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

Key West, Florida, has the mom equable climate in the VOL. XLVI. Ni . 174 Rich Canefields Captured By Dutch In Java Fighting EASTERN END OF 1S4— LAND CUT OFF FROM "9 BO aa Oa as. NATIVES; FIGHTING COMUnissioners, BEGINS IN sumaTRA |Manager: To Make : Chie ‘Aetna Uren Trip To Havana BATAVIA, July 23.—The Neth- City Commissioners last etlands government's communi- night voted to send a delega- que, issued today, said that Dutch tion to Cuba on August 12 troops were in possession of the| for the renaming of San entire eastern end of the island, Francisco Plaza Key West where are located rich canefields Plaze. The committea will Six beachheads were establish- | comprise the Mayor, Com- ed by the Dutch, it was explain- missioners and the City Man- ed, before they started their| ager. movement to cut off the eastern All expenses of the trip end of the island from the rest| are to be paid by the city. of Java. The vote for sending the five- Another beachhead has been| man delegation was unani- established on the northwestern | .mous. Commissioner Harden end of the island, the communi-| was absent. He stated had que said. Strong native opposi- not been told that the time tion was encountered there, but of the meeting had been it was beaten back after a fierce changed to 7 o'clock. counter attack, the report stated. iA s¢ ss Asstt ft It was further said that Dutch again today charged that the! Station Wrecked By Explosion Dutch are using American-built | bombers and fighter planes, and | (By ‘The Ansocinted Prens) BERLIN, July 23.—A police | | that one of the latter had been | shot down. The spokesman said ! a villages, killing many station in the Russian zone in (Observers in Washington said this city was destroyed today by today that both official and gen-'19 persons were killed and four eral sentiment in this country has |wounded, two of whom are re- swung from the Dutch to the In- ‘ported in a critical condition. — because of the Nether-) a+ first it was thought that the government's failure to 'expigsion had resulted from the settle the dispute in Indonesia | compounding of chemicals by the by penn ny instead, had police chemical corps, but later it; resort armed force). !was said that a time bomb had (Government officials in New been the cause of the disaster. Dethi, India, today appealed to! The right wing of the building the United, States and Great was completely...torn away, and Britain to stop the “senseless the remainder was set afire. Eight blood” in Indonesia). bodies have red, but nn ee aes ‘four others, P li N ti ‘who had been in the building at o oe . ) Soviet sources said that, recent- In Suits Must Be '., German police had been dis- A « pd the bh i et re D, Recorded In F la. ed the building to get revenge. i ce Commissioners AHASSEE, July the opinion of Attorney ‘ es, 4. Tom Watson, the legislature ussed Plans that the fighting planes attacked : an explosion and from eight: to the time of the explosion, had not 1 charged, and that they had bomb- pecint tn The of 1947 did not intend to elimin ‘ ° For Retirement} wte the recording of proofs of publication in law suits because Mish ‘ they frequently stitute the City Commissioners, at their had Meeting last night. discussed the | | retirement plan for city ‘$s. Final action was defer- ‘of the uit court in Clearwater, "4 to August 5. Much discussion had asked for his opinion on a re. Centered on a provision that dis- cent law which specifies that allows a pension to an employe “no written order except an Who commits a felony or accepts j order of dismissal, a final judg- cther employment ante ab = teal de * shall be Commissioners Louis Carbonell | recorded in the minute books of “nd Mayor Demeritt refused to the curt.” accept that portion of the plan. The attorney general declar. They stated that the city should ed that the need for recording not try to “legislate morals,” and proofs of publication of public that after an employe served the notice in suits is established city faithfully and efficiently, his elsewhere, and he added that he responsibility ceased and’ to at- felt the proof of publication tack his long-sought retireraent which shows the jurisdiction of for any reason at all was in¢on- the court over the defendant is sistent and wrong. just as important as an order of | The Mayor added that under dismissal, a final judgment or a that section he couldn’t hold the job of Mayor, for he is pensioned by the Federal government. Com- missioner Cooper argued that the section was logical, and it would be embarrassing to the city if an employe absconded with city funds. Cooper added, “We would | ae pe. De pensioning an individual, with ong agG e x no right for reimbursement from stored 99 per cent ot nee ios aha his retirement money.” He add-}| waterway rani chairman of aed that he favored the section war, J. } French transport committee, has and saw strong reasons for its en- d actment. not 12.000 boats on inland . 