The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 4, 1947, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the mos. equable climate in the country. with an average eange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXVIIl. No. 21 0 Sailor Beaten And Shot By Unknown Man VICTIM SAYS HE KNOWS OF NO REASON FOR ATTEMPT. ED MURDER; OCCURRED AT $10 THIS MORNING Orem N. Hyd ilor from the Sea Leopard, was shot and badly beaten by an unknown assailant at 5:10 this morning at Duval and Olivia streets. Hyde gave no reason for the attempted murder, nor did he know who his assailant was. Call Officer Wilson Jolly, and Chief Deputy Sheriff Sam Bath rushed to the scene after an unknown woman phoned of the shooting and beating. The injured man was taken to the United States Naval Dis- pensary where he was found by Naval doctors to have been shot in the buttocks by a small cali- bre pistol, believed to be a .32. Hyde also had several lacera- tions and bruises of the head, face ahd body. Acting Police Chief Joseph Kemp, who has had to take over the additional duties of police chief during B. Perez's illness, stated that he had assigned Of- fweer Frank Jolly to make a thorough investigation of the shooting. Chitf Deputy Sheriff Moreno is investigating for the ; s office. | Acting Police Chicf Joseph} Kemp announced this afternoon ! that Frank Fraga, of 5-B Porter Place, has been held for inves gation in the shooting of Hyde. Fraga is alleged to have driven Hyde and other occupsnts in his taxi before the shooting. Fraga was picked up by Officer Frank Jolly and Chief Deputy Moreno | Wallace. | At the Na japproved the tax roll but will Che THE sou Key West Citiz THERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. County Tax Roll To Be Ready October 7 PARCELS OF LAND IN* MONROE NUMBER 32,- SSS SSE st ft 4 112; DISCOUNTS FoR! President To Get EARLY PAYMENTS Citizen Carrying Monroe county's tax roll will Poinciana Story be ready for presentation to the {county commissioners on Tuesday jnight, October 7, Assessor Claude A. Gandolfo said today. Under the new system of pre- | paring the tax roll, every parcel of land in the county has a num. As the result of the con- tributed article which The August 30, criticizing pro- posed transfer of Poinciana Place to the Navy, the paper is being sent to high of- ber. In that way it is an easy! ficiais, from President Tru- imatter to determine just how] man down. many parcels there are in the Mayor W. W. Demeritt per- county. The total is 32,112, Gan- dolfo stated. Final entries are now being made to all the parcels. That jwork has been in progress since Colin English, state superintend- ent of public instruction, ap- proved the school budget for Monroe county. Gandolfo said that all the en- tries will have been completed before October 1 meeting of the commissioners, who have already sonally purchased copies of the August 30 issue to see that they are sent to the Proper officials along with copies of the resolution pass- ed by the Commission Tues- day night, requesting transfer of the project to the Key West Housing Authority. In addition to the Presi- dent, other recipients will be Secretary of National De. fense James P. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy Ken- neth Royall, U. S. Senators Claude Pepper and Spessard Holland, Rep. George Smath- ers, Capt. H. A. Houser, com- mandant, Naval Base: Chair- man Frank Bentley of the ' sign it formally on that date. The roll will then be given to Tax Collector Howard E. Wilson, who will send out statements to all taxpa He now has the} plates, with the names and ad- County Commission, and the dresses of taxpayers on oe | Key West Housing Author- and expects to have the state-| ity. ments in the mail by October 15. The procedure of making WD FSM PLD BP EF Bs the roll and mailing statements es Chilling Rain been used in this county. condition was desc boast had Wa epuMacens sate Employes Okayed By Civil Service! Horatio Castille, rodman for the Department of Public Servi- ces, and Ivan G. Roberts, of the same Mepartment have been per- manetly appointed to their pos’ tions, effective August 24, L. H. Goddard, executive secretary, Ci- vil Service Board, has announced Probational appointment of Miss Gloria Acevedo as clerk-ty- pist in the office of the city’ clerk, effective August 6, and of Miguel Leon, laborer in the di- 26 has been approved. Can Be Tricky EL PASO, Ill.