The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 13, 1947, Page 1

fil $4 f° j Wie i ; | ! | r if rf | | | i E I | iif ; Hh asl gif , District Z Lfiiite iF “Egat include the the instruc- to Form Tonight All former Marines and Ma- tines on active duty in the Key ‘West area are urged to attend @ meeting to be held tonight at 8:00 p. m., in the office of the County Court House, for the ‘purpose of forming a loval de- tachment of the Marine Corps League. Any man who ever:served in United States Marine Corps jigible for membership. Ma- now in. service also are al- to join. Marine Corps League of- Marine an excel- its charter was . Act of Congress League ‘national stand- in -1937. The League is accredited by the Veterans’ Administration and its service officers are ready and able to handlg all uestions “all the dope” and to launch the movement aimed toward secur- ing charter for’ the detach- ‘men : 'Q}, authorities, who charge him with “non-support of ‘his family ttiere. Someone from Mt.’ Gillead ‘ig expected here late téday ‘to here May 18, after visiting Miami jand St. Petersburg. The ship is attached to Fleet Sonar School Squadron. Saunders, Pickens at State Meeting County Commissioner Gerald Saunders and Rev, John E. Pick- ens, president, Monroe County Child Welfare Council, attended the meeting of the Florida Chil- dren's Committee, Region V, at West Palm Beach, Monday. While the Children’s Commit- tee for Monroe county, as ap- pointed by Governor Caldwell, has not been functioning, Rev. Pickens made a rather detailed report showing work being done in the county equal to that of any other county in the state. the Twelve Apply for Licenses to Wed Six applications for marriage licenses were filed yesterday with County Judge Raymond R. Lord, The applications were made by: Glenn C. Grant, 21, of the U.S. Navy, and V. Kruc enberg, 24, of 1124 Margaret Health Nurse | street; Brooks Wright, 26, of U.S. ; pinochle and | Navy, and Helen Moll, 24, of the : registration of children who desire to ; White House Hotel; Hamilton J. | Hulsey, 24, of U.S. Navy, and Beverly. M. Englestad, 23, of Pensacola; Joseph S, Hedges, 21, of U.S. Navy, and Rosemary Richardson, 17, of 7 Higgs Lane; Ramiro del Real, 45, of Del- monico Hotel, and Isabelle M. Toca, 37, of 518 Duval street, and John J. Hackett, 25, of U. S. .| Navy, and Marie S. Ivy, 19, of 163-C_ Poinciana. poo eg ania “THE LONE WOLF FROM MEXICO” News and Serial TONIGHT IS PRIZE NIGHT KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY; S Dion Will Start Large Store for Within 90. Days On Division Street Site UNABLE TO PAY $2501 } ° Late Bulletins SULT OF INJURIES Sata pha rman, was sentenced to pay a fine} today the when he appeared before Judge ; ted. Adams, who allegedly beat Ju- MILLERS STRIKE unable to pay the fine and he was | Milling Company's plants went on Adams Sentenced to 90 D for’ Assaulting An Old Man FINE AND COSTS; DE- CISION AWAITED RE- William{ Adams, who pleaded; | LABOR BILL PASSED guilty to assaulting a 69-year-old | WASHINGTON. — The senate passed Republican la- lof $250 and costs or to serve 90|bor bill’ by 68 to 24. A Demo- days in County Jail this morning tic substitute; less drastic, was Thomas. S. Caro in Criminal \Put igen will epprove ot veto the Court. bill, lius Pinder during an altercation at his home, three weeks ago, was; sent to the jail. Pinder has now strike today, demanding fully recovered, or the sentence | wages, ranging up to 15 francs in- would have been considerably )crease an hour. peer ane judge warned ‘Adama. lames Dixon, colored, who was charged with breaking and en- BIG LOAN tering with intent to commit a! PARIS.—A local paper today felony, was sentenced to one year published a story, which has not in County Jail by Judge Caro.ibeen confirmed by the govern- ‘Dixon pleaded guilty to the lesser ‘ment, that France is on the eve charge of breaking and entering |of-getting a loan from the United! Dion has purchased the prop-|street was made in with intent to commit a misde-|States “on a vast scale” for the} erty on Division street: It fronts|Citizen. meanor. He allegedly entered the | rehabilitation of France. premises at 312 Simonton’ street. ; John E. Reilly, of the Gulf! Stream Lodge, Key Largo, and Henry. J. Bogaards, Anglers Inn, Key. Largo, pleaded guilty before ludge Caro to selling liquor on; Sunday. They were each fined '$50 and costs, which they paid: | ‘Ross! Dodd and Harry Cates, ; charged with: trespassing a home} FIFTY EXPERTS READY NEGOTIATIONS