons of water per hour, | ig a businessmen by Jerry ' parallels the Keys on the south- E i | £ F FF Hi 4 president of the Flor- east ci ' i i ; i past and the Gulf of Mexico bor- with alternating red and white ide National Bank at Key West, | ders on the northwest,” the article USO T rrow stripes. On its blue field were| anh volume brings relates, ’ ‘| omorre twenty hand-sewed stars, snowy growing state ee the fastest-| “From Key Largo to K. W. is Music, refreshments and | white in the sunlight. ‘cumfortable rol aafeminy a America’s tropical wonderland,! gid-fashioned. rivalry will Up to four years ago when the origin of the Florida National (the Lattih prusnie climate ae mark the grand flag-tying | Kentucky and Vermont were ad- Bank at Jacksonville. A map of hee Rex aes temperature is] contest sponsored by the mitted to the Union _and the Florida is included, showing red 72 degrees. Frost is unknown, Chamber of Commerce to- [original thirteen stripes andj; stars for the many Florida Na- “The Overseas Highway should; ™OFFOW at 2 p.m. at the Jack- | thirteen stars had been cxpanded onal Banks. certainly qualify as ‘the 8th won-| 5° Square usO. to fifteen each, respectively, it Pensacola, which has the larg- der of the world’ Key West and} All women and children {had baen fixed by an Act of the est landlocked harbor in the the Florida Keys, entering upon | over 8 are invited to go to |Congress, that the stars and pnwse Diy acon at St. Joe and their greatest era of sound and} the patty and help the city | stripes should grow with the ad- and ts “_ ile, Ocala, Starke permanent development, are serv- | tie Cuban and-American flags | dition of each state. od with ook as ~_ ig ed by the Florida National Bank; which will bé used by the This plan was found to detract much to the publication's appeals jn, Hoy yen’ Southernmost bank} Chamber fo decorate the | from the beauty of the flag, and ing and well-written description. ean lad streets of the city during Jose in 1818 the thirteen stripes repre- A grest future for the Ever.| ——————=—-———————— | Marti Week beginning Sun- | senting the original states were @lades a a fruit and vegetable} Just Received A Shipment of day. reverted to when it was decreed district is forecast and West Palm | Laundry Baskets -Hampers| . P76 are to be awarded | that a star should be added f Beach is de as “Florida's * ot the partv. Fun is promised. | cach state admitted. Such admis- Gold Coast”, Coral Gables “the and Easter Baskets The help of women and chil- | sion was to be on the Fourth of Beautiful” and Miami the Very Bh Seld A Fan dren is needed. July following accession to the - (ODDIE D LOD, i — Alno A Large Variety -of Easter Candy Those weer Se ee | 70 ant gums ‘been authorized to wear the Navy * | wards. custody of local : officials .by' the } Property" 4] Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sawyer, | Divorces In scorn ey SOUTHERNMOST NE THE [Seaman ts Given: ! Efforts In Pacific ; “Andrew D: McQuade Jr. 20, seaman 1-c of Baltimore, Md., has Came Under th runit commendation in recogni- tion of his service .as a member of the destroyer, Heywood L. Ed- history.) IHOMPSON'S "The personnel of the Edwards WAN EE ea et was commended for displaying outstanding heroism by the crew |in-action against the enemy Jap- yanese forces in the Pacific. States. Authorization was presented to'| The American flag which floats McQuade by Capt. A, G. W. Mc-: gallantly at the peak of a crudely Fadden, USN, commanding of- fashioned pole near the water- ificer ‘of the Fleet Sonnar SNOW! pont. was olsied at noon by where the seaman is now taking | ‘ 5 a course of instruction in sonar; Lieut. M. C. Perry, USN., com- island sitting in the midst of tro) southern outpost of the United. of the pane Gain) poemeasion i ailittle group of settlers, i The bill would direct that the Cluding some negro laborers— fund, now totaling $100,000 and and a few fishermen from Ha- mostly collected in the United vana who happened to be operat- { States, be used tovaleviate /dis. ing off-shore. tres8 among vetefans of the inde-/ Lieut. Perry’ was ordered on pendence movement. | February ‘7 to take possession of The’ money was collected to the. Island, up to now called Cayo aid, the Sinn Fein . (Ourselves Hueso. This name means, in the island, and: was given the place because the- immense number am a “¥émamns” found Nerd im- ;-fallowing a massacre by what is ed. the ey FAs BAL rf ijisupposed to. have been a rival. In: 1924 rage Spaasurers, , tribe, Aeon ihe mainland, +Mrg.: Wyse {Power .ands/ One of the settlers has angli- Eainon, Dugg a EO Seon Ciacd Cayo Hueso into Key: 