The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 7, 1947, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the mom equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. XLVI. — No. 160 Proposed Tariff ase In Florida Waters PETERSON MEASURE IS* pescnep To av To! National Needs TARIFF ON MEDITER- 2 j RANEAN SPONGE | Navy Field For oem Beart Serene WASHINGTON, D. C,, July 7 4-Motor Planes Enactment of the Peterson bill | for an investigation by the U. S. |BIG PLANES TO START KEY | Tariff Commission of the cost Trees omen Fiont| WEST-MIAML, KEY west. | ida waters and in the Mediter-| HAVANA RUNS IF BOCA. ranean area to lay the foundation CHICA AVAILABLE | sat poten ea Pig en | Four-motored planes will go in- | per cent would help the sponge | to service between Key West and ! industry in Ke tetive Georg Florida said today. This would take care of the types of sponges produced in the , ments with the Navy for use of | Key West section, Representative planesBoca Chica airport, man- } Smathers said in the matter of ager of National Airlines office ; competition with sponges pro- he aid today. H duced in the Mediterranean and “Meacham Field does not af- other foreign areas. iti Sas A ‘ The tariff on yellow and wool ford sufficient landing and take- Represen- | Miami and athers of | - j and Havana as soon as National between Key West Sn Che Key ee nena KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1947 Large Crowd | Address By Dan McCarty, Prospective Candidate For Governor, Marks Officers’ Installation Of Jaycees Tuesday Night Sees Fiesta End At Park JO ANN SHAW WINS BEAUTY CONTEST: LETRICIA GAR- CIA SECOND IN EVENT POSTPONED FROM FOURTH Miss Jo Ann Shaw won the Junior Chamber of Commerce beauty contest at Bayview Park last night, with pretty, blonde Ietricia Garcia taking second place, The event originally was to have been held Fourth of July afternoon at South Beach in con- junction with the Fourth of July Fiesta, but thundershowers forc- ed postponement. Nine girls originally were entered. Miss Shaw was awarded a handsome trophy donated by Pollock’s Jewelry Store. Miss Garcia ‘also won. fourth place in the citywide Popularity Contest to choose the Queen of and Mi Seidenberg avenue, and attends the Convent of Mary Immaculate school. | Several hundred persons wit- } nessed the event last night and also saw a full-scale pie-eating competition with Florida produc ed sponges on the 15 per cen tariff basis It is proposed that the in sponges is 30 per cent and is only [ff facilities for four-motored | contest, sponsored by the Shrin- 15 per cent on other sponges.| Planes,” Lewis said. “If Boca jers. Sponges produced in the Medi-}Chica field can be used, how- j The fine attendance last night terranean, including the Man-j ever, Key West will be provided }did much to offset the unfor-} druka, Turkish toilet, and Turk Re tunate weather conditions which ~ | the larger planes.’ re e ish cap enter this country in interfered with much of the Lewis added that the *wo- originally planned three-day cel- motored Lockheed Lodestars now tatiana: Director Ivan Baggett being used will be continued in jwho has seen the event through service between Miami and Key ;to the finish despite adverse West on a two-flight daily basis. | weather conditions, said today t i Navy To Study Wage Rates In Key West To Determine Wages To Be Paid Civilian Workers | FACT-FINDING COMMIT-&-—————— WORK UNION, NON-UN- ION ACTIVITIES HERE TEE ON NOW AT A survey of prevailing wage rates will be conducted in Key West to determine whether wages paid Navy civilian em- ‘Airlines can complete arrange- ithe Fourth of July Fiesta. She is ployes parallel those of workers the 14-year-old daughter of Mr.!in private industry, it was an- {those of private establish Bonami Garcia, 2831) nounced by the Navy here. Comdr. Allen V. Green, USN, industrial relations officer of the base, who has been appointed by Capt. Willard A. Saunders, com- manding officer of the Subma- rine Base, to serve as chairman of the pattern of industrial wage adjust- ments in 1947 to crystallize. This area study will be strictly fact-finding in nature and has no connection with any pending Fed- eral legislation. It is being con- ducted