The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 5, 1947, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the Most equable climate in the country, with an average | range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL, XLVIII. —— Raise In Tax Rate To 24.9 LOWER TOTAL VALUA TION GIVEN AS REAP ODD ODDO Das, SON FOR .4 MILL IN|285 Thus Far CREASE OVER °46 Lose Lives In The City Commission approv- 4th Accidents ed a tax rate of 24.9 mills for (By ‘The Asnoctated Press) 1947 at a special meeting held Thursday at 5 p. m., at the City WASHINGTON, July 5. Hall. The new rate marks an in-| Accidents repocted thus far crease from the 24.5-mill rate of] in the Fourth of July and 1946, Authorized through an em week-end holiday total 285, ergency measure, the new levy| with the number increasing went into effect immediately up- hourly, on passage Traffic accidents lead in the Also approved by the Commis-| Rumber of deaths with 114, sion was an amendment to Or-| Drownings come second with 381, setting beer and} 93 while miscellaneous acci- Heense fees. The s dents account for the other ment raises the cos Terwho lose their lives. and wine vending licenses trom| _Ieluded in the miscellan- $15 to $60. Vendors not allowing| ‘hen who were Lilled by the Premature explosion of fire- consumption on the premises, however, may secure licenses for po works, The increase in the tax rate AAA AA A A AN came shortly after a published re- Che Key Mills O-Kayed E SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1947 y World Reaction To F Truman's Speech (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 5.—Unit-| ed States ambassadors and all other U.S. diplomats abroad have jbeen directed to let the Depart- iment of State know of the reac- jtions of foreign countries to Presi- {dent Truman’s speech yesterday, in which he took Russia to task ‘for opposing the coopcrative re- in Europe. Neither the Russian press nor radio has commented on_ the AP Newsteatures ReSEN: German’ centration camp is to be r sands of men and women |Waiting To Learn|GERMANS MUST HONOR BELSEN HORROR DEAD Y-—The plain, wooden cross erected by Brit- ish soldiers on a hill overlooking the infamous Belsen con- laced by a memorial to the thou-' illed and tortured [Pratt Vet Hospital Starts . Admitting Patients Monday Admission to the newly estab- lished Pratt Veterans Adminis- tration hospital in Coral Gables, will start at 8 a. m., Monday, Dr. !Harold F. Machlan, hospital man- ager, reports. Although moving of the- facil- jity from the Nautilus in Miami ;Beach began immediately after ithe official transfer of the Pratt iGeneral hospital from the Army there by the Nazis. eat Cttizrn a Will Continue At Park Today POSTPONED EVENTS 'TO BOM 4) ye HELD; FIREWORKS Cooper Files For’ | ‘roniguy 1 THEY AR- jthey demand immediate action to ,habilitation of stricken countries ! President’s address, though a Moscow broadcast spoke of the conference that will be convened on July 12 to consider the up- building of Europe, which the spokesman said was “impossible” under the Marshall plan. George C. McGee, of the De- partment of State, explaned today the reason for this country’s ac-| tion before the United Nations | Will could consider the rebuilding of | Europe. He said that there is no} telling when the UN will be in a} position to act, and that economic} conditions are so bad in Europe | ARCHITECT'S DRAWING of The memorial will cost a milli foot the bill. Representatives of the nat: tries concerned. forestall want and unrest. Meanwhile, three European countries, including Italy, have sent affirmative replies to the invitation to send representatives to pa pate in the conference! that begins July 12. A grove of birch trees is bei i that | said. The architect, Arnold Falke, wife.” port to the effect that City Fi- nance Director -Comptroller Lye Thrown By Charles Robert: avored a low- tax rate. Mayor W. W. De- ~ sit hod oppmea the wcoom | ~WOman Beating ndation on the ground that the city cannot realize improvement and high standard services with lower taxes. The reason for the higher tax rate, however, City Manager O. ingson said, is the lower essed valuation which . The 1947 total valu- ation is $10. as compared with $10,496,237. Consequently to meet the $210,000 required for operation of the city, a rate of et mills was deemed necessary, ; an increase from the rate of 19.25 mills needed for operation last year. To provide the $77,290.78 need- ed for debt service, a levy of 4.9 - gel A pcuirecy oo \peree al ith' wore out a warrant