The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 19, 1947, Page 1

country, VOL. LXVIII. No. 225 THREE NAVY FLIERS P House, Senate Foreign Members Meet SEN. TAFT STATES, RE-¥- Supreme Court GARDING CONTROLS, WILL CONSENT ONLY | TO CREDITS, EXPORTS | (By The Associated Preaw) WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—Mem- bers of the house and senate foreign affairs committee met! today, with Senator Robert 0. | Taft at the head of the table. | Taft stated that he will agree) to only two of the powers asked | by President Truman in his fight | against inflation. Taft said he j was willing to give the presi-! dent control of credits and ex- ports. Even a more determined fight is looming over the presidential | request tor $6 billion to pay for the operation of the Marshall plan during the first year of its activity. Indications are the amount asked for will be dras- tically cut on the ground that enormous shipment of supplies to Europe during the year will, cause shortages at home, with resultant higher prices and greater inflation. Realty Company Action Against City On Today! Suit of the Key West Realty | Company against the city of Key West for cancellation of upwards | of $20,000 in taxes on its proper- | ty at the head of the island got | under way in Circuit Court here ! today. Judge Ross Williams, Miami, is sitting in the case because Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr, is | | disqualified from hearing the suit. He is reported to be an of- ficer of the Key West Realty Company J. Lancelot Lester is attorney | for the city, with City Attorney Ignatius Lester, while W Cc. ; Harr’ representing the realty ; company. The realty company claims | ' that its property is remote from | the city and that it gets no ser- | vices from the city. Hi Lester placed fromer Mayor! Willard M. Albury on the stand | as his first witness. He was at- tempting to prove that the prop- | erty was not remote H William R. Porter, president of the Key West Realty Company, | was present at the hearing of | the suit. | Reports Cabin Cruiser Stolen. Earl Roberts, commercial fish- | erman, reported to Sheriff Ber- lin A. Sawyer yesterday that a $3,000 cabin cruiser had been | stolen et Snake Creek. Roberts said that the boat was | 18 feet in length and with a sev en foot beam. She was named Bonefish I. | LOLA DEL ATTEN TEN WE ARE | HYDRAULIC BRAKE | SPECIALISTS | Let Us Check Your Brakes | Lou Smith Auto Service | White at Fleming Phone 5; “Opposite Army Barracks” ——— ee | PALACE THEATER JOE KIRKWOOD in *Joe Palooka in Knockout’ News and Features a Rietatchaih Key West, Florida, has the Mos equable climate in the with an- average range of only 14° Fahrenheit ria Ladd and her husbi O. Ladd, Claudia Holmes husband, Harold S. Holmes, and the American Home Defense Tar- get Range Corporation. gage. Affairs | Rules In Favor Of Ladds Today! (Ry Axsocinted Prews) TALI AHASSEE, Nov. 18.— The Supreme Court of Flor- ida has affirmed the Monroe County Circuit Court in the Joseph Franeschini vs. Eula- lia’ Marie Ladd and Paul O. Ladd mortgage suit. James G. Pace and Edmund B. Sigman were the attorneys for Franceschini, and Ben jamin E. Carey represented the Ladds. forclosure | The action was brought by Franceschini against Eulalia Ma- , Paul nd her Franceschini charged that the Ladds made out a promisory note to the Holmeses on May 31, ; for $3,000 and issued mortgages 1941, on four lots in Key West to thein as security. Then he charged the Holmeses assigned the mortgage to the Target Range Corporation, and that the company later igned it to him. He sued to foreclose the mort- Circuit Court Judge Ch A. Carroll held for the defendants. On May 20, 1947, Franceschini ap- pealed the case to the Supreme Court and this is the action today of the court. j as-, Approve Transfer _ Of City’s Workers Resolution placing the City slectrician, Electrical Inspector, City Mechanic, and Assistant City Mechanic under the de; t- ment of Public Service a junanimously aproved last night in regular meeting, | Commissioner John Carbon jell: “The City Mechanic has nev er been under the City Mana ger. All heads of the various de partments are under the City Manager but not their employ ees.” Acting City Manager Trevor “In defense of this resolution, I wish to state that there has been ;some argument as to who the employees mentioned above | were working under. This Tes. | olution clarifies the matter.” Liquor License Gets Approval the Casa} Juli- | the last | Liquor license for | Marina Hotel submitted by ‘us Kasdin was approved by commission unanimously night Liquor license for Red and Black cafe, Flagler avenue, ‘submitted by Willizm Haminoc x 1 to Acting City | evor for his recom. | was refe! Manager mendation, POOR OLD CRAIG | SERVICE STATION Division at Francis Phone 9134 CHAMPION | |Outhoard Motors $127.00: __ — j WANTED MAN and WIFE! to manage small | hotel . . . WRITE POSTOFFICE [Bor 708, KEY WEST, seo ‘ing, Matecumbe, | City of Key West, A. Strunk, Jr., of |; | ing chase on a Pa THE souU THERNMOST N Voters Must Decide Upon | Election Sch Fix Millage Rates -Dee. 2 J. J. PINDER, SAMUEL B.