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Key West, Florida, has the Mom equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit he Key West HE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN vou XLVI. No. 164 ; KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947 NO HELP TO NATIONS © {Scout District [Everglades Farmers NOT REPRESENTED AT | Chairman To | | End Bumper ‘Winter’ MARSHALL PLAN MEET) Be Appointed, Se Meslares American Dele SUCCESSOR TO REV. DOHER. TY TO BE NAMED AT MEET-! gate a Fink Decides! Scouts Pr eparing ING MONDAY OF DISTRICT! Not To Send Represen- F or Trip To Cuba COMMITTEE tatives The Monroe County Distric’ @Re Berectated Peres) Although final decisiog on the |Boy Scout Committee will hold PARIS, July 11 —An Amer transportation problem of the sits monthly meeting Monday delegete to the conference to|Key West Boy Scout expedition{night, July 14, at the Stone comeider the Moershall plan for |to Havana, July 15-20, has not{Church Annex, beginning at | the rebuilding of Europe, an-|been reccived by local S@out au-|cight o'clock, according to an- { mowneed tedey thet these coun- | thorities, a training program has |Nouncement made today by Scout are not represented at | been set up to get the Scouts in{Commissioner David McCurdy, shape for the proposed trip. Ar- is i i ns will not be given who is also acting as chairman of chie R. Potter, assistant Scout theteoummittes |commissioner, has announced I h p the Inst country |that the traial ‘ ; it is hoped that a full turnout j hat the training will consist of !o¢ the committee will attend so ya jan Minister Bi-/five periods lasting one hour that definite action may be taken | HARVESTING ESCAROLE on may Teague’s farm in SRS, } Se ey any benefits under the plan. Finland w te» inform F dawlt that it would not send rep- |each. on man: tt f ut | pe : : | The training program calls for Dipesnacene ice uemiose im. | re tig to the conference It |Scouts to meet at the following pores concerning the district | By GENE PLOWDEN ad bee yparent that Finland |times: Friday, July 11, 6:30 p. b.: ee camp and activities of the | | AP Newstfeatures had been under great pressure |Saturday, July 12, 10:00 a. m: pe. | ELLE GLADE, Fla.—It is turn-about time in the Everglades. from Russia not to participate in |Supnday, July 13, 2:00 p. n Commissioner McCurdy has! The last of 13,000 carloads of produce have rolled north- the Merchall plan talks Monday, July 14, 6:30 p. m.; and {Stated that at a special meeting ' ward the last few million dollars salted away in banks, and a Gets the on Tuesday, July 15. At the time of ee his committee held recently ' farmers are taking it easy while their brothers of the soil in the} Pe the last meeting final instruc- jhe was appointed to act as Dis- rest of the country are just be- Se © te two. decided net to tions concerning the trip will be {ttict Scout Chairman until an- participate, and then that de- given, The training will consist {other one is appointed. Rev. E. S, :27Bing their busiest period. — 'tixtures at $1,000 yet boasts of de- For there is a reversed grow. posits of $5,000,000. etton wae set aide and the in- of close order drill, parade re- {Doherty, chairman for the past ation was reconsidered. A re- views, drill with Scout staff, and |two years, was recently transfe! sngsearon. in | this aicu aren There is the story of a buy- port from Helinski said that Fin- red from this city to Miami, leav-! Stretching for more than 501 ¥. 