charging Mayor Demeritt at first objected eee peer sea to a lower debt service levy but Sheriff Willard Archer upiai tie when informed of the higher to- UCM : tal levy over the higher total of area aaeuee ante e 6 aon eadily assented to the new ‘be in danger of losing the sight of igures. : i 1 The city manager brought out fis leit eye. He was severely that the city would realize $112,- ONO Y: 3 000 more in property taxes, but for homestead exemptions amounting to $5,611,410. A total, of $577,150 in homestead exemp- | tions was declared during the last year alone Off Attacker Burglars Enter Holtsberg Home ‘D > i Burgl broke into the nome De) rt lof Herman Holtsberg, Duval Mrs. Davenport street merchant, who lives at 322 pek. LVOFCE | Whitehead street, last night and sip ks Dit Cree stole $78 in cash, the trousers in Thomas Forbes, negro, is in the Naval Hospital undergoing treat- ment for acid burns in his face inflicted by Bessie Kemp, negro, when she threw the contents of a can of lye at him at 8:30 o’clock last night, after the man alleged- ly broke into her home, 819 Em- ma street, and attacked her with a knife . Bessie Kemp- was taken. »¢o Municipal Hospital in Lopez’s ,ambulance suffering from cuts on the neck and head. Later she was taken to her home. This morning the woman ft Mrs. Mary C. Davenport, wife! which the cash was left and a of W. W. Davenport, who was | gold key n and all the keys. suspended from the Miami police|~ The thieves entered another foree Thursday on seven charges | apartment in the same building of improper conduct, has filedjand then broke into the Holts- suit for a divorce in Circuit Court: perg home. Holtsberg offered a of Monroe county, according to; yeward today for the return of word received today from Miami.'the key chain and keys. The court house was closed today | and the story could not ** Navy Man Tells Of checked. | She charges Davenport with cruelty. They were married Aug. 15, 1942. They have two sons, 2 and 4 years old. She rts in the suit that while they were in Jacksonville, while he was inthe | ‘The Navy's Ship Service, which Navy, he was guilty of cruelty to | is the retail marketing establish- her and one of her children, and) ment within the Naval installa- that he continued to associate | tions here, is anxious to cooperate with other women to such an ex-| with Key West merchants so as tent that she left him April 29,]/to keep all trade within the con- 1947 fines of the city, Lt. C. I. Middle- ———— | ton, Ship's Service officer, told —— the Lions Club Thursday night. Lt. Middleton was the principal BATTERIES CHARGED oiriccr at the meeting, the first The Modern Way lunder its new president, Joe Al- \ 90 to 45 minutes and | len. He explained the functions of range ho be on its way! (the Ship’s Service and how it fi Len Smith AUTO SERVICE seed into the general retail mar- keting scheme. Phone No. § White at Fleming A guest of the evening was Rev. Bronnie €. Nichols, pastor of the First Baptist Church. One new member, Eric Curry, was ad- mitted. sented with a fine cigar by the new secretary, A. C. Michaelic, who had just become the proud father of a baby girl, who has been named Cynthia Claire. WHY SWELTER At Home On These Hot Days When You Can Eat Here In Cool Comfort? COME EARLY and STAY LATE, * WEAVER'S 3 scowne'S 404 DUVAL ST. — PHONE 501 AIR CONDITIONED SANDY’S GARAGE Body and Fender Work CARS PAINTED from $35.00 | umes cans PARKED SEP Ship’s Service At} ‘Lions Club Meeting | Each member was pre-|Division at Francis decided the memorial should consist of an obelisk’in front of a wall bearing memorial tablets in the language of the coun. t relatives may erect tombstones or individual memorials. | inscriptions must not perpetuate hate, British military government] patients are being moved. sen, ion marks—and the German people memorial obelisk for Be! ‘ive countries of Belsen victims ng planted near the memorial so jto the VA at midnight Monday, |Re-election; First June 30, admissions will continue to be made at the Nautilus until the moving of patients is begun Monday morning, July 7. All equipment and supplies not essential to the actual operation; of the Nautilus during the com- ing week will be moved to the Coral Gables hospital, beginning Tuesday, July 8, Dr. Machlan ex- plained. One operating room, one X-ray unit and one of each of the vari- ous clinics and laboratories will be moved during the next week and set up so there will be no \To Enter Race City Clerk Roy Hamlin an- nounced late Thursday that City Commissioner Albert B. Cooper has filed his inte: tions of running for re tion in the November city elections and has posted the required $25 fee. Cooper thus becomes the first candidate to file for what is expected to be one of the warmest political races the city has seen in many years. Commissioners Hun- ter Harden and Louis Carbo. The of Hanover, was d ibed by a British official as “of sound political antecedents and with a Jewish|July 7. Each group being trans- ; Summer Camps For 22,000 Teen DPs In Germany: FRANKFURT.