The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 15, 1947, Page 1

We ‘would like to buy one’ of the surplus’ vehicles’ at the Naval Air! Station left over: from’ the War Assets Administration sale of last! January. Five or six, times he’s been in to the office of County, Vet- | rans Service Officer Jack Saunders at-the courthouse. but! Saunders « jean’t enlighten him. United Nations conference to held next fall. f val Reserve w=| Unit Will ‘| Key West Naval Base yesterday held a mecting with the leader'of Electronics »\Wartfare Com- It was.determined that there are division of 210 men in: the Organization, men of all ranks and all the service are elig- the local. reserve . commandant of the District. at Jackson- authority to recruit en in Key m rve unit. The val Reserve Forces is Comdr. R. J. Quinby, USN, retired. * Saunders hash’t’-been ‘inform- ed, any more than ‘Alonzo, .as to what War ‘Assets intends to 4 with. the: vehicles,- Moreover, couldn't certify Alonzo if ‘he ¢ ; know and Alonfo can’t go to] Not since January 31 has there be a. great thing. for Monroe County veterans. I'd be glad to let him use my office any time.” * Miami to-be certified ‘because hc} been ‘a War Assets certifying of- ‘works every: day. 5 ficer in Key Wea, Saunders! @ Alonzo's plight ‘is only one ex-! points out. ‘How, he asks, could! ample of why many Monroe! veterans buy at the recent sale} County veterans gnash” their! of surplus goods at Gato Stor. teeth if you mention War Assetsi age Building if they weren’t cer- ‘Administration, There are other , tified? Since that last appearance rexamples. For instance, Gato of a certifying officer here, (dur- ‘Warehouse on’ South Simonton ‘ing the War Assets vehicle sale) Street, contains thousands upon at’ least 70 veterans have sought | ‘thousands of gallons ‘of paints’ certification at Saunders’ office. H and. chemicals; ‘great rows of: The service officer finally be- insulating and other con--€an applying for certification struction mate) ; thousands of through the mail and succeeded gaskets, crucibles, sheets of in getting a number approved | plastic and sheets of plate glass. after a long and involved pro-; These were’ put on sale to vet-cess which: requires sending at charge with the application. | Saunders, moreover, is not sure, he ‘has authority-to do all this.! One Key West, veteran: made‘ wo futile trips to Miami before , he succeeded in getting his cer- ication — by mail, through Saunders. Even if the vets go all yesterday kilied the bill which; “the way to Miami they have no assurance they will be certified. : _ In fact, Saunders says he \has never been informed as to ‘the r Assets certifyirig “from the ‘general outlook there will be .a latge disposal | of surplus property in this atea in the very near future.” Concrete mixers, construction apparatus and similar items bd probably ‘go. on Hlindod 2207 Flagler av. me | have been eyeing these items i for some time, Some say they | lack. of ‘a, W: : epi ken fata major! e Key to Miami} } after Saunders ‘had sboon: assured j i eathat “/Montoe s. would be: given | irst . opportunity to buy; them, In. our second article‘ we, cit. es ly chat before an : rs, Andrei p, gestures with a roll of J. 8. plans Fight to Ina at Ul as-Warren Austin, United ae byPapy Tuesday, Wins, 41-37, After Bitter GALLERIES CROWDED AS HOUSE PREPARED TO VOTE ON PROPOS: ED MEASURE (Spertat to Vhe Citizens TALLAHASSEE, May. ‘After a hectic debate in’ which 15.— charges of bribery were made, the House ‘of Representatives would have prohibited telephone and telegraph compazies from leasing private ~ ers of the fight against the Tuesday, did not enter the bate. He voted’ against the bill. Reps. Gautier, Lantaff and Oelk- ers of Dade ; County, voted - for itt “crowded as the se prepared to vote and ap+ plauded when Rep. Brailey Od- ham of Sanford declared that * he here for raising; | their ‘unloading. have alrady been declared sur- plus. ; plus: typewriters in Miami and! small wonder, in this chaotic , members on the »bill. He said he y ies * ss “; ig had been “approached” _and sale.in: Key West and then did nya of attalrs, that Sade ee is colildteall’aginee ié ness : not hold the sale: In this article,| “iting .U. S. Senator Claude | Supporters of the bil we ‘show (4) that War Assets Pepper a letter including the fol- that the bookie operations re- hasn't had’ a_ man in’ Key West! lowing: “It is my sincere belief duce the amount of betting who can certify veterans and can! that the veterans in this county. through pari-mutuél | machines give them the latest data regard-/ are receiving one of the greatest’.and- hence reduce the revenue ing sales since Jan.:31. _ }tun-arounds ever. Why should, the state gets.from racing. Op- As County ‘Service Officer | we have to make a special trip; ponents said that bookmakers Saunders sugg * "If they {to Miami to purchase surplus; bet very heavily at the track to @ man come | property declared surplus in Key ; hedge their outside bets. here once a month, it would West?” Leading the fight with Papy | against the bill Tuesday were | Reps. Joe Jenkins of Gainesville ja { . ' | Loot Worth $125 ‘RENT CONTROL UNDER } « ‘ 9 | HOUSING EXPEDITER; i Burglars broke into two places 'NO CHANGE IN POLICY jlast night in Key West and on! [eo R. W: rren, OPA rent su- (By The Apsvetated Prens) epee Island and. got about $125. pervi h announced , today BERLIN, May pW