The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 29, 1947, Page 1

ee | : : oas ° cae hg ff Key West, Florida, has the ary eet i Associated Press Day Wire | © mos. equable climate in the J 4 if “ Service and AP Features country, with an average For 67 Years Devoted to ‘the range of only 14° Fahrenheit A Best Interests of Key West ‘Cot tae THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN T 43 VOL. XVIII. No. 206 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDA% AUGUST 29, 1947 a 1c ae PRICE FIVE CEN1r New Coektail Entertainment Program For Oridsesed Lounge At La | Tourists Is Being Discussed | Well-Qualified Concha Hotel) After USO Passes To City! Man Be Hired Navy Men, Mayor | Among Reviewers Of Dopp Submits Case Against Labor Day Parade | WILL SERVE FOOD 20 HOURS COMMERCE CHAMBER* CAPTS. HOUSER, CooP-* ER, DEMERITT AND| OS ao ooreews A DAY AFTER JAN. 1: COF-| FEE SHOP IS TO BE BUILT! DIRECTORS OPEN 10| SMO OOM O MM « MRS. DOPP TO BE ON. STAND; 32 UNITS » Director Ivan Baggett of the Labor Day celebration announced , today that Mayor W. W. Demer- | itt, Capt. Harold A. Houser, com) | ! mandant, Naval Base; Capt. Hen- ry M. Cooper, commanding offi-/ cer, Naval Air Station, and Mrs.; Norma Dopp, president of the, Jayshees, will be among the; judges on the reviewing stand for the Labor Day parade. Some of the city commisgion- ers also may be among the viewing officials, he said. | Police Lieutenant Ray Atwell and Lieutenant Carl Juth, Senior Shore Patrol officer, will direct the parade as marshall and as- sistant marshall, respectively. { Atwell said the parade will start promptly at 9 a.m. and will pro- ceed south on Duval. to Division and then up Division to Bayview Park. No cars will be allowed to park on either street after 8 a.m. Monday. Baggett announced that a La- bor Day Jamboree is definitely set for 9 p.m. at the skating rink, Bayview Park with John Pritchard and his band furnishing the music for dancing and a_ large show. 2 - Mrs. Edith Sweeting, Labor Day publicity chairman, revealed that 32 units, including 21 floats, have been entered in the parad Colored civic and fraternal or- ganizations have responded with music and floats also, she said. ; The Welters Cornet Band and) possibly the high schol band will: furnish the music. i Mrs. Sweeting said that.a.sevies., re- \Monday, Open All floor it Kraeger Makes Stores To Close ee i ! Construction of’ a new cocktail | ‘lounge in the lobby of La Concha | jHotel will get under way tomor- ' {row, J. D. McAndrews, manager, | announced today. | At the same time McAndrews | tsaid that the dining room will} jreopen in about three weeks, af- | observance of Labor Day, Joe iter having been closed during | Pearlmen, president, an- the summer months. nounced today. ‘About Jan. 1 the La Concha} The stores will be 41; Will serve food 20 hours a day,” day Thursday. — !said McAndrews. “We are going ito build a new coffee shop where \ ik Muh dou dedi ds Day On Thursday All member stores of the Retail Merchants Association will close all day Monday in jthe barber shop and the beauty | parlor now ave abot Jan. 1. “Then we will serve meals in ! Three Military \the coffee shop from 5 a. m.. un- yet 2 p. m.; in the main dining ‘room, from 11 a. m., until 9 p. m., Leaders Talk To jand from 9 p. m. until 2 a.m, . . jin the bar and grill, which is a Legionnaires ‘ ‘new addition to the hotel serv-| ice.” _ The coffee shop will have en- [By Axnociated (Pi NEW "YORK, Ag Go Gan jtrances from the lobby of the ho- eral Eisenhower, Admiral Nimitz ;t¢! and from Fleming street. The and Airforce Commander Spaatz :n€W cocktail lounge is off the are due ‘to make addresses this ain lobby. right off the Fleming afternoon at the American .Stteet entrance. The cocktail bar Legion’s twenty-ninth conven-.{Will seat about 10 persons, while tion. The addresses will be made |chairs and tables will seat others. in the Tist Regiment Armory, | British Miners Go On Strike While the nature of , the ad- dresses has not been divulged, was said the three speakers will advocate the adoption of universal military training in the (Ry Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 29. — Thirty thousand Yorkshire coal miners today joined in the strike that began yesterday when 7,000 min- United States. ers refused to return to. their pits because of’ a~ government ruling that the areas be extended. Application To i SUGGESTIONS FOR EN- ‘ly expanded program to be put! {ne 'Atomic-Energy |For Planes, Cars, Trains And Homes (fy The Associated Press) _’ WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.