4 three-man delegation trom naan the Welters Cornet Band asked streams, (2,000 were | destroyed the city for a donation towards a “yall the payment for uniforms for the wt Spesased out that the in- band. They stated that the band \ bey lenom's 3,700,000 tons was had been organized in 1885, and | 900,000 tons more than the sea- had won renown throughout going merchant marine and the the state for its fine music. Paris's port traffic of 14 million s this was @ special ing. surpassed even Marseille's the request had to be approved eight million tons of goods han- Unanimously. It was, so approved dled by the commissioners. only proof that th obtained jurisdiction ¢ defendants. Ray E. final decre France Restores River Transpor POOR OLD CRAIG'S THE NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. |AMERICA’S ‘BABY REPUBLIC’ HITS 100 6 JOINING U.N.—At San Francisco in 1945, Liberia was represented by Vice-President C. L. Simpson, signing the charter above. By ROWLAND EVANS, JR. ! AP Newsfeatures Writer ASHINGTON.—The tiny, Negro Republic of } Liberia will be 100 years old July 26. Situated on the west coast of Africa, Li- beria owés its existehce to a group of Ameri- : can statesmen who felt, as early as 1800, that ; American Negroes could find a new and bet- ter way of life in Africa. Founded by one-time slaves, the little na- tion today looks with pride on its achieve- ments during the war, when it produced more crude rubber than any other country except Ceylon. In 1817 a group of influential Americans form- ed the American Colonization Society in Washing- ton. Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washingion, a nephew of George Washington, was elected pre: dent and Francis Scott Key, author of the “Star Spangled Banner,” vice-president. Other influen- tial men of “Who’s Who” status joined the society. One of the Society's first was to sponsor the emigration to Africa of slaves who had achiev- ed their freedom. In 1820 the first contingent of 88 emigres left the United States for Sierra Leone, West es They found. it, uaa for coloniza- _ mn and sailed south to rbro Island. Here 22 persons died, includihg all the white men in the party, three of whom were Colonization Society agents. Within a year another group had arrived from the states, and an expedition left the temporary settlement to iravel south down the coast of Africa and find a permanent home. The expedition soon reached a likely-looking area next to the present site of Monrovia, capital of Liberia, and bought a coastal strip 130° miles long and some 40 miles deep, from the natives. Those early settlers, it appears from all ac- counts, had it as tough as our own Mayflower clan, When the main contingent sailed south to inhabit the newly-acquired land, it was driven out by fierce native tribes and was forced to take refuge on a small island, after- wards named Providence Island, owned by a | mulatto British trader. Here the pioneers resolved to stay for the time being. Elijah Johnson, a leading colonist, voiced the thoughts of his fellows when he put foot on Providence Island and said "Two long years have I sought a home; here I have found one and here will I remain,” i i i i | { Seven months later, in August 1922, Jelndi Ashmun made the trip from the states and took over virtual leadership of the struggling colony By that time the setters had fought off hosiile ! native groups and established a “small commun- ity” on the mainland, Slowly and tediously the colony grew. Each Search Made Here For Missing Gir! (Continuea on Page Four) Sa turday SEAT COVERS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PART 121 Duval Street wememeres Phone 442 grnenee Sea Foods - Specializing in CREFEAEREMERE ABER E REED ROASTERS and FRYERS “Our Motto Is ERENT OS 9 VTE Hydraulic Brake Experts Lou Smith Auto Service SERVICE STATION Division at Francis Phone 9134 De Luxe Champion Outboard wag octomce, Zictat* MOTORS bexivent™ eT TT i | 100th annivers eummmmammme |S] 01 MEMO To the Key West Will Open Next Serving Spanish and American Meals ARROZ CON POLLO eee DRESSED FOR THE ROLE—Liberia's Presi- dent, William V. S. Tubman, wears the robes of a chief as he enters headquarters. year back in Washington the Colonization