The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 12, 1947, Page 1

EINER Se TA A APRON EM Key West, Florida, has the mos? equable climate in the country. with an average Tange of only 14° Fahrenheit THE sou Che Keri No. 219 VOL. LXVIII._ THERNMOST Hes IN THE = fae KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1947 uU. 8. A. erm Press Day Wire Service AP Features’ For 67 Yeara Devoted to the _ Best Interests of Key West NEW CITY COMMISSION TAKES OFFICE County Beach Won't Be Ready This Year; Receive Bids Dec. 2 EXTEND TIME FOR com PLETION OF PROJECT Condemnation Suit Is BECAUSE STEEL IS NOT AVAILABLE Ordered By Board To The county beach at West 5 e en Acquire County Airport This announcement was made | BRICE SET BY OWNERS* last night at the County Com- mission’s meeting when the IS TOO HIGH, NATION. Supreme Court can very easily board voted to ask for new bids ! find a way to make us pay for the beach project on Decem- AL AIRLINES REPORT- $200,000 for it.” Mer uubanch tognsiendathe atime lc ies i “We must go ahead with con far completion of the work to| ©D AS CLAIMING demnation proceedings”, said ‘ eo eee Commissioner Gerald Saunders: eight months. } Condemnation proceedings to “That is our only way to pro- Field were ordered last night by the County Action on the time limit was | acquire Meacham taken on recommendation of R.; cure an airport.” “We have to comply with Mr. W. Spalding and Associates, the |Commission after it learned Na- Baker's suagestion’, said Com- (Slay eae PN 4, {tional Airlines thought the missioner Gomez. eGgineers in charge of the works | price set by the owners of the Saunders made the motion, because it would be extremely! property was too high. seconded by Commissioner difficult for the steel pilings for and pier. The demands for food, county to get| George E. Baker, president of the breakwater | NAL, and his attorney, M. J. action | Scott, were both here yesterday Commissioner fuel|/and held a conference with it. and steel in Europe are so great{Commissioners Frank Bentely, that the steel companies are just {Clarence Higgs and Eduardo not making pilingg at the pre- Gomez and County Attorney sent time, Spalding reported. Paul Sawyer. ; Spalding also recommended } Baker told us that the price that an alternate proposal be ‘set by William R. Porter, own- included in the specifications et of Meacham Field, which was for bids on the beach. He said , $135,000 plus concellation of the that if the contractors could not| City’s tax claim of $20,000 was It was pa: 1, with only Parr National Airlines is willing to pay 50 cents a seat, whether they are occupied or empty, for the privilege of using Meacham ‘Field, Bentley “reported. The rental would be January 1. Rogelio Gomez, Key West re- resentative of Aerovias Q Air- get steel, then the alternate pro-|too high for his organization to lines said his company, “Would two destroyers were tied up in China would fill 70 percent of posal eliminate: consider advancing the county be forced out of business 4 | front of its dock. The Navy mo- the immediate needs of that One—The breakwater and the| to buy the property”, said Bent- had to pay 50 cents a seat for] tor boat was then contacted and country. H pier, which might be built when] ley- use of the field aid his com-| it went to the Harbor Entrance. Senator Robert O. Taft was the steel becomes available. “I believe we should go ahead Deny, nd spent $2,500 on Meach- acca SSS amons the eee seit ie with the condemnation of the am Fie! _ looked upon the proposed ar- Two—Sand outside the high | Local Schools er to 2 osident water line, so that the bottom | field.” i His offer to have the presiden' Higgs, to start the condemnation! h opposing | retroactive to} | SURVIVOR OF SHIP | SINKING BROUGHT |Man Reports Hondurast-— And That Drownea Four Men! For Foreign Aid Only survivor of the Honduras ship, Lewis, Jr., British blew up and sank 18 j southwest of Key West, Denton ! C. Banks of Grand Cayman Is.; THUS ASSERTS SEN. TAFT, jland, is recovering in the Naval] AND OTHERS ABOUT $2"% Hospital here today | Banks was brought to Key! BILLION FOR AID UNTIL West by a Naval motor boat which put out to the harbor en- trance to receive him from the NEXT SUMMER (By The Assoctated Presa) j amount asked for Marshall of 2 1-2 billion for fore- 9 p. m. last night and rushed in; ign aid till next summer is fat jan unconscious condition to the! too high, while dispatches from Naval