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

Key West, Florida, has the moe equable climate in the country. with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. XLVI. No. 201__ OfficialComing For Contab On Poinciana Shift PUBLIC HOUSING DIREC-* TOR HERE MONDAY Che Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1 aes Request France To Permit Return Of Jews (ity Associated Press) 1 LONDON, Aug. 23.—The Brit- jish government announced today jthat it had asked France if it jwould permit the return to that ‘country of the 4,500 Jews who jwill be taken to Hamburg, Ger-- jmany. | The Jews had left ;France on the steamship Exodus ito try to enter Palestine illegally, | GETT PREDICTS ‘OUT- STANDING FETE’ FOR southern | | JAYSHEE EVENT General Program For Labor Day Celebration Is Released; 21 Floats Entered In Parade DIRECTOR IVAN BAG.*% FOR NAVY, COUNTY, CITY CONFERENCE ‘Two important conferences re- garding possible transfer of Poin ciana Place’s 210 family dwell- ings to the Navy will be held here Monday by John P. Broome, regional Director of the Public Housing Administration regional office in Atlanta. George Mills White, director of the Key West Housing Author- ity!, who announced Broome’s impending visit, id that city and county officials will confer with the regional director in his office at Porter Place at 10 a.m. Later Broome will confer wita Capt. R. A. Houser, commandant of the Naval Base, and other Navy officials. White said that “the Key West Housing Authority has requested transfer of Poinciana Place to it and will stick to the request.” Mayor W. W. Demerit said this morning that he will support White's stand. Commissioners Louis Carbonell and Albert Cooper said thev would reserve decision until they hear what Broome has to say. Carbonell who went to Washing- ton as a delegate of the City Com- mission to prevent Navy requisi- tion of the project said, however, that “the project is operated all ; right as it.” He said he under- stood that 400 naval personnel, including families, are being ac- commodated by Poinciana Place and West Poinciana. Cooper pointed out that the city would lose its payments in lieu of taxes if Navy gets the project. He said “the Navy has plenty of property and it not a question of threatening its ex istence ‘if it doesn’t get the pro- ject. Also, what will become ot the civilian residents of the pro- ject if the Navy gets it?” Mrs. B. A. Baker ‘Died This A.M. Mrs) Barbara A. Baker, 90, died last night inher residence at 420 Virginia street. Funeral services were held to- day in the chapel of Pritchard Funeral Home. Rev. R. W. Weav- er, of the Ley Memorial Church officiated. Burial was in the City Cemete She is survived by four grand- children and several neices and nephews. DETERMINATION WINS PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Although doctors predicted she would nev- er walk again, Eunice Kinzer centy took her first dancing les- son—despite casts on her legs— in anticipation of a promised date with Victor Mature, flim actor. The girl, bedfast as a result of brain tumor three rs ago, un- derwent a series of operations and slowly learned to walk again. Fe aa ON Special SUNDAY DINNER $150 TURKEY with CRANBERRY SAUCE Two Vegetables Dessert Iced Tea or Coffee CARBONELL'S LUNCHEONETTE 60 DUVAL STREET at Southard EEE VA Announces Civil Service | British authorities stated. The ‘ship was intercepted and returned Labor Day celebration, announ- ito southern France 26 days ago,|Ced today that 21 floats have refused to leave the ship. 1 | and the emigrants have since t Examinations An examination for probation- } al (permanent) appointment to the positions of electrician’s help: er, plumber and plumber's help- ; er, at entrance salaries ranging from $2020 to $2895.60 per year, was announced today by the Ve- terans Administration. { Vacancies to be filled are lo- cated at VA's southeast branch office No. 6 in Atlanta, and at regional offices, hospitals and homes in Alabama, Florida, ,Georgia, South Carolina and Ten- nessee. No written examination is } required. Applicants will be con- ! sidered on the basis of their j jtraining and experience. Prefer-! (ence will be given to veterans. ! | Further information and app! | cation forms may be obtained from the eexcutive secretary, bd. | jof U. S. Civil Service Examine: |Veterans Administration Branch Office No. 5, Atlanta (3), Georgia local boards of U. S. I Ser. vice Examiners; first and second class post offices in the five state area; Fifth U. S. Civil Service Region, 10 Forsyth