in accordance with an 1862 act of Congress which pro- vides that “. .. rate of wages of jemployes in the Navy Yards shall joan, as nearly as is consist- ent with public interest, with ments in the immediate vicinity. : . .” Union and non-union astab- lishments will be checked in the forthcoming. survey which will be confined ‘to this locality. The immediate adjacent labor market area is considered to be the area surrounding the Naval Subma- rine Base within which employes IS Thin iaetrrinari ack n Tlenianel te ieciaiaeaednmaiis JOE PINDER TO TAKE OFFICE AS HEAD AT FT. TAYLOR OFFICERS CLUB EVENT Featuring an add by Dan: McCarty of Fort Pierce, prospec- | tive candidate for governor, to- | hh hk had hd st Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE USA. Toll Of Deaths From Accidents morrow night’s installation cere- mony of the Junior Chamber of Commerce promises to be an out- standing event of the ‘summer season in Key West. The well-known citrus. grow- er will be the principal speaker on the program which gets under way at 7:30 at the Fort Taylor Officers Club. Joe Pinder, young bank employe, will be installed as the new president, succeeding Jack Delaney. McCarty has been frequently mentioner as one of the leading candidates for the governorship. An officer with the Seventh Army in Africa, Italy, France and Germany, the Fort Pierce man saw considerable action during the war, won a number of decorations and emerged a full colonel. Among the guests will be May- or W. W. Demeritt, City Manager Earl Sands, Alfred Strayline and !will-then be forwarded to the | Charles Salas. fact-finding which will function in this area. Other members of this com- |of ‘residence. mittee, all serving as employes b of the Submarine Base, are Bow- ;tion Office at Jacksonville, Flor- committee | ebud change employers without 9 J. s. Ellingson, Capt. H. A jnecessarily changing their place ; commandant of the N {val Base; Capt. W. A. Saund ;commanding offic The Area Wage and Classifica- Submarine man Cutter, E. E. Crowson, | ida, will analyze the data ob- ene fficer Ane James McManus, James Register, ‘tained ii i igati 1 Seana utennen ses mes Register, 'tained in the investigation. It Naval Base, and 1 presentatives H of each of t ai apers cir- Navy Department for review and se leery ata adler ant Dies “|Highwa | To Hold Meeting | gation by the U. S. Tariff Com mission will show that sponges are produced in Mediterranean countries at less cost than in Florida, and that under the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act an investigation is led for to show these differences in costs, | so that the tariff can be increas- ed to cover them, The Peterson bill I i it Since they only carry 14 pas- ‘sengers, they are not feasible tor !break even financially on the was refer- | without Havana-Key West service, lie jadded, and the flights to Cuba:much whether he would. He said not begin until the four- | motored DC-4's gan be used. Lewis ‘said Natiohal is re- uctant to invest some $12,000 in erminal facilities at Boca Chica assurance as to the i The wage survey has been or- dered to find out to what extent wage adjustments in Naval ac- tivities are justified. It was de- layed until now to permit the that he hoped that he would but doubted very celebration. the rain reduced expected re- ceipts from the concession stands. Lumber costs comprised the chief item of expense. Baggett said he wished to ex- tend his appreciation to all the civic organizations, fraternal 0! [Navy To Enter culated in Key West. In addition to McCarty’s ad dress, a parting speech will be delivered by retiring President {Delaney and an acceptance ad {dress bv incoming Presiden recommendations. Final decision as to whether wages should be increased or de- :creased will be made by Secre- tary Forrestal. Agreement With ea officers will. be installed. he Robert Dopp, vice president: Kermit Lewin, and Wilbur Ward, Pinder. Between the two talks} be held at 11 aim the offices. of President Chalmers , Taking office with Pinder will }D. Horne, Philips highway, Jack red to the House Ways and |length of time it will be permit- Means Committee. Its supporte will take up with the commit- | plained, © report if action is;tion