2, unOW |» lodged . the West. The island is part of the ~amouriting. to‘ about :$45,¢° territory heretofore known as 000: dollars in court. It has been East and West Florida. ceded to gathéring interest ever since. {the United States by Spain. The yee ana a =a last sciuel settlement occurted y iy there three years before, follow- Marriages Exceed ‘ing establishment, in March, 1819, of a territorial government for March . Florida. Marriages during March out-{ The Naval schooner Shark ar- numbered divorces by about four |Tived from the north yester to three, Last month, according /4nd during the ceremony today to the records in. the county lay at anchor a few hundred feet judge's office, there were 44 ap-ifrom a crude pier. Her sleek 1D State, rival factions clai plications for marriage licenses! White sides gleaming in the received. In the same period; bright noon sun. . divorce actions were filed by 33' Accompanied by an aide, l camiea in the office of Circuit Lieut. Perry came ashore just Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. { before 12 noon in a boat manned Toda Oscar N. MeDowell, 22,! by eight bluejackets. ‘of the U.S. Navy and Olga C.| As the officers reached the Ramos, 21, 322 Elizabeth Street Pierhead the ship’s band, sent in applied for a marriage licens ; advance, began a lively march An action for divorce was started and band officers, escorted by the by Helen K. Henriguez against; owners of the island, stepped smartly up the narrow cort-road to the flagpole whose freshly- roved halyards snapped merrily in the balmy tradewind. The aide had a_ new flag be- neath his arm. It was of the latest pattern, six by nine feet square, ; Arturo A. Henriguez. CHaMaaIa aa, Flag Tying Contest At So the flag which Lieut. Perry brought to the formal ceremony on Thompson's Island was per- fect in design. Other men of the little colony, the women, children, some black laborers and half a dozen Span- ish fishermen from boats in the harbor, gathered respectfully in eel ! FABRICS by the YARD at Bahama House Slip Covers - Draperies \* Decorative “Home Items * KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TU! _|THE BIRTH OF KEY WEST " Commendation For One Hundred,and Twenty-Five Years Ago Tuesday of This Week, “Cayo Hueso” (Bone Key) ulous fabric of turquoise hue—-became today the farthest-flung a WSPAPER IN T ESDAY, APRIL 1, 1947 e American Flag ) (EDITOR'S NOTE: This article reports the occasion in the form of an imaginary newspay on that important day in United dispatch dated tates and world By FRANK W.'LOVERING ISLAND, Fla., March 25,.1822.—Bought for $2,- a Spaniard, January 19, last, by John W. Simonton, Mobile, Ala., business man, this 2,200-acre pic Seas—an emerald on a trem- FRANK W. LOVERING ‘a_circle with the naval men and ‘band at the base of the flagpole. 1 Lieut. Perry fixed hooks quick- tly into the eyelets of the flag, ‘and with the assistance of Messrs. Fleming, Warner and | Whitehead, raised _ the first ; American standard over the is- ‘land. All heads were, bared as the ; beautiful. emblem broke out at ‘the peak. * | ‘The band. played “The Star, i} | some of the group joined the} i 4 inthe words fore Caro fot the” apeding Mane ata :very familiar, as “Francis Scott Key had written” it’ but eight’ years before following ‘defeat of the British at their bombardinent| of Fort Henry. The tune was hard, having been iniported trom! England about 1770. Lieut. Perry said: “By author- ity invested in me by the Unit- ed’ States of Ameri I hereby take possession of t island and proclaim . sovereignty of the United States over it; and I here- by name’ it Thompson's Island in honor of the Secretary of our | Navy; and the harbor Port ! Rodgers in honor of the Presi-| dent of our Naval Board.” | The ship's band struck up a martial air. The music enchoed across the gleaming water to the Shark where a midshipman dip-, ped a flag repeatedly. The crew} of the government |. lining the rail, waved their caps and shouted lustily. Lieut. Petry smiled he shook hands with the proprictors of the island and the spectators, | bade each of them good afternoon and went back with his aide along the rocky path to the pier whence he was rowed to his ship where he made out the official} report to the Navy Department. The Shark sails north tomor-} row, its mission ended here. T night there was a farewell dinn aboard at which the proprietors of the island were guests. Mr. Whitehead said this eve- ning that Lieut. Perry believes a Naval depot will be built and equipped kere before autumn-and that it will be put in charge of that well known officer, Com- modore Porter. ' The Lieutenant