— Control of atomic energy has been discovered by nuclear scieatists, it was reported to- TERTAINMENT Plans are being discussed at present for an _ entertainment program for winter tourists and visitors generally in the USO building at Whitehead and South- ard streets, and was anncunced yesterday. The Key West v Chamber of| day. though, it. was added, Commerce directors discussed] ‘ much more experimenting tentative plans, which include} mus{ be done before the en- the State Tourist weekly bridge party. “If the people of Key West have any ideas on the subject, we would appreciate it if they called our office,” said Harold Laubscher, manager of the Cham- ber of Commerce. “Last year there was a considerable program of activity. “With the passage of the USO building to the city on Christ-! mas Day it is possible for a great- Clubs and a} ergy/is available for industrial uses, It'was explained that the scientists can now so form an atomic bomb as to release its energy in slow stages, and it was asserted that the time will come when the energy not pnly will be used to op- erate airplanes, automobiles and trains but also to provide power and heat in homes. into effect.” Siok &. RS Chamber's directors also dis- ithe Merchants Division of ‘the cussed plans for. the proposed |Chamber has received 57 appli- tourist information booth in Mi-|cations from local clerks and ami. It was learned that it is,sales people to be enrolled. ary to receive special dis- Classes begin Oct. 20. More sales per ion from the Miami City persons may be-accommodated,.it Commission before permission is said. may be obtained to erect a booth! Key West Jaycees were com- in the location the Chamber has ,mended on their plans to set up a in mind. {desk space in the USO building, It was reported yesterday that after the city’s acquisition of the Key West must comply with fire, ‘structure. ee zoning and building laws in Mi-!. “In this way it is doubtless ami. Certain specifications must assured that closer cooperation be followed. John Allan Long, ar- may be arranged between the chitect, is now drawing plans for Jaycees and this organization on the booth. ‘future projects,” said a Cham- The sales school sponsored by ber of Commerce bulletin today. Recunmesidutiiaes Of : Upper Manage Airport, Charles S. Kraeger, 2835 Harris ofexhibits will be placed in Bay. XNorkshire strikers declared tha 140,000 other miners will join inf view Park, presenting handiwork of various organizations and the avenue. who has just retired from’ Navy. The Jayshees are also sponsoring a miniature zoo, a kid- dies’ “fish pond” and pony rid A number of prizes will be given away prior to the Jamboree, which is being sponsored by the Jayshees also. Concession stands opérating in Bayview ‘Park will be as follows: Veterans of Foreign Wars, hot dogs and snowballs; Junior Wom- an’s Club, home-made candy and other delicacies; Boy Scout oft drinks; Girl Scouts, cakes and cookies. Among the major events of: the day will be the award of prizes for the, best floats, $100 for the best on a Labor Day theme, a cup from Pollock’s Jewelry Store| for the best-looking float; choos- ing of the King and Queen of La-| bor Day; bic: decorations con- test. All events will take place in Bayview Park after the parade. Among other highlights of the day will be races by the Key} West Outboard Club off Nava Air Station and PAL Sky Slicers’ | model airplane show at Bayview Park; firefighting contest at Bay- | view Park and the Police Athletic | League Boxing Show at 7 p.m. at! * its new ring on Duval street at| the St. Mary’s Perish grounds. | | RSA TE ALN CLP ITE TEL { i | i} \ 4 { WE ARE... HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALISTS | Let Us Check Your Brakes Lou Smith Auto Service | White at Fleming Phone 5/| “Opposite Army Barracks” ~NEW SHOW , Prese TATO and JULIA | ‘Scintillating LATIN Dance Tea: ROLAND COMEDY SINGING TEAM Formerly Featured with FRED WARING'S Orchestra ——PL KAROLE Mistress of Ceremonies, Swing Songstress direct from Penthouse — SATURDAY — two snows SagHTLY_—3:00 P.M. and 12:00 M. Reservations Suggested: Phone Featuring the Only Elevate Dance to the Latin-American Rhythm of the Tropics Knights | [CLUB TROPICS the Civil Aeronautics Administra- tion in which he had considerable airport experience, has filed an application with the County Com- mission for appointment as mana-| ger of Meacham Field, it was an- nounces today. the strike unless a settlement is made shortly. j A governme spokesman d that the British Trade Union, ‘with a membership of 7,000,000, jwill approve the course the gov- ernment is taking at a convention jot leaders to be held next week. \Kraeger. “I intend to attend the fect stationed here was issued] Kraeger was once in charge of Meacham Field traffic controi tower, before he went to Home- stead Army Air Field, Home- stead, and later to Boca Raton; Army Airfield, where he was To Small Craft waffic controller for the airports. “ Warnings to small craft to re- “F can show the County Com-! main away from vicinity of