Street, Bldg., Atlanta, Georgia; and at field sta- tions of the Veterans Administra- tion located in Alabama, Florida. Georgia, South Carolina, and Tenn. i: ' Applications must reach the executive secretary, board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at the VA station where the applicant de- sires to work, not later than Sep- | tember 10, 1947. ~~ Advisory NEW ORLEANS NO 1 ADVIS-, ORY, issued at 2:45 p.m., EST, August 23 Hoist hurricane warn- ings from Matagorda to High land, Tex., northwest storm war ings south of Matagorda to Fort| O'Connor and northeast storm warnings south of High Island to Lake Charles, La A small tropical storm of near hurricane intensity has developed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico; and was central at 2:45, EST,! near Latitude 28, Longitude 23, jor 150 miles southeast of Galves- | ton The movement of storm is west- northwestward at 10 miles ner hour and strongest winds 70 miles per hour within 25 miles of the | coast. Bad squalls are occurring out- ward 200 miles to the east of the center of the storm. Present indi- cations are center of the storm will reach the coast near Galves- ton late tonight. Precautions should, be taken at once against high tide from Matagorda, Tex., |to the extreme west Louisiana coast. en against a possible increase in the intensity of the storm. Signed: STEVENS. Seeks Divorce A petition seeking a divorce was filed yesterday with Circuit Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer by Andrew C. Carroll against Nolda Fran TALK GIVES CUE NEW YORK.—Detectives be- came suspicious when they heard Dante Forzano, 31, talking in a park about “hot stuff” and say- ing he was “just out of stir.” They jarrested him for investigation and jfound that the package he was carrying contained 26 rare bird jetchings, | Masonic Notice Regular communication of An- chor Lodge, No. 182, F. & A.M., Monday, August 25th, 8 P.M. | Conferring E.A. degree in full |form under the direction of Lec- |turer Austin Roberts, with special | ~ colorful arrangements. | All members of the fraternity are invited to attend. } LOUIS C. MALONEY, W.M. GERALD H. ADAMS, Sec. Neeson nities Raat? The British said yesterday they {would be taken to Hamburg, and today announced the intention of trying to return them to France. Committee Heads Of Red Cross Give "(Quarterly Reports Ivan Baggett, director of the ‘been entered in the parade. Most jof these, he said, have been en- ‘tered by merchants and other ibusinessmen and urged civic or- !ganizations to submit entries al- so. The director predicted that “this Labor Day celebration may be one of the most ‘outstanding ever held here bec | splendid fmany of the civic organ merchants and individua ions. | jcash prize offered by «the Jay- pat 947 ' 19 British ‘Miners Killed » By Explosion (By. Ansocintea Press) LONDON, Aug. 23.—Nineteen coal miners lost their lives in northern England today by an explosion in a mine, and five were injured. It was explained that the cas- udlity list was not larger becaus> of the five-day week. jfew men were in the mine, 432 use of the fet underground, preparing it for cooperation given by'resumption of work on Monday, Only a when the explosion occurred. In less than two weeks 123 Calling attention to the $190 British miners have lost their lives a result of explosions. With 18 members preesnt, the'shees and a cup offered by Pol- ithe disaster in Whitehaven re- board of directors of the West chapter, American Red Cross, yesterday at a luncheon- meeting at the Ocean View r taurant, heard detailed repc from its executives and chairmen of committees-and service units covering the second quarter of 947. It was the first occasion for many of the board members to meet Mrs. Helen E. McNeil, newly installed executive secretary of the chapter, who was. officially introduced by Allan L. Hampton, chapter chairman, presiding. On motion of Charles Taylor, it was formally resolved to memor- ialize the services of the late M Madeleine Browne in Red Cr work with a statement of tribute to be preesnted at a later meet- ing. Chairman Hampton spoke on her loyal and excellent work in the community under the Red Cross banner. She had hoped, he recounted, to renew her activi- ties jn the chapter upon recovery from the.illness whieh she-did not foresee. would prove. fatal. Activities. of the Gray Ladies, under volunteer special services, were reviewed by Mrs. L. H. God- dard, chairman of that unit, who stressed the need for additional from the chapter at the Naval Hospital. L. H. Goddard, co-chairman