40 ought 30 carloads of | miles along the southern and ig) Carroads iG pet, by a vote ut authorities have vorably, but. at the last moment, ‘stressed the importance of every Pussia exerted enough influence Scout who has been listed as en the et to force its mem- eligible for the trip to be pres- land rpobably would decide fa ing the important position va-| castern shores of Lake Okee- | string beans at the packing aut ES ae ee ofbiiice chobee. j house at $1.50 a hamper. While ci ct ec ree, | eet call eas 4 1 the shipment was rolling north- composed of Commissioner Mc- ' Last fall, when the nation’ a ward ena wave hit the Okee- hers to decline ent at each of these training |Curdy, Commissioner Archie farmers elsewhere were making , chobee fields. He sold at a leon countries in Europe meetings. As soon as final word {Potter, and Organization Chair- their harvests, Everglades farm-!-$30,000 profit and from that eccepted the invitation. They will j, received concerning the trans-|Man Rev. G. Leon Wells, was ers were just entering their win-| deal owns large holdings in this be given economic aid, and it is portation all Scouts will be in- |@>pointed to nominate a member ter growing season. They plant-, 27% Presumed that Russia will help formed. Until a definite “no” is }of the committee to serve as Dis- eq 1,900-acre bean fields, celery,! But farming hereabouts has a the se countries thet decline received, the training will con- |ttict Chairman with final ap- iii oe Shabe 4 * kinship with the pari-mutuels te be represented at the confer- tinue. proval by the District Committee. [¢ttuce, cabbage and» potato and’ bookie joints. The fate of once Final action will be taken at the Patches. And the black, spongy heavy investments in labor, fer- Much sur was expressed monthly meeting on Monday. muck soil did its winter work tilizer and land costs hangs on ever Crechoslovekin's decish ion Mrs. eae M. LiLewel The District Scout Committee , With profusion. ‘the weather, which can be as net te have delegates al fi ibs rpesent is composed of, Vice-| Dozens of tractors, dozens of fickle = 2 ow of the dice, or meetings country is ¢ ley Di d Thi M chairman, Isadore Weintraub; ! crop dusting planes and thou- \* SP! of a wheel. cred ft tie i s Ty _ orning B | Commissioner McCurdy, Assist-| sands of field workers were... Aside from freezes, water and similar te those in’ the United | ant Commissioner Potter, and the finsect control are the big prob- ' 4 E kept busy through the winter. .jems. P: $ Stetes Four days ago it was! Mrs. Rosa M. Lowe, 70, diced |following committeemen: Jack | lems. Pumps which keep _ the ; They had troubles—rains flood- | water level below the root level Geant the Ceechs would have ‘this’ morning in her residence, }Delaney, chairman, advancement; eq them out and a couple of | cometim: helmed? BY es are overwhelmed by detegates » cont nee, but 816, rear, of Eaton strect. committee; Rev. Joseph Johnson, ! #8 alter two ir ministers had! Funeral services will be held jchairman, leadership and training | poe aia ruined some yas | cow BBCurs Gs derail OS 10 as mene to confer with tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock {committee; Joseph A. Boza, | Headaches were in proportion} With pecporne ore now his Stalin ond Molotov, it was decid: \in the chapel of Pritchard Fu- lehairman, camping and activities ty chances taken—-but one minor turn-aboul. land the. lazy. season @@ to decline the invitation jneral Home. Burial will be in}eommittee: Albert Carey, chair- fact here illustrates. the possi- has begun-—except. for wonder. jinan, health and saf the family plot in City Cemetery commit-— bilit ues of this land. The Paho-jing whether next Ja t " r : z January and Survivors are: Widower, G tee; and Rev. We! hairman, kee Bank, one of the oldest in|February will be moderately dsy . . Wi i 24 Routine Mec ling ham Lowe; two daughters, Mrs. |organization and extension com- , , the area, values its building and and warm. Rodney Albury, Tavernier, and { mittee. of School Boare Mrs. Thelma Roberts, Arcadia, Cominitteemen at large are FI ; two