The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 14, 1947, Page 1

THE souT HERNMOST NEWSPABE ‘May MOTION BEATEN, 39.33; CLOSE ‘ FINAL VOTE! “t=. EXPECTED ON .WIRE SERVICE MEASURE (Apeetia- to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, May 14.— A! typewriters before : 4} motion; by Rep. Bernard, C. Papy } ‘of Key West to exempt Monroe 14 County from a. bil prohibiting ‘and telegraph companies from} Veterans ‘of Foreign Wars, Post sleasing ‘privgte \wires for gam-| 6021. The letter follows: the: teasing bookmakers was defeated: by ‘the. Hiouise here today; '39 to 33, The bill. prohibits * telephone bling ‘purposes. Persons seeking to lease a private wire would ‘have to apply to the state rail- , road commission. Copies of the ‘application would go to the state attorney of the local circuit andj Samuel H. Welber, (Welters), to the attorney general. Papy’s motion was one of a}. Post 602), series which were made as oppon- ents fought desperately to kill the controversial measure. A final lay. Z .. Leading the fight to postpone for amend the measure are Reps. a.year; ville and Guy Crews of Jackson- County. .ville., Jenkins failed by the nar- _Fowest of margins to send the i bill: to. oblivion jyesterday when): his, motipn:, for — indefinite , post-f' Poneme! a brought,'a tie vote. of , Lantaff' and Oclkers of Dade County! . Rep. Archie Clement of Pi- nellas County, who brought the bill out of committee, asked for} ~~~ a waiver of the rules so the bill could be brought up for final passage. His motion was favored, 40 to 32, but Jacked the two- when thirds vote required to waive Betty Tims, é z Fhe Hl EVUI fv "tad "THURSDAY gt ae THEATRE ‘See - . 250 vi TF Gone at Door ene the rules. However, the bill heads the calendar today ‘and since it is on third reading, can- not be amended. Rep. Papy has promi: floor fight in a last- tempt to defeat the bill. ¢« urp! Lots Sold Today Two hundred parcels of prop- erty were sold from the Court jHouse steps today by County lerk Ross_C. Sawyer under the Murphy Act. , of ‘private’. wires’ to} also given in, a letter from Ri B: | Callaghan, Chief, Custome sed a hot {Shop on Simonton _ strect, was ' Li ditch at-{f0Und guilty by a jury in Crim-' | fine jand told the man to get Florida; The property reverted to the| state for non-payment of taxes. Much of the lands sold today was in lots about 50 feet by 100 feet on Grassey Key. The new owners paid from $9 to $12.35 a lot for the property, which cov- ers the costs to the county and state. “The land, under the Murphy Act is sold and it thus goes back on the tax rolls of the county,” said Clerk Sawyer. Seek Divorces Petitions seeking divorces | afternggmsépr-the bearingof other were filed yesterday With Cir-| cases. " ’ cuit Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer by Charles E. Shain against Hel-|timony consisted’ of Julio Lace- en P. Shain, and by Ora Martin|donia, Philip Sanchez, Ray At- against Paul Martin. CUAUNAPEE DERE ENDURE ELD —_—_— a eee Phove S| NAVARRO, Incorporated re ce elaine : a 3500 veterans dre getting from War Assets’ "Admini ion.) fe By JOHN R. VOSBURGH City Editor, Key West Citizen = moving of 92 surplus typewriters from, Key West to Miami without -giving Monroe County's, 3500 veterans a chance to buy: them is only one example of War Assets Administration i On Monday we explained how Monroe Céunty Veterans Sery- ice Officer Jack Saunders had been promised by War Assets offi- cials at a’ War Assets meetingg—————______.. that Monroe County vets would be given a chance to buy thei offices at the Court House, they were Key West, i moved from this city. | from Today we'll. show how this as-; be of surance, which was written into’ Heve the minutes‘of that mecting, was: helpful. ass Division. att rs Service Division, ‘War Assets