The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 8, 1947, Page 1

M ee 3 2 The City Commission” was 4 ; presented with the deed to Gar-| : . President Truman pro-|Tison Bight Tuesday’ night by claimed V-E Day to mark the Allied victory’ over pkostrate Germany. Pro city Manager O, J; S: Ellingson, 1 } 5 : Ie was all officially over in Europe two years ago today i | E a ts lil g Us at Ai as @ scheduled ‘air carrier, it was announced today by G. T. » president, in reporting on i ed over to the Commission a pre- Smathers Is For “Spell| done in steps, preferably with! i Gives Breakdown lminafy’ report on. possible. de. ithe initial step: costing about! { Serormanes wattewse ot! of State’s Funds. f velopment of the bight, submit- ing Out” Its Name After | $265,000. The most that should for the first Aires: | 0 | A. Smathers of Florida is hope-} to who added significantly that Lines REP. G. A. SMATHERS i ‘ted to him by R. G. Spalding and ! Associates, engineers. total io the bight ibe attempted now, the report Army-Navy Merger WASHINGTON, 2. C., May 8. quarters of the current fiscal) ' year. : iS ‘fil that in the Army and Navy area of the basin, which extends ' March, Baker said, ' ‘there are ‘no: strings’ attached”, except for some’ mineral rights, . 1 Has Best Month’| FAVORS RETENTION OF 5 i Since Organized) US MARI « ‘cost of development at $700,000; | says, is a $475,000, development. |! © iThis calls, for increasing the | yachts —(WNS)—Representative George, depth from the. present. two feat seven feet over the entire ™ érger bill the functions of the | about 400 by 1700 feet. . National carried a total of 32,322 inited States Marines will, bé| A large L-shaped picr at the| between the 28 points (Special to The Ctttrend TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May —A simplified report on’ stat finance, giving a detailed an- ‘ : ‘ 3 Representative Smathers does recommended. It would be of the alysis of all state receipts, expen-'ngt want the Marines to be “lost | filled type, with-an approach 400. ditures and investments, for the. inj the shuffle.” ‘feet long and 250 feet wide. In last fiscal year, has been released’ resentative Smathers said | REO Ts by Comptroller Clarence M. Gay.‘ f® had, noted that the Japanese : Realizing the public desired aim the Peleliu Islands had ‘ré- * 3 ‘cent! i gertiad’in Feb. clear picture. of the state finan-* rsa aie oe cee pefcent over the cial. set-up, the comptroller: “We have always known that ae ‘Avnold Homéstea in ean ines) ae a-breakdown. of state. rave-| the, ay ohare ihe Pmcn, Ty ol I dd for’$16,500 i the jean cee er from. all: sources,’ and then, fight, bu noantites, gave. a simplified Tit ot caper Abo. he, et 10.0 ae kee ts: ‘ is. i jump|ly how the money was spent. _; rgeentative said. “For 170 years). 10431 of five Jots..on Which located the old homestead of over Mareh,! During the fiscal year ending, they have. rendered distinguish-! d once occupied |, ; "| Sune 30, 1946, the state received! ed ‘service to this country, and {s ja total of $156,677,224 from all have proved to be an effective Gus Arnold an sources, while expenditures, in-| and efficient fighting unit, even py William M. Arnold and fam- {in cluding general operating ex-; though small in numbers. ing severe storms. ‘At the same time Ellingson tyrn- a ‘SOrganized 170 Years, and_ but recommend that the work be! Comptroller Gay the south side of ‘spelled out,” he said today. }foot of Bertha street extended is i E Powells Transfer |Rotakians Hear Capt. Hilton At _ Luncheon Today): ~ ib i i l nts. in-| ‘percent over the E sli HE min ruery 19,716 flown “Details', of. of ‘Deminician Republic were given joney neers the Key West ‘lub at a luncheon meeting held St. Paul’s Parish House. Also appearing on the WW i i penses, aid to counties from gas; tax receipts, racing funds and; teachers’ . salary canst | $124,194,469, leaving a neni jof $17,244,130 in unallocated agency. said today that the) revenue funds. The rest was} issued by Harold Stas- | carmarked for specific purposes. fil i i ites ouths | i : i : i : 3 ih governor of Minne-; The! seven cents per gallon interview with gasoline tax was the state's! Stalin was not the ‘greatest. tax source of revenuc! approved by Stalin. for the year, netting $31,794,622. statement Beverage taxes yielded $22,780,-! by in several 213, while occupational license} viewpoints. ° taxes brought in another $16,-| enn 234,219. 