The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 27, 1947, Page 1

“KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 7 [Britons Toast I _|' ‘DINNER ALMOST UP; | TO.LOCAL QUOTA UN.! empire builders. r revered by millions of Britons, Canadians, Australians, | South Africans, New Zealariders arid colonials in an era pial ot ity in Kahan “Princess'May” they called her in, the days of the Queen Mary is her.title now, a name en the empire of her girlhood shrinks day by day. She has been a dowager queen, @ queen in name only, since the death of George V, her husbund, eleven: years:ago, but the limousine cheer that goes up when her ancient red ning the tream Restaurant, Chairman ~1Joe Pearlman reported today. Impassioned pleas for ving, displaced persons in Eu-' rope were made by U.J.A. Field Joseph Levine, principal e Sunday ‘night at the Guilf- 3 gppears ives evidence that the British pé regard for her does not by the calendar. —_——_—_——— They laugh at her hats—when 1: ‘i > fi th ‘they.remember them. They may: sins ¢'_and her more radical subjects do—question whether the monar= 14 chy is needed in the modern “jately when the old queen’s name of would go’ without many or the coming year in or-! those present disclosed iS mentioned, and they never fail cheer her when she passes. One reason may be that’ Prin- tribute larger amounts cess Victoria Mary Augusta’ Lou- con’ worthy. forthe coming year and it will; not: she said. | campaign of sacri-| was Director Levine’s| theme, His listeners were soon , aught in this j , opwere rapidly irit and donations fered, one. after ess May.” Less than a month af- Legion To. cause. One lady ise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes amount equivalent of Teck has acted every inch day for the com- the queen since she first ascend- * yed the throne alongside diffi- certain things dent George V in 1910. Through personal and na- tional tragedy, she has rétain- ed the regal bearing. “Demo- cratically.” she picked up G. 1. hitchhikers during World HH. But she did it as a queen. No one who has met her:can imagine her forgétting the royal manner. Tragedy struck early for “Prin- MARY OF ENGLAND . . . “Every inch a queen...” i Put Auditorium ‘Th (Continued on Page Two) ICountry Club; Solons. Move ye )4tion. ot: tyro: 24 by 18 foot houses on. the corner of Florida and fgtrleets.' Crusoe and Gib- of: unprovoked, .Dr.¢s0n,"describing the buildings as tlie catomnic chomb |!‘shacks,” ‘said they, would lower be divulged: :td-Russia ;the valuation of all surrounding + Under. such an’ arrangement] City Manager O. J. S. Ellingson -the-westérn’ ha-! checked the dimensions of the strong: ‘they ) building with the building code of peace, :and found ‘that they were within tion of *the taw if they had not included “Va fiye-foot sidewalk space in the dimensions given the City build- ‘ing. inspector when. they, applied ¥to. -build,. Crusoe ‘contended fre had included the sidewalk \ i HL one lot illegal. ~ Errol Sawyer, building inspec- tor, was designated to check on Upper Matecumbe Key to as the measurements and see if the persons for $100’ each, ac- | sidewalk footage had been in- “to warranty deeds filed cluded in the 40. by 90 foot di- with County Clerk ‘Ross 'C.’Saw-, mensions given him, It was also yesterday. > .- : }found that the code requires ex- » Lots were transferred -to penditures of no less than $2,500 Mrs. ‘Charles /A;’ Frow, Mi- {per house, and Synder is ex- ; Grace C.’ Harris, Miami;|pending only $2,000. The Com- ‘Tropical ‘Florida . Company, Mi-,mission held this. in’ abeyance ‘ami; Mr.’ and Mrs. Jack P. son, } pending the investigation. If) Islamorada; Clara~ ‘1. ‘Russell, ;Snyder is not complying with the | Islamorada; “and’Mrss"Ev-}code in any way, Sawyer was erett L. Carey; Islamorada; Mer- | instructed, his permit should be lin B. Monsalvatge; Miami;. Mr. revoked. j 1 Mrs, John F.; Catey, Isla. { | It-was suggested that he could morada; Mr. and” Mrs. Lewis , build .a duplex apartment in- Moore, Islamorada; Mr. and Mrs, jstead of two separate small houses. Crusoe said he had no objection if.this were done. * Luther Pinder was given per- mission to construct a ¢ ' dwelling at his tourist cabin Big Coppit Key, for |gourt: at United -and Southard it ‘John A. Russeii'/sold ‘ten lots if Ei 8 : i | Prt fii ‘Legion offic mission last night. large | “I building on Stock- Island if. the! On inotion of Goitnsisie American Legion is allowed - to, * nichees: Ag J, Milla eno te commision. voted I told the City Com. t0'contact the last. Board of Di- rectors of the country club. with lease the City Manager O. J. S. Elling- son, City Attorney J. Lancelot. j Lester and Commissioners { Louis