The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 24, 1947, Page 1

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LAV Ne. 227 BIDS WILL BE ASKED OF CONTRACTORS FOR BUILDING AP MARKET New Store Bil Be 160 brett one end 50 Feet Wide Smathers To fee bs tet Street, Plans ° Sant | Arrive At 4:00 This Afternoon oe a comtrertrs tm rae Smathers this morning he OP Metket w be / notified City Commissioner Louis eed tw 4 Bem, © wee Carbone that he would arrive in cnmaned tate, Key West at 4 p. m., instead of fetus netic in > én d rot hao 12 neon, as previously sched- eae . «rok: ft © Geert Me market wit be |t a tah dh Senuary | Thee will necessitate COE cemetrertion work gets iM the co scheduled tor thts Jlemerrow monrning The first affair to be given the erway memetate i) ation tne a ed Plame, prepared by Jomn Allan E sou Few Declines In Living Costs | Reported Now, SEVERAL CITIES SAID PRICES OF SOME COMMODITIES HAD DECREASED, THOUGH DROP WAS SLIGHT (By The Associated Prean) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—Ai- } most a week has passed since further advances in prices have cities reportea sight in butter, milk and eggs. However, t-: cecreases were for only a few cents. San Fran- | cisco reported that butter, which yostpon- {had been $1 a pound, dropped | eseman’s itinerary {to 96 cents today; Chicago report- | noon until |¢d retail eggs two cents lower, | and Detroit news was that the drop a dozen there had been three cents. decreases | THERNMOST fone ee py NEWSPAPER I > KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1947 THE U.S.A. Kin Unveil Memorial Trail Marker (| ! ZEW 24 Chamber Members Made Candidates For Directors Yesterday IN OCTOBER 7. 298 MEMBERS OF CHAM. BER WILL SELECT ta DIRECTORS Weather Bulletin | MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU ADVISORY, NO. 13, 10:00 A.M,’ Twenty.four members of EST, Sept. 24, 1947: (Key West Chamber of Commerce Change storm warnings to small were made candidetes for ele: -craft warnings south of Cape tion as directors at the counts ;Hatteras to Brunswick, Ga. All of ballots yesterday ef te :warnings to be taken down south Chamber offices :of Brunswick. Ballots were mailed t | The tropical storm has lostimembers of the ongantnation {force and cool air has been drawn One hundred and fourteen mer jinto it and it is no longer a se- bers each voted for 24 canditetes ;vere storm. It v = centered at for an election to be held before $10 a. m. over Scuth Carolina October 7. Twelve directors are te ,about 50 miles northwest of ;he elected from the M4 mame: i i | = ere =f » strectere S@fgreseman will be at Captain A al | $40 feet eee and 80 fect wice |Mouser's quarters in the Subma-| President Truman is still being |Charleston, in latitude 33 degrees, | Those who received tee hier The Geiiiins Wall be of concrete Tine Base at 5 o'clock this after- [Urged to call a special session ot | flongitude 81, degrees. It is still! number of votes were. Shek catetrerticn with stee! oon congress to have price control | imoving northeastward about 20 | eters eevee the 8 foot width All city and county officials |!" enacted: 1h) heespoen aaa ae per cee ‘win ong om -~ = fe give bee che ame neve besa invited to the oneienil [tant the President stop specula: | ~ ee Indications are for continued Wlham Srnolt. Fred J Dw tion in grains in Chicago, but the | 3 i tw ie s é tnoctheastward movement saa & Clem C. Price, Rdwin Trewer & The front of the store, facing perty chairman of the Board of Trade ARIANNA. Fla._Mory Eli ae ; = ‘should reach the North Carolina A: Strunk, Jr Louis Carbone eee areet, tetween Duval _—— in that city, while admitting that: » Fla.—Mary izabeth Spncer (ex .reme left), daughter of the late Arthur W. Spen-| and Virginia Capes section to- Robert Dopp, Aquiline Leper erat Gememten streets will be “"| Local Men Leave there is speculation in the grain | cer, state park superirtendent and naturalist, unveils trail marker in honor of her father’ night. Storm warnimgs are now P'€d Miller, Horser Bryant ders eters The property | market, maintained that it was | ot Florida Caverns State Park. Others present at recent dedication (left to right) were Rev. M. A.| displayed from Cape Hatteras to / P. Artman, Jr hte he er ket p be busi | F R | A not the cause of the high cost of 'DuRant, Rev. A. C. Abney, Lewis Scoggin, director, Florida State Parks; Mrs. Arthur W. Spencer, | Manasquan and small craft warn-| Dr. F. BE. Bowser, Rotery 0 ; oe et wie ona 185 oot) or egu ar rmy living. i. C. Walker, Mrs. Hodges Justiss and Mr. Justiss. ings south of Hatteras to Bruns- lard, Berlin Felton, Mary | j ; . A spokesman for the Depart- | ————---.