showed the proprietors a newspaper clipping sent him by a _ gentleman in | Washington which proved of {great interest to the friends of this new port. It reads: “The House of Representa- | tives has requested that the | President inform the House able him to fortify the Island of Cayo Hueso, and whether a | Naval depot established at that | island will not afford facilities | { in defending the commerce of the United States and in clear- ing the Gulf of Mexico and the adjacent seas of pirates.” Thompson's Island lies in lati- tude 24 degrees, 33 minutes north. and longitude 81 degrees, ' i PEARS AD 8 RE ed ‘Marathon Woman eo HE To Bs Of Cig U. SA, *, for pi bill in the Legislature return- A measure will Bé%ntroduced ge by the City Commis- sion tonight calling for the city! to petition State Representative Bernie C. Papy to, introduce a S15 RRR CCM it Ho. ing cigarette taxes to cities in which they are collected. The proposal has already been coldsshouldered by Governor Millard Caldwell and canvases of | indicated that the chances of {such a bill being passed are re- “mote. i Tonight’s meéting is expected to be relatively quiet. The con- ‘members of the legislature have troversey regarding the re-nam- ing of Roosevelt Boulevard (south ! portion) to Marti Boulevard. and} Division Street to Truman Aven- ue may be renewed although the main hearing is slated for April 15 when the public can voice its; feelings on the matter. The issue may come up with a proposal by Mayor W. W. De- meritt to the effect that Roose-; velt Boulevard keep its name un- changed and that part of Bertha Street and Atlantic Boulevard between the Boulevard and White streets be named Marti Drive. the 1938 City bonds will be in- , troduced and a few other minor measures as well. | Held As Vagrant Bessie Clark, colored, of Mara- thon, was held under bond of $75 for a hearing before Crimin-j al Court Judge Thomas L. Caro anda jury when she wi aign- ed this morning before Caro and -pleaded not guilty to being a va- grant. She was arrested by Dep- |} uty Sheriff D. M. Andrews of Alone) movement in the! struggle | Spanish language, Bone Key, or gpangled Banner” exultantly and Marathon. ‘+t against-Britain.. Following the pang: 1” exultantly and ‘athor They were no other. cases be- First Submarine _ Accepted By Navy: On April 11, 1900 On April 11 Department of the United States A measure redemming some of ; | Varr eee ee, A iy West Army* use.Prepares For ast Army Day What may be the last Army Day observed in Key West by an Army Unit will be celebrated here, Monday, April 7. Col. Abram V. Rinearson, new commanding officer of the Army’s Harbor Defenses of Key West, will hold an Army Day dinner at the Key West Barracks at 12:15 p.m. with city officials and repre- sentatives of veterans and civic organizations as guests of honor. Officers of the Cuban government, includ- ing a general, are also expect- ed to attend. The Army installations. which have been ordered to close after 116 years of op- eration here ere observing Army Day. which falls on April 6, on the following day’ to avoid conflict with Easter observance. The Jose Marti Week parade to be conducted by St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Parish the same. night will contain some Army personnel and equipment as a. special tribute to Army Day. NL dk hed deka CHAPLAIN NICHOLS GIVE SERMON; FINE ‘ president of the Ministerial’ ASS6®™ ¥ Key West's! Easter Key West high school. ,. vIn fact, the: Key West: Minister- association’ ha’ expressed Sunday school, will conduct. the, “choir numbers and J. R. Marcells'y ial d lard A,” Saunders A similar expression wi accepted and put into commis-j to Lt. Colcnel Clifton E. Single- sion the first submarine—a light : ton, commanding officer, until to- ship ef about 60 feet in length,!day of the Army's Harbor De- MUSIC ON PROGRAM OF FT. TAYLOR EVENT part.are Rev. J. C. Yelton, First Sunrise service at Fort Taylor. Sunday, | will be a striking example. of co. operation of the City ‘Ministerial | m' leep ‘appreciation to Capt. Wil:' : and'” Navy Chaplain..Milton; Gans, a Cathg- { lie; for their effortsito help make) two instrumental 1900, the Navy the annual service a success Suddenly Today (By, Associaied Preas) “ATHENS, April 1, — King George, II, of Greece died sud- denly at 2:30 o’clock this morning (9:19 aim, Baste Standard time) of an attack of angina pec- toris. , In 1942, when the Nazis were overruning Greece, King George fled to London, where he remain- ed in exile till last September when he returned to Greece after a plebecite, which resulted in his recall by a large majority of votes. Russia