Adu! ministration. in Miami, to Samuel Welters, vice commander of the | 93 WAR ASS®TS: ADMINISTRATION P.O. BOX 2469 Miami, Florida. Feb, 26, 1947, i ! i t ! St. Vice Comdr. V. F. W., Key. West, Florida. : SUBJECT: Your letter Feb. 2, 1947—Re- quest for price | list. i ' Dear Comdr. Welber: (Welters) There is no list of typewrit- ers as requested in above cap- tioned. letter. however, they will be on display end sale, Thursday and Friday. Febru- arty, 27th: and: 26th) at Miami \Aiti/Depot,- Miami, ; Florida, Fox those. vetenans who z0- side. in,the Key West Area, we: jeould not have been sent by C: } as. inquiring specii | formed of the sale? The. first interesting pomp inl this letter is its date, Feb. 26. The Miami «sale started Feb. |, ruary, 27 and was already well}: under way wheh the letter was received by Welters. It is true that. this. particular--letter could. mA have hg sty written earlier, |! ” sinee it was in reply to a Feb. 24/CARMEN letter from Welters. One won- Spanish chief of state, glaves over ders, however, why a. telegram hot stove—te.win a diploma. laghan, : especially ce Welters ‘ally about typewriters. Also why -had net Key West veterans been in- to obtain a university degree, a Passport, or to compete in’ exam. ‘inations for government or quasi- government jobs. The. second interesting. feature}. : of this. Tetter’ is‘: its statement |i” attended. a -Fa- that “we: are: resenving.:75. mh- Jange weademy im‘the, village of Chines” which. they: ‘would try tw }S. Pardo! which, surrounds: the put onsale on of, about, Mare }PHlace uesidence of -hen father. at-Key. West, Welterssinform:|Ube. social service course i FRANCO, only-child:of | viWe-lgo plan to: a.few days prior to sale to ‘be of .service to those. veterans! who cannot thake the: trip to:.Miami con- eniently. ‘We. would suggest you con- tact Mr. Jack Saunders, your County Service Officer, with Man Found Guilty of Driving Cars Without State Licenses Raymond’ S. Scarborough who — runs a second-hand automobile quor Licenses, Transfers 0.K.’d by County Salons fy ie ; County Commission last night li licenses, for his vehicles before | spproved ok tha transfer of two driving them on the highways. liquor licenses to new owners The state. inspector of motor: and the issuance of liquor vehicles testified he had given’ censes to two new places of bu: Scarborough three. citations di- | ness, recting him to buy Florida li-! Transfers were approved of censes. There was some question! Ira M. Sullino to Guy Tipton at of the state laws on the matter, Marathon, and by Charles Hem- and the jury was, sent from the ple to Allan L: Skipper at Rock courtroom while Attorneys Allani Harbor. B. Cleare, Jr., for the prosecu-} New licenses were approved to tion, and J. Y. Porter, IV, for the H. T. Waters, proprietor of the defense, argued the questions be-\ Manhattan .Cafe, 310 Petronia fore Judge Caro. ! street, and to Arnold Alexander, Scarborough testified that he at 309 Petronia street, for a had been given only one citation, package store. and that was handed him yes-i Appointment of Lee Mason as terday. He claimed the car and a deputy sheriff was held up by the trailer were owned by his’ the commission pending an i brother who lives at St. Louis,! vestigation by the sheriff to de- Mo., and that he was driving the termine if Mason is a citizen of vehicles to Missouri for him. | the county. Court was resumed late this, jury, which heard the tes-} Sée Lions and Rotarians Play Softball LIVE DONKEYS Bayview Park Tomorrow Night and Friday Night 30c and 60c A inal Court today for operating a car and a trailer Without state! license tags for 1947. Judge: Eaqmas S. Garo at once, ; ined Scarborough. $25 and costs The { { iH | well, James R. Herring, Neil C. Shea and Geor e F, Sweeting. REPAIRS === CHRYSLER PARTS Factory Trained Mechanics S | Saunders, at once after receiv igg-the-Jetter abd, the: servide of- ’ day in the life oP the- ‘alissimo’s. daughter). rs. be held March 20.