21-HOUR SESSION More money was spent on pub- |—The House of Com-!jic welfare during the year than morning ended a ses-|for any other activity of the! continued 21 hours} state government, $24,728,844 g0-| dng to the aged, dependent chil- British y ‘dren, blind and other needy per- se sons. » During Se | General operating expenses tu- . who was against italed $68,108,718, but the state that the British paid out an additional $35,789,-| “dwindling”. and that, /.906 in gasoline, racing and auto- years, British soldiers|mobile transportation milage India, the East and) taxes and in teacher salary and 4 ‘school foundation program funds. af "a it r i ii g At the end of the fiscal year, $22,438,717 in state funds were invested, including $10,000,000) for the road department, $6,- '257,727 for the school fund and $4,455,000 for the teachers’ re- tirement system. i ° Posting Plaques e 8 ° e in Navy Building Plaques containing the names ‘of the various commanding offi- cers of Key West Naval Base, the U.S. Naval Submarine Base and the old Naval Station were being placed today in the lobby of the ‘Naval administration building at the Submarine Base. The three plaques are being placed with the commanding o! ficers of the Key West Na’ Base in the ‘predominant. pos: tion. iICLUB 116 Greene and Fitzpatrick Sts I il TRUMAN’S BIRTHDAY WASHINGTIN,—President Har- zy S. Truman is 63 years of age ». No formal arrangements for the observarice of his birthday have been made. His reported that he is a iri “The Congress is getting ready to consider the merger bill. It funds totaled| is the hope of all marines, their son, friends, and, I believe, the pub- lic generally, that in that merg- er bill the functions of the U. S. Marine Corps will be spelled out. Because it is such a small organi- zation there is a great possibil- ity that in the merger bill they are liable to get lost in the shuf- fle, and we do not want that to happen.” Representative Smathers is a former member of the U. S. Ma- rine Corps, and- was discharged in 1945. 57 Amputees Certified by Top priority to handling last- minute’ applications for automo- biles or other vehicles for ampu- tee vet before the July 1 deadline has been granted by the Veterans Administration. Of the estimated 100 eligible veterans in the 10 counties of South Florida, 57 have been cer- tified by the VA as ible and many other applications are being processed, V. S. Parker, VA Mi- ami regional manager, stated to- day. Over 1,350 of the estimated 1,- 800 eligible disabled veterans in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee have been approved under the program for vehicles with special’ operat- ing. apparatus. To be eligible for a car under the program, a veteran must have lost the use of a leg at or below the ankle as the result of service in World War II. Palace Theater CHARLES STARRETT in “HEADING WEST” News and Serial SANDY’S GARAGE Opposite Western Union OPENS Dafly at 8 P.M. i ‘or Members and Guests GOULD CURRY at the Piano Playing Your Favorite Tunes STARTING AT 10:00 ‘coolest. Spot in m— Sandy Caraballe —— ‘HAS MO VED From 1 “EREEECARS PARKED ‘ iily, were transferred from Janie | SM: Powell arid husband, Jeffer~|w% Federal: Judge voba SU Ala., to Attilio M. Mills, Sa-|Federal court here _ this Judge Holland spoke briefly. Capt. Carl Hilton, USCG, re! ed, who was a member of United States Naval nag th Domini Republic Three of the lots are at the cor- February, 043, to September, ner of United and Margaret!1944, told the Rotarians that streets, and two of them at the;bones of Christopher Col i a rf ‘vannah, Ga., for $16,500, accord- ing to a warranty deed filed esterday with County Court Clerk Ross C, Sawyer. 5 icf 537% é i F I li ! " l VA as Eligible’ intersection of United and Pack- er streets. Other warranty deeds filed yesterday transferred the follow- | ing properties: From W. A. Parrish and wife for $2,300, to J. H. Marley and George W. Goodson, two lots at Marathon. From T. Jenkins Curry for $800 to John F. Lowe, a lot on Key Largo. ‘rom Dan J. Malloy and wife, Philadelphia, Pa. to Sidney A. and wife, 110-B Poinciana Extension, two lots at 20th street and Flagler avenue, for $600. From Albert E. Pierce, Jr. and wife, to Irving D. > Scott and wife, two lots, one in Johnson street and the other in Georgia street, for $1,000. From Louis W. Louden andj others to Lorena Powers, Miami, | about 150, acres of land on the} mainland, for $2,400. ‘ Mothers’ Day ToBeObserved Fern’ Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,. will observe Mothers’ Day at a mecting to- morrow night, beginning at 8 o'clock, in Scottish Rite Hall. The oldest mother and the | | | Santo Domingo.” j against Margaret O'Brien C: zi i I ‘ft are really, in his opinion, at San Domingo. “When some years ago tl thorities dug into the floor Cathedral, the oldest Cathedral this hemisphere, they found body of Columbus,” Hilton seid. | “An old break in the leg of Co- lumbus, was identified and I'm sure that his body now rests inj e Capt. Hilton also described the ; Resign From Navy Dominican Navy. The govern-; ment had gotten hold of eight] Two Novy atterrrs U.S. Coast Guard vessels and this ; have ya was their navy. He said the boats , ran very well with a mixed crew; of Spaniards and natives. i It was announced that the donkey baseball game with the' Lions would be held on May 15° and 16. The Rotarians are pre- paring for a hot contest. are now available for the game, 3 File Petitions _ Seeking Divorces Petitions for divorces w filed with Cireuit Court Cl Ross C. Sawyer by three per: yesterday. They were filed Fred Botts against Maxine Botts; by Barbara derson against Emmett son, and by John Z. i it | fl fgets ef f ? Hy & F i eteran Officers i ili i it cEie a Hie: ie fi f | 4 ih i , it i i i } : e ii fese brite ist! youngest mother, each will be presented a gift. NEW PIONEER HOTEL 151 N.E. FIRST ST. In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS “Best For A Night's Rest” 1 Block West of Bus Depot HiFe i