—(AP). — Twen- | ty two thousand teen-aged , YW/ASHINGTON.—On an ob- youngsters from displaced per-j scure Santa Fe Railroad sons camps in the American zone siding in Hamlin, Texas, sweat- of Germany are getting two ing farm hands on May 28 weeks vacations at summer rec-;loaded the nation’s first car f reational camps, U. S. Army the new winter wheat crop. headquarters announced. a ace the starting trickle “The project provides camping Which may grow into a disas- opportunities, recreational fac mous: moou nna: erg iti ithful. ch; ae os tet ae vasitr a Bienes aa be always the railroads’ great. counsel for children between the CSt,Single transport problem, | ‘i and this year it will be the' ages of 10 and 18 years,” the an- | toughest they have ever en- nouncement said. “Each child re- countered. eecives a supplemental ration of | A A 350 calories, bringing the dally |of peas g, curonle shortage individual diet to 3,000 calories.” to move more wheat than one The program is sponsored by nation ever before grew in the the world YMCA-YWCA, with ‘history of the world, and they the cooperation of the U. S. Army Will probably have to move it! and several welfare organi @ longer distance, since much | tions affiliated with UNRRA. Of it is to be exported. The long! SelB REE SED NEN jhaul to seaports uses up more LAWRENCE AGUIER ‘box cars than short domestic; FINISHES. TRAINING | ishipments. Record Crop | tSpecin? to The Citizens The Agriculture Department | GREAT LAKES, Ill, July 5.— ‘estimates that the wheat crop! Lawrence Aguier, seaman sec--; will total 1,409,000,000 bushels, ! ond class, USN, son of Mr. and ' which is 254,000,000 bushels more Mrs. Laura M. Betancourt, of ;than last year’s record crop. 16-G Yates Porter Place, Key} It will come chiefly from Kan. West, has been graduated from | sas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebras- j the Aviation Fundamentals’ ka and Colorado. The flood of, School at the Naval Air Tech-| grain, starting in Texas, will nical Training Center, Jackson-jsweep northward month after{ ville, Fla. month until it begins to pour} out of Canada in September. { SOM Oa AA GM G,| Rewembering the considerable; 6.23 Inches Of spoliage of wheat which the rail- Rain Yesterday roads could not move last year, farmers are apprenhensive. But spokesmen for the Association of | In the 24 hours ended at 8 a. m. today, 6.23 inches of rain fell in Key West, bring- i ing the total of July up to American Railroads are confi- | dent the job can be done without } 8.21 inches. The normal rain- fall for the month is 3.28 losing any large amount of wheat inches. for lack of transportation. F. G. Curley, president of the| Santa Fe, which will carry much The record for July was set during the month in 1916 when 10.89 inches of rain of the load, says he is confident! the job will be done to nearly| fell in Key West. The Weath- er Bureau sees the prospect everybody’s satisfaction, but he} admits he expects to see “graini being stored on the ground inj the wheat belt this crop year.” . & Testifying before a congressional of this month exceeding all | group, Curley added, “Naturally Dk Levee 2 2 it shouldn’t stay there too long, Several small boats an- chored at Garrison Bight were observed to have sunk due to the heavy rains. but the mere fact that it is stored CLO aS. Chadd on the ground is not within itself What It Means By CLARKE BEACH AP Newsfeatures Writer’ | : evidence of either a national or local calamity.” Freight Volume Up ture are the freight loadings, WANTED At Once Girl for Secretarial and Office Work MUST BE LOCAL RESIDENT NAVARRO. Ine. 601 DUVAL STREET POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION Phone 9134 ALL SIZES OF. YALE Wine” PALACE THEATER MARIE QUSPENEKAYA in “Pve Always Loved You” News and Serial } i } ! i | _ Transport For U.S. Wheat which have been 13.3 per cent heavier this year than last-—even before the wheat harvest began; and the export freight volume, which in April was 33 per cent above that of April, 1946. The exportation of grain