Hospital. He regained| some of the countries that are consciousness during the night; to be helped look upon the sum ; south of the city. Banks was brought to shore a’ and said the Lewis, Jr., had sunk | a8 too small till the end of this after it exploded. He said that! fiscal year. ‘ his four companions disappear-- A dispatch from Shanghai ed and he believed them drown- Stated that the Chinese gov- ea. ernment considers the proposed The Oliver Loving picked up $300 million, specified by Mar- Banks an hour and three minu- Shall, as inadequate, other than tes after having first sighted to stave off the economic col- ihim. The Liberty Ship made lapse of China. It was said fur- good time in the rescue, for the ther that the rebuilding of that vessel sped by him first and had country and strengthening the, to turn around and find hing nationalist government would again. “requite far“ more than that When the call reached here amount. \from the Oliver Loving, the Marshall told the house fore- Coast Guard rescue ship was un- ign affairs committee today that able to leave the harbor because he thought the $300 million for shall sum of 2 1-2 billion as too ° y, Le yainst con- of Aerovias Q come to Key West much. Indications were that of the ocean might be cleared of! “Personally, I am against con- 0! : : rocks a a beac! ade avail-|demnation _ proceding: to talk over some other renting R b 2 IF ' Marshall will meet with stiff re- ace op and ey Desc a matey Yala commissions caw.) WAY arrangements was accepted by} JNCUMDUPSECC FOP :sistance both in the house and He made it clear that placing| “The courts may pl > the commission. Gomez will con- | the senate when congress re- gant below the high water line,| Price far above the $1 I tact him and he will come over | Student Lunches convenes on November 17. without constructing the break-| have looked up the law and the here shortly : water and pier, would be ‘a| - anes cet eer Met Hl Id waste of time and money. F ti ouses {eA Meme vy en rele “If the wind blew like it did H t |. . € Inv ‘ jn sunt) F fp : 4A’ j instruction received $106.75. this | A T 7 ae te ee oe as 0 IGtk as aeilimeament in respassers 1 ’ 1 chool lunchroom — expenditures | breakwall and pier", said 0 n uu 1am er rou | State School Superintendent: ed by city police for trespassing Sealine, Colin English reported that a!on private property last night “There is no use dodging the i re going to have a} WILL JOIN WITH a | total of $7,526.94 was distribut. and this morning : issue; you're not solng ‘0 nave é eabihic week Mrs. L. J. Lynch, of 152-E beach this season. You ar BER INDUCING Harry L. Baker | EEE — Poinciana Place, reported early eat tein less a Ge eon tie ai eae. lewevwwvvewwwvv eres today that a man was prowling and it is problematical eve TOURIS' M | Li p | Ss {around her home. Patrolman G then fd | Made ieutenant BRADY'S ia ine ene ana “Can we get a beac RE $ > the sun?” asked Clem Price.) At a luncheon meeting of the! OLCE POPCE! CHOICE POULTRY — snother ‘sailor, Prank. Dukes on formes Eresidnet of the Chamn-| Key West Hotel and Restaurant Teak Ge Ce ol oe Phone $40 Private property in Fleming st., re said Spalding. ‘Wel Association held yesterday at! chief of police by the city Man-|\,amaaeaanaracnes a, and placed him under arrest water line, The bids can con-led to become an affiliate of the Citizen today | that Hetry: nae tain provision for the swinming! Key West Chamber of Com | Baker had been State re po eS SS Sees pool also. ‘Then when steel be-; merce, it was stated today by J. [ee lieutenant to fill the vacancy Veee Cece eesee caused by Kemp's promotion comes available you can go D. McAndrews, president of the iio | pulcemeereeants, Ray ahead and complete the beach ”; Hotel and Restaurant men. eand Cabrera and Eanciiton Commissioner Clarence Higgs} Hotel and restaurant opera Boykin,” Chief Kemp said, “were at first moved to have new bids; tors who have been organized offered the liectenancy, but each received on December 9, but it’, in Key West for svete al years gzer lash niguiweinicumed: ibe later was changed to December j will now become a division of then it was given to Harry Lee 2 | the Chamber of Commerce with Bares Hotel La Conca * * ewould it be permissible for| McAndrews, buy the steel”,| : " Page Eight) Fi as the county to (Continued On : asked Commissioner W. A. Par-| —<——<————_——_—_.