was displeased over the results of the plebecite, asserting it had been unfairly conducted, but the United States and Great Britian maintained that the elec- tion had been fair. Prince Paul will become King George’s successor at a ceremony to be conducted tonight, begin- ning at 7:30 o'clock. King George, ‘Il, was born July 20, 1890, the son of King: Con- stantine. is (Official. Washington said today will not have any effect on Pres- ident Truman’s proposal to ad- | vance $400,000,000 to Greece and Turkey). Ministers, Army, Navy, Band | Cooperating To Make Success of Easter Sunrise Service ciation, is to preside. The other ministers taking Baptist; Rev. E. S: , Ley Memorial /Methoidsts; , Mel, rose Avery, . Presby: é JohnxE: Pickens, unity and Gerald Saunders, superintend- ent of the First Methodist Church ‘us, musical director at Key West, } High, will conduct the brass sec- ; tion of the high school band in numbers. A special number “Alleluia, the Strife is O’er”, is listed for the Boca Chica Gospel Quariet, con, ting of R. G. Armon, C. L ryphan and P. E. Mahan, all no mere than one-fourth as long | fenses of Key West, and Capt.; AETM2c and D, W. Sheppard, as the present day monsters of the deep. On the date of the presenta tion, April 1t, the Key Navy Base will celebrate the 47th ! looking the sea and the sunt! with an- anniversary of the event suitable ceremonies, it was nounced coday. The USS. Holland, submarine, P. Holland Torpedo Boat Com- pany by the Crescent Ship Yards, Philadelphia. The Holland was a small vessel compared with to- day’s 2,200-ton submarines. R. H. Brady Died This Afternoon Robert Henry Brady, 82, died this afternoon at 12:30 o'clock in his residence at 209 Ann street. Funeral services, under the di- rection of the Lopez Funeral Home, will be announced later. Survivors include: the widow, Mrs. Susan Brady; sons, Robert F., James Edgar dy; daughter, Mrs. I. N. brother, Joseph Brady; Mrs. Samuel Cates, and grandchildren. the first nd Roy O. Bra- Hall; VEW TO COMPLETE MEETING DETAILS meeting of the Veterans of For- eign Wars will be completed at the Key West VFW post. Mem- what will be required t> en- | pers of seven VFW posts from| Fort Lauderdale south will at- tend the meeting of the district here Apri! 19-20. Palace Theater “KING OF KINGS” AN ALL-STAR CAST News and Serial “TONIGHT IS PRIZE NIGHT” 48 minutes west. a session Thursday at 8 p.m. of; | \ ' tachment, for their assistance in procuring an excelent site for the West’ service .at the Army post over- Rev. Yelton a baritone solo, “Six Key West ministers and two Navy chaplains will parti pate in the service. The sermon will be delivered by Chaplain was built for the J.j Bronnie EB. Nichyls of the Naval, asoc Air Station. Chaplain Walter Davis wif give *the invocation. Rev.. Nie i Smith, pastor} of the Pointt dptist Church and | ERORRA AER EERRRERR RAP RAARERRY RRO TOO CORE SENIORS PASS Then Older Students Go ; Jack Kimrey of the Army De-; AETMC3c. | Mrs. Margrette Ingle will a soprano solo “Alleluia Holy City”. Miss Althae Pickens, ‘organist; Saunders, Marcellus iso have extended an express ‘of appreciation by the Ministerial ion for their cooperation ,in the service. | A complete Easter Sunrise Ser- vice program appears elsewhere in Fhe Gi CONCH SHELL On Their Annual Picnic TO JUNIORS AT HIGH SCHOO Senior of Key West High School todas transferred the reins of their authority to the juniors during the celebration of Conch Day. ing the official Conch Flag atop the High School pole Then the seniors, using ple of color and imagination, gail; decorated the faces of the jun- iors so that they resembled In- Plans {or the Fourth District’ dians, eel Open Now and All Year Round WORLD FAMOUS PIRATES COVE FISHING LODGE Luxury Camp of the Keys, Pirates Cove, Fla. on Sugar Loaf Key. 20 Miles North of Key West Daily Rates—$8.00 Up Including Meals Excellent Cuisine - Charter Boats Game Fishing - Good Swimming De Luxe Accommodations PHONE, PIRATES COVE 2 TERT thing on the program Throughout the morning the juniors wore the decorations proudly. The seniors left therm strictly alone, for the members ‘of the senior class, they alone, {went up to Sugar Loaf Beach on , Sugar Loaf Key for their annual | Picnic. During the ceremonies the seniors passed to the juniors the official Conch shell, which since 1927 has been passed from the senior to the junior class. 1 | ATTRA, Qualified Repairs All Makes of Cars AMBLER’S SERVICE GARAGE MUTT ec Alhambra Hotel The Center of Convenience in Miami, Florida 119 S.E. Second Stzeet Telephone 25187 W. Earle Spencer, Manager that King George's sudden deatli ~ Bt * 1] 4 : ‘ "