—(AP).—‘“Rust:; trained cat of Guy Fletcher, has more trieks up his whiskers than jspite of Denmark's lack of skill- | has been accelerated by the use a 9 Stops Truman’s of the addressograph. This is the A Orchid Search first year that that machine has (hy: Aanneinted Prean) a discount of 4 per cent. In De- cember the discount will be three per cent; January, 2 per cent, RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 4.— and February 1 per cent. In,A chilly rain prevented President March, taxes must be paid in|Truman today from making his full, and on April 1 they become !sccond mountain climb in search delinquent. lof orchids. i REE , persian he was succc ; ‘inding several choice var Danes Want Ss To Emigrate COPENHAGEN. — (AP). — In{went to the American embas: (In Washington, Representative ed labor more than 13,000 Danes !George Bender, Republican, of want to emigrate but so far only ;Ohio, charged Truman with cre- 700 have got permission, says |ating a cr in Europe so that he ithe Danish Emigration Office. jcould use it advantageously in the | Four thousand prefer Australia, |clection next year by pointing out several hundred the United that, considering the acute state |States, Canada, South Africa and of foreign affai jArgentina, and others Jamaii ‘New Guinea, Salvador, Iraq, Cey: lon, and Indo China. ul in s of ed to climb higher un Mount Cor- more gorgeous types. But, in- wise for the American people to ‘change the administration — in !Washington. Bender advocated Applications are coming from ‘that an investigation be conduct- all classes, but most of them ‘ed to try to determine if conditions from farmers, industrial work-;in Europe are as ‘ers, technicians, and engineers. ippried by the Department | State. of he has lives. into a paper k The 11 months old feline isn't the first animal Fletcher has taught stunts. He once had a pig, and “say $8. Fletcher s potiy could still jump through a hoop when he weighed 300 pounds. HE MIGHT BE DRUNK! GUAM.—(AP). — Testifying in an island court, a principal in a hit-and-run driving case said he had drunk “quite a lot” on the evening his car smashed into an- other, He and two had downed a quart of and three pints of brandy. Then he finished off 20 beers by him- self. CALL FOR BIDS The City of Key West will re- ceive bids up to 8:00 P.M, Tues day, September 16, 1947, for the sale of one Rex Concrete Mixer, with 2 H.P. Stover Mixer may be seen engi as is. at City Hall. The city reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. ROY HAMLIN, City Clerk. eo companions | whisky | Rusty's _—_—srepertory includes; BEER-WINE LICENSES walking on two legs, jumping | through a tennis racket, and jumping five feet from a chair GET SOLONS’ OKAY 70 Key Westers The City Commission hes ap-, Pg Attend Miami proved an ordinance permitting a} é x Shrine Event | bx .r and wine license for Claris- ! » Roberts Dixon who is building | restaurant at the corner of Di-’ coventy Key West Shriners vision and Margaret streets. Vint attend the convention of the salt, as mecessary to Pass an OF Southwestern Shrine Association dinance eC’ e e g i em- ft ; sont to be held in Miami on Septem property is located in a restricted 12.95 96, 97, a member of the Neh local club said today. {, ftiso approved has been trans, It will’ be the first convention ifer. of ewig to albert, Gordag the association has held since the Hor the ‘BabamallBar, $19) Duval Desnning of Werld’ War tL and ‘ sich “Gordon. recently Word received from Miami is that sonia ‘i Me exgan Y probably the attendance of Shrin- {Duce uaneD ers will be the largest in the his- iMcDONALDS RETURN TO KEY WEST HOME | Mr. and Mrs, John C. Mce- ‘Donald, 1018 Elgin street, have {returned home after a vacation of lone month. They visited Mr. Mc- ‘Donald’s parents at Lineville, ‘Alabama. | Other tory of the association. of Mahi Temple, with which the Key West Shrine Club is affiliat- ed, estimates that more than 10,- 000 Shriners will be present. Ebright, who was in Key West at the last ceremonial held here by the local club, says that 6,543 hotel reservations already have been made. He is the general chairman of all the committees that are making arrangements for the convention. indy PALACE THEATER, SANDY's GARAGE | CHARLES STARRETT in | 404 