___ Admiral Davi on rish after Gantnates 3 nares “POOR OLD CRAIG OLD CRAIG Toppino said he had located oh Foren ee nee the sel pil-| anne pageant Here On Monday, in the Miami area es i . si aie "Spalding Said the county could |Division at Francis Phone 91340 "7.0... Aqmral iaiph Davison buy it. County Attorney Paul |CHAMPION ISN, commanding ofticer of the Sawyer said the county would/ Qutboard Motors $127.00 7th Naval District, Jacksonville, | have to advertise for the stecl, | quma---—_——_<<eE,\_/ and a staff of officers will come for it amounted to more than} — —— — =--—'to Key West on Monday to in the law's limit of buying with- spect the personnel of the Naval out bidding. ; A units here. Fred Frohock, associated with | Suddath Moving and Transfer Co. Amiral Davison and his staff Iding, read some changes In F y will be here for two of ieee which were] HUPMITUPE Van ays. They will anive and leave the specifications, approved by the commission. by air at Boca Chica Field. led REPLACEMENT Ge eS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | 121 Duval Street em Phone (42 ee Returning to MIAMI Saturday or Monday Oil Spre LY Yn CHASSIS-- SEAS een erates It saves buying @ set of fendez*!/ wiRF or PHONE COLLECT Lou Smith Auto Service BOND TRANSFER. Inc. White at Fleming Phune No. §| Call 2-3144, Miami Opposite Army Barracks —UNNTNN Taper ~ cunt your FEN ary Tee Teor rea aa aaaaaaaaaad Tomorrow Is EGGLESS 0000000000000 0090 0090000009009 0090 9999920000 000090000000 | > ike " > > '> Ks (Published by Government Request) > I age alen eee) HK 0e000eeeeeeeeeeeeeee \ \ od HERE LAST NIGHT; i Boat Exploded, Sank Marshall’s Sum! "Much Too High by Secretary | | MANAGER Head Then Veteran Joe Kemp As. lew Selects: {SS Oliver Loving. whose cap- We UNGHON, Neva Gniet Of Bolice: Replac- tain reported that the lone man! publicans generally and some , : was picked up about 15 miles ; Democrats think that the! ing Bienvenido Perez | Edwin Trevor, president of the Key West Chamber of Com-} merce and the Rotary club, w sworn in as tempor: city man- ager last night by Earl Adam Trevor accepted the temporary | appointment and addr the gathering said “This appoint- ment comes as much a surprise to me as it is to you. I have’ never held political office, and my political aspirations are nil. I take the appointment as a civ- ic duty, and hope that the new city manager as soon as it is humanly possible, to do so.” Trevor's ‘first act was to name’ ! Police Officer Joseph Kemp as \chief of police. Kemp a veteran police officer was then sworn in- to office. The former Chief Bien- venido Perez had resigned, Tre- vor said. Commissioner John Carbonell “IT congratulate the voters of Key West. You have made a fine selection. I hold no grudge and am going to work with the new commissioners for a bigger and better Key West. I hope the new commission will see fit to name Dave King city manager He is the best manager we have ever had.” The endorsement of | King was greeted with wild ap-! plause Carbonell continued Thi move is not political at all, but comes from my heart. Never thave we had a man work for Key West as King did. [ hope the new commissioners — give him the utmost consideration” Commissioner Louis Carbon Sy a ee es eee ee at J. Carbonell: “It makes my heart feel good to hear those words.” With a change of tone to deadly seriousness L. Carbon ell continued: “Mr Demeritt told me that if King ever came back to Key West that — he would prefer charges against him. Mr. Demeritt and Mr. Car bonell want to make maityre out of themselves. I believe the people of Key West brought me back into the commission for what I did while in the old com mission, not because 1 foug King in my first commission race. No man is infallible. I tell you that we will give you a cit manager who will not be dicta ted to like the last city man ager was. Mind you, I do not say that King will not come back”. (Political observers said after the meeting that though Carbonell did not elimunate King as a candidate, nevert less his speech was 4 clear indi cation that kh vould not be re-appointed. They also reason ed that King would never accept (Continued On Page Eight) WEAVER’S ALPHABET R is for: 1, RARE STEAK—We're nuts about our choice steaks any way they are cooked. 