The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 17, 1947, Page 1

lait ote) Mian Bator of Typewriter sauna ‘Removal From Key West i WERE SIGNED FOR BY WAR ASSETS DRIVER; SAYS MONROE COUNTY. VETERANS WILL - NOT “CLAM UP”; MIAMI PAPER’S COLUMN ON INCIDENT REPRINTED HEREWITH . By JOHN R. VOSBURGH _ City Editor of the Key West Citizen In a smashing reply to an article ‘by Charles B, Forbes, Veterans Service Editor, in the Miami Daily News, Jack Saunders, Monroe County Veterans’ Service Officer, yesterday reiterated that 98 type- writers HAVE been removed from Key West for sale or use in Mi- ami, (On-May 13, Forbes wrote that no typewriters had been brought to Miami from Key West for sale.) q Saunders, in a personal letter to Forbes, not only submitted proof of assertions carried in The Citizen this week, but threw back in Forbes’ face the suggestion that Monroe County Veterans “clam up.” ut st E tug Hercules to’ San Diego when she was reported by the tug captain to have developed a list to port. : i} I \ f [ I A few minutes later, ‘the list became so decided, she began to sink gradually 500 miles” north: east of this city. In.20 minutes she disappeared below the. sur- face. . F il i. Fe ir FF I i F t E § | I E : I i i nu H ea PTA County frre Bo The Monroe: County Copn-| * “We absolutely refuse to clam up”, Saunders wrote Forbes. The item in Forbes’ veterans cdlumn, “Calling All Veterans”, h prompted the Monroe County official to write the Miami edi- reads as follows: —_— “ae we he Sem This Story Was “Cooked Up” sbout the removal of surplus from Key West for sale in Miami can clam up. Some binoculars were FULTON, Mo.—(AP).—Truman Ingle, superintendent of the Mis- souri School for the Deaf, has dis- covered an individual. can be- here for the opening ef the customer service cen- come very versatile when he has ;250 persons for breakfast and the ter. Any surplus allocated to cooks are ill. { Florida vets is for to any vet in this area one At 4 a.m. Ingle learned a sub- stitute cook pinch-hitting for the no locality has a claim on it. ; “No typewriters have been brought here from Key West for sale. A spot sale $ will be held in Key’ West. |iwo regular chefs had herself be-| Mrs. #ernando Camus, retiring come ill. Ingle met the situation { pr bravely by preparing a breakfast’ iné ‘her term of office. of ‘stewed peaches, . dry:‘cereal,! Ice-cream’ and: cake were toast, scrambled eggs and coffee. ed during the social‘ hour: He had no complaints, he said. ing the: mecting. wl tor cil of Parents and ‘Teachers: Held its last meeting’ forthe ‘year’ ix! the Junior and Senior High] ° School Wednesday afternoon.” *~ Earl Hamilton installed the following officers, who | were elected to serve for the next two years: President, Mrs. . Robert .Dopp; vice president, Mrs, Charles Mc- Craw; secretary, .Mrs. . James Higgs; treasurer, Mrs. Reginuld’ Roberts. g. § E : fi t i : ° fees Adjourns Today Jury “trials, in Criminal Court} game to an end this . morning.| Judge Thomas S. Caro adjourned | court until the. July: term. ‘Before-adjowrning, Judge Caro vi plea for Williany es ey partment mapy, for free distribu. “There really should be AAA headquarters in Key West,” not, it is the Intention of the "me ese a nea reo eaweme im by: Highway 7, Fi ett d ry. E 4 to. to Organize Unit we ? Former Marines, and..Marines ee for Fo Bad interested in forming a lecal de- inf ion, « --{ tachment of the. Marine Corps, : 4 Jack A; Regarding the new deal peep aly ee arya 1:30 Disa alo hnebet eth cocina State Board. ef Health which went into effect ig Mi. °/B:™:, in. the Reckettion, Hall Ott aiving. aia _ | Will make it possible to ami last’ month on which mar Fy dg “*-“lthe Cancer Control U. S. Naval Submarine’ Base. ts ; sk a lit: cooperation * Bi bere casa (ios is Use of the hall is made pos- Lionel M. Cobo, lease George Mills White er, 901 N, E: 2nd Aye- , opened Apri] 21,' 1947, and ‘ were for their use and not needed most at this time.” The reply of Veterans’ Service Officer Saunders follows:...\., . . | Mr. Charles B. Forbes, » Veterans’ Service Editor, clo Misini, Reference your column “Calling All Veterans” in the the man’s. driving license.. ds (4 Continued until, the next term Mi for if t were the “as inst; ~ sto Perot Glaite "RY Banke) charged vith! 1 State Senator James in . favors ii i sible through the courtesy of eS ee en i ' i ® ra. fesi “tle l : i : i ik i § i . i os T F i i? if bent} ? tisk peetge HE z ee F Crutehfield, retiring chair- and co-chairman, respec- ly, were tendered a vote of for a job well done. Mrs. Fadden was also presented with fi gift. Mrs. Priscilla Marr was the hostess. After luncheon the club heard Lt. Comdr. Jack Nolan, blimp commandant at Boca give three readings by Otis Skinner: “A Bi- cycle Built for One, “Pardon Me, Ladies,” and “The Hang- Yes, the veterans in this community have been griping about the removal of surplus from Key West for sale in Miami and we absolutely refuse to “CLAM UP” until such time es the War As- sets Administration actually Proves to us that they will give this community a little consideration. We admit that any surplus allocated t o south Florida vets is for sale to any vet in this area and that no one locality has a claim to it, NOT EVEN MI- AMI. : Your statement thet no typewriters have been brought to Miami from Key West to be sold is absolutely