of the disaster preparedness and re- lief committee, reported the unit's readiness for potential operations. Chairman Earl E. Hamilton of the home service committee reported 154 active cases as of the end of July, the unit having aided with financial assistance amounting to an average of $257 per. month for the past six months. Repayments have been received at the rate of $300 a month. Assistance, not in- volving financial aid from the chapter, has included help in pre- paring claims for government benefits, transmittal of messages. and providing information to ser- vicemen with dependents. William M. Curry, chairman of first-aid, reported successful com- pletion of first-aid courses for col- ored teachers and outlined plans for additional classes, Joe Pinder, treasurer, read a financial report, and minutes of Precautions should also be tak-|the previous board mecting were |of operations at the Key. read by Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey chapter secretary. Oliver Gris wold, director of public relation summarized informational activi- .| ties. Two committees of the chapter are preparing plans for forthcom- ing programs, Mrs. McNeil re- ported. The community services unit and the personnel commit- tee will soon present plans, she stated. Hampton read a letter of thanks from Mrs. Katherine McCloud, former field director of Red Cross activities at the Naval Hospital, for chapter aid and cooperation jduring her term of service there. | She will soon engage in chapter activities as a volunteer, Mrs. Mc- Cloud wrote. \ ssataseeiainnaiinithenaiiemnamnabipeeneneantedaremadl PALACE THEATER LARRY PARKS in “THE JOLSON STORY” (In Technicolot, News and Serial 3 most Garage In U. 8. TWINS 1120 Duval Street Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Auto Parts for All Care s|tered, he said, are of simple con- “reel-i lained that cost need not deter | ms or organizations from en- |tering floats. Many of those en- struction but attractive design. | All should be on a Labor Dav theme, he said, to show tools of a craft or business and give an idea as to how their line of work is pursued. Baggett released a general out line of the Labor Day program ; as follows: F 9 a.m. Parade from Duval and Front streets south to Division thence on Division to Bayview, Park. ! 10 a.m. Presentation of prizes for winning floats, bandstand, Bayview Park. i | 10:30 a.m. Announcement of |winners of King and Queen con- test. i 1 a.m. Presentation of the a Key ]ock’s Jewelery Store, Baggett ex- suited in a death toll of 104. with entertainment by USO and other troupes, Park. 1 p.m. Kiddie Hour, directed by Elena McCoy, Park. 1:30 p.m. Boy Scout sports con- tests, Bayview Softball Field. 2 p.m. Outboard Races off Na- val Air Station. 2:30 pm. PAL Open events for children of all ages; pie-eating contest and other games, Bayview Softball Field. 3:30 pm. PAL model airplane contest, Softball Field. 4:30 p.m. Jam session and jit- terbug contest, skating rink. 15:30 p.m. Amateur Hour, skat- ing rink. © 6:30 p.m. Fire-fighters’ contest and exhibition, skating rink. Sports prizes for the best decorated bi-; (7:30 p.m. PAL boxing show at cycles. new outdoor ring, St. Mary's 11 a.m. Fishermen vs swimmers Parish Center grounds, Duval contest, bay off B: view Paik: bites ‘sas 11:30 a.m. Pet Show, bandstand. ! 12 noon Family picnic hour, t, south of Division — Soft- varie ~at Bayview Park: 9 p.m. Jamboree and Show at Bayview Park. Sale Of Marl At Dredger’s Key oe By Commission; Whole, (Group Will Serve On Committee SAMUEL PINDER, JR., IS APPOINTED AS DIREC-; TOR OF OPERATIONS | AT KEY | Sale of marl and other se ducts from Dredger’s Key will be | handled by a committee of the whole Board of County Cémmis- ners, it was decided at the meeting of the commission today The board members have ap- !proved of the appointment of ;Samuel Pinder, Jr., as director He j will be placed under $10,000 bond jand will deposit all receipts in} {the bank. n | Key by whoever gets the aggre- | gate. If someone comes to th key with a truck of his own the price is 75 cents a cubic yard. Pinder, it was learned today, had accepted the job of directing tivities at Dredger’s Key. He already has collected about $200 and he-told the board today he didn’t know what to do with the money. Commissioner Clarence Higgs explained that the county had no dragline and the only one avail- able at Key West that the coun’ could get was owned by Charles Toppino. “Toppino has offered the coun- ty the use of the dragline for trucks ! Chairman Frank Bentley and | loading the at the key Pinder were directed to n all|Wwithout cost to us for at least checks payable against the fund |@ month” aid Higes. ; and to make an accounting every | Commi: ioner WwW. A. Par month with Clerk Ross C. Saw-| Verified that. : All surplus funds will be} “Toppino vis virtually giving yer. deposited with Sawyer. | Price of the marl, delivered anywhere in Key West or Stock Island, will be $1.25 a cubic A truck holds four cubic yards and will be paid for at Dredger’s the county a $600 gift by letting us use his dragline”, said Par- rish. “I think it is a fine gesture. d.