~ --—-——-—- -—---- --+~ ---- — a ---___.-. | wick, Ga. The next advisory will Graham, Gertrude Laubecher, © i 2 ie bp paves ane “ hve Four Key Westers left this}ment of Agriculture said that, if | B d Of be issued from Washington. ~ ag JW. Setiers, Pow ' speee for patrons) norning on the Miami Grey- {prices keep on going up, w a | I D h Of y NORTON, jSher, Jultus Stans, 4. &. Tes ; a Ge dove ed ee bound for three year |likely to have a depression sim- | nquest nto eat ouns 0 y Browne Weather Bureau. ~~ Howard Wilson i Me eetimate of the cont of the | enistments in the new regular ilar to the one after World War | Shi n ————— | Ballots showing the foreaoing i dreeture was given by the ar-|ormy He added, however, that, ipped To New OM. h A d james will be submitted wo the a oney n 298 members of the Chamber mon! : ites Plane approved by the A & P otfietals are expected back here lete today from Jockson ville, headquarters of the com en Committee To Aid Uandicapped - Sat. P Recruiters of the Army and Air Force, M/Sgt. John L. Dilkes an Rozar, of the Miami re- cruiting service, have arrived at Key West Post Office to list prospects for the new regula: army The four who have enlisted are former students of the Key West High School. They are Roy Wii + _}lard Johnson, 421 William street; Holds Meeting James V. Ogden, 1406 Petronia ee 5 today ip the of the Flor de State Employment Bervice in| Key West, at which time com wile: mete -oporle as to their prngrees mm regards te Nations! the Physrcalty Handicap ood Beek. which will be held tebe, S11 Person attending the Gueting were Mrs. Helen & Mele Fugen Anhet Erte Curry, deck Sounders, and J. H Rett Mes Me Mes wtertet = Athan « wetts were me arehes anmeim « Ube anuern ‘ Dark Sounete he wreker tor the Jayoee m (wtete « contacted the Min m Oetover 5 thined « meeting that Gugene Anhet: reported * peeker will be available to: Tharstay. Geteber 3 at the Lions Che Lae ome « Rickard assistant etete VER. hee been athed by / 0 Reught t speek before the Retry Cheb on Thursday, © tober 6 Posters we given to Saun dere fer distribution throughout LT MON ' te thee mens establiohments in Key Wet An act open will be ote the next days by KRereh ond Seunders to secure funds to cerry of Rewspaper and wcte achy os Line The American Lesion donated 0 eetes atte time during the week VOLES APARTMENT RORRED OF 814.00 tA. Comdr. Jack Nolen, 740 Oteele street, reported to police " this morning the theft of $14 from his apartment PALACE THEATER Mews ond Shee Features cna eeeeeneeeniemnemnnatseeeeantnte BATTERIES CHARGED The Modern Way street, jor, and James 10 Olivia stiget. All but Ogden have chosen the Army Alr Foree. Ogden picked Army ground forces and the Eu Henry D. Salins, Fort ‘ropean theater. He said, “I spent fowteen months with the First Cavelyy division in the Pacific theater during my last hitch, now f want to see what the other ide looks like.” Henry Salins, not quite 18, ob- tained his guardian's consent, i waiver of his age will be in order to secure his nt. All four ave interested granted entest im renewing thew education in the Army through the facility of the t ] i Forces Insti- ule its nical schools. witing Sergeants Dilkes and Re will return to Miami tomorrow morning, but will be back in Key W Monday morn ing, October at Room 212 Post Office Bidg., They plan to four days on the next trip answer all inquiries ot ted in a caveer with regular army and air stay tn o8 men nite tthe new ALBURY APPOINTED Attorney William V. Albury has been appointed municipal court judge in the absence Judge will be away from the city fo: a few days. q Jbe far shorter of | member of the Florida Pr Enrique Esquinaldo, who] sociation, and formerly held a di Lee a depression come, it “ai Woman On Highway Is Recessed |For Week; Seek Sailor’s Tale | CORONER'S JURY TOLD* than the former one. Child Welfare Council Meets Friday Night The September meeting of the Monroe County Child Welfare Council will be held this Friday exsping, -at. 8 o'clock, at the Health Clinic on Fleming street. | The Council concerns itself witi | ‘all matters having to do with delphia, who was killed Sunday the welfare of children, and other men and women interested in such affairs are urged to attend the meeting and take part in the i Key, was postponed yesterday tby Peace Justice Ira F. Albury until about a week from now that Gerald n third class, work. Reports of activities during the past three months will be made and plans for future work will! be considered. New officers will also be elected. The present of- | ficers include Rev. John