The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 9, 1947, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit E sou VOiL. XLVI, No. 189 Details Of Constructing gi ale Ik: County Beach Are Nearing Meets Wednesday Completion, Engineer Says The disaster Gretarednte and relief comimittee of the Key West Chapter, American RITIC 7 * CRITICAL THING Nows IS QUESTION OF COUN-| "O° aI Oa aaa &, Red Cross, will hold its first a TY GETTING TITLE 10 Gift Book Sales | of the season at 8 p. m., Wednes- ,day, in the Chapter Headquar- ,ters, 301% Front street. ' Co-chairmen of the committee Che Key Di ster Group Of MARTELLO {Not To Go Toward ae Robert F. Spottswood and Leland H. Goddard. The commit- Plans and specifications for the 4th, Fiesta Loss county beach, including — the swimming pool, the cabanas and | a pavilion, are nearly ready and} 4s soon as the county gets title | to West Martello Tower section, advertisements for bids for th work can be started immediately. In-making this announcement today, Capt. R. D. Spalding, en-| gineer in charge of the work, * said that the critical thing, as far as completing the beach facilities for next season, is the question tee is Composed of eight sub- ; chairmen of functional commit- Jayshee officials explained tees including rescue, medical that no portion of receipts ‘service, food, shelter, clothing, from sale of Labor Day cele- ,transportation and communi " 7 . tion, registration and informa- bration gift ‘books will be tion: and gungee: used to help shoulder the . _ sey re re $280 loss which Director Ivan The committee co-chairmen i king 2nd sub-chairmen already have Doane incurcey etary aire conferred on arrangements ne ;emergency operations and facil- cuts eae haan that _ ities. Invited to attend the meet- Baggett still has the a ing also are local amateur short- gabe fp for the booths at . Wave radio station operators who ; of the county getting title to the Tower property. Even if the title were transfer- |‘ red today to the county by the War Assets Administration, there would be only 120 working days left this year in which to let the contracts and actyally get the work started, it was pointed out. Contractors should have the Plans and specifications for at Jeast three weeks, in the opinion of Capt. Spalding, who express- ' ed it at a meeting Tuesday of the Monroe County Commission, | It is the tentative vlan to let | the work out under several fontracts, it is reported. That is, vontractors would be asked to bid for construction of the breakwa- ter wall, which will be about 1,- 900 in length; the swimming pool, about 50 feet wide and 100 fect Jong. the beach itself, which will he 750 feet long and will extend about 250 feet inland above the} highwater mark, and the cabanas | and the pavalion. | All these things must be con-' structed ‘within the total bond issue of $250,000 which the coun- ty has sold and now has the cash on hand. It is planned to have the swim- ming pool on the Laird street stveet side of the tallest observa- | tion tower on West Martello Tower property. The cabanas would be in the rear of that and the pavilion on the beach side. In between the swimming pool and Laird street will be a park space, including room for parking of cars and a place for benches. Beszanillas Back From Convention Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Bezanilla, zabeth street, returned to West yesterday after a trip to San Francisco, where Bezanilla attended the convention of the Lions International. He reports that 16,000 persons attended the convention. Bezanilla added that the Flor- ida delegation to the convention won fourth prize for colorful cos- tumes in the parade. Coming back to Key West, Mi and Mrs, Bezanilla went to Dal- las, Te: and a short trip to Mexico City. They left here July 20, Property Sales Mr. and Mrs. John C. Park sold to the Saunders Wholesalers, Inc., 316 Simonton street, a piece of property near Simonton and Rose Lane for $5,000, accord- ing to a warranty deed filed yes- terday in the office of Circuit Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Fernandez sold to Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Her- rick property on Harris avenue, for $500. Mr. and Mrs. Bert W. Pinder transferred