Carbonell and Albert | Cooper conferred with President Larry Gardner, of the Key West Country Club, this morning; Charles E. Roberts; Maitland Adams and Jerry Trevor, for- mer members of the board of directors of the organization, and secured their approval of | an arrangement whereby the i i jive a quit claim of title or quit’ claim deed and, failing this, to’ foreclose on the $4000 mortgage which the city has on the building and:draw up fa lease for the Legion. Commissioner Hunter ‘asked what the terms of the lease iwould be and wus told that they ;would “be filled in’ in the lease jlder. Mayor W. W. Demeritt nmed the following committee He tect with the country club 'y Manager O. J. S. El- hin, ison, .Commissioners i Hy bonell and Cooper, Harvey and s Mils, ! i 'F Caraballo Faces view Tomorrow His Suspension response to an appeal from icer Frank Caraballo, a public Country. Club, restoring title in the city. The disposition of the city's $4,000 mortgage on the build- ing and roughly $6,000 in un- | paid interest has not been an- | nounced. Mills, however, men- ; tioned at last night's meeting that the Legion would consider “buying the mortgage.” Just before the. commission! voted to. take steps to make the ‘building available to thé veter- hhring will be conducted at 10 ans’ organization, Mills told the ; issi “This is really a j civic project. The city is badly in need of a place in which con- | ventions and other large -gather- ings can be held. The Elks are going to hold their state conven- tion here next year. Where is, there a place that can hold them? “We plan,” he continued, “to make the second flgor of the country club building into one large auditorium and make it ds lable for’ such special occa- ez In a written report the ons as conventions and other gef charged that after. Traffic \fficer Hector Castro had cited civic gatherings:” c 1 B Previously Légion Commander|!{ Sher for illegal parking and having a city inspection stick- . tomorrow by the Civil Serv- Commission in City Hall re- ‘ding charges that Caraballo been guilty of conduct unbe- ing an officer. Caraballo has ured Attorney Tom Watkins acounsel. he officer was suspended late terday by City Manager O. J. Ellingson yesterday for 10 s. The suspension was recom- nded by Chief Bienvenido Hr pp -and others streets up to six feet of the side- Ruby J, White, 616 . walk in order to permit automo- Jot Hear Pe-\biles room to drive into the “streets, for court. He said he will invest $60,- dia -E.: Johnson :000 in the court before he has transferred to. Ruby J. completed it. tronia} Permit Is Issued Tord for Building ® t behatil , permit was taken lout today from Building Inspec- tor ‘Errol Sawyer for $25,400 for the construction of a nine-apart- ment: building at Elizabeth and South streets. The permit was issued to Chas. ‘Toppino and Sons, contractors, in ss. Join. G. Albury'|0i ty County, Judge Raymond F. .G.: “County mo! . to a ted es God-,|Lord. .With the furnishings and 6n Key jthe landscaping the work is esti- Tor ~ jmated at about $30,000. C. B. Harvey had told the com-' mission that “we are prepared to | on his car May 15, Carabaldo {spend a goodly sum of our funds” pk Sher’s car to the police sta- ‘to. renovate the country club pn and secured an application a license for inspection. |building. He said it was de- teriorating «badly, especially ]The chief ‘alleged that Carra- lo represented the car as his Birthday Harden ~ ‘ON MEMORIAL PROGRAM _ AT PLOT IN CEMETERY Many Organizations to Attorney J. Y, Porter, IV, will speak on “Our ‘Com: !yades” as part of the Memorial Day program at 4 p.m. Friday ‘at’ {the Battleship Maine Plot, City. (Participants in thé. program rtici] in PI ‘will meet at, Southard and Mar- garet streets, Harris School, at 3:45 ‘p.m.,-and. will march, with flags and band anits, to the Ceme- tery. 2 t ypresentatives have been in- vite to attend. the ceremonies from the ,U.S. Navy, the US. ‘ines, the city and county’ gov-|’ ‘ernments, and other organiza- , tions. {. Graves of the veterans will jhave heen decorated’ prior to the ceremonies. by Auxiliary ‘Unit 28 of the American Legion.» The jKey West High School will pre- {sent musical selectiops, durjng the program. The following program will be observed at City Cemetery: haplai n ‘Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion. | Seripture—Mrs. . John un- "ders, president, Veterans, of For- 3911. + Selection—Key West High: School Band. i Memorial Address—J. Y. Por- iter, IV. Presentation of - memorials (wreaths) to, Departed—United Spanish War Veterans, Camp No. 5, by Charles Lunn, Post com- mander; V.F.W. Post No. 3911, by Jack Clark, Post commander; V.F.W. Auxiliary Unit