2. RICE—Spanish Rice a la Weaver—with Mushrooms and Wine. 3. RAW OYSTERS—Big Blue Points. WEAVERS | WHERE ELSE? ee ere juicy COHOILOMILS |Stay Away From | will be appointed | LAST NICHT Craft Warned To 4 Firing Zones * APPOINTMENT: Ss Commissioners Make Surprise Decisions In Inaugural Meet SELECT EDWIN TREVOR TEMPORARY KEY WEST | MADE LAST NIGHT ENDED " CITY-WIDE WEEK OF SPECULATION City Commissioners meeting in inaugural session last night before one of the largest crowd that ever jammed city hail chambers were treated to sur- prise after surprise as the new commissioners replaced person- nel and abolished offices. Earl Adams, Miami Herald correspondent, was named city clerk in the absence of Clerk Roy Hamlin. Rev. G. Leon Wells, pastor of ‘the First Methodist (Stone) Small craft operating in the Church, gave the invocation. Key West area were warned Commissioner Louis Carbon- today by the Key West Naval Base to remain away from | four zones, where firing, bombing and strafing are go- ing forward through Friday. The first target will be a derelict at Marquesas Key, the second is a derelict near ell then nominated A. Maitland Adams as Mayor. The nomina- tion motion was unanimously approved. Both the incoming |and outgoing Mayors received ‘fine ovations from the huge ' crowd. The new commission appoint ed Edwin Trevor, acting city |manager at a salary of $1 a Boca Grande Key and the third is a target at Barracuda Key. Firing practice is also going forward from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. from 30 to 110 miles north- northwest of Key West. The firing wil be from airplanes which will fly below 2,000 feet. de ddeddeeahedkr Five Jews, In Fight British Troops, Killed’ DEAD INCLUDE THREE GIRLS; | GUN BATTLE FROM HOUSE WITH TROOPS RESULTED IN, KILLINGS {Ry The & JERUSALEM, Jews, killed juved in a gun battle today with | mission then ted Pree) Nov. 12.—Five} three of them girls, were | and five others were in had sur in the; British troops, who tounded an isolated house outskirts of Haifa and called on its oceupants to surrender. The demand was replied to with | gunfire British authorities said they had been told that the house | was being used by the Jewish underground to train youths for {was passed 3-2 * sioners month. The motion was second- ed and approved by alljgommis- sioners, _ ; Commissioner Fred Dion proposed the namé of Hilary Albury as Municipal Judge. Albury, is an ex-Army Cap- tain who has® recently been admitted to the bar. Albury interrupted. his schooling to enter ‘the armed forces, and recently.graduated from the University of Florida with his law degree. Albury was grad- uated cum laude. The appointment put to a vote with Commis John Carbonell and William Demeritt in opposition M. Ignatius Lester, stant city attorney, was made ci at torney with a salary of $200 monthly. The motion was ap proved unanimously. The coi abolished the of fice of assistant city attoiney and likewise eliminated the of fice of secretary to the city at \ torney, Commissioner Dion propos- ed the consolidation of the Tax Assessor's office and the city comptroller’s office. Charles Roberts will now have the title of Comptroller-Tax Assessor. Harry Elwood tre. lieved as tax assessor was made deputy assessor under Roberts. Mayor Adams then informed the gathering that the new com mission's efforts were being di rected to save money, and that hould some of their actions be in violation of the charter tha ervice in resisting the British! the decisions would be valida in Palestine ed at a later meeting When firing from the house| Commissioners Demeritt i ceased, the troops rushed from) Mayor, None of the offices can three quarters and entered the! be abolished or changed. Your building. Besides the dead and. actions are in violation of the injured, 10 other Jews, who Charter. I hope I am wrong but vere arrested, were found in. I don’t think so.” the house Commissioner 1. Carbonell (London reported today that (Continued On Page Bight) the British government had de SMTA Rats east 5 AON cided not to assume all respunsibil ip fon (i toning, of Pale tine between Jews and Arabs) (A dispatch trom Venice said that 100 Jews had left there to tu enter Stine illegally) FOR SALE ‘47 Buick Super. low mileage { ‘47 Olds, Club Sedan, 4,000 Miles | NAVARRO, Incorporated | Opposite Bus Station PALACE THEATER SHEILA RYAN in lightly Scandalous” News and Features Where Can You Get 2 Fresh Eggs Crisp Bacon - Toast Georgia Ice Cream Coffee For Only 35c? Duffy's Tavern Division and Simonton Streets - 10 A.M. : foe cal SUNDAY We Bake All Our Own Pastry including Fresh Danish Pastry Daily ..’. to Take Out —VISIT OUR RETAIL DEPT.— A ET IS