brothers, Jahn Sawyer, |Gerald Saunders, John Carbonell, K \Miami, and Joseph Sawyer. Key |Clarence Higgs, Mayor William ey est I as tea ( Hinate of the Mone West: sister, Mrs. Sarah Parker |W. Demeritt, James Deland, Howrd of Education of Key West, and four grand-|Howard Wilson, William Dough- was held last ni scrording to to Children and four great grand- |try, Glenwood Sweeting, and J. | iY | A | I W. | ] Sein "inte en tot reek ot 9 lees crewing | Found Anywhere In World, meetin (aetaeeiad are also considered oa Sh ot wae Launehoon Held By gener oso Cane HL A, Houser Tells Lions f # number Of bids sub = | secs ORO TRT NN Today Of —yavar cart { Mary's Parish Center last night. (°° nntclene ' , ene nary street den Capt. Houser was introduced to Hector Barroso and his Spot Aly aneae ane seers \Mumford & Ross Exclusive +] pave been nearly every-|the mecting by. Charles E, Smith Wat Band 4 "ie ihe ™SIC Myrtle. Bractl, 1-1 Poinciana Agent For Carrier Corp. Air where in the world, including idr. igent For ¢ , chairman of the program Conditioning Apparatus Samoa, and I find that the cli- | committee. lace. 43 Eisner made a few brief re-|P ; se er eed mate of Key West is the most! pag side! ‘ . p sik explaining the purpose and! Members and guests@present |) Mumford & Ross. 220 Duval cauitable to be found anywhere’|y espe eee ean Hampton Wednesday were: Gloria Licht. air c iti © engi re a * jpresented the application of Cub | " ’ the PAL organiza.’ Wednesday were: a +) street, air conditioning engincer- <3iq Capt. Houser. The members tng Annabell Me Allison Merke, jing, hav aurcinteditenres sun eee ger, The members lion) the Rev. R, A. Weaver, them ae eee "jing, have been appointed repre- of the Lions broke into instant! |Blanche Preston, J Rey- tsantati 2 is e . ;pastor of Ley Memorial Chure anche | Preston, Jeanne Rey- sentative for the Key West area applause when the captain said | t VOSBURGHS ON TRIP _ nolds, Eleanor Stopp, Jane oly by the Carrier Corporation, one this Past ERC Gerald Saunders fu . ° vne Sea . C {pr d club membership to 7 Elizabeth street. left today on | (00 rs, Merwin, and Bileen jturers of air conditioning eauip- ‘time describing the government| A ¢all was issued last night IG-doy trip t t friends and |©OUgnin. ment, and are prepared ee of Samoa, where he served as the | for the first rehearsal of the play, | hetive Weshinaton, D.C yait conditioning units of any (Gontinued on| Pagel tnoie || ‘size in homes, offices, stor Johnstown NY Chicago, Tl POOR OLD CRAIG'S theaters or buildings of any Southernmost Garage in U. 8. trucks eccunte DE-*— aaa oe the education board members,| The Navy Wives Club enjoyed . : evennut of fis Dene Aliuury said & pot-luck luncheon Wednes Mrs. L. Ch: SERIBES LIFE ON SA-'G that name een island | noon at the Poinciana Recreation | rs. 's ami tae an e: “Th : aah ‘ 100 Boys And Center. No formal business was: | MOA; CLUB TO) RE! “The natives of Samoa were bys Ane | transacted. Mrs. Lola Chamiso, 70, died this | ; Ree Bey soya to the American | Girls Attend | ‘The application for national {morning at the Key West Muni. HEARSE PLAY cave} and) Save us) neatrouble at ‘ chareriols Navy ow iyes cpewilt cipal Hospital, after a short ill! Key West has the best climate |are eitremely telleinie andi » bd sp be sent at the meeting on Wed- |ness. lio ibe) tog Perea oe a ary : S) ‘ » PAL’s Dance nesday, July 16. All Navy Wives! Mrs. Chamiso resided at 726 ‘1? 06 ae Bes ewe ter ane BEM EE Store than 100 boys and girls {(cHlisted) are urged to send injUnited street. ===) USN, commanding officer of Key! The captain was accompanied si» number of parents attend ee eee Mahe Wa CON MIGRire Gf HRA Chime cu BERENS (inl ie aioe risiim qiaains lap (anuly, oil dl the Police Athletic League | 7. inthe name that is select. |Home, will be announced later. |D¢?S, of the Lions Club at their |Vinock, USN, public relations of- PAL) dance. aiven at the St. nds mn the name ee in, , : imeeting last night in the Semi-|lficer at Key West Naval Base.