E. Pick- ens, president; Prof. Earl Hamil- + ton, vice Miss Rudy Morgan, secretary; Prof. Albert Carey, treasurer. j Among other activities, the | Council operates the Poinciana Pre-School Nursery, and the Fort Village Nurs and acts as | a receiving station for good used clothing to be distributed to needy families. MRS. HATCH NAMED | PUBLICITY HEAD | Mrs. ciana has been named publicit chairman of the PAL organiza- tion. Mrs. Hatch, a Key West re dent since May of this year rectorship in the North Dade Youth Foundation. "NOTICE! Electrical examinations Master Electrician. Journeyman \Electrician, Maintenance Electri-| Division at Francis Phone 9134 jC POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION cian or Service Electrician, will} CHAMPION amination may file their applica- tion before September 25th, 1947, at the office of the Electrical In- spector, City Hall. 1 J. M, WHITEHEAD, Chairman, Electrical Board. TT, | Appreciation I wish to take this opportunity to thank Fire Departments Num- bers 1 and 3, and the Key West Volunteer Fire Departments for the splendid fire-fighting work Detve in. in 90 to 45 minutes and done at the Sugaloa fire last eur cer can be on its way! kenny TSR Monday night. Signed. BOB TAYLOR. TEN POINT Refrigeration Service FOR ONE $950) MONTH 2 At this low price our mechanic will call at your home and make the following check on your refrigerator: 1, Compressor. 6, Gas (Refrig- 2. Motor. erant). 3. Belt. 7. Insulation. 4. Condenser 8. Door Hwd. 5. Cold 9. De. Gasket. Control. 10. Door Latch. MUMFORD & ROSS 220 Duval St. Phone 333 Betty M. Hatch of Poin- | York For Burial The body of Charle$fp. Browne, 26, a Navy chief petty officer, who died Sunday of*in- YESTERDAY Woobs’ oner’s jury in the court house juries sulfered Sept. 14 in an yesterday, a physician from the automobile crash on Overseas CYCLE DRIVEN FROM Naval Hospital testified that the Highway, was sent yesterday by HIGHWAY | Inquest into the death of Miss | is, 24, of Phila- Gloria De Libs when she was thrown motorcycle on West Summerland It was explained S. Wood: from a woman died as a result of a de- | pressed fracture of the skull. vould be. able to-tel the jury what happened to cause his mo- torcycle to run off the Overseas Highway and crash down the embankment man from Miami to Key West 4 It was, then stated that Woods ices and burial. jlast Sunday, expressed the opin- | ion before the corener’s jury rday that the high winds prevailing on the Overseas High- ye: | |Ripley and Hareld K. Logson, are |committee 1 | of the U. S. Nav ainem- way may have driven Woods’ ber of the crew of SS Gil- motorcycle off the road. more here, will probably be The . motorcycle was _ pretty leased from the Naval Hospital well smashed in the crash. It was here in about a week, where he shown that the woman ‘was } is recovering from injuries suf- thrown some distance from the fered in t yecident which kill- wreckage and suffered a frac- ed Miss De Libertis, At the first ses: ‘State Advertising Commission To Convene For 3-Day Meeting to The Citizen) ORT WALTON, Fla., Sept. 24.—Members of the Florida State Ad- headed by Governor Millard Caldwell, (Speci | vertising Commission, on of the cor- jtured s almost instantly. ull from which she died | | | chairman, wiil have front row seats at a demonstration by the Army | | General Carl commissig) | lighted | Fepresi spe ntatives of the | Braden Ball, W | publisher of the Pensacola |the meeting of the well, +R. Marsh, | Gov ithe banquet three-day secretary of State. | Air Forces Proving Ground personnel at Elgin Field, October 3. ! The commission members will be guests that dav of Brigadier | . Brandt, commanding general of the AAF base. The meeting here will be further high- Third Congressional District. t Florida News-Journal, will act as host during vertising body which will include Governor Saxton Lloyd of Daytona Beach, vice chairman; Pe Peiersburg; James T. Larimore, Miami; James A. Ball, | be held on September 25th. 1947./Quthoard Motors $127.00 | Jr., Belle Glade; Nathan Mayo, commissioner of agriculture, Anyone desiring to take the ex-| qu R.A Gre member of the commission and and Beach Post, will act as toastmaster. LI AR | La Concha Hotel Announces... Effective Tomorrow, September 25th, THE TOWN ROOM Your Friendly COCKTAIL LOUNGE WILL OPEN DAILY by POPULAR DEMAND at 12:00 NOON a inn nlinlntntintnhndntntndndndnntnbndndntntndn tnt tndndndntndntnd Pritchard Funeral Home to Wa- terville, N. Y., for funeral serv- Browne was-one.of three Navy chiefs injured’ as the automo- mobile in which they were rid- ing crashed against a truck near Bahia