Wom- | mission how they can make more |ay Key, nine miles out of Key | than my salary in the manage- West, during the period of gun-} ment of Meacham Field,” said inery practice for the submarine | Warning Issued meeting of the commission Tues- day night and to lay mv cards on} the table for it to study.” BRADY'S Choice "Poultry ve —— ROASTERS | GENE AUTRY in “SIOUX CITY SUE” BATTERY-RAISED FRYERS | News and Serial CUT-UP IF DESIRED | 1214 Whit. Street PHONE 540 today for Sept. 3 and 4. The firing of the guns on the submarines, which will surface} for the. exercises, will be to the| northward of the key. Small! craft are warned by the U. S. Navy to keep out of the area two; miles on either side of Woman! Key and for seven miles north of it. The subs will fire from 10: am, until 4 p.m, ' POOR OLD CRAIG | SERVICE STATION Division at Francis Phone 9134 CHAMPION ;Outboard Motors $127.00 a TONIGHT!!! ti The Veterans of Foreign Wars aT i Cordially Invite You to A Friday Nite Frolic Featuring. “Arent Sjursen and His SHARPS” At the Clubrooms 2nd and Flagler Avenue i DOOR PRIZES Reasonably Priced Refreshments ADMISSION, 25c Per Person (Tax Included) m direct from CLOVER CLUB TWINS US—— SINGER LABOR DAY 700 — No Cover - No Minimum d Dance Floor in Key West | nent ns nccmenia Spins Me z Keys Chamber Of Commerce Sought In Overseas Zoning KEY WEST CHAMBER TO» SEEK OPINIONS ON PROPOSAL TO ZONE, MIAMI TO KEY WEST Recommendations of tie Mara- thon Chamber of Commerce and copy of a letter written by Alex M. Balfo, president of the Mi- ami Chamber of Commerce, ask- ing the Dade.County Commis- sion to get in touch with the to work out zoning laws that would raise the quality of con- the Upper Keys Chamber of | struction along the -highway so Commerce, Tavernier, will be |as to attract higher type of tour- sought by the Key West Cham. | ists, was read. . ber of Comme: for a move- The directors of the local ment started for zoning restric- tions along Overseas Highway, it was announced here yesterday. At a meeting of the directors of the local Chamber yesterday a Chamber decided to get the rec- ommendations of the two Upper Keys chambers and to incorpor- ate their views in a letter to the (Continued On Page Three) BAHAMA ROOM Tonight and Saturday Only -SHOWS NIGHTLY-- 9 P.M. 11 P.M. 1 A.M. A One Man Show First Key West Appearance MEL, MURRY ' : “KING OF BOOGIE WOOGIE” Direct from... Miami Beach's Most Exclusive Night Clubs and Cocktail Lounges Come and See The Piano Played Like It Should Never Be Played Your Host, “Let’Em-Live’” AL GORDON. TOLD ELLINGSON FULLY TRAINED APPOINTEE PRE- FERABLE BEFORE ACCEPT- ING WELFARE POST | T. Victor Lowe, newly appoint- ed Director of Public Welfare, jEllingson, while discussing _ his |appointment, that a man fully trained in publie welfare and re- creation should be named to the 'post if the cify could afford it. “I told Mr. Ellingson I did not jhave a college education,’ Lowe |said, “and that it would be for ithe betterment of the city to have a man fully trained in re- creation and public welfare.” When it became apparent that the city could not afford a suf- }ficient salary to attract an ap- \plicant with those qualifications, ‘Lowe said, he consented to ac- cept the appointment. Dwight H. Hunter, Lowe's pre- ‘decessor, had listed @ertain quali- 'fications. required by the Na- ‘tional Recreation Association of ; lan appointce to the post, includ- jing a college degree, completion ‘of courses in recreation, and at least two years’ irecreation. (Hunter’s city salary jwas supplemented by a salary as jattendance assistant. to County Supt. of Schools Willard Albury). Lowe said that he was in charge of city recreation during ;bis term as’ director of National Youth Administration here. He explained that he was married, with one child at the time of World War I and the war end- ‘ed before he could be inducted jon the second cal. His son, Samuel L. Lowe, served through- out World War II. Lowe said he would not have accepted the position if he had felt the city would empley semeone better qualified. Netherlands Accepts UN Java Action (By The Ashorinted Press) LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 29.— ‘The Netherlands government has informed members of the UN Se- Monroe Commission in an effort ;curity Council that it accepts the }ouch as P; icouncil’s offer to investigate the jIndonesian question in detail. The council was told that the government will facilitate the in- jvestigation in every possible, way. News from Java is that there is still occasional native attacks in isolated parts of the country. ant Garage in U. 8. 1120 Daval Street Phone 168 Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work ine Auto Parte for All Cars POULTRY STERLING'S ‘Marker E.' Sterling, Manager 904 FLEMING STREET HENS, FRYERS & EGGS FREE!! A CELEBRATED BUBBLE BANK GET ONE See Your Savings Swell Given With This Advertisement and A LUBRICATION and OIL CHANGE Monroe Motors, '*. 