alone in April was 190 per cent above April, 1946. This figure is omi- nous, for railroad men say the amount of grain which they must aul.to: the dock side is the key to the problem. On the bright side is the fact that grain elevators are not as overloaded as they were last year, thus providing spase_ in which grain can be quickly un- loaded. Also the roads have been able to store about 1,100 box cars in the wheat areas in anticipation of.the rush; but this is not too impressive, when one considers that the Santa Fe alone had 17,- 595 cars stored in advance of the harvest in 1931. Speed-Up Sought The Association of American Railroads bases its main hopes on the system of handling box cars which it perfected during the war—never letting a car stand idle longer than necessary, rush-} ing cars to places where they} are needed even though freight revenues are thereby diminished, loading more heavily than inj; normal times, increasing the} average speed of movement ofi freight trains, building more ef- ficient types of cars. So successful have the railroad! men been in improving the effi- ciency of their freight handling: that although between 1918 and; 1946 the number of freight cars} was reduced almost 25 per cent, | they increased the revenue ton miles of freight moved nearly 50 per cent. Fewer Cars The box car shortage is, of| course, the fundamental diffi- culty, as it has been for the past} seven or eight years. When war production began to multiply the railroads’ burden, they procur- ed a substantial number cf new, cars. But during the war years| the new car supply dwindled for} lack of materials. Old cars were kept in service long after they would rormally have been retired. The result is that in the past twenty months | On the dark side of the pic-! ears have had to be retired much} the corner of Virginia and Geor- faster than they could be re-! placed. The reads now have 100,000 ears on order, but are getting them at the rate of only 3.000 a month. They have been promis- ed 10,000 a month by mid-sum- mer and this may prove ‘heir salvation. (asad REPLACEMENT ¢= PARTS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS ; the Humane Society confer with — DOUBLEHEADER ——— nell are expected to file for re-election in the near future as are several others seeking seats on the city governing body. Mayor W. W. Demeritt and Commissioner John Carbonell are not up for re-election this break in essential operation while Transferring of the ambulant! patients will be made Monday, ferred will be accompanied by a staff doctor and attendants. Per- sonnel will be stationed at both RIVE A trifle dampened by rain, but {not in spirit, Key Westers mace up today for what they lost ye terday in the way of Fourth of July celebration fun. The beauty contest, sponsor. ed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce: pie-ei contest. sponsored by the Shriners; pet show, sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary, and other events ‘were all slated to be held today al rain forced their postpone ment yesterday. The three-day celebration, ably directed by Ivan Baggett, popu lar young photographer, got off to a first-class start with Maye W. W. Demeritt crowning t ful Edna del Pino as Q the Fiesta inner of the recent ppularit Contest dir Fito Bozy was presented, with her tendants, before 2,500 per hospitals during the move so; Fells : sear pette bho pate r q sou . = + | white and dw Ouse Transfer of bed patients will Mere Font, Vivien tis ta H.R. Laubscher New Manager Of begin Tuesday morning, July 8, in ambulances. The ambulance move will be supervised by staff doctors and attendants. Complete transfer of the 300- bed facility is expected to be completed not later than July 10. j Dr. Machlan stressed the fact that, although the new hospital, 157 which was operated by the Army as the Pratt » General hospital, will afford more ample space for operation of the various hospital clinics, all examinations for. dis- ability compensation and for hos- pitalization will continue to be made at the regional office medi- cal clinic at Dinner Key. Bills On Softball Parking, Rabies, | Beer Fees Passed The city commission approved an emergency ordinance late| Thursday increasing the cost of ;vention of the Florida Police Of- beer and wine lieenses from $15 |ficers Asociation at Orlando on to $50, moved to require strict en-!July 21-24. arold R. Laubscher, who been acting manager of the Cham. ber of Commerce {the Chamber Thursday a ed thi scher manager of the body. Laubschi according to the di