| ed will have her initiation fees — 1 ral ey es' aval Base. For 67 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Cittzrn THE U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CEMis CENIe ‘May Extend County Site County beach at West M July 11.—The tello Tower will ze extended G00 Administrator of Veterans’ Af- County Commission and the . ° Late Bulletins | r ' ramen es) | OF REST BEACH ASKING 1% MILLION TO STRIKE | ri PARIS.—One and one-half mil- R &. OF AC | will go on strike tomorrow if . their demands for higher wages SF Architectural Plane Are are not granted by the govern- the transportation, communica- é | tion and postal department. |! To Reinstate | Casino and Cabanas On IMporTATION BAN | Life Insurance A | ment announced today that it see pas H had banned the importation of AMI Fie. July tt certain goods, 80 percent of which i - It was stated the action was tak. Administration here has received iM that much of Rest Beech en after talks with American of- word from Gen. Omar Bradley, presen’ plans of the Mow ficials. Too much money is going ment said, and the action was Affairs, that the deadline for sineers materialine taken to keep the peso stabilized. World War II veterans to rein-| This Was amnowneed tod jstate thelr National Service Life Commissioger Gerald, chw Set fe hud if hl hl 7 ER WRITTEN OWNER t 4 lion men and women in France’ fi 1s 7 | ment, They include workers in Vels Given To Jan.| Being Worked Out For MEXICO CITY.—The govern- are supplied by the United States. regional office of the Veterans feet cast of White Street to tw out of the country, the announce- {Insurance term policies without of the beweh ¢ BACK MacARTHUR TOKIO. — The Fer Eastern! Commission today said that it had having to take physical exami- caused a letter to be writtey voted to support the American ‘nations has been extended to J L. Strong, Cleveland. © program, as set forth by General jJan, 1, 1948. ident of the Key Weat De MacArthur, for the guidance of | ‘The deadline had been set pre- ment Company, whic governmental affairs in Japan. mittee, wh |viously for midnight, August 1, Rest Beach INDUSTRIAL PEACE 1947. In this letter, dinpatet: WASHINGTON. — A spokes- See torney Allan Bo Clear: men for the Department of Labor | d Strong, it is requested “to said today that the coal mine No Re uc tion ‘feet of Rest Beach be trur agreement will contribute great- | * to the county for « eid ly to industrial peace in the | In Old Age Aid, sce e county United Stetes. Hard coal miners, | ne seep numbering 72,000, today ere Official Says aincers to ienee ef Ge given a wage raise of $1.20 a day nstruction that the edeit 600 feet of beach would be VFW To See F rolics |. The Rev. James H. MacConnell, (4 os 0 ant te. ib iiitens Tember of the Distriet 10 Wel- the county to swim,” salt & Of 1947 Saturday tae Board, today assured reci-‘ders. “If we ean get th The Little Theater Group of the pients of old-age assistance, aid pm — - et I Jackson Square USO will pre sent to the blind and aid te depend pirate - several numbers from their sum- ent children that no reduction hither alts mer production, “Frolies of 1947", | will be made in monthly assist Saturday evening, for the benefit ance payments because of the re ‘LCHNeHiper Tne” bs of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.!eent action of the State Budget : sable apr insenidabig The show will be presented at!Commission in requiring all de- |"! Mode 11 p.m. at the VEW Clubhouse.) yartnents of state government to a. a ; Gerry Pinder, program director of the USO and supervisor of the