Society met to plan future emigrations. At the meeting in 1824 Society members decided to call the new colony “Liberia”, a name which it was agreed “denotes a settlement of persons made free.” And since President Monroe had given the en- terprise his blessing, the “small community” was given the name of Monrovia. By 1838 Liberia had grown sufficiently to be chartered by the Colonization Society as a commonwealth. The idea behind this move was to give the colony opportunity to gain experience in representative government. And shortly afterwards pressure grew in Liberia for complete freedom from the Society. A convention met to consider steps to be taken, On July 26, 1847, the convention issued a Declaration of Independence. a flag was made resembling its basic design. The Declaration of Independence went, in part, like this: “We, the people of the Republic of Liberia, were originally the inhabitants of the United States of North America. The Western Coast _ of Africa was Fe: doa pr Amsrican enev- olence and phils y for our future home. +. Therefore, in the.name of humanity and virtue and religion; in the name of the Great God, our common creator and our common judge, we appeal to the nations of Christen- dom and... ask them that they will regard us with the sympathy and friendly consideration to which the peculiarities of our condition en- title us and extend to us that comity which marks the friendly intercourse of civilized and independent communities.” So Liberia became a free, independent repuly lic. But not until 1862 did the United recognize it as such. Liberia has already recognized by Great Britain and France ‘The period following U.S iale recognition w. prosperous one for the Negro Republic. Liberian coftee commanded a bigh price and the prin- | cipal export staple for many years. Toward the] close of the century it began io be supplanted throughout the world by Brazilian coffee. Time and again the United States stood in the way of attempts to encroach on Liberian sovereignty. ‘Today some 2,500,000 people live in Liberia. The of independence will be cele- braied by a two-year-long ¢ eign nations have been invited to participate. yeition in which for- In the words of Liberian President William V. S. Tubman, the indepedence of his nation is an event to be celebrated with "just and modest pride.” s Hea Jaycee Plan . Relatives of a missing girl are PUBLIC! ; A Junior Chamber of Com- in Key West trying to locate he: |’ We Wish to Remind All Tha‘ {merce delegation last night re- er to gather information that In Addition to Our quested a $1,300 mosquito con- ‘may trace her to other cities SUPER SANDWICHES f)i.o) apparatus. The apparatus is The missing girl, who is said 0 R as pt tiv: to have lived here, Cathleen ur hestaurant Jjof tre same type as that now owned by the Overseas Road and ‘Toll Bridge Commission. The Jay- (Continuea on Page Four) WE BLUSH to Admit We Thot We Could Suspend These Ads For A While but the Conseguential Cash Register Silence Was So Ungood That Here We Go Again!! » July 26 Short Orders Turtle Steak— to Please All” ae Black-Out Restaurant W i BRADY’S (Live) Poultry \ and Egg Market 919 enon /EAVER S [1214 white St. Phone S4t, : AERAAAT AAA RAAKR ERK State Rests In Papy Case; Defense Carries On In Bribery Charge Rooms For 40 Inmates Provided, °* seguro» In Plans For County Old Folks Home To Be Built On Stock Is CONTRACTORS PREPAR-*®—-— 7 ING TO BID ON NEW |S PSP PPM, indictment charging former Rep $35,000 STRUCTURE] Conscience AUGUST 5 Contractors, in prep: ubmitting bids for cons sJof the proposed new county old folks home on Stock Island on Aug. 5, viewed the plans as pre- cared by County Engineer Clif- } ton Bailey this morning. County Commissioner Clar- ence Higgs, chairman of the home committee, says that the build- | ng will cost upwards of $35 000. and will be built of concrete block on a lot approximately 150 feet wide and 178 feet long, ad- cent to the Municipal Hospital md facing the Country Club Road on Stock Island. One side of the new county home will be 90 feet wide and feet at the Delegates agreed’ that the form of government] ‘he other side! eset wide. It|court, the dining room will be : Seah aecheess Pia S country, ana| ‘Vill have a depth of approxi- 1g by 19 fect, the kitchen 11 by would be patterned-after that of this country, and] Vii wave, 2, debit Of aperoxt: (18 by 19 f lundy diiby 16a od court in between vings, one wing for men inmates and the other for women. There will be a total of 20}sioner Higgs. “We wish to thank ooms for inmates, or about 40 the city for the site.” a room. | Then there is the matron’s