STALLED WASHINGTON. — Negotiations with representatives of the West: ern Electric. an affiliate of thi A. T. & T. Company, to end the telephone strike. was reported to- some grown-ups—was sent last night to the former great batsman was announced today. A meeting to consider sending a delegation to Babe Ruth to in- vite him personally will be held tomorrow night, beginning at 8 o'clock at the Catholic Church hall in Windsor lane. There will be about 20 members of the PAL organization in attendance. Some time ago, just before the Babe went up to New York to re- cei the homage of the fans Ke PAL’s group sent two of their members to Miami Beach to invite Ruth to come here. Tentative plans so far discussed lan B. Cleare? Jr. asked for a nolle prosse‘af2ther case when he| earned the men ‘had been jail for six. weeks dnd when tht’ prose cuting witness wished’ 5° with-| draw, the charges. | Nesterday atlet jon a jury = riptinal uit acquitted Thomes ‘Knowles, Miami, who was charg- | ed: by ‘State Conservation Agent Joseph “Knight with possessing undersized sponges.. Defense }ctease in wages up to $6 a week. Counsel George Brooks argued that there were a few small| ° sponges in more than 100 bunch- Invite Babe Ruth es, and that there was He intent | to violate the laws specifying five = .¢ inches in siametee as the width| to Visit Key West; ‘a sponge must 5 § Court recessed until 10 am. 9 ’ tomorrow at noon today. PAL S In Meeting An invitation to Babe Ruth, Personnel Changes! we s1a"suttan'ot Swat ot base - ball fame, who is visiting at Mi- Made at City Hall ami Beach, to come to Key West Several peFonnel changes 2 City Hall were announced today by Lee H. Goddard, executive secretary, Civil Service Board. Miss Glo Acevedo, 15-E Porter Place, is serving.as tem- porary ¢lerk-typist in the office! of the City Finance Director- Comptroller while Mrs. Jane White is taking her vacation. Mrs... Mildred Jaycocks, 1016 Grinnell strect, is acting as tem- porary typist in the office of the city tax assessor’s office, prepar- ing the 1947 tax rolls. Ed Smith, 1013 Division street, has been given a temporary ap- pointment as night laborer in the sewage disposal plant, and Edi oq at the Casa Marina Hotel. He Blatch, colored, has resigned as} witl be taken on a fishing trip as sweeper operator, Robert B. Wat-/well, During his stay here the son, garage attendant, is filling children of the city will have in as sweeper operator at the ample time to meet their old hero, present time. abe Ruth. Presents with CONCERT GUEST STAR BARRY LYNN. DANCE ARTIST TONIGHT and TOMORROW NIGHT / at 8:00 P.M. KEY: WEST HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Tickets Available at Southernmost Flower Shop and at Door ADULTS, $1.50 CHILDREN, 75c WILL BE ABO 50 BY 135 FEET- LOT WILL HAVE. LARGE PARKING SPACE. A large store will be started in Key West within 90 days and it will be leased to the Great Atlantic and Pacific. Tea-Com- pany chain grocery stores, it was announced yesterday. - Fred J. Dion, local realtor, re- turned ‘from Miami with word that he had concluded .a deal by he would construct a $30,000 building for lease. to the com. did | pany. Location of ‘the store will ‘be in Division street between Duval and Simonton streets, adjacent to the West Cottage Court. The 6,700 square. feet, running about higher #50 feet in width and about 135 feet. long, Dion said. (Specia! to The Citiaea) TALLAHASSEE, May An employer cannot make a son agree to take part in a insurance plan asa condition employment, Attorney J. Tom Watson has advised Jet an employer restrict a zen’s right to work by any requirement, he added. PARIS.—Workers in the Paris| building will be approximately Huge Signboard Advertising City “In addition to the store, there} wifl be about 15,000 square feet » | of free parking space around the store,” Dion added. “It will be. in keeping with the modern type of construction followed in all the stores of the.A. & P.” 138 feet on Division street. and. runs 186 feet deep. He bought the property from Wall Brothers, hitpren here. One is, the Sears, | Roebuck Company store at Si- i monton and Fleming streets, and the other is the S. H. Kress & Company store, 500 Duval street. (Change Ownership Mr. and Mrs. John G. Albury transferred to Edward R. John- son and wife, 1321 Newton street, property near the corner of Georgia and Newton streets, for $6.500, according to a warranty deed filed yesterday with Coun- ty Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. ‘ Taylor