* PINDER, E. A. STRUNK ARE CANDIDATES FOR BOARD The Board of Public Instruction of Monroe County will hold its biennial election on Tuesday De-! cember 2, in accordance with the Florida School Code for the pur- pose of voting for three trustees and fixing the millages for Special Tax School District Number One tax levy. The location of polling plac es are as follows: No. 1, Har School, Southard and Margaret | streets; No. 2, High School (Fed- ‘eral Annex), United and Tropical streets; No. 3, Chamber of Com- merce Building, Marathon, Fla; ' No. 4, Matacumbe School Build- Fla., and No. 5, Tavernier School Building, Tav- ernier, Fla. The polls will open on election day at 7 a.m. and close \in the evening at 7 o'clock. The three questions on the bal- lot to be voted on as follows: (1) Election of trustees—vote , for thr (2) Estimated millage levy re- quired for Special Tax School District—4 mills. (3) Proposed millage for Spe cial Building Reserve Fund--1.5 mills. The electors are requested to vote for the three named trustees shown in the space provided on | al the voting machines, or their. choice by writing in the name or names of the person or persons suitable to them and who might be qualified to serve in this capa- city by marking a “V” there- after. The names to be printed on the ballot include J. J. Pinder, known as Joe Pinder, of the Florida Na tional Bank; Samuel B. Pinder. ex-tax assessor-collector of — the now retired, and Edward Strunk Lumber Yard. The second question of the es: timated school millage levy of 4 mills is very necessary for the approved school term. However, have the privilege of wri ,ting in a different millage levy tin the space provided, “Other Millage Levy", you not favor the you shown should four mills The third question for Reserve Fund, to be used for Additions, Alterations, Im provements or construction of school Buildings, the purchase of Sites, ov School buses, or for capital outlay purposes within {the District. You vote either ‘Yes” or “No” for the proposed millage levy of 1.5 mill There is no change in the herein named millages over the past biennial election, and I might state it was through this means the Board was purchase the two school proper ties from the Federal Govern ment( namely, the Poinciana School and the Federal Annex The Special Building Reserve Fund helps considerably to pur as-you-Go plan and prevents Special Bond issue en such occasion. To be eligible to vote in this election one must have paid their tax on real or personal | property for the year precedi this election. We ask the electors to please come out on the day of this election and show their in terest in their schools by casting their vote for the best interest of schools. WEAVER’S ALPHABET ly is for: 1, VEAL CHOPS -—- Grilled on breaded. Strictly Grade AA. | 2, VERMOUTH — We got it— Very dry, Medium dry, Wet or California Damp types. 3, VERY DE LUXE FOOD—The_ kind you get at ~ WEAVER'S Completely Air-Conditioned Build. | 1 able to | he Key West Citizen EWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1947 ool Trustees, | 270 Carloads | Of Food For | Foreign Aid (Me Asancinted Preaap WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.— While congress today was discuss-| ing the $597,000,000 anpropriation to be used to tide ttaly, France and Austria over winter. New York reported tiat 270 carloads of i supplies had reached that city for | shipment to France. s! The train had gathered supplies! onits trips from California to! New York, as a result of the “friendly neighbor” campaign to help the peoples in western Eu-! rope. Another trainload is on its way from Texas to New York with.a similar cargo. A report received from Dal said that the train will be a mile long by the time it reaches New York City. Release Buildings | To Government Resolution authorizing release of the Health Center, Fleming’ street, and Key West Municipal’ Hospital, Stock Island, from the, City of Key West to the feder government was apporved, last night, by City Commission- ers. Mayor Adams: “City Attorney Lester. Will you ple inform the public about this release and why it is being done?” i City Attorney Ignatius Lester: “The federal government origi- nally leased the hospital to the ity of Key West with the pro- vision that any net income go to the federal government. The hospital has been run at a loss, and so the city is not indebted