to Mattie Belle H. Garcia, 914 Packer street, prop- erty on Division street, for $1,100, os Where to Di: id Tonight CLUB SUGALOA * by Chuck Parris and Music his Sugaloa Serenaders Complete CHARCOAL BROILED STEAK DINNER @Chops @Chicken @Sea Food Never Cover or Minimum Charge While Orchestra Is Plaving 20% Federal Tax On Drinks | the event on the Fourth and | '¢ thet the Jayshees have { agreed that Baggett can use | will cooperate in emergency communications. Nationally, with more disaster $1.50 at 7:30 p.m. A ; deaths recorded in the first four concession proceeds fo try t0 | ronths of 1947 than in all dis- s : jasters of 1946, the American Red , ‘Cross is intensifying community (IMO I OOO O®D »..::cancss plans and disaster | prevention measures throughout {the country. Nearly $110,000 has been ex- pended by the Red Cross for do- j mestic disaster operations since ithe close of the first World War. ‘Ambulance To ow | Bring Leo Warren te) Home Monday Since its founding in 11881, the national organization Leon H. Warren, area rent. con- } (Continued On Page Four) with a serious ines white vist Dp, Galey's Will ing his daughter, Mrs. Ray Hu-} ven, in Milwaukee last week, has | ° Necovered ‘sufficiently to ‘start |g F led In County his return journey to Key West * : today, his son-in-law, William H.! Last will and testament of Dr. Arnold, said this afternoon. Harry C. Galey, well known Key The former city councilman is | West physician, who died recent- still confined to his bed but can ly, was opened today by County make the trip by train to Miami, | Judge Raymond R. Lord. accompanied. by. Mrs. Warren ANG fe Dr. Galey’ left-his. entire estate their two sons, Henry and Brax- jto his widow, Mrs. Ruth Galey, ton. An ambulance will bring |and named her executrix with- Warren here from Miami where ‘out bond to handle the estate. he will be met by another son,,Dr. Galey’s will did* not touch Joseph. The latter and a daugh- ‘upon the amount of property in- ter, Mrs. Arnold, returned from j)yolved in the estate. Milwaukee yesterday, Judge Lord filed the will for The nature of the illness has! probate to await further action not been definitely reported, }by the executrix. jbut is believed to be centered Se in the ulatory system. i aus Dy Sage R. C. Baccaise ehe b « Cae I T. Reha ilitation Dies n ampa »] or ili * | Kk or Civi lans, R. E. Baccaise, formerly ‘of \ ; |Key West, died yesterday at 2 S'p.m., in pa, following an op- | Supervisor “During the war years approx- | imately 17,000 amputations oc curred among United Stat eration. The body will be brought » Key West-for burial. Hie leaves his widow, Mrs. )Mabel Ba se, who is yun vice nien. In the same eriod Panying HO eke anal also foul there were apptoximately "120()Gauehters, Mrs. A. Cy willsy. 000 amputations among the civil- |New Orleans; Mrs. Paul Mon- ian population.” jsalvatge, Key We. Mrs. Tom This statement was made today | Dey Qrio, and Mrs. Jack Mc- |by Charles H. Clark, district su-|Corkel, Tampa; nineteen grand pervisoy of the State Vocational |Childven; 1 great-grandchild, and rehabilitation service in calling! @ brother, Charles Baccaise, of attention to the fact’ that there Key West. is a rehabilitationeprogram for ci- Funeral vilians. jday in Te | Clark stated = further, “Al- though this service is little |known. among the general popu- vices were held to- npa. The body will! Monday for burial un- ee the direction of Pritchard Funeral Home. physical or mental disabilitie Contest Blanks in the Miami district. h in-} ties, including orthopedic impair- Commerce for the “Tequesta many other ty.pes of relatively in cooperation with the dedica- |lation it is in a position to be of | ee help to hundreds of persons with Receive Queen During the past year approx: | imately 500 persons w ved | cludes 11 counties. These per-| Application blanks were re- sons had many types of disabili- ceived today by the Chamber of ments, deafness, hard ‘of hearing. Queen” contest to be contucted defective vision, hernias, and by the Dade County Commission ;permanent nature. Clark stated tion of Rockenbacher Causeway that this service is available to and the opening of Cranden Park, ian adults who have a Biscayne Key, Nov. 9-11. al handicap because