rectors, has done a fine job er¢ ating new members and_ build ‘ing good will for the cit they awarded him the mi ship of the organization. directors Police To Attend Orlando Meeting Three Key West police officers will attend the 18th annual con- forcement of a law requiring} They are Peace Justice Iva Al- rabies inoculations for dogs allow-; bury, City Patrolman Frank ed to run free, and prohibited |Caraballo and Charles Hicke parking on Virginia and Georgia!former special officer at Poin- streets adjacent to the softball |ciana. diamond during softball games. | ———— a In approving the higher beer-| HELIO GOMEZ ON wine license fee the city was act- ing in accordance with the new state beverage act. If the city; did not ask the additional $35 the county wowld, it was pointed out. A new type of license, for ven- dors who do not allow consum| tion OF INITIATES (Special to The Citizen) GAINESVILLE, July 5.—Helio Gomez, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rogelio Gomez, Key West, is one of the 26 new initiates of the 7 m {Duncan U. Fletcher chapter of tion on the rabies ques-j the Pi Alpha Delta honorary le- emenialtena leer from | gal fraternity of the University DE SAREE ~ ‘of Florida. merce eee ee ee ene | Initiation of the new members aavage explained that the pres- followed a week of ‘pledge ac- tivities, high-lighted by a ban- quct at the Thomas Hotel with ent ordinance provides that any! dog may be picked up and inoc lated before the owner can re-|J- Edwin Larson, state treasurer, cover it and that it is unlawful Presiding as master of cer for a dog to be at large without|monies. Chief Justice Elwyn either having been inoculated or }Thomas, of the supreme court of wearing a muz | Florida, the principal speake The commission that|addressed the initiates on |and Lawyers.” on the premises, was also} assed. The ac moved view to the city manager with enforcing this ordinance. The parking ordnance was pro- posed at the request of Neil Saunder: ident of the soft- ball a It prevents cars from parking within 240 feet of Sonthernmost Garage In U. 8. GARAG Phone 1130 Daval Street Body and Fender Work gia streets during softball con- Genaine Ante Parts for Alt - SOFTBAL FINISHED OUT OF DAMP WASH SHIRTS ...... each Ic PANTS...... each 20¢ FLAT WORK ..... lb. 7c Columbia Laundry MIAMI KEY WEST Bayview Park Tonight, 7:30 o’Clock 121 Duval Street erecesccsececsococcccoce: Gmmpmmmm Phone (42 ma | PHONE 57 ADMISSION 30c and 60c Local Chamber A vote of confidence was given nce Jan. 1, by+A crimson cape hung f mecting id they also announc- ir decision to make Laub- Auto Repairs, Painting, | Puebla, Letric ‘asado and Amely ceded the queen ai rete court as played. dressed we evning gowns presented them Key West merchants. Then came Migs del modern prototype of the t Garcia, Acosta P ad i vy Pino. shoulders over her white evening gown. In crowning the queen the mayor acknoyldrged that it was a distinct honor to award | scepter of royalty. The mbol and crown were carried two little tots, a bey and gy Makes First Wish | Asked what was her first | Queen Edna responded, “I Hike to have the orciestra p |For Sentimental Reasons.’ stree nie ‘ i th | |14-year-old Convent of Mary {m te student and her alter Ishe opened the Fourth of J | Avenue in the Park Dancing was enjoyed until |cclebration burst forth anew 'terday morning when si: {bells and horns sounc ater the parade started jsouth end of Duval t proceeded through crowds | i Acting Chief of Police J | Kemp and Lt. Ray Atwell led the |line of march, folle i by A ckets from the Subme » and the color guard of thur Sawyer Post, American The Key West High band the Welter's Cornet band pri ed th milit music flair a ‘in Mahi Temple uniforms sw uni ismartly down the street, folly \by Boy Scouts, Girl Scout | Novelty Added To Parade | Adding novelty to the p | p a decorated float fron |motive of Voiture Locale ‘the American Legion and t department. (Continued on Page Four) | REISE SS Se ae vet TETSU uto Mechanics NAVARRO, In«. Opposite Bus Station jdants then danced | y bef jinterrupted proceedings but {claim the Fourth. Ha the curbs. » color guard, detachment gion ;Key West Shrine Club memt | Scouts and negro Boy Seout tyo Hueso roller club, the Boat races, swimming race WANTED 2 First Clase | A Where To Dine and Dance Tonight Music by Chipchase and His SOUTHLAND BAND Complete Charcoal Rroilest ‘ D = SO and SteakDinner*1°".., | CHICKEN and SEAFOOD Dinners Served 6 P.M. to5 AM No Cover or Minimum Charge 20% Federal Tax On Drink While Orchestra Is Playing |