{It will enable the county to get started using the Dredger's Key material.” r | NOTICE Effective Monday, Aug- i| ast 25, ALL scavenger routes will receive twice || weekly service. Service will be given every fourth day. Ex- ample: Monday’s route will pick-up on Thursday. receive its second SESE Sondy Carabolo SANDY'S GARAGE 404 Duval Street Phone 50] Body and Fender Work CARS PAINTED from $35.00 EES ors Pork To-NIGHT Two Complete Shows 9 P.M. - 12 M. Public Service Dept. (s) ROBERT DOPP. | Club Tropics OAC Te Oe ee Associated Press Day Wire | Service and AP Features Citizrit County To Nego For Martello Tower For $10,000 Figure COMMISSION VOTES TODAY TO FIGHT POR LOW. Late Bulletins (By Associated Press) —$——— TO RELEASE PRISONERS WASHINGTON,—The | ER OF TWO BIDS SUBMITTED; CHECK FOR. | TEN PERCENT OF LOW BID ORDERED SIG ! AND SENT TO JACKSONVILLE | | Immediate negotiations with the War Assets Administration ir: Ameri-, an atempt to get the West Martello Yower property for a county can commanding officer in south-; peach for $10,000 was authorized today at a special meeting of the ern Korea informed the govern- ment today that the Russian com- imanding officer in northern Korea the three American soldiers who ' Monroe County Commission. | Chairman Frank Bentley and Clerk Ross C. Sawyer were in- had announced he would release) tucted to sign a check for $1,000, representing 10 per cent of the ted ‘August 12. $10,000, to the WAA. When the check is mailed from Jacksonville Hupbanen cian they ena be to Atlanta, Ga., office of the WAA, the county commission will be released tomorrow. APPROVES TREATY SOFIA.—The Bulgerian parlia- ment today approved the treaty with the Allies, though a supple- mentary statement declared that the country would ‘be unable to meet some of the economic re- | quirements. NATIVES FIGHT AGAIN BATAVIA.—The. Dutch govern- ment stated today that some of the native forees had resumed fighting in isolated sections of Java. MISS TRUMAN TO SING HOLLYWOOD.—Miss Margaret Truman, 23-year-old Gaughter of the President and Mrs, Truman, will sing in a concert tonight in the Hollywood Bowl. Entire Greek | Cabinet Resigns; More Fighting ATHENS, Aug, 23.—The entire cabinet of Greece resigned: to- 'day because of differences exis- ing among its Phembers. The premier handed in the signations to King Paul, who, shortly afterward, called on three of them to try to agree to form a new cabinet. It was said that the new cabinet probably will lean more to the Left than the one that had just resigned. Meanwhile, the government is having trouble’ abroad, as well as at home. Several matters with foreign countries have not been ‘settled to the satisfaction of the ipeaple of Greece, and today it {was reported that guerillas had entered northern Greece from |Bulgaria and had caused 30 cas- itroops reached tiie scene, the j Suet illas had fled back across the border into Bulgaria. | Property Sales Omer Perez traasterred to Al- oysia S. van Goidtsnoven proper- ty on Stock Island for $3,000, ac- cording to a warranty deed filed yesterday with Circuit Court ;Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. | Mr. and Mrs. E. T, Wilson trans- \ ferred to L. D, Edwards and G. T property on Stock Island for $1, 800. . NOTICE! } Vendors of Beer and Wine, Retail Liquor, Liquor Package Store, Clubs and Distributors ! must file their applica- tion for 1947/48 li- censes with the City Clerk on or before Sep- tember 2nd, 1947. ROY HAMLIN, City Clerk. jualties. By the time government: | notified. “When the cheek finally is passed along to the Washington head- quarters of the WAA, then this board should be represented in final negotiations for, the site,” said Commissioner Clarence Higgs, who, | Granted Over Group Protest HARVEY AND MRS. GOD- DARD OFFER RESIG NATIONS AFTER CITY FATHERS OK CHANGE Over the protests of three ;members of the Planning Com- mission, a zoning change from “residential to business”, allow- jing Allan