The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 19, 1947, Page 1

' i i | sip and that eed a to She reported -be: held ‘of the city’s airport occurted Sat- turday when 14 Aerovias “Q” planes from Havana. landed at Meacham Field between 8 a.m. ‘and 4 p.m., carrying an excursion {party of 394 persons. Regularly iseheduled flights of Aerovias Q ‘and National: Airlines were main- otal as usual. be £ ae excursion was the first of a series, conducted by the firms +which. takes. Cuban’ citizens to Key West, then by. Greyhound Bus to: Miami, Miami Beach, Hol- jEast Coast cities. Aerovias Q tand Florida Greyhounds: are con- ‘ducting the trips. . ‘ Large éxpress. buses’ awaited the planes which arrived two, at a time. The.isitors will return to Cuba Tuesday and: Wednesday on 14 planes. The travelers were impressed by the record time in th immigration and customs- men as well as Aerovias Q and Greyhound processed them here. E. E. Medina, head mechanic for Acrovias Q, was sent here from Havana to be at the airport throughout the day in case of an emergency. Another tour will be held from Havana next month, when an even larger number of excursion- ers is expected. Key West observers were dis- appointed that the’ sightseeing tour did not include the Island City. ‘Instead, the’ visitors were, rushed off to Miami and points north .although the advertise- ments for the trip had’ stressed ej the visit to Key West, which was p a ‘Germah “eobld' go These! is range from seven to to twen- a top price of d ] export de'“fair to’ stimulate an in- lo American™-zones will -be held <Honover from August. 18 to : mber'7, Lt, Gen. Brian Rob- governor, has announced. » Aproximately 2,000 ‘ exhibitors { the .. Anglo-American. zones ‘Because it is: aimed at increas- Water: [22 exports from the fubed’ zones, foreign buyers will 'be_given pre- ference’’,Gen. Rolerston said, ‘with the general public permit. ted entry at specified hours only so that genuine ‘buyers will have unity to do business, t Trucking out! as “the cradle. of Cuban ”* ‘andl’ the quaint southern- ‘4 tive of. Aerovias Q here, explained tt the ‘Cubans desired to spend most city of the United States. F Biday in Key West but no U. S. c Fully 60: members of the Key West Elks Lodge are in Tampa this week conducting an active campaign to bring the 1948 state convention of the organization to West. 4 gistered . at the Hillsboro Hotel, the Key Westers have decorated the lobby and the hali- ways leading to their quarters. with flags and buntings, indicat- ing Key West's desire to have the convention come to Key West next year. Tampa lodge of the Elks is laying great stress on. the enter- tainment features of the conven- tion, which comes to ‘a close Tuesday night. The convention will act on the question of select- ing next year’s convention city at the Tuesday session. Internal Revenue agent has been stationed at the airport to pro- cess certificates of compliance for foreign visitors. The certifi cates relate to earnings of vis- itors from other countries while in the United States. “No man has been assigned here to take care of the aliens’ _needs, when they leave,” Gomez said today. “Every other airport has one, but Key West. Aerovias Q has made many efforts to get an agent here without. success. "There will. be many more starting June 2, but they will all skip Key West unless ‘an agent from Internal Revenue is at ba port.” ting the tours were C. Li) Custeae,, J. M. Builla and firms of Castanet, Builla and Gonzalez Tours, Havana, respec- tively. | For Havana; Cubans Now Part of Florida Unit Legionnaires GION HAVE LUNCH- EON LEAVING FOR CUBA Officials of the Florida Depart- ment of the American Legion left j Key West today for Havana to jearry the official notification to the Cubans that they may be- eome a part of the Department |in Legion affairs. )- “Following a luncheon at La Concha ‘Hotel, these officials of the Department left via Aero- vias Q lines for Havana: Frank H. Caten, Daytona Beach, commander of the State Department; Daniel Kelly, Fer- nandina, deputy commander of the state; Reid Mann, Sanford, department adjutant; Albert Mills, Key West, national ex- HERE BEFORE; ecutive committeeman, alternate; ~ Means Trouble | OAKDALE, Neb. — (AP) — -When the cab of his truck got a “little warm,” °Herb Kinney Fopened the window to cool off. It’ kept getting warmer so.he Kopened the back door connecting -¢@b-and the truck body. ( That was when he saw that , the rear of the truck was envel- in flames: He escaped but truck was. @ total loss. ew ANTED “LARGE SELECT, NO HOLES een up at your door. and Vance Stirrup, district ex- ecutive committeeman of the state department. Host at the luncheon at the La Concha was C. B. Harvey, | CREEIRELPLAIRE RRR ER BESSY commander of Arthur Sawyer Post 28, American Légion. Har- vey did not accompany the of- ficial party to Havana because he jis local commander. The movement to have Cuban | Legionnaires become a part of ‘the Florida Department has been approved by national headquar- | ters of the American Legion, and | at the recent state convention of the organization the constitution and by-laws of the department were changed to meet the new ; situation. American Legion, composed of former members of the armed forees of America, now has a membership of approximately 500 in Cuba. Posts are operated ‘at Havana, Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba. Extensive ceremonies are to mark the bearing of the official notification to the members of the Legion in Cuba. The group of Legionnaires will » return ; Wednesday from Havana. Palace Theater | ROASTERS and FRYERS | nosatinp AUSSELL in | BRADY'S (Live). Pou 1814 White Phone 8 NOTICE! FLORIDA NATIONAL BAN AT KEY WEST |“The Guilt Of Janet Ames” : *) News and ‘Serial eansesesesesassses PRESCRIPTIONS frircdteae Pharmacists