of; ‘The Chamber directed all the existence or previous exist-! girls over 18 years of age who ence of some physical or mental! are eligible, to come to the} disability. ‘Chamber office, USO building Clark issued today an invita-! whitehead and Southard streets, (Continued On Page Four) 15 get the blanks. | NOTICE! ElPrado Restaurant Members from Cuba Lodge, No." 1117 DIVISION STREET | jis. and Equity Lodge, No. . |1.0.0.F., are earneedy peqyescse | SUNDAY SPECIAL to attend a District Meeting whic! a a will be held Tuesday, August 12,, ROAST TURKEY at their hall on;Dressing and Gravy [y Elizabeth Street. . suas H Grand Master S. G. Wooten Spanish Cooking - Hot Bollos will be in attendance. Visiting Brothers are welcomed. SHERBETS and ICES THERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, i | | an 1 DR.MAX HENRIQUEZ -URENA The Dominican Republic, occupying the eastern end of the Island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, is 19,332 square miles in area and has a population of 1,226,400. The Spanish-speaking Dominican Repub- lie shares the rich island, discovered by Columbus, with its French-speaking neigh- bor, Haiti. Agriculture and stock raising are the prineipal industries of the mountainous but fertile country, The capital and chief port is Ciudad Trujillo, formerly known as Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic is a member of the United Nations General Assembly and is represented at U.N. Headquarters by Dr. Max Henriquez-Ureiia. Her flag is red and blue with a white cross and a seal in the center. Hughes Says His F uture Depends On Success Of His Huge Flying Boat DECLARES HE MAY GET* 1 { : 2 mt) OUT OF COUNTRY IF) Billiards Player IT PROVES FAILURE (By The Axsocinted Press) Charged with assault with a WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—How.|deadly weapon, Willie Johnson, ard Hughes, testifying today be-|24, colored, of 822 Baptist lane, is fore the senate sub-committee that being held in: city jail on $150 is investigating his $40 million!pong pending arraignment in Mu- plane-building contract with -the nigipal Court Monday. government, -said-.that he has}-< , staked his future on his huge fly- ing boat. He explained that he believes that his cargo seaplane, now nea! ing completion, will be a suce but, if it turned out to be a f. ure, he may leave the United{it had not yet been tested, but States and never return. that he had high hopes it would Senator Claude Pepper, a mem-|be a success. ber of the committee, asked} Subpoena servers have not yet Hughes if there was any fraud or; been able to find John W. Me. corruption in connection with Itis}Hughes’ publicity agent, who had obtaining the contract from the }testified before the committee but government. is wanted for further, questioning. Hughes replie ertainly not,| The so far as I know.” jday that none of the Hollywood Pepper then inquired about the !girls, who had been listed by Mey- 200-ton cargo plane that has costjer as “entertainers” at $100 a $18 million, and Hughes said that'night, would be called to testif after allegedly having shot John H. Bradley, colored, 710 Chapman lane, in the left arm in a dispute over a billiards game. Police said Bradley’s wound was not serious. Havana Mayor Writes Demeritt New Key West Plaza To Be Prominently Located Between Governmental Sites letter from} Mayor Castellanos Rivero in as Castellanos Rivero {bis letter renewed his invitation W. W. De-{to Mayor Demeritt to attend the yceremony “in homage to the informed that) peopte of Key West for render- the plaza in the Cuban capital ing homage to Jose Marti in to be named after Key West’ such a magnificent manner.” In a_ personal Mayor Nicol. of Havana, meritt has Mayor been y is located prominently | the Department of Com-; prepared, the Havana mayor merce and the Minister of Com-"said, to celebrate “the insepar- munications building. ;able union of the two sister Any fears that the square to cities, Key West and Havana.” bear the name of the Island City; Some 25 Key West Boy Scouts might be an obscure spot in a, Will take part in the ceremony secondary part of the city are and a reception at the Municipal completely dispelled as the result Palace. The official city repre- of the letter. Now named Plaza! sentative, expected to be Com- de San Francisco the block to be |missioner John Carbonell, will named Key West Square is a fa- , be named at a special mecting mous old plaza which will do of the City Commission to be honor to the name of Key West. held Monday at 5 p.m. COME ON KEY'WEST to the Newly Remodeled CLUB TROPICS TONIGHT 5 pact'ew-r'am. 4 BIG ACTS P.M.