1201 White Street PHONE 725 Mrs. Maloney experience in| Features Large ‘Turnout Here \FIRST WARDEN WAS KEY WESTER, EXPERT SAYS: THELMA STRABEL, NOVEL- ! IST, AMONG NEW MEMBERS Bolstered by eight new mem- bers, the fledgling Monroe Coun- ty Audubon Society conducted its first sereen exnibit on bird life last night at the Woman's Club under the supervision of :Charles R., Brookfield of Miami, tropical representative of the Na- itional Audubon Societies. Some 50 birds, virtually all of |}Keys, were displayed on color slides by Brookfield to the en- jtertainment of at least 35 bird Jlovers. Among those attending was Thelma Strable (Mrs. David Godwin), well known novelist. President Oliver Griswold out- lined a tentative program for the chapter. Among the major ob- jectives proposed were education of young people in bird lore and (Continued On Page Three) ‘Democracy Best, Lions Club Told. By Justice Caro ‘Audubon Event! ;told The Citizen today that he, had advised City Manager O. J. S. j which are common to the Florida , CLERK CHARGED WITH LONG INEFFICIENCY, BAD LANGUAGE; HAD BEEN WARNED ONCE Robert H. Dopp, director’ of public services, today submitted detailed c! arges to City Manager O. J. S. Ellingson against Mrs. Angelina Maloney, billing» and posting clerk. The charges were in support of Dopp’s recommen- dation that Mrs. Maloney, who works in the tax collector's of- fice, be discharged from city service for inefficiency. . Ellingson referred Dopp’s let ter to the Civil Service Board. Chairman Myrtland-Cates of the Board announced that the Board will conduct an open public hearing on the charges at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at City Hall. | Dopp stated “that Mrs. Ma- loney has failed to demonstrate the following necessary characer- istics of an efficient City em- ploy Initiative, attitude (co- operativeness), effectiveness in meeting and dealing with others and ability to follow instruc- tions.” | “Mrs. Maloney has criticized ; the orders and policies of her | superior officers,” Dopp con- | tinued, “in-such @ manner as | to be @ detriment to efficient ; public service. Mrs. Maloney | has publicly steted that ‘the | new system of billing and | checking sewer and scavenger : bills that she hes been in- structed to set up by the Fi- | nance director dnd myself, is It was American immigration log ‘laws were repealed the popula- ‘tions of virtually all the Buro- pean countries would be wiped out—they would all come to the United States. Criminal Court Judge Thomas S. Caro. in a talk on Communism last night before the Key West [Lions aid That American 's system of free ‘d all the world in its enlightenment. “When a boy of poor parents, jst nt Truman, can {rise in this country to be presi- |dent of the greatest nation in the jworld, it is a mark of our ‘de- mocracy said Judge Caro. of Communism and showed how it was nothing new—ijust an old wav of gaining power for a few. The Lions voted to enter a float in the Labor Dav perade. Sec A. C. Michelis an- nounced © Lions International would offer prizes for the best at- tendance records reported by any of the clubs. ry SEALED BEAM . ) HEADLIGHTS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS 121 Duval Street wee Phone (42 ae ERESCRIPTIONS fretease: Compounded by Experienced Pharmacists GARDNER’S PHARMACY 1114 Division St.. Cor. Varela \ Phone 177 Free Delivery oo we wwwww ewe sews | eis SOUTH Minature Golf Course and Recreation Center Judge Caro traced the history > 8222442044000 04484 | Grand Opening “that Mrs. Maloney has used of fensive language toward the pub- lic in the presence of City em ployes” and that she “has stated on not less than two separate occasions, ‘If I don’t get a perm- anent appointment I am going to see John Carbonell’.” "The report of inefficiency. | rendered on August 11, 1947,” | Dopp continued, “is not the | result of one or two weeks’ ob- | servation, but an opinion form- ed over @ considerable period | of time.” He said that he had cautioned :Mrs, Maloney “approximately months ago to the effect that services were approachin isfactory status. During the discussion Mrs. Maloney pleaded for another chance to make good This I agreed to do. Since that time Mrs. Maloney has not made any attempt to improve her ef ficiency to that of satisfactory employe.” { It is his firm conviction. Dopp concluded, “that Mrs. Maloney is not a desirable City employe (Continued On Page Four) ——EXPERT——. Auto Repairs ! } | | Reasonable Prices | We Have Testing Machines That | Leave Nothing to Guess Work PROMPT SERVICE _ NAVARRO, Ine. Opposite Bus Station SEACH Play Starts Tomorrow * Foot of SIMONTON STREET The tity engineer also’ charged” “