that the Navy »d before adjourn- service at any time. | The planes being used —_——- Aerovias Q on its Key West-Hi ‘vana run are 2l-passenger D¢ ,3’s, a twomotored type which N ahd m . Kight Nations A, jtional does not posees. ; © o | Under National’s new policy, Send Acceptance jall its lines now use four-moto: led planes except on the Key } To Conferenc € | West-Miami route, Negotiations | “ an immedi: to be obtai ment, scheduled for July 26. ‘regarding the use of Boca Chica } |field meanwhile are being con | tinued. | REE Ge | Bridge Tolls Stull Show Gain Over Last Year; i { Collection of tolls on the Over- seas Highway Bridges still con- tinue to be in excess of compar- Vrews) Eight my PARIS, coun- July 7. tries thus far have reported ac- | ceptance to attend the conference , beginning July 12, to « shall plan, for the rebuilding of Europe, the | French government reported to- to be held he from th was said that Finland and slavia will not accept the invita- tien, but that Denmark, Norway and Sweden will have represen- | tatives at nes “sig pee ie ji lative months last year. Sweden, when it accepts the In-} by aha agai ae ee that its action has no political | Pons samedi Hrgauhese teas oe rage) sal aor st circiihesbtneleesciniaiar Moscow continued — to | 428. e : cage ge ete holding Wiel brea taken in during June se withor » participa: | 0! : euuteveace withe Oe eeeran Number of passengers who used the bridges last month was 31,350 as compared with 28,285 in June of last year. Vehicular travel last month jwas also greater than in June f/ of 1945, when the number of all types of vehicles was 13.058. Li month they totaled 15,754. { hat Bevin and Bidault end- ” Russia said th ed the first con without Molotov’s approval id noth- ing about his pre-dawn departure from this city without extending the usual diploma ¢ bidding farewell to either or Bidault per Les Oil Spray yee CHASSIS. WANTED A 2 First Class ‘ted to remain. The Navy, he ex- ;ders, ill allow the airline io dividuals who gave their ready tee next week the necessity of use the field, but only on condi- } cooperation to make the celebra- can halt | tion a success. One of the fea- jtures of the event, which he by ; deserved commendation, was the | ,Jayshee Betsy Ross float in the | business firms and in- id Fourth of July parade. The exhibit carried a 125-year- old spinning wheel at which sat Mrs. Frank Bowser, while Mrs. Glen Archer acted the part of Betsy Ross, making the first American flag. The shipment of fireworks supposed to have reached Key West from Orlando by the night of the Fourth will be shipped jback to Orlando, Baggett said. (Chamber Asks Investigation Of Road Plans A letter will be sent by the Key West Chamber of Commerce to Everglades National Park Commission requesting an inves- tigatoin of the possibility of es- tablishing a road between a new park highway and Tavernier. This decision was reached Thursday afternoon at a meet- ing of the directors of the Chamber. The question was brought to ithe attention of the directors by Edwin J. Trevor, one of their imembers. Only 14.6 miles separate the ! | proposed route of the new park- {way on the mainland and Taver- ~ |nier. It is felt that visitors bound from Fort Myers would take the park drive and then might come on down to Key West, with a It saves buying « set of fende:s! uto Mechanics Lou Smith Auto Service ~MAVARRO, Inc. White at Flemin: Phune No. 5 See ater Barracks | Opposite Bus Station uvstrgnaratta” nem PIONEER HOTEL 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 et FINISHED OUT OF DAMP WASH SHIRTS ...... each Ic PANTS...... each 20¢ FLAT WORK ..... tb. 7c Columbia Laundry PHONE 57 re suving of many miles by way of Tamamimi Trail and Miami. | | | i‘ ilocal merchants to sell merchan- | OOOO MMM: ‘Local Merchants For Sales To MERCHAN DIVISION* jested dealers to submit MERCE STUDYING NA. sctting forth the types of mer- VY’S PROPOSAL jcounts allowed. Ship's Service Stores in the | “This system of providing Key West Naval Base are willing ;Ship’s Service patrons with a to enter into an agreement with , means a eae at a dis- coun! rom ioca. lealers Is dise at discount to their author-|“idespread throughout the en- ized patrons, it has been an- {tire country, particularly on the nounced by directors of the » WCSt coast and has proven emin- Gharnberioticenin ares ently satisfactory from the deal- Nutciter received «by ainda A i standpoint as well as that Miller, chairman of the Mer. {0 thé customers,” Middleton's chants Division of the Chamber j!