in error. The FACTS are: eighty-nine (89) typewriters ‘were removed by the War Assets Administration on 25.February 1947 to Miami and were signed for by a John Kennelly. A WAR AS- SETS ADMINISTRATION TRUCK DRIVER. These typewriters were in all prob- ability placed on sale at the sele conducted Thursday and Friday. February 27th and 28th, at the Miami Air Depct, Miami, Florida. Nine Palace Theater ROSALIND RUSSELL in “The Guilt Of Janet Ames’ News and Serial PUBLIC Dear Friends: Next week a: series of advertisements will appeat this paged telling you about a new cemetery, which is needed est. in Key ” Forbes’ denial of the f only one thing we have to say. “Seeing is believing.” If that line extends as far south as the City of Key West, you may rest assured of our wholehearted coopera- tion. In this so-called new deal, are we gcting to have to keep making trips to Mi- ami to be certified or are they contemplating having a certification officer visit Monroe County at least once a month for the next couple of months, Perhaps battle with the Wer Assets Administration but we haven't. Sincerely hoping that this letier will clarify a few de- tails for you, I remain, Yours in comradeship, JACK A. SAUNDERS, Veterans Service Officer. In a series of articles earlier this week, this writer revealed (1) the removal of at least 92 | typewriters to Miami from the {Gato Warehouse in Key West ! without Key West veterans liv- jing here being an oppor- a sale of in Miami without Key West vet- typewriters | notification to erans (3) a War Assets predic- rei {tion of a sale of typewriters to ‘have been held here March 20 , but which never materialized and (4) lack of a certifying of- ficer here since Jan. 31. | Saunders adequately answers d t closure and the Miami e did not question the ot! NOTICE * We hope you will read them, for we believe you are vitally interested in this cemetery. Sincerely. SAM and LILLA GOLDSMITH. GENEVIEVE and BILLY WARREN. {Captain W. S. Witt, commanding officer of the Marine Barracks at the Submarine Base. Entry to jthe base will be permitted by ithe base security officer to any | ex-Marines who apply at the ‘main gate and whe present proof of their service. This must be the original discharge papers or +a certified photostatic copy. All former Marines, regardless of when their service was ren- dered, and all Marines on active duty in this area are eligible for membership in the League. It is possible to secure a charter for fesee West with only 10 members. Temporary officers will be selected for the purpose of .sc- curing a charter, and regular ‘election and installation of perm-. fanent officers will be held im- ‘mediately following receipt . of | the charter. ‘Moreno Baby i Christened Here Nancy Rose was the name giv- en in holy baptism by Rev. J. H. \Johnson in the St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church here last jSur jay to the little daughter of s. Alexander C. Mo- beth street. ‘The sponsors were Mrs. Frank Veliz | and Armando Moreno. Frank. Veliz acted in proxy as Godfather in the absence of Mr. Morenv, who is residing in Tampa. Nancy Rose is the granddaugh- ter of Mr, and Mrs. Simon Van ,Grieken, Elizabeth street. wos a VFW Regular Veterans of Foreign. Wark SATURDAY NIGHT. © DANCE TONIGHT 14 it | V.E.W. CLUBHOUSE | 2ND AVE. at FLAGLER to the Tunes of the Three Sharps | Gentlemen 50c, Ladies Free Popularity Queen Dance - ' Dance Key West Youth, U. of F. Grad (Special to The Citizens GAINESVILLE, May 17.—The| University of Florida’s largest In a letter Mrs. White received ; with reference to the appropria- tions to the State Board of Health in connection with the Cancer Campaign. The Senate post-war - graduating class will, receive 285 degrees here during | @ommencement week-end exer-' cises June 8 and 9, President | John J. Tigert announced today. ; Numbering 223 veterans of} World War II, the two-day ex-! ercises will confer 285 degrees on | 282 candidates, three of whom! are candidates for two degrees} each, _ Baccalaureate services are scheduled Sunday, June 6. at 4 o'clock in. the afternoon, while! commencement exercises will be held Monday night at 8 in the Stadium at Florida Ficld. Degrees_include 251 bachelors and 34 masters. There are no candidates for doctrate. Lionel M. Cobo of Key West is a member of the graduationg class. LTTE DS TLIO ETE No Electrical Repair Job Too Small Or Too Large Key West Electrical Repair Company 616 Whitehead NE voted appropriations for this purpose, and I am hopeful that we will be able to keep them in the Appropriation Bill.” Kushmans Left Thursday For Peshtigo, Wise. ,Mr. and Mrs. Edward &. Kush- man ‘eft Thursday morning for Peshtigo, Wise., where they ex- pect to make their future home, Mr. Kushman was recently dis- charged from. the U.S. Army, in which he held, the rank of stuff sergeant. The Kushmans will visit brief- ly in Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. John Carbone and little daughter, Margaret. Mrs. Carbone is the sister of Mrs. Kushman., Mesdames Carbone and Kush mans are the daughters of Mr and Mrs. C. P. Curry, Peacon lane. Mrs. Carbone is the former Glorina Emma Curry and Mrs Kushman the former Rose Eliza 1K; ONL BAHAMA HOUSE 525. CAROLINE STREET All Fabries Under $2.00 Unparalled Opportunity to Buy Materials at Cost for Draperies, Slipcovers Cancelled Until Further Notice | %