—Il P.M.—1 AM. DIANA PAIGE MARCHELLE “Dance of the Devil” Exotic Dancing Beauty of Direct from a _ Recent Stage and Screen Engagement at the 'D ATTRACTION FAMOUS DOOR iss PAGE PHYLLIS ORTAGUS LAAT PAGE | Lovely Latin-American Singing Star Comedian and M. C. E, ESQUINALDO, D.D.G.M. oe Mango - Soursop - SugarApple Cocoanut - Guava * * Featuring CLUB TROPICS Dancing Nightly | to the Music , of the pales Elevated No Cover and etc ance Floor in No. Minineaes ca Key West . 3 KNIG! * Charge * FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1947 TOBE! Shot; Negro Held; ‘Oe vhimor-wan- kerested lastnight |i98 it an international airport for committee announced to-; An claborate program is being ! ete _ ~ see Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Featutes bd "or 67 Years Devoted to ‘he Best Interests of Key Weat \ PRICE FIVE CENT: THE ‘Forest Fires . As Port For Airlines’ | Are lasing In | Latin American Runs... ICALLS SENT OUT FOR MORE \N. Y. BROKER SAID IN-* | FIGHTERS AS FLAMES CON- 'TERESTED IN USING | °S@* 2D DOD ADI OM, TINUE TO. SPREAD IN SEV | vay KEY WEST LOCATION Apple Tree Here } | ERAL PLACES | (ity ‘The Ausectated Press) | ‘TO ADVANTAGE ‘Thriving Heartily | R880. Nev. Aug. %—Thow i ; ‘ i thousand aeres of forest land até es yee cet a erie mses nae Anyone who thinks only burning in Nevada, California larson for Piher airlines in ad-{ ‘€epieal fruits grow in Key ‘and Idaho, with 3,000 men ficht ! i dition to National Airlines and; West, should visit 516 Angela ing the fires m three state Aerovias Q, which now have} ‘Street. An apple tree, plant-” ; Calls have been sent out fo operating fvanchises for the Key, ed there many years ago by more fighters, as the flamer ave ; West-Havana run. | Mrs. Amparo Cartaza, has continuing to spread in several City Commissioner Louis four big, red apples on it, not |(lttarters. The worst blaze i at Carbonell revealed today that | far from sapodillas, papayas, the Nevada-California border, 20 | Bernard Wasacherchek, New , sugar apples, coconuts and miles from here | York broker with close ties | other fruits more customary {| ‘Iwo persons have lost thet with several airlines, is work- | 10 this climate. . ive A nel a undeternuned num ing on the sibility of mak- | ev have been injured in the | ing Key West a port of call OO™ II MO OS ST OD ii. | on terminal lines operating to (RO lean officials in ” ada blaine 5 ‘ ( ne fires on careless campr Paul M. Moore, Jr., associate ' 1 j been arre a charge of ha of Wasacherchek, has been co! Classes For jing deliberately started one of the responding with Carbonell ,and: : fires, . { investigating the pros, and cons’ of greatly expanding the inter-' national airport here. { Social Work. ‘Villate’s Condition 2 “ espe to ‘The Citizen) The Monroe County Commis- ‘ are aM : ee : Tailaha August 8—Angus < - I: S k ceedings to acquire Meacham here today that the Florida Mer- | Field, a necessary step if other lines are to use the field. Meanwhile, it has been learn- jed that President Manuel Que- vedo of Aerovias Q is contem- plating construction of a termi- nal here which may cost as ‘much as $50,000, possibly in collabora- tion with National Airlines. Key West's convenient geo- graphical position for planes fly- ing to Central and South Ame: {ica and the lower West Indies is ifelt to be an especially per- |suasive debating point for mak- it System Council would hold ex- ‘By Lockjaw Attack aminations for 10 classes of so- cial work positions with the! ‘The condition of “Aurelio V State Welfare Board and the 12! ate, 14-year-vid delivery boy { gout welfare boards in the ‘The Citizen, who near future. ihom lockjaw = at Positions for which tests will! cipal Hospital, be given for the purpose of e3- |«criticai” this morning by auth» tablishing ¢ligible registers from ities, The boy is under constant which nee ae treatment