€tter states. = from Lt. €. L. Middleton, USN,,, utomobiles, furs, rings, cost: ing more than $35; furniture and floor covers, watches. jewelry radios, costing over fountain pens costing more than $12.50; ;vacuum cleaners, washing ma- jchines. refrigerators, deep freez- 4 ers, power tools and binoculars cannot be sold in service stores. | Heretofore ‘the Ship's Service POOR OLD CRAIG'S SERVICE STATION ALL SIZES OF. y ALE TRE TUBES AADAAO4AO44DOAALES PRESCRIPTIONS Compounded by Ex; Pharmacists GARDNER’S PHARMACY 1114 Division St., Cor, Varela Division at Francis Phone 9134 Pere, Freeh a a i istores have sold these things on catalogues from large distrib- tors in the north. It is believed 4) Key West merchants will benefit | (greatly from such sales to patrons of the stores, even though a dis- ycount is allowed. i It was estimated that about ,$20,000 worth of such business a ‘month originates here. Miller reported to the Cham- eet directors that excellent pro- gress is going ahead relative to the recently inaugurated cam- campaign of local stores to bet- ter serve their customers. One’ thousand questionnaires distributed to local merchants are beginning to come inot the Chamber office with suggestions and recommendations that will Susan Brown was far tod young and inexperienced to know about Romance, “but that didn’t phase her. Glibly Susan wrote inspirational copy for a love magazine un- til she began to experience it herself. Read this captivating story of a girl who déalt in heorts but forgot te take stock of her own. Dear Susan Brown The New Serial Starting in The Citizen Tomorrow TDD aILDO PLO for their benefit in helping to give Key Westers what they de- sire in shopping. a letter from the Chamber states today ——— ! | SEALED BEAM ROY'’B REY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street Phone 442 a ad Ship’s Service Store Patrons; OF CHAMBER OF CoM. |S2i?'s service officer. tells inter-j letters | jehandise offered and the dis-' Mem- bers to be installed on the Board of Directors are Bob Saunders. Chester Knowles, Bill Humm and :Charles Wardlov Late Bulletins | d Press) i (By Associate: ARMY-NAVY MERGER WASHINGTON. — The Army- Navy merger bill. it was said to- , day in congressional circles, like- ly will be passed before ccngress adjourns. Proponents declared that its becoming a law will modernize the country’s military services. FAVORS IMMIGRATION WASHINGTON. President Truman said today that he favors the immigration to this country! of some of the millions of dis placed people in Europe. He said that the United States shovid join other American republics in providing a place to live for the | homeless of Europe. { | FLYING SAUCERS NEW YORK. — Residents in 30 states have reported that they have “seen” flying saucers. Some | Army planes have been equipped | with cameras in attempts to take pictures of the discs. Miss Curry Home After Miami Vi. Miss Ether Margaret Curry, ; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. sil ithe past month — _ MARIB QUSPENEKAYA in ‘«I’ve Always Loved You” News and Serial eee \ EULA YE IOP ROASTERS and FRYERS | | BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 1214 White St. Phone S4f} AAA AAA AREER Curry, 321 Peacon lene, i home from Miami on a Grey \ hound bus yesterday { Miss Curry had been visiting i friends and relatives in Miam PALACE THEATER be turned over to store owners | Now Reach 569 (By Aw ed Prema WASHINGTON, July 7.— Death toll of Fourth of July, week-end reported accidents reached 569 by mid.after- noon today, with the chances that the number may go to 600. For a time yesterday .it was thought that the drownings would exceed the number of fatalities from traffic crashes, but an hour or so, when the holiday crowds had begun to return to their homes, traffic deaths exceeded the number that had lost their lives by drownings. Traffic deaths stand at 259, and drownings, 163, The re- maining 147 were killed in miscellaneous accidents. 