Duval Street Phone 501 “ | SRA ec Complete Overhaul Jobs Newt Gad OKESe Fain No Job Too Difficult ERED Cars Parkecgmey places visited by the |MacDonalds were Lake Wales, Ocala, Silver Springs, Tampa, Tallahassee, and Wakulla Springs. ' For Commissioners orchids, and today he had intend- | Idova to find, what he was told. | ad, as the rain continued, he . it would be un-! serious as re-! Harry C. Ebright, chief rabban, ' an) KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1947 Wo rid Trade Charter in the Making _ (Casa Marina Attorney To Confer Here ‘COMMISSION AGREES TO CON- | SULT WITH GIBLIN REGARD- { \ Sie napintas | ING LOWER TAX ASSESS- MENT ON HOTEL The City Commission will meet Tuesday at 8 p. m. to discuss the city’s tax assessment on Casa Ma- | rina Hotel with Attorney Vincent } C. Giblin of Miami. Giblin, who represents Samuel 4 Kay and Julius Kasden of the | Atlas Investment Corporation, owners of the hotel, asked for meeting with the commission some time ago. H | The Commission has refused a request by Kay for a considerable reduction in the $363,000 assess- ;ment recommended by Tax As- sessor Harry Elwood. Calling on U.N. from Geneva, where they had been working with hun- dreds of other technicians to draw up a constitution for the Inter- national Trade Organization (ITO), U.N.’s top economist David Owen (left) and Max Suetens, President of the Geneva Conference, are shown at Lake Success discussing portions of the world trade charter with Hector McNeil, United Kingdom Delegate to U.N.’ Economic and Social Council, which received a report on the iro. Sis The Commissi vill also } ‘British Government Beset —inat’rusitt"2°0 on", , Trustees of the city retirement fund to discuss establisament of ,the new pension system. City iManager O. J. S. Eliingson is al- so a member of the Board. | With Strike Of 50,000 Coal Miners, With 46 Pits Idle RESERVE PILES OF FUEL* ALMOST EXHAUSTED Realty Sales IN SOME INDUSTRIES, | ty LEADERS SAY In Key ‘ following (Ry Associated P LONDON, Sept. 4.—While the British government is working jhard to put its “austerity plan” into effect in an attempt to raise | its economy level, it is beset by a coal miners’ strike that has re- sulted in cutting down the amount of gas used for homes and industries and slowed up work in steel and woolen mills. Fifty thousand Yorkshire min- ie s on what is terme’ a } wilde; and efforts thus far to have them return to work jhave been unsuccessful. Though Great Britain is sorely in need of coal, 46 pits, the government an- jnounced, have been shut down temporarily. Only one week's surplus of {coal is available in some indus- Europe Needs Much Coal For intea Press) ‘ON, Sept. 4.—With in Europe | cretary of State Marshall is hard at work to- | day trying to devise a stop-! gap movement until his plan, for | the rebuilding of Europe, can be put into effect. Walter M. Barotszel, of Nor-:., Word was received here today folk, Va., to Francis L. Johnson, that the delegates at the confer- Key West, lot. 3, in the Lime &nce of the 16 nations in Paris ‘Grove subdivision, for a nomi- had recommended that Europe be nal sum, supplied with 40 million tons of eee ROOMS ee ae 'coal in, 1948. It will require an tries declared that their reserve €normous amount, the delegates piles have almost been exhausted, S#id, to revamp the industry in hh rude Union Con. that part of Europe where the ays “0h Marshall plan will be used. upporting the Bov- “Reduced amounts of coal will , s efforts to enforce 16 needed between 1948 and 1 its “austerity plan,” today criti- i¢ was stated, with only 6 in cized the government for failure ii pease a a ‘ beh : ion tons required in the latte: ‘of the building industry to cut [On tons red! : WASHING The of realty in Key ‘West have been economic conditions recorded in the county clerk’s reported serious, S =a) transfers i oifice: Abelardo Marquez to George Jefferson Brodhead, a lot at Catherine and Royal streets, for $1,500. The lot is 93 by 98 feet. ries, while heads ji : year. jtries, while heads of other indus- down the housing shortage. } They said further that, aided by ERG the Marshall plan, the nations » affected will be able to issue a sound currency by the end of 1949. | Kilis Bradley’s Father, | Slain By Plume Hunters, | "Was Ist Audubon Warden! « Leo B. Warren Arrives In City, Chief Pharma ’s Mate Leo! axton Warren arrived today by {(AP).