GARDNER'S PHARMACY 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela Phone 177 Free Delivery oe ewwwwwrwe cower The . Citizen was informed. to- day by Manuel Quevedo,”:Jr,, president of Aerovias Q)S.A.,}- that the trip he had been plan- ning for the official family of cent death of the mayor: of the | Saturday for $20,000, according he added, will be made when | Sawyer,’ transferring the land and London Carney of’ Isla. ° P 1 Twice; Car Burns: cc)" ascterrca tor 2.100 2 The city fire department was, tween 8 p. m. and 1 a, m. The! to Thomas and Virginia streets cording to another The fire was tally destroyed. It was owned by censes. were. filed. with County Key West to visit Havana, has)’ Eighty acres of “property on) been postponed owing to the re-| Upper’ Matecumbe Key were sold Cuban capital. . a The intercity. visit of’ offieials,1.County “Court Clerk Ross. ¢. the time is more seemly. from Ellis Gliddens and wife, Dade County, to Edward Dillon ° s g Firemen ‘Called | |=", The Taylor Construction Com- {Lime Grove property to Ernest called out twice last night be. | Perez, THB Staples Avenue. Mr: and Mrs. Walter J. Becker, second ¢all, received from alarm , Miami, transferred to. Lee Lipps, box 25, called the fire fighters , Miami, 10 lots on Key. Largo, ac- at 12:45 a. m., where a Dodge; = coupe was blazing. jdeed filed. extinguished | “ with a booster hose and chem- | APPLY TO WED icals but the-car was almost to-; Applications for marriage li- J. K. Clemmer, Southernmost! Judge Raymond R. Lord Satur- Pharmacy, and had been parked! day by William EB, Darby, 22, of by the driver, Tom Porter, col, {11 Lowe Lane, and Conchita Pi.}. {neda, 19, of 527 Bahama. street, |’ ored, near his home. { At 8 p. m, the firemen had and by Paul_L. Cassacant, 23, of been. called. “to * Thompson and, the U_.S. Navy,.and Margaret.L. United streets to extinguish a Nowacki, 25, of “327 Wittiam ining: A Seg eee War ORE * of Surplus Goods on Sale Here, Plus 89 Typewriters By JOHN R. VOSBURGH City Editor of the Key West Citizen The War Assets Administra- tion office in Miami will put on| typewriters still here and told sale a 10-ten truckful of surplus} Anheir’ that 44 will go on sale | over-the-counter goods in Keyjhere at the June sale. The other | West during the first week in|45 will be retained by War As- | June, it was learned today. In} sets for sale at West Palm Beach. addition to the truckload to be|The War Assets officer said that | brought here, 89 typewriters will|the only typewriters removed | go on sale. - |from here were eight for use in} The sale was disclosed by \his office, after overhauling. Eugene Anheir, contact repre- } Apprised of Penman’s state- sentative of the Veterans Ad. | ment s' said: that he ministration here. Anheir met | ©@M procure witnesses if it were George W. -Penman, Miami | necessary, fo, prove the 98 manager of customers service, | Writers Were reploved from War Assets Administrotion. in | bere. The tg go on sale, Miami Saturday at which time , he said. eré coming from an- Penmen said he would hold | ther source. the sale here. The June sale is tentatively Penman. also told Anheir that} Scheduled for Wednesday, June only eight typewri have been 4. It will be held from 9 a. m., removed from Key; West by War to 9 \suetaae Penman will personally Assets, Jack. Saungers, Veterans: SUPervise the sale ‘with seven as- Service Officer here, has repeat-|Sistants helping him. Further: edly. insisted that 98 typewriters more, he told Anheir, a sale will | be held here once a month. to. a warranty deed filed with: warranty | Penman contends there are 89) have been removed from Gato Warehouse and taken”to Miami and, to back his claim, has sub- mitted the name of the War As- sets truek driver who he says took the machines. ETE LOI, POOR OLD CRAIG’S * SERVICE STATION Division at Francis Phone 9134 Division and Franely Streets —Your PURE OL Dealer—— Now in Stock Champion OUTBOARD MOTORS i Immediate Delivery NEW PIONEER HO 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 Binoculars which were taken i | hii rH | ile | it | H a H F Papy, Raia ntative from Key immediately took the floor defend himself against the ar cusations. Payy saic ae told bie ;accusers only that “I've heord | they are offering $100 fort & vote against the biii” and inferméd them that his inierest in oppost- | tion to the measure was sincere. | The Key West merchant said, “I don’t need any money. I heve quit work. I've made a success and I'm a retired man at a very young age.” Odham, referring to Papy as “this unscrupulous crook,” the same story he had related to newspapermen earlier about be ing offered first $200, then $500 and a case of Scotch whiskey to vote against the bill or to refrain from voting—only this time he inserted the name he had with held previously. Papy flatly denied he had tall ed to Odham when the ye representative said they had on the House floor before bill was brought up for a fine! vote. It was then, Odham charg ed, that the $500 offer was mad The- Monroe County represen tative said Rep. Martin of Milt boro had asked him, all this money?” He ret “I've heard it talked abe I haven't seen any of it.” Martin, taking the floor he had asked Papy jokingly while at his desk and Papy hed given him the reply in a “kidding manner.” Rep. Camp rose to say thet the from Gato Warehouse, but which | this writer has not discussed in his series of articles on War As- sets goods, were taken for use | $100 offer Papy made to him wes of veterans in Nautilus and oth-! not made on the floor but in om er hospitals in the Miami area,’ anteroom where mail is distrib Penman told Anheir. uted. -MAXWELL’S End of Our ‘Fiscal Year SALE ~ Is Now in Fall Swing You Can Still Get A Good Selection of Furniture. and. Furnishings at Reduced Prices Phone 482 909 Fleming Street .