set up a 10 per cent reserve ychiaa ae group's activities, announced that ‘*@t2 appropriations in their an 0 children, to re | nual budg 4 all members composing the cast sh a ‘ | Rest Beact at for the performance should meet}, The Budget Commission, the tural sandy spot 1 " at the USO not later than 10:90 Rev. MacConnell said he bad op the count pan. boen informed, held the reserve pe built, The es The following program — is /pecessary as a safeguard against yin, 4 ‘i planned: possible deficits a 1. Vocal) (Abede Hacienda” andi Discussing the action of the) ooo “] Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder” State Welfare Board in. revi eas Wein Ges Pye the mello-aires: Veda Thomp- tts budget as directed, the R 5 5h dies. aes alae alie Schrader and Dot) MacConnell said the — Dists Ase on sbout 5.000 n. jWelfare Board had been advied |” Ayohitect John A RAE ‘Tap, danced by Marge! by State Welfare Commissioner rald Pine Leland W. Hiatt the asstotance ory gr ue uaes “ a iu noe program will continue to be cat tyres ofthe ton't Take Your Love From ied at present levels and ihat i Me”, sung by Doreen Cruz : wea tinue to be | nrlude # casin 4. Ballet Duo, “Claire De Lune” oe ie : ie ; ne raps 0 08 cabanas, all cent and “Warsaw Concerto”, danced )@dded. Hiatt had stated, however miming pool by Marge Sjursen and) Gerald he said, that because of limita \tuet by 50 feet | Binder tion of funds it would not be pes-cineer RW Spel 5. Vocal, “Ask Anyone Wholsible to immediately increase Kvpisainaieene a Knows” and “Lover”, sung by maximum payments to the 4fed tentatively set Dianne Ohmic ind blind from the present $43) Giuetion of 4 “Shadow Waliz”, danced by | per month to $50 per month, 45 cabanas The Joan Lanier, Marge Sj Viv-|authorized by the Legislature ian Garcia, Dot Wagaman Do- py a rallies tet pee Saag cPlngs 4 zarcia, Dot ‘agaman Do- ‘The S! Board also found it) srehitect thin aft ieeniGiuzsandavedai@Hompson. | necessary toirestrick payments Se = a dependent children to maximums tural plan Seeks Divorce cf $24 for the first child unde Suan 5, 0 ander 8 if attending 600 feet A. petition king «a divorce |!® ‘ un Hed encin® the 600 was filed yesterday by Jarnues (School regularly, and $15 to other inot be obtaine ae pac ee - ul >| © fami group. ry . Brockenbrough against Sam- “lidren in the family ls ba Devel Eni BEeeaBerGRe de The additional funds appro sins ae ips sie > °C jpriated by the 1947 Legislature | ontat cording to the records at the of EGER Wicliave: WUrboRaR HIME had fice olCircuicaCounaGlenkeRoas devo so tiie ar pa | oo NGoccawyer: _|State Wel Board to helo ¢ aati carry the program through the hot. vd Si loud, Minn z eee etaday: July #7 SERVICE STATION 1 One of the air conditioning jobs | TWINS GARAGE eee Gitor ot ‘The Division at Francis Phone 9134/ recently completed by Mumford | AUL dices will teturn. to his desk | eUUUsreesE Cr: '& Ross is Beldner’s Ready to ath tenet Pai ae Mond. the 28th TIRES and !Wear Store, at 528 Duval street. uto Repairs, Fainting, — : spi ey TUBES |Here customers can shop in com-| Body and Fender Work } Section 6, of the City Traffic) —_ TT ;Plete comfort these hot summer | _ Genulne Anto Parts for All Cars| Ordinance. reads that all vehicles | days. | wil] immediately pull to the curb, sneer] 6] Possible, upon the approach of | ALACE THEATER = jthe fire apparatus, ambulance, . “THUNDERING.IN- Sterling's Poultry, naman | FINISHED OUT OF a a ee ee eee eee ErLE & Egg Market AUTOMOBILES DAMP WASH ie: the undersigned, wish to |inform the general public that number of applications, some SEE sc "alana “Choice Poultry PHONES ES) Battery Ramed eT. esa se od ROASTER ‘compounded by peri: a BACON, LETTUCE canpnen's'PHanmacy & TOM ATO 1114 Division St. Cor. 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