Construction Company {this ai it tant ieee More than 75 Key Westers have examined the mammoth signboard advertising the city since an- nouncement of its Gy Pee at Neil Saunders’ shop igh or ae The will be dis- mantled tomorrow night, prepara- tory to ereetion on Highway No. 1 between Fort Lauderdale Palm Beach. their, choice. ¥ ‘similar ‘being first, he is will to rita a. low. fia Others will rent slig! Under his arrange} the Assddiation,( repaint ‘ign every ‘is, hatura}ly sponsible for its maintenance, ing ‘the owner, and figures he will have to replace the posts suppert- ing sign at least every three ye Manager J. D. MacAndrews of the Hotel La Concha, president of the Association,’ says that other signs will be sponsored us soon as funds are available. Each sign will be different, he added. In bringing out the vacation theme, Saunders has used each} i [ i Hi Mrs. its May Fritlay.’ selected, comprising Morgan, Mixs Marie Dwight Hunter, Rev. J. 1. dete son, and Frank Adan, The possibility of camp for children was quem @ cussed and the suggestion of te commitice wecepted, namely. leet the Council cooperate Sand and Sun Club im ite off toward @ camp, rether then t of the immense letters in KEY [set up « competing comp soon to meet the children—and | |by the Police Athletic League, i¥ there and all over the country, the | specify that Ruth should be hous- | WEST as a picture frame of some recreation or institution in the; ty. Thu dr ing of a deepsea fisherman landing a huge sailfish. In the (0. Garrett, late of Miami, and|oh 9 ,80¥er Js Pictured teeine others, transferred to the Model jj, ibuti ® 1 is contributing her talent. Land Company 34 acres of land] ‘The city’s churches and schools | jon Key Largo for a nominal sum. |are typified in the “W", and it 1 ss the “E”, baseball is represented ; iLt. Rowand Comes by a batter taking a terrific, to Sub Base Here | transferred to Charles F, Whit- man a property in the Lime Grove subdivision, for $4,200. James O. Garrett, as adminis- trator for the estate of Clinton swing. A sailboat skims over the waves in the “S”, while a girl in} a bathing suit is standing on a) diving board in th gi j Above “KEY WEST” is written ntire length of the sign, ' $ ly Frost-free, Year- | ionls Beneath | “Mod-! ed to duty with the dispensary, it|the cily’s name is writ Excellent} ’ was announced today. Lt. Row-jern Accommodations, ‘and came from the USS. Sevicr, j Restaurants.” has been on duty in the; After dismantling the sign to-; Pacific. 2 morrow, Saunders and his assist- | Lt. Comdr. Frances Watson of }ants will outline the main letters | the Nurses Corps, who has been|with a reflector int, imported , on duty at the dispensary at Key |from Czechoslovakia, making the | West Submarine Base for two!sign visible at night. | years, will be detached here May ——————_————_ i ; Admiral Leaves 24 and will proceed to Portsmouth, City Wednesday, N. H., for duty. She will be succeeded by Lt. Nina Krouse. Comdr. Watson lives at 400 Si- jmonton street. ' Rear Admiral James Fife,| USN, commander of Submarines | {of the Atlantic Fleet, who is in- Program Planned for Memorial Day | Tentative plans for a fitting | observance of Memorial Day,quarters. here were made last night at aj Admiral Fife is accompanied by meeting of representatives from! ‘staff of officers. He arrived the American Legion, American |here Monday. Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Vyyywvwvvevvwrrvere Foreign Wars and the V. F. W. Auxiliary. } WATCH for a A special program is being ar- ranged, to be held at 4 p. m., at, Maine Memorial Park. Full de- tails will be announced at al later date. marine Base, will leave here to-) jmorrow bound for Norfolk, Va.,} and New London, Conn., his head- ' in the letter “K” is aj | this service. yat pie: Biake Clark. ie = Voewtional dist et diverter Mehater se instructive He statedt teat whet a repreccaiative oo Key West only two dey ~ month, the tw would te «@ creased even to « full Gene mon opportunities for service wer found. This service & f or ¢ rd need t “pa , and the ontine 1s toward self-improvement support. The wen y ee traumeng hospital vid, and help tm ee necessary equipment. Chek ed that Reeding such te lp be asked to contact the once. This cam be the State at the Mi SALARY SET AT she Wenn teed (By The Ansurtinted Freee TALLAHASSEE, May | Representative Berne © Poe has introduced house belt To fixing the salary of the Mowe county Probation Office: at §10% a month, > all, whee specting the Key West Naval Sub- |