1 } ys Assn, In Jacksonville (Special to ‘The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, July 7—The July meeting of dit 5 of Bast {Coast Highways Association will Wednesday at sonville, it was anounced today Advertising and maps will be discusse 3s well as a program to attra 1 and winter motor ists to the coast route: The member enrollment drive, due to start today in Palm Beach County, will be discussed. Thi lrive will be in charge of Field Representative R. B.- Miles, of New Sm) Beach. Assisting will be directors E. F. Stumpf, of the West Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, and R. L. Ray, of the Palm Beach chamber Directors xepected to attend, in addition to the president and_ the two from Palm Beach County are J. D .McAndrews, Key West G. G. Gerbing, Fernandina; Ro land Meyer, Jacksonville; J. T McCormick, Jackonsville Beach J. E. Brock; St.. Augustine; Rob. ert J. susiman, Marine Granville Alley and John E. 1 nard, Daytona Beach Ss rill, Titusville; David s, New Symrna Beach; Earl W Cleary, Cocoa; Lock Davidson Melbourne: R. F._ Ivey Fort Pierce; Edward M. Becton, Vero Beach; J. D. Ennis, Hollywood Ww. R. Baker, Stuart; J. Fred Brunner and W. L. Beard, Miami Members of chambers of com merce from several cities are ex pected to attend Mrs. S. D. W. Light Passes In Miami Mrs. S. D. W. Light, 66, former resident of Key West, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at her home in Miami. Her husband, Dr. S. D. W. Light, for many years a physi cian here, was at the — bedsile Mrs. Light succumbed after a long illness The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow frora the Combs, Funeral Home, Miami \ Among the survivors are two ers, Mrs. Louise Maloney Key West, and Mrs. Florence F of Atlanta, formerly of Key West WANTED —— and Office Work MUST BE LOCAL RESIDENT | | | { | PRICE FIVE Cl Open Gambling Not Rampant, Sawyer Says SHERIFF REPLIES TO LETTER BY ASSISTANT STATE ATTY. CURRY HARRIS Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer to day, replying to a letter from W. Curry Harris, a int state at torney, said that two alleged houses of prostitution in the county “are both legally licensed places of business and at the time of my visitation there was no vio lation of any state law taking had written to Sawyer, under date of July 3. advise him officially of plaints which had been brow to Harris’ attention relative the alleged maintenance of ¢ houses of prostitytion in Monroe county. The places were, Harris sat an establishinent — on stow k Island and a certain inn on Du val street. He said information he had obtained July 3 indy ed that while the Duval street place is apparently not being erated as a house of prostitutes Sheriff to t the present time, the Si sland place is “still being op erated as such.” ‘I do not know of any arrests h you have m in t with the establishments mentioned,” continued the Har \ris letter to the sheriff. He ad open gambling is still row in this county and he did know of any arrests thet been in tion the gambling activit “As chief law erifircement fieer of thi it duty to with the w nade © ? county full law compl and to thereof tid In his to Mart the reply wyer sent him the 3 return f in full Caldwell to letter ting “Tam Governor of your intention state law fecting the munity have been and one-half continue to dose heriff of Monroe have investieate places of mentioned in yur find that the land and the uated Duval West both places of — busine propert moral Monroe » doing six am prowtit ’ lett place on Stoch treet, inf legal on are lic visitation the of t of my violation taking place I deny that there gambling in Monroe if any gamblin exists in the mind tive office-seekers like to have my job. that they could never to the the citizen and take thi ing to discredit me to the ernor of the State of FI further that ™ time no any a) t ox whe office by a of Monroe of iat 1 believe Investigation on disclose thi Assuring desire at you t fact to tha’ all time of the with the office torney REIN Har question written by t un response ' who them Don't Forget Our Chicken is as Good a» our Steaks. 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