No. 3911, by Mrs. John Saunders, presi- dent; Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, Auxiliary Unit No. 28, by Mrs. Jack Saunders, first vice presi- dent; Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion, by C. B. Harvey, commander. Salute to the Dead—Firing Squad, Key West Guard of Hon- or. \ Taps and Echo—Arent T, Sjurt et, Jr., and Brian Lioyd. - Lowering, of Flag, Ceremony—} Patrolman Warren ‘Bateman. ‘Veterans of Foreign Wars Post INo. 3911. | Benediction — Horace Young, {Post chaplain, V.FQ¥. Post No. 13911, | Closing Selection, “America”— | Audience, accompanied by High ‘School Band. (7 Navy Officers Arrived Monday Seven Navy officers arrived here yesterday to spend several days talking over official mat- ters with the. officers of Key West Submarine Base. They are Capt. Jack H. Lewi: Comdr. J. W. Joyce, Comdr. R. ;C. Santee, Comdr. J. D. Parker, Lt. Comdr. Jerry Clark and Lt. H. H. Smith, all of Washington, and Comdr. Vance Schumacher of New London, Conn. They ar- through recent vandalisra. He said the Legion would like tojn to the inspector and that aft- the car passed the inspection, ave a long-term lease on the dition that the Legion keep ithrabailo posted a $1 bond with it, Raymond Cabrera for Sher epair. Robert F. Spottswood, former}, jjlegal parking and did not country club president and most; the required $5 bond. | In- ad, the chief charges ‘aballo active organizer of the project, suggested to the commission tha‘ presented to Cabrera that Sher id had the sticker for some time. jin jit attempt to get a quit claim dee ‘PALACE THEATE RICHARD DIX in “THE 13TH HOUR” News and Seria! TONIGHT IS PRIZE NIGHT SANDY’S GARAGE Sandy Caraballo ——— DUVAL ST. — PHONE 501 Next to La Concha Hote ' erly Ambler’s Service Sta! | TO LaCONCHA ERT REPAIR WORK CaRS PARKED py ! rived by airplane yesterday at Boca Chica field. Legion Post To Meet Tomorrow Many items of business, in- cluding the question of a new home, will be discussed at’ to- morrow night’s meeting of Ar. thur Sawyer Post 28, the Amer- ican Legion, at 8 o'clock, in the Legion Home, Southard and OTEL white streets, Commander C. B. | ggg Nexioes Harvey said today. Permit From CAB following TE LEE Ha ef é ty f i tr it f rt [ ie! i ail i i a i H H | H ; “GEORGE SMA‘ oes | 8. Representative.” ‘Attlee Denies / Great Britain © ps today to: les gepre- ehtatives of the piri de: nied charges that had’ been made that Great‘ Britain’s” gov is’ altogether too pro-American. 7 Fi ; ; ti U Hy te it et i HI I ef ag 5 f t oi iff ste Li ‘He declated that ‘Great Britain| the: intention of securing a release eign Wars Auixiliary Unit No./is not pro-anything’as pertains to any, other ‘natior, % \ “We want to:bé friendly with every other country,” Attlee ds- serted, “and that friendliness should not be the subject of crit- icism, -particularly when it infers that we show preference for any foreign power. The aim of the Labor party is to be friendly with all nations.” Begin At 10 A.M. Driving tests and drivers’ li- censes will be given at Monroe County Court House beginning at 10 a. m., instead of 1:30 p. m., on Fridays hereafter, it was an-j nounced today by State Highway Up until now the tests have only been given from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. every Friday hereafter the test- | ing will begin at 10 a. m. Patrolman Bateman, who stationed at Marathon, said that July 1 he will be transfer- red, he expects, to West Palm Beach. He will be succeeded at Marathon by Patrolman W. A. Stephens, of Miami. No Session Today of Criminal Court Regular weekly session of Criminal Court was not held to- day because of the absence from the city of County Prosecutor Allan B. Cleare, Jr. Judge Thomas S. Caro announced to- day. Cleare is reportedly in Miami on_ business. Fred Gladden, Miami, arrested north of Marathon for driving while intoxicated, by State High- way Patrolman Warren Bateman, was being held in County Jail tp- day, pending a hearing in Crim- inal Court. No Electrical Repair Job Too Small Or Too Large Key West Electrical Phone 738 . but on Friday and} is | Sincerely, Jim Frenblin. Mayor Demeritt’s reply, | Proved by the Commission, fol- jlows: | of all that it be permitted to die in the Senate. | The message from Governor iCaldwell reads: “IT have received the gram, dated May 2). tele- ceived by my office, but if it should come to me, I will be pleased to give your views con- sideration. Millard Caldweil.” Mayor Demeritt lauded Build. ing Inspector Errol Sawyer, brother-in-law of Rep. Papy Sawyer’s . $3,600-a-year ¢pusition would be abolished under the bill in question. When It’s Too Hot to Cook at Home, We Are Air Conditioned WEAVER'S Stock Island