quar- home is now in this year’s ijters. with. room. -by...11 budgets In other words, the feet and with aeapnan care bath ofp it will be ne v the »yersons, with two to at one end. The lobby will be Deaths From Tubereu- losis In County Although in Florida have increased over tuberculosis deaths 30 er cent above last year’s mark for . Joe Allen, president of the Monroe County Tuberculosis and Health Association, pointed out today that Monroe county ha contributed nothing to the j crease Monroe county had four deaths from tuberculosis during the first five months of last year, and two have been reported through May of 1947, Allen said. Deaths in the state reached 338 for the jsame five months’ period this year, while only 299 were record- ed in this period last year. If tuberculosis deaths through out Florida in the last cigh months of 1947 equal those re norted during January, February March and April, the total for the the year will be 846, as compared to 687 deaths in the year pre- vious year. The rising death rate tuberculosis had been anti- cipated, and World War II ha: been named as its major cause by from i Che Key West Citizen SOUTHERNMOST | | | Florida legislators. | The motion was made and ipromptly denied after the stat presented the last of its witness. jand turned the cs to th Chief of Police Perez to- jdefense. Defense we day received an enonymous {to take the stand after a reer letter, containing 25 cents to jtaken until 2 p. m. today cover costs for an illegal- | This morning the defense ot : torneys recalled Papy's chief » parkingmsummens ehias ete cusers, Representative Praitlr sender of the letter was given [Odham of Sanford, and Repr while in Key West. sentative Clarence Camp Some tourists, when given | Ocala summons, disregard them. It Odham was closely quest) ' was said that in Miami such [as to whether he hed hee summons reach into the Papy make a purported offer hundreds. i $200 “or simply 200,” without the dollar sign BOD ODL M Bs shams statement oho = the language beth ways closed end of the | promptly introduced Odham insisted that, rene of House Journal language she i ing no dollar marks im the the two/with bathrooms in each wing. | versation, Papy had aid “It will be a complete build-|ja:." when he had m oe 1B DEATHS IN STATE INCREASE, BUT MONROE ADDS NOTHING TO RATE Joe Allen, President Of As-> sociation, States Four, Moores I the first five months of the ate work at Augusta, Ga., |Dr. C. M. Sharp, director, Bu-}increased death rate.” JUDGE DENIES MOTION THREE COUN INDICTMENT (By The Assoctnted Presa) TALLAHASSEE, July Judge W. May Walker of the | Leon County Circuit Court toda ; denied defense motion Guittal on all three count oF resentative Bernie C. Papy {Key West, with offering bribes id Commis- ing in every way, norted statement to hie He intaincd Pay called anti-b (which was under consider at the time Papy is allege! to Entire cost of constructing the county ey) by both name Although the not show | Odhan May the floor of the tified Papy t offer of $100 fe nail just ow after valk the 's. No bond issue will be re pay! dors “0 19 aecusation hous, Ca t Johambe ne through Camp te main Pp of um Return From Ga, Vrip Dr. and Mrs Move 507 Whitehead have turned from in Macon, Ga., parents re Dr. Moore Herman K street month where the doctor’ visited Iso did poster during vacation his absence m T told bim (Pay terested in reau. of Tuberculosis Control State Board of Health he rising death rate is not only late in but is relatively slight compared to that of European countries, Dr. Sharp said. He pointed out that Germany, which before the war had one of the lowest TB. death rates. now has one of highest; in Berlin alone an aver age of 400 new cases are report ed every week. Poland rela tively small country, has 18,000 TB deaths every month “Malnutrition, mobility, fatigu ind a lack of treatment faciliti: have created health problem after every war,’ * The strain and tension during the wa years, the moving about of n people who unknowi spreading tuberculosis, and shortage of both personnel equipment to control tuberculos: are the main causes of Florida un mone T turned arow f th Bill Salls vet hookr nd and b 0 war the arriving t to prohibit ak by te telepho y ne terda Odhay the T knew itu terrible vad tal well, Sp resentative Richard © newspapermer Weren't ing he said ny were Odhar Judge rrOseEc (Con ved «om Page ENS EE, AUTOMOBILES | __ For Sale (1942 Chevrolet Fleetline |1942 Chevrolet DeLuxe. |1941 Dodge, 4-Door 11946 Dodge, 4-Door 1947 Dodge 1'2-Ton Truck | NAVARRO, Inc. 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