Honda viaduct. All three U. S.. sailors who were with | were members of the crew of the the motoreycle convoy that was former accompanying Woods and the wo- |3008, stationed at Key West Sub- German submarine U- marine Base. The other two chiefs, Thomas said to be recovering at Naval Hospital. K. Of P. From Three Counties To Meet Here; Winfield Russell, secretary | local lodge of Knights o| tid today that all is in| for the District Con-} ntion of the lodges of Dade, | and Mone counties to | neve on Friday evening. | be held | This meeting has been called | by R. K. Bell of Miami. The principal speaker E. E. McDaniel, of La is a member of the will be and, who | Supreme | Tribune. McDaniel will be in- troduced by Judge W. Raleigh | | Petteway. Betore the meeting a chowder banquet to which have been invited state senators and|der the direction of Alf supper will be served by the, member d Knowles and J. Frazier Pinder A large delegation from Dade urive here on Friday to attend| Anothi delegation rive on annual Ke turday to West ceremonial of or Caldwell will address the commission and guests at/the Dramatic Order Knights of | Charles F. Coe, editor and publisher of, The Palm!Khorassan, commonly called Do- ki The Dokey ceremonial will start off with the street work on Duval street on Saturday after- noon. DELMONICO Restaurant 218 DUVAL STREET IS CLOSED for REPAIRS and ALTERATIONS Will Re-Open _ NEXT SATURDAY ¢|ducting the ithe technical skill shown by some | | TI 4 of Key West Lodge un- | ROY'S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | (5,1; Clerk Ross C Sa this event. i will ar-j{ attend the | | e Tuesday. The 12 winners will ideclared at the meeting Get Taft May Debate jrwhen the bellots will be counted High Living Cost At the first meeting of the » jboard, the new directors will jelect fr thelr own group of (By Associated Press) ficers wie will qguide the Chew WASHINGTON, ‘Sept. 24—' ber for ensuing year i speech last night, for the spiral. 'Mary Lee Graham and Paul Bier I eaves For Jax lenge, Senator O'Mahoney of; Taft declased that Truman was | Ville tomorrow morning te st ito stop it. A spokesman of the | Association of Coumty |Cles ate in killing the OPA price con- The board is expected to jincluding the setting of « det Parish Center| y; , ses ‘Villar Qualifies Tuesday afternoon | ish Center yesterday. javenue, qualified for City Co the students, in designing and | Commission race is Oct. 21 ‘Senator Taft, having blamed the| Electitin officials yesterday Truman administration, in @jwere A. J. Diem, cheteeee ing of ‘prices, was challenged | em today by the: National Demo- NJ cratig Committee to athe ‘ iquestion with a representative of ithe committee. |. Should Taft accept the chal. | ! rm, . ;Wyoming, will be the opposing | Cirewit Court Clerk Row ispeaker. Sawyer will leave for Jackeor to blame for-the uptrend in prices tend @ meeting of the mow lbecause he took no action to try | directors of the State of Flor declared that. Taft |S@wyer 1 a director of the wes played a leading role in the sen- | “#tion onal Tess on arrangements for the ar i \convention of the organinet q Shellcraft At |for the meeting Mrs. May DeLaureal was as- sisted by Eloise Hinger in con F ¢€ —_— or Commission shelleraft class under USO NCCS | (WD) auspices at St. Mary's Par-' Joseph M. Villar, 2828 Steps A high standard of beauty and | mission yesterday «fterm utility has beem set by some of! The deadline to enter the Cit producing the ornaments, and bigs | seca newcome: e rapidly acquiring , Property Sales of last spring’s shellcrafters. ibe . \"wWiAa Parrish and te transfe Gusset Pants [oss 0 ee on Boot Key t a | Miami, for the sur I$ 0, according to # war ed filed y with ¢ esterda 121 Duval Street { Mr and Mrs. Randolph E. Be | Wee Phone 442 enum (transferred to M and OM |Joseph F. Gabriel, Wate for $1,000. | Arne Skagseth, Sr. tre red to Tonie S Ska in K nd Broward counties is due I, |": property on Key Larg | BRADY’S Examinations for Master Plumb- | ‘ers or Journeyman Plumbers will | ‘be held on Friday, September 26, | 1214 White Street SE, See CHOICE POULTRY Phone 540 1/1947, at 8:00 p.m., at City Hall.) {Key West, Fla, ———EXPERT—— | jamination may file their applica- A t R bs tion by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Sep- u 0 epairs jtember 26, 1947, at the office of at the Plumbing Inspector, City Hall. ! | we Have Testing Machines Thet Anyone desiring to take the ex- Reasonable Prices ERROL V. SAWYER, Plumbing Inspector. |By Direction of the 'Chairman of the Board. a | Lea Nothing to Guess Work PROMPT SERVICE | NAVARRO, Ine. Opposite Bus Station