Mears to set up a retail grocery directly ss the street “from Bayview Park, was approv- ed by the City Commission last night. The commission sat as a Plan- ning Board..Commissioners Louis Carbonell and Hunter — Harde: weré not present.” ihegs dais oie | Carbonell said this morning that neither had received a call for the meeting, although they had been informed August 5 of the date of the hearing. He expre: ed regret at not having been present, saying he would have supported Planning Commission; Chairman C, B. Harvey and his two colleagues, Mrs. L. H. God- dard and Bowman Cutter, in op- posing the zoning change. verbally su‘ .citted their resigna- verbally submited their resigna- tions because of the board’s over- riding their recommendation that Mears’ applicatic " be disapproved. Mayor W. W. Demeritt, however, refused 16 accept the resignations ,and asked the two members to reconsider. The board also approved a change in zoning from residential to business category for Hamilton Pinder, who likewise wanted to* ‘open a grocery at 1402 Newton istreet. The planning commiss jers took no vigorous stand a; {Pinder's application. Mr: dard said today that the area :not be seriously affected by store. The Mears store, however, she ‘said, is a regrettable edifice to jPlace directly opposite the city’s only park. Harvey, Cutter and Mrs. Goddard told the board that {when they did try to prevent spot a Doleporte, 71-1 Poinciana Place, ;zoning, they couldn't get the sup-| ‘port of the board. Mayor Demeritt, Commissioner: ‘Albert Cooper and John Carbo- inell, however, appeared swayed |by a petition offered by Mears, ‘bearing the names of a number lof property owners and other residents of the neighborhood Cooper said the petition was a mandate from the people but ad vocated also that a specific over- /all zoning plan be drawn up and ‘adhered to ' Mayor Demeritt said following ithe meeting that not a citizen jfrom the neighborhood was pres lent to voice an objection and the (Continued on Page 4) = =o Veterans of Foreign Wars Proudly Present “The Three Sharps” ! 1 : for Your | Dancing Pleasure 1 { \ | i -TONIGHT- at the CLUBROOMS 2ND AVE. and FLAGLER AVE. Admission, 25¢ Tax Included el with Chairman Bentl Zone Change ts | »avhich, to, negoli nee af ee eee bid for the property at the Jacksonville office of the WAA Thursday. It was decided to call ; meeting of the commiss ‘the plans are ready for advertis- ling for bids. Engineer R. W. Spalding told the commission to- day that the plans would be ready in a short time. although -the en- gineer would have to learn the , total amount of money that will ‘be available for the beach con- struction, Spalding also told the commis- ion that he had figured on 120 days for the constructing time, , but he could not guarantee the board it would be ready by that time. { “Contractors are having trouble everywhere getting materials for construction work,” said Spald- ing. “Since steel and cement will figure largely in the contracting work no man can say whenswe will be able to get those mate- eta ge ; vials. | | Spalding added that the i would: have “sufficient in for Sion (000. ‘t will take an estimated 30 ;days for contractors to figure on |the various sections of the beach |work and then to submit their bids, Spalding said. A considerable group of city of- ficials and citizens generally were on hand when Chairman Bentley called the commi: n together at 10 a.m. He explained the two bids submitted to the WAA, one a fair value bid of $35,000 and the other for $10,000, which was listed as a non-priority bid “Will there be any chance we won't have the weac« this year if we accept the lower of the two j bid asked Paul Sher, local mer ch ity int. We can save $25,000 by wait img 30 day said Commissioner Higgs. ‘t will take us that long to adveruse for bids for the work Then the contractors would need at least 10 days before materials could arrive on the job site.” In response to a question from the fioor, Spalding then told how his estimate for the work was 120 but that he couldn’t guar antee the beach completed in that ause of the inability of the contractors to get materials Reginald Pritchard said that the lower of the two bids should be pressed because, he said, the gov ernment is always late perform- ing the smallest details Jommissioner Higgs made the statement that President Truman mtinued On Page Four) FREE!’ CELEBRATED BUBBLE BANK GET ONE See Your Savings Swell Given With This Advertisement and A LUBRICATION and OIL CHANGE i Monroe Motors, tm. 1201 White Street PHONE 725