—Swedes lead the list of ad { plane from his naval assignment :\'S to eae EAuion ign sever i By JOHN R. VOSBURGH at the National Naval Medical ene a aien Dora believe + + 4 eas, enter, la, Ma la uence. OS! servers | City jealicract mas mere est ciuzen ney aed! ae eae in this is because Sweden, aithoug! | The identity of the Key Wester who became the first game | warden of the National Audubon Societies back in 1905 has finally ' been established as Guy Bradley, father of Ellis Bradley, inspector of weighis and measures for the city. ' >p, that was my daddy,” Bradle hunters) shot him in the back on Cape iami, and together they came Key West. Ww nis well known locally, : ‘and he and Mrs. aid today. “They (plume staying at the family’s ble as he was siepping into 412 Elizabeth street. There’s a monument and bronze plaque up there in his: residence, ;honor, ‘The Audubon Societies keep up the grave. He was buried 0, MMMM I a a SS, jnot far from where he was% a | shot.” ' ‘Pickpocket Beverage Dept. 44 Work Men In Key West |Breaks Own Heart For Inspection; It was Charles R. Brookfield, tropical representative of the Na- |tional Audubon Societies, who idvew attention to the Key West jbackground of the first warden. ‘During his color slide exhibit on | birds at the Woman's Club last ROME.—(AP). — When Milan pickpocket nipped the —_—. far distar an imper jeolonies in Africa Warren are onal ambitions. jservice of the i tment and 360 in jeluding |; Their duties re the Emperor’: Jsupervising gold mines and doing educational, medical and mission- the on Ethiopian atr conducting a police school. An- other heads Ethiopia’s most mod- ern hospital. K. Guard - Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 67 Years Devoted to the Rest Interests of Key Wet t i<) PRICE FIVE CENT Termed “Exceptional” ODIEIO“ADI S| Dr. Sanchez On 76th Visit To United States Dr. Ernesto A. Fernandez Sanchez, a writer on Mafiana, a Havana publication. and also a lawyer, arrived in Key West today om his 76th visit to the United States. He said he has been com- ing to Key West for 27 years, and that his visits here prob- ably total 50. "I am always pleased to return to Key West,” he said, “because of the noble part it played in the libera- tion of Cuba. And every time I come here my mind goes back to the time when the great Jose Merti met here with other Cuban patriots to continue our struggle for liberty.” Rehabilitation servos eas *GROUP AND BATTALION COMMANDERS PRAISE BATTERY HERE; ROB- ERTS LAUDED Key West's National Guard junit, Bo cy A, 712th Antiair. craft Art. ry Battalion, has re- | ceived high commendatien from ‘its group commander, Col. P. L. | Wall, 227th Antiaircraft Artillery | Group. | The battery, led by Capt. W. E. iP. Roberts, is congratulated by ‘Col. Wall for its “exceptiona ; Showing” on induction into the | National Guard. Lt. Col. Henry H | Taylor, Jr., battalion command rer, of Miami, has joined Col. Wall in praising the Key West unit. | Col. Taylor predicts that athe ‘battalion units as well as Florida | National Guard units “will have ito look to their laurels” in com- jPeting against the Monroe county ; lads. Capt. Roberts also is given ‘fine tribute by his superior of ficers. | The communications of com- mendation follow: It is my desire to commend Marder Trial Under Way In Circuit Court) you on the exceptional showing made by your battery on in- duction into Federal Service. The large number of men which you had at muster could only ‘be secured by exceptional of- fort, initiative and determina- tion. It is indeed gratifying to i | Twelve jurors were seiected at | know of the rapid progress that this morning's session of the} Your battery has made. circuit court, for the trial of| This fine start was due Henry B. King, negro, on aj Selely to your own efforts and charge of murder in the first de charges that he fatally stabbed Samuel gree. The prosecution Kelly, negro. King's wife was there for her to return home wit him. The men-first quarreled an then fought, and it was during oc curred, according to testimony at | the fight that the stabbing a coroner’s inquest. Court recessed at noon and wai 2 o'clock this é reconvened at 2 | ternoon, when the first witness was called to the nd. Ethiopia Favors: Swedish Advisers, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia.—j i nation and has ne or any Swedes in the iopian govern There are 140 women and children. nperial guards tc Swede force, direc others work visiting at Kelly’s home when King called in. | vaphicaliy, is not col- he country, in- from training you have produced results of which you may be justly be Proud. . “P.L. WALL, “Colonel, 227th AAA "Gp (FNG) “Commanding.” "The fine showing of Battery A, both as to caliber and num- ber of men presented to the Inspector when the Battery was presented for Federal rec. s| ognition, was due largely to | the enthusiasm and hard work of the Battery Commander, a Major in the Organized Re- serve Corps who accepted a Captain’s commission in the Fiorida National Guard in or- der that he might be of furthor service to his country, Stale and the National Guard. “I, therefore, am pleased to add my commendation to thore of the Group Commander. The remaining units of the 712th AAA Battalion, as well as the Florida National Guard, will have to look to their laurels if they expect to compare favor- ably with Battery A. The peo ple of Key West and Monroo County can well be proud of the fine beginning made by your organization. “HENRY H. TAYLOR, JR., “Lt. Col. 712th AAA Bn (FNG) “Commanding.” | Recital On Friday h d ) famed dancer West as the launching of his Fall Barzy Lynn. ‘selected Key jof th , week, Brookfield remarked that! a |son, he announced today. On ‘warden appointed after the Au- ‘ison, of the State Beverage De-| Senger [he Rome Press Fe {troupe will give a performar aubenisccleiaarg anise’: partment, arrived here yesterday; Prem. 10 en On ae tenes wt the Sun and Sand Club on ar Young ,Guy Bradley of Key {a tour of inspection of saloons Sen biebecup, Kish ieriod Joutdoor stage now being ¢ West was the man. A house was 7, Key West. . | life and landed him behind Istructed built for him in the rear of 624. .Th€ Primary purpose of their) 4° pure wee eeeal Lynn has chosen his ¢ Maraktretiect “visit, they said, was to ascertain | "ho hing opiurnkdp 1942 ‘Chrysler Royal gram numbers Ave Maria Bradley Graal al fearless young wow tie mwacem of local yt | ale elinalcnoneyestould Convertible jcho, Cubano, Polka, Cundie man and refused to be intimidat- Fenses will conform | with Re) have been—was a picture of | 1y42 Nash. J-Door Memory and two fantasy figure Ral Shera GIec INURE law, adopted at the last sesulon|| “i. pieknockella | wile) tens ash, 1-Do The Sancho and Candk 2 . Peme of the legislature, which provides : PiCeRoc Ase oe aa bers will. be igh were rapidly bringing the Amer- ¢ f es ‘ory 9. {| erly inscribed to the victim 1942 Ford ‘Tudor | point of extinction. Ee &, me Ss The pickpocket hailed a Ford Convertible ae of a ovation ach They warned him to lay off. | cab, overtook the tram and ‘ Bee ‘ = Segue : Plume hunting was big business, ' Thanks with heaving breast demand- 1940 Ford Club Coup pee nae ms At but Bradley kept enforcing the ; eS ed of his unsuspecting prey | 1939 J ‘Tudor <aht comeia ae hae newly passed Federal laws! As citizens and taxpayers, We}; few he came to have the eke a ba ea non against killing the birds until two families desire to express to! pickpocket's wife memento, {1938 Pontiac Tudor will pone Spas a one of the plume hunters shot! Mrs. Angelina Maloney our sin-| qashed the wallet in the gal- oF Dp, 5 list placa aiteiiveee him. It was in the year 1905 |Cere thanks for her years of Un-/ Jant's face and followed | 1937 Pontiac Fordor list season when Bradley was murdered. ‘Selfish devotion and courteous) with a punch to the nose. 1937 Ford Fordor = =e His death prompted all war- dens thereafter to go in pairs and ! awe not many more were attacked. /@nd God's blessing Young Guy Bradley gave his life jf! future. for conservation of American} A. G. ROBERTS and FAMILY birdlife. The nation in general}; 1229 Whitehead Street and Key West in particular owe, C. V. HICKS and FAMILY him an undying tribute. 408 Louisa Street service. P Police separated the two, All we can say is, restored the wallet to its owner and jailed the outrag- ed felon, who was last heard swearing vengeance and di- vorce. “Well done for a success- Monroe Motors, '*.| 1201 White Street PHONE 725 11000055 0) 'T— ny mont Garage in U. & | 1120 Deval Street Phone 148 Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work Genuine Aeto Parts for All Cars