lt the federal government. ‘This | provision has been stipulated in | the release. The County of Mon- roe desires the projects, and be- ‘fore the county can purchase them from the government, the City of Key West must first sign the release agreement.” Save $2,388.34 By Consolidation | Emergency ordinance further ‘amending the budget by abolish- ‘ing the positions of 4 city attorney and sec the city attorney and author | the payment of $3,090 y lary to City Attorney Ignatius , Lester was approved — unan- ‘imously by city commissioners last night Approval of the salary thorizes a pay increase of $81.66 au! veatly for the city attorney's ! position, but overall salary sav- |ing by the consolidation of of i fices is $2,388.34 to the city. The saving of $2,388.34 is ar- ‘rived at by deducting the in Jereace of $81.66 from the con- | solidation saving total of $2,460 REPLACEMENT <—. PARTS ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PARTS | } 121 Duval Street ‘ Se WASHING \ | | | IMMEDIATE LUCAS ELECTRIC 211 Duval Street , liamson, vice pr ‘eral Electric Ranges and Refrigerators Duffy’ s Tavern pi NUMBER for re S.S. FLORIDA SAILS FROM MIAMI TODAY FOR HAVANA WITH U.N. DELEGATES AND MEMBERS ABOVE is the 8.S. Florida, luxury liner scheduled to sail from Miami| today, carrying delegates and members of the secretariat of the United Nations to Havana to attend an International Trade and Employment Conference to convene in the Cuban capital on No- vember 21. 450 UN Delegates Sail Tonight ‘From Miami For Havana Meet GROUP ON WAY TO CUBAN CAPITAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE; SAIL ON S.S. FLORIDA (Special to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 19.—More than 450 delegates and members of the secretariate of the United Nations, repreesnting 20 foreign nations and the United States, are scheduled to sail from i Miami tonight on th S.S. Florida for Havana, Cuba, to attend an International Trade and Employment Conference which convenes in the Cuban capital on Friday, &- November 21. '19 Swedish The announcement was made here yesterday by Austin Wil- | dent and gen- manager of the Peninsula and Occidental Steamship Com- | pany, operators of the S. S. Flo-; rida. Williamson said that _ this would: be a special sailing to ac commodate the United Nations’ ; delegates but would inaugurate | Plane Crash (Ry Associated Presa) ROME, Nov. 19. Nineteen! ; Swedish flyers out of a total of 30 were killed today in the moun . the luxury liner’s regular fall | tains near Salerno, Italy and winter passenger service be-| The flyers were returning to| preen Miami and Havana. Tne {Stockholm from Ethiopia, where| been interrupted for the past | they had piloted planes from! month while the ship was in) Swedish aircraft manufacturers to drydock for a $90,000 improve- ; Ethiopia | mene Dee err tude | Nt details of the cause of the} Department who will also attend | here: H the international conference that | (London today reported the} scheduled to be in session for crash of a big British transport seven weks. ; | plane near the Isle of Wight. The | Among the foreign delegates plane was on its way to that| on the Florida‘s sailing list are place to take on passengers when} His Excellency Abdul Hai Azis, | the accident occurred. One mem Afghanistan; Dr. C. H. Coombs. | ber of the crew was killed and! Australia; Ambassador W. King. | three injured.) China; Mme. Frede Vousin, France; Hon. Emilion Abello, ° » | Phillipine Islands; Evick Colban, Offers $500 { Norway; Fatin Zorlu, Turkey; Mauritz Bonow, Sweden; and G walk 3 re For soins ca. | Dr. Leonard H. Conly, 995 ed Washington street, has submit City Work Week lica aia ot $500 for a house | R . d o Hl owned by the city on Watson aS street. The house has been ad aised 9 TLOUTS vertised for sale in The Key Work week for all city em. West Citizen ployees was raised from 33 to) Dr. Conly’s bid was last night! 38 hours weekly bv a resolution | referred to Acting City Mana passed last night by the city ger Trevor for his considera commission. The minimum hours | tion worked weekly hereafter wiil Trevor told the commi ion | be 38 except in those weeks that the house is for sale as it| where holidays occur | impedes the opening of Virgin. | ia street FOR SALE ‘47 Buick Super, low mileage here Can You Get 2 Fresh Eggs sp Bacon - Toast Georgia Iee Cream Coffee For Only 35c? ‘47 Olds, Club Sedan, 4,000 Miles AVARRO, Incorporated Opposite Bus Station MACHINES Division and Simonton Streets 7 AM. - 10 A.M. DAILY and SUNDAY We Bake All Our Own Pastry, in- cluding Fresh Danish Pastry Daily —VISIT OUR RETAIL DEPT.—| SE EE DELIVERY ! | | | Phone 41 | records in ‘Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Featufen For 67 Years Deyoted Ui) Best Interests 6f Key, on PRICE FIVE CENT: ESUMED DEAD Body Of One Boca Chica Aviator Recovered Near Marqueses Key Early This Morning ONE MISSING AIRPLANE HAD PILOT WHO HAD GONE OUT ALONE TO SEARCH FOR FIRST AIRCRAFT; FIRST SHIP FOUND UNDER FIF. TEEN FEET OF WATER Three Navy fliers, operating out of Boca Chica Field, are missing today and presumed to be dead as the result of two airplane crashes last night. The body of one flier was recovered by the Navy early today | off Marqueses Key, but the body of the second in the first plane lost had not been recovered up to 2 p.m. In another plane, a fighter, the pilot who had gone out alone to search for the first one, a torpedo plane, is missing completely and a widespread search is still going forward for it. The body of the dead pilot of the torpedo plane was taken from a spot near where the wreckage of the ship was discovered near Marqueses Key. A tug towing a derrick was dispatched this morning from the Submarine Base to go to Marqueses Key to help in raising the wreckage of the torpedo plane. It was reported about 15 feet be neath the surface of the water. It is believed that the body of the other member of the crew is resting in the wreckage. A diver was to be sent from the Sub- marine Base to assist in raising the ship and zecoveune the body of the second man. Capt. O. E. Gouin, USN, commanding officer of Squadron DC- M2, to which the missing pilots were attached, said he had no direct information to give to the newspapers before the missing planes are recovered and studied. “I cannot reveal the names of the pilots who are missing until we know more about the situation,” said Capt. Gouin. “The next of kin of the missing pilots would first have to be notified. “We have found the wreckage of one plane at Marqueses Key. We have also found one body, and are continuing to search for the second man. “We also can state that another plane is missing. We are. at present searching for it. Navy airplanes and a blimp have been j sent out to conduct the search. Everything possible. i is being done ' to find the plane.” oe Flyers Die In | The first ship, with the two men aboard, went out on a scheduled flight last night to conduct firing exercises on targets near Mar- queses Key. It is not known whether the ship struck the water duving a run on the target. This ship was reported missing at 9 p.m. was one of those sent out to search for the missing airplane. was reported missing. ‘AIL Criminals Muse Register In Police Chief Kemp's Office A® violation of any Then the other ship Later ‘too, KEMP ESTABLISHES RECORD BUREAU; LA- TER TO REGISTER WEAPONS law prohibiting carrying concealed weapons. Possessing, transporting or sale of narcotics, felonious or ag- grevated assault, crimes against nature, mayhem, transportation Police Chief Joseph Kemp is of any female from state to state rapidly completing a bureau of or otherwise for criminal pu his office, including P0Ses. keeper brothels or houses of ill fame, rape and any acce. the taking c S$ ; he taking of reports from crim- Soy to erime either before or jinals who come here, with Pa- after the act. trolman Paul Stofer in charge The police are required to list of the desk. the criminal’s name, address, For the first time, Chief Kemp 48e. height, weight, date of birth, date of conviction, place says, the department will keep , records of criminals who come! of conviction, the sentence re- to the city seeking work or for ceived, place of convictic spending some time here amount of sentence served, the Under an ordinance passed Gate of release, whether the March 17, 1942, any person con. Person was paroled, relatives, vieted of crimes prior to ten Occupation and the date of reg- istration Later Chief Kemp expects to 1s before passage of the mea ure is required to register him |self or herself with the Key register all those who carry West police department firearms. At the present time, Crimes listed as grand larceny, and for the first time, the po- burglary, counterfeiting, | ob- lice department is keeping rec- taining property or money un- | fds of arrests. der false pretenses, robbery, ar-' “We expect to bring the police on, murder, kidnapping, obtain department up to snuff", said \ing ransom, extortion, forgery, Chief Kemp. "The keeping of ex ene as act records is one way to do | www vvwvvvvwee that.” BRADY’S for. CHOICE POULTRY | 1214 White Street Phone 540 Ram earewerasnase. K.W. Woman's Club Invites You to Come to the GAY Nineties Costume DANCE At the COUNTRY CLUB Stock Island FRIDAY, NOV. 21ST, at 8:30 O'CLOCK Pritchard & His Orchestra Also Olios from the “Drunkard” Prizes for Outstanding Costumes Tickets, $1.20 Per Couple i Tax Included PURCHASED AT THE DOOR — UNDERAC IVE COATING Monroe Motors 1113 White Street PHONE 725