The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 23, 1947, Page 1

= ad Le oo Hror the ‘purpose‘iof: heating com} den of: State Marshall appear-| : {plaints and’ receiving . testimony as tothe ‘value of any propérty, This will ‘be the tirst step it the preparation for the budget ‘for next. fiscal year, ‘The: as- books’ are.’ expected from Tax ‘Assessor ‘Claude Gan- dolfo before July 1, and the board will immediately consider any: complaint against the assess: ments. The Caunty ;Commission will 'then fix a tentative budget for 1947-48. Then, following hearings régarding the tentative budget, it will adopt a final budget. This year the budget amount- éd to. 19% mills, of which’ 12.5 {mills -went to the school board j 7-to the county for ‘admin- ‘istrative and other usés. The commission Hopes next year to ‘jréduce this still further, although the commissioners say that the people’ want so many” services ‘that it will be difficult for poem 1} t0, do so. A mandatory provision. éover- ing the bond issues for the beach must be made in this yeat’s 's bud- get. Then the, courity lately de- cided to ‘buy. Municipal Hospital and the ‘Monroe County Clinic, which will“add considerably to the cost’ of operation. now holds. Seek Divorces iss del. Pino. Tuesday. ght. Boza a Petitions secking ‘divorces were benefit show for: the filed Saturday with Circuit Court Cate Archiald ae ey-by Frances against ge ee Josephine Mon-. ainst oe Montorsi. ed before a congressional om- be seg today to testify in favor of a bill. that. is designe! to au- thorize ‘the government to co- operate .with Canada. and Latin American countries to. strengther. their -snilitary structure against the. possibility of another war. The * bill specifies that the United: States. provide military | ; equipment and military training } (Continued on Fage Four) H. E. Betancourt Dies At M. Beach A military funeral will be ac- corded ‘tomorrow to, Herbert E. Betancoirt’ «of . Key ,West, who died: yesterday afternoon at Mi. ami Beach, The body. is en route |, to this city, and. the funeral will | be -held ‘tomorrow afternoon at; 6 O'clock from. St. mats Star of thé Sea Catholic. Church. A requiem ‘mass will be held} tomorrow ‘morning at! 9. o'clock, after which the body will remain in’ the church until the funeral. Rev. J..H., Johnson, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be made in-the family plot of the Catholic cémetery- The Honor Guard of the Amer- ican. Legion. © Arthur. Sawyer Post No. 28, will fire.a volley ov- er the grave and. tans will . be sounded by a bugler. Survivors are the. deceased’s widow, Mrs: Nora M.‘Betahcourt; a daughter. Mrs. F.°L. McLean; two sons; Robert’ M., ‘and. Harry A!’ “Betancourt;: two. brothers, John “0. ‘and Henry- Betancourt; | two sisters, | ‘Mrs,”Gudelia Gar. | iver ‘and Mts.- Pedto Sin. tina, and nine grandchitdren. Lopez Funeral _Home was. in charge « ‘oh ai ‘aig ant. | FINISHED OUT OF DAMP-WASH {SHIRTS ..... .. each Ile ph eon FLAT WORK... . Ib. Ie| Columbia Laundry | seapde set up in chapters fietl the Mississippi, in cma — ie et one Teor aa an : Back From Cuba Capt. Willard Saunders, USN, commanding officer of the Key West Submarine Base, returned today from a recteation weekend in Havana. Mrs. Saunders flew to Havana to meet her husband; who sailed for Cuba aboard the USS. Clama- gore. The crew of the Clamagore also enjoyed a weekend in -Ha- vana, “The Key West Chapter e g to provid is for ie i gonteibutida) of the: public at, annual/fund cam~ paign time, Funds granted to. dis- aster victims are outright grants, made on’ an’ individual fam: basis, and only in’ cases ‘where the family is found’ to -be unable to meet ‘relief jneeds out of their own resources.” REBEKAHS TO MEET TOMORROW NIGHT Sparkling Waters Rebekah Lodge No,, 14, will hold memorial services tomorrow night, begin- ning at 7:30 o'clock, in Pythian Hall, on Fleming street. Si i a a hee as Navy Chief's. Rifle Shot Leads Te * mars Qut of Hiding With ‘Arm Raised; Thumbs "Ride Capture Of Man Who Escaped F Friday! £2£02444444440440004 , A Navy chief petit “officer was engaged in target practice on the Naval rifle range on Stock Island Saturday afternoon. He fired his rifle once at the target. “I was surprised to see a young “| man,run out from the bushes near the target with his hands in the air,’ the chief later informed Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer. Figuring the man must have been William Barnes, 21, of New York and Ohio, who escaped from the prison guard near the county jail Friday, Sheriff Sawyer noti- fied Alberto Camero, the* guard, and-sped to Stock Island, There the. sheriff was told hiad: disappeared in the ion,;of the highway. Then ‘amero;drove along the highway, néar.the bridge leading to Key POOR OLD. CRAIG'S Divksion'at Francis” Phone 9134 —Vevie PURE OF Dealer—— "LET US FIX YOUR FLATS” ———_! Se C.D.A. SUPPER St. Mary’s Parish Center Thursday, June 28, 1947 From 5. P. rg 8P.M. West. -A man came out of the bushes and thumbed a ride. “Get. in this car,” ordered C: mero, pointing his pistol. “I'm glad I’m ¢aught,” said Barnes, who was identified by Camero. -“The mosquitos were awful on Stock Island: I hid out there Friday night and they darn near. ate me up.” Barnes was taken to county jail where he will be kept under close confinement. It was not known this morning whether he would be charged with attempt- ing to escape. a eaeseeinemanaal —— 6 aided REPLACEMENT (‘<=— PARTS ROYS KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street amma: Phone (42 au REW PIONEER HOTEL 161 N.E. FIRST ST. In ‘the. Heart of Miami jae sehr ne Ei Ae peters ie 1 Block West of Bus Depot ea t : ¥ fn The. Miami..Coast, siporarily: on con, Gn. fest, the 62300-D, a. shoal boat, was sent sout to intercept the . Portrero: Hills and bring the Inds to Key We - Under the command of Harlie . Fleming, chief boatswain’s mate, the 62300-D “went to the Key West light; which ‘is about five miles off the docks. and took the boys aboard. The second boy, Atithony Fol- etto, is a deaf mute. and natural- ly did not. do any talking. Di- mino was too talkative, It was brought out by the Coast Guards- meén- that the ‘stories told by Di- mino did not. check. “We saw right away, he. was. lying,” said a Coast. Gtard ‘of- ficial here today. “He first told: us. they. were on: the: liferaft for priest ‘When they. were ‘rescued by ,the Portrero. Hills the boys were fresh. y “Then Dimino said’ that ha ad been on the raft,orily about three hours. That checks. all O.K. with their condition when they were found.” Later the Coast Guard at Mi- ami. picked up a message from the SS. Daniel .L. Johnson, en route south; * that two Greek boys of about 18,'who were de-- scribed as stowaways, had dump- ed a. liferaft overboard and were missing. The story is being checked by Bradshaw before taking any ac- tion about: the two lads. Land On Key Changes Hands A warranty deed filed Saturday with Circuit Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer transferred a piece ‘of property on Grassy Key from the Dolphin Company, Dade county, to Suzanne Dorn, Miami, for $700. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN KEY. WEST The Big Four Gersld Pinder, Beatrice Moreno, Albert Boze, John Pritchard and Orchestra ae IN ONE SHOW St... Mary's. Parish Cenier (ey. tee bh aml Contest. Dance and Floor Show @rolics of 1947) TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 9 till 12 M. Adm. Adults, 80c - Children 25¢