hile ee ao Ps |that he has received word from i i le home of Jose, Washington that all rent contro ree posi aes Hip: held Quesada, in Johnson lane, through functions have been transferred y some mans, protes' rd be era window, thievés stole a radio to the office of Housing Expediter shortage of foodstuffs, and other jand an electric clock valued at. under Frank R. Creedon, Na- Germans were in churches pray- | upward of $75. | ‘tional Housing Expediter. ing for food, three ships arrived; “Someone entered Mom's Tea! Crecdson's first order announc- eH night, loaded with food, and’ Room on Stock Island and stole'ed that no change in functions, owders were given to speed UP}$50 in cash. Chief Deputy Sher- , procedures.or policy will be made iff Moreno Wallace was still i until an examination of the entire |vestigating the two burglaries‘ rent control structure has been this afternoon, completed. bookie operators were offering showed (2) that: Key West vets weren't informed of..sale of sur- (3) that War Assets proposed a! ThreeShiploads Burglars Stea of Food Arrive | _ for Ruhr Relief 1 | «By late this anorning practic- ally all the cargoes had been distributed in the Ruhr district, temporarily relieving the hunger ,of countless thousands. { ‘General Lucius Clay, com- manding officer in the American zone, cabled Washington today; ‘that 400,000°tons of foodstuffs were needed for each of the months of May, June and July to avert famine conditions. ’ The Hamburg council held a eeting this. morning at which state of “emergency. was “de-| Jared in that city’ because of, shortage of commodities. . |, Great Selling Event Starts Tomorrow, 9 AM. Look: Inside of This Paper for 2-Page Advertisement “Over Santa Fe Trail” barat acne leash to influence the action’ of | Char \Favor Continuing | Broadcasts of the: | Voice of America ges Hurk (iy Associated > |General Marshall is scheduled ; tell acongressionai committec. jthe importance of conunuing America programs to countries. © ses ae things regarding the - Voiee of America © radio . service—discon- tinue it entirely or agree to can tinue it up to standard for sev- eral -years. A i 4 He explained that it was not. expected that» the’ broadca: could perform a miracle, but that {they could accomplish much {food were they continued . for several y: | Mrs. Hemingway Inherits $5,000 _ From Late‘Aunt (Specint to The Cittagn> NEW YORK, May 15.—Patline P. Hemingway of Key West, in- her: $5900 from the estate of her aunt, Mrs. Annie Merner Pfeiffer, prominent , philanthrop- ist, of 180 Riverside Drive, this | city, according to findings here |today by the New York State | Transfer Tax Department. | ‘A total of 46 relatives and for- mer -employes -of the testatrix | share in the huge estate. Cc itable. institutions receive $4,509,994, the department -r divided among four Methodi organizations. The testatrix, who died on January 8th of last year at the jage of 85, was the widow of Henry Pfeiffer, former president of William R. Warner and Com- pany, drug and cosmetic firm. and also a noted patron of relig ious and educational institutions both in the- United States and abroad. | Mrs. Pfeiffer’s holdings, ap- | Braised today at $5,249,183, gross | value, included over four million |dollars in. Warner Company se- curities. ETT LT TTT, | Big Popularity Contest Dance and Floor Show Friday. May 16, 10 ‘it ¢ DRIFTWOOD CLUB Gentlemen, 50e - Ladies Free Away Free No Electrical Repair Job Too Small Or Too Large Key West Electrical Repair Company 616 . Whitehead Phone 739 AR | | | } s{same Baltimore Pecunia wie eaten 4 for Babe Ruth If He Press 4 WASHINGTON. May 18: ‘pastor, ot the PAL, 1 reported had. sent letters of. invitation: Ruth’s vacation residence in Mi- ami; Hicken, who attended youth which Ruth did, and the ‘school band the Babe hit 60 home runs, the chief reason for Ruth to come here is the tion he would provide Key young people. ¢ As outlined, the city give Ruth a royal ‘reception an official -escort into the com. munity. If his health permitted, the New York Yankee immortal would then be guest at a civie club. dinner, after “which he would meet Key West boys and girls at the PAL center in West Poinciana. Possibly some base- jballs, autographed Ruth, would be distributed among the youngsters. The Key West High Schoot band would play for the Babe and for the first time in 26 years he would be able to hear “The Ruth Song,” a special number played by his Baltimore school. Hicken played the tuba in the band which used to render the number in Ruth's hey-day when he used to visit the school .to re. new old acquaintances. The Babe would also be given the chance to play a round of golf through the Chamber of Commerce, and possibly would be guest at a ball game and also on a deep sea fishing trip. Ar- rangements would be made for his accommodations at a large resort lodging pla ° Louis M. J. Eisner, former Police Chief, who, with Hickens, invited Ruth to come here a few weeks ago, expressed the opinion that a visit from the famous athlete would be of immeasur- able value>to a youth program here. Others, not named above, who were present, included J. W. HI ! it if i Barrett, Dwight Hunter, city re-| creation ditector; E. C. Watson, Charles McCraw of Pal; H. W. Urion, Bras, Barrett and G. C, Baughman. LY ETI For A Good Time, Visit the V.F.W. Clubhouse Pirates wag hecay Mond Saturday Poinciana Bus Passes Door ry 2 3 GHEE He Feel