and observation cles "will be tilled were announc-| “He has ‘nob yet g@imeeed the ed as: War-duration visitor, diay} Gurtoes point,” bine oan < ace welfare vi prom diate wel- ‘tell, supervising nurse, suid, “He Se ri we is being given sedatives to pri ervisor, district welfare was di or, state welfare s adh hes i - rvisor field r the huge four-mdétored planes rie sag) of ft thitd o weltare aplox ave: ' plying betweén the United taining division, are nue, received a severe gash in hi worker, senior child welfare su {States and its good neighbors to cervisor, and senior we jleft leg on July 27 when he sicon= the south, are CON idove into the former WPA swin Both the Chamber of Com! #tnh. exist in alli ming pool on Roosevelt. Boul: |meree and the Junior Chamber cae Pee be! filled Yard: He was picked up by a pa of Commerce are s: hls it olka jing motorist and taken to Mun leverkina eacita SES nee ne ot Siete ny OE ce; P. cipal Hospital, where he v asia eee des oO. ae se : : mes given 1500 units of tetanus ser ye r han Septembe wale the usu. pventive . (Pind Mrs. Holmes | sia. tn ‘mers system pattie ne picnic will supply application blanks gj. ig Dead In Her Bed ana sii intormation upon te. G8, Satstactorily and i Coroner J. ¥. Porter, 1V, said | Tes he stated (began to develop a stiff n 1 today that there: were ino’ evi-! Welfare sitor is the basic po | aw and as readmitted to dences of foul play on the body {ition for those desiring to begin | the hospital on that day. Dr. Her fol Mrs. Charles Holmes, 24, who |Careets 28 social workers, Laird i nan K, Moore is the physician in |was found dead in ‘bed at her ,C%Piained. and carries @ salary ‘charge of the case. jhome, 44-D Poinciana place, late! "ange of $165-$205 per ‘month. | Vittate was immediatel (Friday, by her son, Francis, 11, Supervisor of field work and the therapeutic dose of 100.0% She had been confined. to her | ‘ining is the top classification | jin. of tetanus serum and b hoinee (ina ceveeaied ruse |f0% Which tests are © be RIVED ‘yeceived an additional — 100,000 been living with his geandpar-| Si vanes tn 4800 ner month Lin a three-quarter-inch sp jents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fel- |" 4,. Merit System Council ser.7 Cit im his throat it has been » \ton, 1114 Fleming street, 15 the State Welfare Board, the ible to feed the boy but tod Besides/her parents and-Ner\ivocida Industrial Commission, |2o"Uona! nourishment was b son, Mrs. Holmes is survived by {ue State Bosml of Health aay ing Riven intray jher husband, Charles E. Holmes, | ine Crippled Childven's Commis bal Navynchiet petty, (officer, now. ci) mi veiaie walle aati ‘ reported to be aboard a vessel at Guantanamo Bay, Cubs, | nly one of these agencies eet oaths trom tetan ue namo lemploying soaial w ie Cee i « hes i ia hospital. In some of these Save That Eagle carrier ar 0 cation amas. ae BISCHOI —(AP),—The ELL, Switzerland. | royal eagle be included in the list of animal “ALERS TO MEET had been given at te pe Citizen) Mr., Mrs, Henry Sands | MIAMI, Aug. 9——“A meeting to be protected in eastern Switz- }of major importance to our deal ie ae BREREE (its Guircr tiereaa ciel nae Ca aT eT To Visit In Asheville Protection of Nature proposed | and refrigeration equipment,’ Mr. and = Mr Hen iecently. jannounced Paul E. White, vice 1307 Flagler avenue —_—— ——_-——- | president of Belcher Industries, ! tom isit’ Ashevi iInc., Miami, distributors of Car- a few we Th 1 PALACE THEAT Ries: Corporation equipment in Mrs. Sands’ former t |South Flogjda, “will be held at mington before returning + JOHN WAYNE in |ihe Robert Rich otel, Miami West Beach, August 11- The Angel and the Badman| News and Serial ees = eT ee | WE Sandy Southernmost Garage In U. &. TWINS GARAGE L120 Daval Street Phone 1 Muto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Gengioe Auto Parts for All Cars _g@ummmmmmemmmm. SANDY'S GARAGE 404 Duval Street Phone 501 \ C 0) L U M B | A EXPERT GUARANTEED | MECHANICAL WORK Restaurant Cars Parke a | 117 DUVAL STREET | OE E.R. Try Our Sewing Machines VFW DANCE i] | PORTABLES and CONSOLES | ms DINNE RS As Low as $64.50 | Tonight Treadles Electrified | | | Also—POWER MACHINES GOOD MUSIC . 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