° The Forges held: * “Phis is serious,” Saunders’ rightfully contends.' “The « 'vet- erans tose faith im: this Office when we announde a ‘sale und it doesn't take place.” 3 ate Thus, this particular,War As> sets policy -notNonly Jeaves' ‘the veterans out in the cold but helps to discredit unfairly one of the veterans’ best frie the county service officer. ‘by Sthe™ Spanish press, and h Ss are prepared for pooi hildren and: expectant mother: The ‘students then served the funches: in the dining room. During the afternoon there were cle in music, singing, public peaking and “political orienta- tion.” Fellow students said Miss| Franco was an enthusiastic cook. | “At home we have a,small kitchen where I always Uke to spend, time cooking,” one weekly magazine quoted Carmen as say- ing. Monroe Land Bill Passes Senate «ny hinndermdg! Press, )‘ { TALLAHASSEE, May 14.— The, Senate: papsed; boast bill, 175 by Papy, giving Monroe County all lands. held by Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District when bonded indebtedness is retired, excepting the road right of way, and provided that the land never be sold. Navy Wives Working On Cancer Drive, Cancer Control pamphlets have been mailed to 4,300 homes. by. the mailing campaign commit- tee here. Committee workers, who are members of, the USO Nayy Wives’ Club, includé Vera Wood, Betty McAvoy, Kathleen Abo nant, Eloise Hing: strong, Rena Caffey. Martin,’ Jeanne Reynolds, Gloria Licht, Helen Jarsulic and Chair- an Eileen Coughlii SEAT COVERS ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Strest ‘emma Phone aw [Marine Captain S88. Rs Hil I = atlets seFi teri “registered ab . the “, Hills- {Vboiough.-Hotel, Tampa, for the :meeting, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ' "Phe local. ‘delegation will ‘be theaded by ©Mrs. Aloyéia Van Goidsnoben, ' president -of the club, and Mrs. Mary ~ ham, vice. president of the or- tofalitarian state party, in order 3 “Who, will be 31/ Represenistives ‘ot! ! spent wl tnbpensed ved Av vet in’ Germany, said that ‘if relief is not. received, shortly famine conditions will prevail, in many parts: of Germany. He said that a German was now receiving only 1,100 calories a day and that 3,000 calories are needed, particularly by a working man. From Frankfort news was re- ceived that 50 per cent of the population has tuberculosis as a: result of malnutrition, due to an acute shortage of foodstuffs. | It was said that probably three weeks will pass before the Ger-; mans are given full relief from | the shortage. It is intended to| ship 120,000 tons of grains from! the United States to Germany. | Meanwhile, American authori- bes in Germany have decided to use troops, if necessary, against German farmers who are known, to be withholding their produce from the markets. | | Off Tomorrow; | Capt. Merrill E. Chestnut, USMCR, who has been in com-: mand of the Marine Corps unit! at the Key West Naval Base! since last September, leaves to- morrow for-Camp LeJeune, N. C. | headqui of the Second a rine Division of the Fleet Marine | Forces. | Capt. W. S. Witte, USMC, has arrived here to take command of the Marine Corps unit at the base. VIUV VVC VV IV IV OVIIGS WATCH for a | GREAT SELLING EVENT SOON! GERALD MOHR in “THE LONE WOLF FROM MEXICO” News and Serial f } rf Ht i hr stitt it F a3 f ‘ A [ i i vai i perature. tle tonight! East easterly w and gentle winds over north and Thursday. cloudy. Key West, Fla. May 04, 0? ef ‘Tune, City Office, Highest vesterday Lowest last night Mean Normal Rainfall, ¢ hours enaing 8:30 4.m., inghes Relative (Eastern Standard Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset