The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 25, 1947, Page 4

~ PAGE FOUR Chapter 30 | etaniirengne pianist was throwing body and soul into Sally,” spacing the bars between bites on a ham and cheese sand- wich. It was three am. and Franz’s Hofbrau, usually jammed with refugees, held merely a basketball squad of paying guests. Jigger sat on a chair like he was riding a horse, his head bob- bing up and down asleep in motion. The sweeper-upper came over and shook him, looking to the waiter for a cue. The waiter jerked a- thumb toward the street door and the gweeper-upper clamped a flabby half-nelson on Jigger—when A’hearn busted in and yelled halt commandingly. It was four a.m. before A’hearn got a chance to crow to a live audience. “Whotta haul! Whotta haul! Saints preserve us! A mas- ter file with the names of sen- ators, public figures, writers; and all about their character, what they did and do, how they think and what. Tons of printed stuff. I'm telling you, Jigger, those birds knew their way around the forty-eight states!” A’hearn leaned close, setting his elbows down with a barg. “We even found a few thingama- bobs like that ‘cracker’ that blew Pop Lynch up. What stuff! Ther- mite pencils, leadpipe bombs. They weren't kidding. Jigger asked who'd you grab there, his voice half in his throat. “Herz, his missus, and three others. We got a list of other stooges in other parts: of the country. The FBI is rounding them up now. They had one nifty set-up. Small town, not. many people, close to bus lines, a rail- road station, and the Hudson River Day Line. Some location! The OBSERVATIONS OF A FOOL By BILL LEE»: a a AM QUULANAALLAUOEOGAALAAUAUAGNUUAEGUOUUNESSSUU THAESTEAENALNALL ED, | N avy N ews } j Four miles from West Point and one from Iona Island.” “So you're on top of the heap, eh, A’hearn?” A’hearn tickled Jigger’s ribs. “That I am. Had my picture took. I'll be in all the papers tomor- row.” He looked thoughtful. “Why’dja wan me to see you after the roundup, Jigger? It was a stiff pain in the neck breaking away fast like I did.” A’hearn looked into space for a second, then looked eager. “You said you was withholding one important fact. What is it, me lad?” “My bill.” “Whaddaya mean your bill?” “I withheld telling you the amount of my bill. You owe me four thousand dollars. I’m willing to cancel out for five hundred dollars on the barrel head.” A’hearn jumped up with a roar, half the table going up with him. “You conniving rat, not a red cent!” “I'd hate to spread the true story of the catch around, seeing that I'm glory-shy by nature and in view of the fact that the newspa- pers are already printing it as an A’hearn super-colossal. I'm will- ing to let the first version stand as is—in view of the newsprint shortage—if you'll behave.” A’hearn put on another not-one- cent-tribute look of blazing con- tempt and defiance, then said, “Why five hundred dollars? That's grand larceny. I'll throw you a hundred just outa friendship.” Jigger looked beautifully bored. “Five hundred dollars is coolie pay. Just add up the publicity you get tomorrow at straight penny a word space rates with twenty-five dollars apiece for pictures — thirty-five dollars if they spell your name right.” ; A’hearn got entangled in his chair and said, “I ought to break you in half.” Jigger said, “Is it yes or no?” Notes John Phillip Sousa, world fa- mous band leader and composer ‘Stars Forever”, joined the U. S. Marine Band as second of and Stripes trombone player... when CUTAN MMETMN | BE was 13 years old. “I believe it will be-the larg: | est world,” automobile ferry in the said H. G. Williams, president of the company that will ‘operate the system: to Ha- | vana, after the ship is complet- ed. Williams was in town yes- terday conferring with citjosgg ficials sand others aboyt 7 ferry. ae e/ “The ship is 475 feet -in- leng - tall asa on a design for months. We are going to do everything we can to make it the outstanding car- ferry of the world.” ; . Pretty nice, eh? ‘Wonder what Miami, which is gertain to lose a lot of think of this? E. J. Beckler, who ten years ago rowed a boat down the Mis- sissippi, thence to Rockport, Texas, was a visitor in town the last few days- Now he is off to South America. He says he ex- pects to explore the rivers of South America, including the mighty Amazon. “I don’t know yet how I'll ex- plore the rivers,’ said Beckler. “It might be made in a rowboat, but I don’t know for certain. I’m going’ down there to see what means of transportation T'll follow.” kK ke wie Key West Submarine Base is | undergoing a_ face-lifting. The Southard street approach to the base has been brightened up con- siderably. Weeds have all been cut along the fences, rubbish has | been removed, and the place will | look pretty for the tourists. At the foot of Fleming street the Japanese two-man subma- rine is going to be viewed, not through a maze of weeds, but with the whole area cleared off. A Japanese flag fs to be painted on the submarine, which was captured at Yokohama and is similar to the type which enter- ed Pearl Harbor in the sneak attack. The sub promises to be a prime tourist attraction. Tourists are to be welcomed at the base this winter. Guides will be posted at the Southard street gate They will show visitors thé various Naval activities, submarines, de- stroyers, all the ships. xk *k * At nearly every Circuit or Criminal the .second floor of Monroe County Court House, someone always manages to fall through the broken seats in the specta- tor’s portion of the chamber. Then everyone laughs. A woman who tell through to the floor the other day resent ed the laughter at her expense. “They ought to fix those seats!” she angrily exclaimed, as she wiped dust off her clothes “Somebody"ll break 2 lez or } session of Court, on travel ‘business | when the ferry is finished, will | Rear Admiral Richard’ E. Byrd, famous Navy Polar explo- rer, travell around the world at the 12, Strangely enough, Fleet .Ad- 'miral William F. Halsey, Jr., jeine® the Fleet in 1994 as a | passed mid | ee imeals and j fee. ; drew pman aboard ! the old battleship Missouri , and j aboard that vessel witnesse e with q'72-foot beam. Why, it’s jas | ge ig ngs seven-story: building. | She'll: be a beauty, too. A Néw} York industrial designer worked | climax of his career, the signing of the Japanese surrender. Eight Naval Air Transport en- listed orderlies have traveled total of 1,490,280 miles in an av- erage of 14 months with NATS, afcording to a recent survey. This total corresponds to 64 trips around the world. In this much flying, the orderlies have serv- ed to passengers 22,650 in flight 2,250 gallons of cof- A total ling 12 14 travel distance equal- trips around the world in months is the flight record of Seaman R. L. Wickham, en- listed flight orderly of the Naval Air Transport Service. In fly- ing 269,000 miles in that time, Wickham served NATS_ passen- gets 4,320 in-flight meals. At the outbreak of the Revo- lutionary War, the United States had no Navy Dewartment ships and only a few armed me- chantmen. The original American consisted of four warships Navy and four escort vessels: Their names were: Alfred, Columbus, An- Doria, Cabot, Providence, Hornet, Wasp and Fly. First proximity — anti-aircraft to destroy a Japanese plane was ! fired from the cruiser USS Hel. | ena on January 1945. back or something and then I suppose theyll do something about it.” K *k & “The Care and Feeding of Tourists” is the title of a letter Just issued by the Hotel and Restaurant Division ot the Chamber of Commerce. It’s to the point, too. “Tourists are known to be men, women and children,” it says In part. “They generally start away trom home as happy, carefree persons. What they be- come depends ! on how they are treated by the people they meet—behind the counter, the desk, the ga pump, the restaurant tray and on the street. . And so on until you come to the conclusion—"so you see it's pretty Important that we give a little thou these things.” Ey me ought to read the letter, for it gives a pointed les- son in how to treat strangers. As it states, if you do not know answers to simple questions put ft » you by tourists they soon the ’ VimMwty ee a or | ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | —. “I ain’t got that much cash. Pll have to raise it.” “Okay. Raise it. No checks. The deadline’s any time after I crawl out of bed this afternoon.” ~ A’hearn beat Jigger to the door. pects climbed into the Im- perial and started the motor. Two men got in, slammed the door, settled themselves, and said, their words running together: “Ninety-eighth Street and York Avenue, hackie.” Jigger turned and said, “Haye a heart, guys, I’m pulling in for the night.” A swart fellow with an acqui- line nose leaned close and said un- sympathetically, “Never mind that, buddy. You’re a public hack and we're in a hurry. It’s only a couple of seconds, so step on it.” Jigger rode the sidewalks with double vision and stopped on Ninety-eighth and York. He turned to read the meter and the gun berrel was practically in his mouth. “Shell out.” Jigger dug into his jacket pock- et tail held a handful of change out. ; i bills. Let’s have the wal- et.” z The gun was one one-thou- sandth of an inch from his neck now. Jigger wrestled his wallet out of a back pocket. “Get out on the sidewalk.” Jigger climbed over his tool box and lurched out wearily. A teen- age youngster with a beautiful face got out of the back of the cab on the street side and got into the driver’s seat. _ The Imperial burst into a roar- ing left-turn up Ninety-ninth Street heading west and out of sight. _ Jigger restored his pockets in- side-in, turned his collar up, and sat down on the curb. (THE END) The Weather FORECAST | i tered showers and thunderstorms today ‘and tonight; clearing Wednesday. Continued warm and humid today, cooler tonight and Wednesday. Gentle to mod- erate westerly winds shifting to moderate to fresh northwest and north Florida: Scattered showers and ' thunderstorms south portion to- [tare otherwise partly cloudy through Thursday. Cooler north portion today and tonight and ‘over south portion tonight and , Wednesday. {| East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate to fresh northerly winds except southerly shifting to northerly “over south portion today and tonight; moderate northeasterly winds Wednesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over south portion today; otherwise partly cloudy: Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits: Small craft warning | displayed from just south of j Jacksonville to north of Titus- ville. Moderate to fresh north- easterly winds except southerly ' shifting to norther over south portion today and tonight. Mod- erate northeasterly winds | Wednesday. Scattered showers i and thunderstorms today, other- | wise partly cloudy. | Jacksonville to Apalachicola: {Small craft warning displayed from just south of Jacksonville to north of Titusville only; other area none issued. Key West and Vicinity: Scat- | REPORT Key West, Fla., Nov. 25, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday 85 Lowest last night 74 Mean 80 Normal 73 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches 0 Relative Humidity 69° Tomorrow's Almanae | (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise 6:50 a.m. Sunset 5:38 p.m. | Moonrise 4:30 p.m. Moonset 5:00 a.m.) i \ TIDES Tomorrow Naval Base | (Eastern Standard Time) | High Low | 8:45 a.m. 2:04 a.m. | 8:00 p.m. 1:41 p.m. | H Additional Tide Data { Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of | Station— Tide |high water |Bahia Honda —Ohr. } | (bridge) _....10min. 0.0 ft. | No Name Key +2hr. | (east side) ____20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. | (Sandy Point) 40 min. Valdes Channel +2hr. (north end) 10min. +1.4 ft. | 000 \ (NOTE: Minus sign—correc- tions to be subtracted. Plus | sign—corrections to be added.) | In television, each individual | | Picture is drawn by light in shout one thirtiett f second |THE BEST RESTAURANT in TUESDAY, NOVEMBER “28; 1947 Information for RATES FOR REGULAR and BLACKFACE TYPE Advertisements under this head will be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 2c a word for each in- sertion, but the minimum charge for the first 15 words or less is 30c. The rate for blackface type is 3c a word, and the minimum charge for the first 15 words is 45c. All advertising {s accepted und event of error in advertising, transl responsible only for the first inserti y A@vertising for on CLASSIFIED ADS the Advertisers PAYMENT aymént for elassified advert ME eg patos and gg bue ular advertisers w edger a¢- counts may have heir ad ige- ments charged. ‘ PUBLICATION DEADLINE To insure publication, copy. must be in The Citizen offiee before 11 o'clock in the morning on the day of publication, the following eon ons: In the iat oF contract, The erred will be on in Classified Advertising, and a i! ly the actual amount of space occupied by pare of the advertisement where the error occurs. Seupuenepvpeueeuneaee HELP WANTED | Apply | Stell’s Beauty Nook, 536 Flem-| ing - Street. nov22-tf | Experienced beautician. Waitress. Apply Ponce Bar-B-Q, | nov22-6tx Daytime | 701 Simonton. Messenger wanted. work. Western Union. nov24-3t | Girl, neat, Must know typing. Steady posi- tion. nov25-4tx Large furnished room, centrally | Kitchen | located, hot water. privileges, if desired. Adults only. 912 Fleming Street, Ph. 397-M. Furnished four-room apartments. Maid and janitor service, linens and all utilities furnished. Coral Hotel Apts., opposite Post Of- fice. nov12-14t Clean, comfortable, airy room. Reasonable. Apply 513 White- head (opposite Court House). nov18-12tx Clean, airy rooms, with connect- ing baths, near the ocean. Beach Guest House, 1328 White St. nov22-tf One of Key West’s best and most modern four-room completely furnished apartments available for refined couple only, no children or pets. Apply Apart- ment Number Four, 811 United Street. nov22-3tx Furnished apartment.. Adults only. 1021 Packer street. nov24-3tx For Rent—Two-bedrom ment. Nothing in Key West like it. Rent for season only, references required. One bedroom apartment, neighborhood. Rent to vear- round tenants only. $35.00 per month. CECIL CARBONELL 700 Duval St. FOR SALE 1940 Ford station wagon. Very good motor. Newly Priced reasonably. mouth coupe. Radio, heater, fog lights. Excellent buy. Monroe Motors, Inc. Hoffman pressing machine. Auto- matic water feeder. 505 Duval St. (Collins). Dining room suite and Hot Point Box. 1301 Florida St. Nov24-3tx | | Four APARTMENTS, ideal loca-| tion, good income, all rented, | in excellent condition. Price} only $8000.00. | Iwo AP*RTMENTS, five Hotel! rooms, centrally located, owner | leaving city, a real buy. Duval STREET business proper-! ty, rented and income paying} good percentage on investment. | FIFTEFN ROOM HOTEL, each! roont with private bath. This} propeity for lease, reasonable. the ocean, completely furnish-| ed, immediate possession, noth- ing like it available in Key} West. Has everything one| could wish for. Price $30,000. Half cash, balance to suit to} reliable party. Kev West. for sale or responsible party, stand strict- est investigation. lease to! Business opportunities of all kind. I have what you are looking for, if it is in Key West. CECIL CARBONELL REALTOR 700 Duval Street NoOvV24-3tx One 12’ sailboat, one 12’ V-bot- tom skiff. Apply 12-D Porter Place, after 5 pm. nov24-3tx 1947 Hudson club coupe, radio,| heater, 14000 miles. $1975. L-1! Fort Taylo; Tel 1507-M. ——e A 1 | t. with sales ability. | 505 Duval, Collins. | FOR RENT | nov24-3t ! apart-! ‘ | nice | nov25-3tx | | painted. | 1940 Ply-| nov24-tf | nov25-5tx | ; | | GSES EB BSBSBRBHRBB BI FOR SALE Plumbing supplies, complete stock. Plastic tile, paints and brushes. Robert Leonard Co. < | 1532 N.W. 62nd Street, Miami, Fla. Phone 7-3421. octl-tf Office desks, five and seven drawers. Dion, 524 Southard nov19-6t | 1938 Ford-85, convertible coupe, 1217 Packer St. nov19-6tx Best offer. ' La Paloma Restaurant, corner 424 ' Duval. Phone 458. nov19-6tx i Man’s bicycle, good condition, $20.00. Apply 615 Fleming St. nov22-3tx : One three-burner gas range, $10; bedroom suite, consisting of bed, spring, mattress, chest of drawers, vanity, $75; porcelain sink with left-hand drain, $30; porcelain-top table and kitchen chairs, $10; bathtub, $25. Apply 1214 Olivia Street. nov20-tf , rpaiiar es .. | El Ideal Cafe for sale. $600 cash. | Stock and all. nov19-6tx $300.00 living room suite, like | new, $150.00. Apply Vets’ Up- | holstery Co., 928 Division, Ph. ; 1390. nov22-3tx | American slicing machine, A-1 | cendition. Must see it to ap- | preciate. Sacrifice, $75.00. Call Phone 69. nov24-3tx Skiff. 1119 Varela St. nov24-2tx | 4 cubic foot Servel gas box and | 18 half screens. Apply 616 | Francis St. nov25-3tx | 1940 Chevrolet club coupe. A-1 | condition. 823 White Street \ nov25-4tx | 1938 Ford coupe, $150. 1916 Seidenberg Ave. nov25-2tx Apply 1 Simmons’ crib with mattress. Excellent condition, $20.00. 1423 Von Phister St. nov25-3t | Speed Queen washing machine. $35.00. Apply 926 Eaton St. nov25-1tx Magic Chef gas range, white por- celain, 6 ft. gas refrigerator, 30 | gal. gas water heater. All in good condition. $175.00. Ap- ply 1417 Albury Street, Phone 156-J. nov25-3tx Ice box, Frigidaire style. $20.00. Apply 1210 Simonton Street. nov25-2tx | House, corner White and Di- vision, to be moved. Call be- tween 5 and 6. nov25-2tx MISCELLANEOUS For guaranteed plumbing work and repairs, call John Curry, 512 Margaret Street, Phone 781. Give us a try on your next job. Free estimates. novl-Imo JEEP MARINE CONVERSION ENGINES water cooled and direct drive transmission conversions GREAT SOUTHERN AUTO 22 N. W. 20th St, Miami, Fla. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY WRITE OR WIRE nov1-tf Vacuum cleaners and washing machines repaired. O’Briant, Telephone 1164-M. Picture framing, etchings, prints, oils, framed and matted. Phone 1197-M, Paul DiNegro, 614 Francis. oct25-3itz novl-imo Personal Christmas cards made from your favorite negative. 25 cards for $2.50. Evans Camera and Supply Store. nov10-tf Alterations of men's and women’s clothing. Also mending of lin- ens. 1019 Margaret. nov25-3tx LOST | Lady's red leather wallet, name of Gaye Edwards on outside. Reward offered for return Contact Box J.P.E., c/o Citizen nov22-3tx Female white bulldog, has one black eye and black ear. Re- ward. 810 Eaton St., upstairs nov25-3tx