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Key West, Florida, has the Most equable climate in the with an average U country, tange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXVIII. No. 236 THE sOU THERNMOST KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1947 TRUMAN Arabs Cry Out, While Rioting, "We Want War’ 3 JEWS KILLED, 22 JEWS g AND ARABS INJURED Nad heal hd I DURING RIOTS IN 2-Cent Rise | PALESTINE 'In Milk Price \ (By Associated Press) JERUSALEM, Dec. =” roree, Her e Tomorrow Jews were killed and 22 Jews and Arabs were wounded, some of them seriously, in’ clashes to- | day between those two racial elements. | The Arabs, in milling crowds, | attacked Jews and drove some | of them from their quar' till! British troops and policemen, as- sisted by young Jews, attacked the Arabs and dispersed their ranks. t Many Jewish shops were wreck- ed, but the Jew struck back and destroyed stores conducted by, Arabs. | It was the culmination of a three-day. demonstration by Arabs against the partitioning of Palestine. In Egypt, Persia, Leb- anon and Iraq, Arabs held pa- | rades, shouting defiance at the Retail price of milk will rise 2 cents a quart tomor. row morning, bringing the price to 30 cents, it was an- nounced today. J. Roland Adams, A. D. Dion, manager of Southern Dairies, and Charles Oliver, | manager of Land o’ Sun Deiries, made the simultan- eous announcement. . They say the rise was caused by conditions over which, they have no control, It is reported the entire dif- , ference betwecn 28 cents, the present price,. and 30 cents, the price hereafter, all goes to the producers of the milk sold here, The price of milk in Miami United States, Russia and the! was recently increased two United Nations. ! cents a quart, The marchers attacked all for- | | eign interests in those countries. While they paraded, the Arabs tried, out ‘to be provided with arms, so that they may attack all foreigners. Leaders of the Arab League pleaded with the Arabs not to destroy foreign property, ! but at the same time promised to give them sufficient arms to carry on a war in Palestine. i! Tour In Glades: When that announcement was | made, the marchers cried out, Key West residents desiring | “We want war, we want war!” ; to take the Audubon Wildlife i NES RET TS ,, | Tour to Whitewater: Bay ‘and ; Cooks Retarst- FoF 6ride Bay) witt ve RAT Th | ° Homestead by the tour leader, Their [sland sccoraing 10 charles M. Brook. Capt. and Mrs. P. A. Cook | field, Tropical Florida Repre- ; os. returned to ee meas isentative of the National Audu- | Sook Island, one oi! he New-} ee aes BET, fedhdi Hatton Keysitee the wit (eon) cree) eee reeenn| tet. | visitor in Key West. With them are Capt. Perey | This arrangement obviates the | Cook’s brother and his wife, Mr. , additional drive into Miami, and Mrs. Wm. H. Cook ih Orp-| where the tours usually start. | ington, Kent, England, who eX- | netails of the arrangements for | pect to spend the season on the: - || i reservations and the non-profit | island. i 3 William Cook | cost of the trip may be obtained but say that from the National Audubon So-! is the most ciety, McAllister Hotel Arcade, | SOMMDIaMAOH « I Key Westers May: | ‘Take Wildlife | this part of Florida beautiful they have ever seen.'19 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. i They said they hope to make} Mr “Brookfield, the — well- | South Florida their home. They | nown Florida. naturalist and have sold their business, a poul- tour Jeader, takes the party | try concern, in Great Britain. | through’ Royal. Palm Park, along | 2 !the Flamingo road to Coot Bay ' Dock by station wagon. By boat, | WANTED WANTED | ‘ 1 the party proceeds to Whitewa- Le laddpreypnae yee an smed | ter Bay and the famous East Riv- Hotel. Mord eae husband have ‘er Rookery. The party returns to splary edontada Write P. -O. | Tavernier overnight, then cruises other e i. * ithe heart of the Everglades Na-| ‘tional Park area, where the bird} PS + REID’S . !other water birds. Grocery and Delicatessen T eeneheeneteeteneeaen Near the Bank, City Offices ‘throat infection which needs | and Electric Office medical attention immediately. | From the entrance to Roosevelt Boulevard to Division Street to Duval Street to Southard Street and from Southard into the Submarine Base tomozrow morning. (Signed) JOSEPH KEMP, | | ‘Florida Bay the second day. ‘ibises, egrets, anhingas, and nu- | GROCERIES ; Half grown German Shepherd | * ward, will be no parking on either side of the above-mentioned thor- The tour takes the party into; —SHOP AT—— | merous variet of herons and; HANDY LOCATION dog,. Tag No. 289. Has serious! oughfares from 9:00 A.M. until after the President's entrance At Meet Tonight Monroe County Commission at its meeting tonight in the Court House will open bids for the More: than a month ago bids were opened for the beach and were found to be too high. Since that time R. D. Spalding and sociates, engineers, have revised the plans and the new bids are expected to be within amount of money the county has on hand, about $180,000. Originally, $250,000 in bonds were sold. West Martello Tower was brought from the WAA for 1 ‘construction of a beach at West | Martello Tower, it was report- | ed today by Chairman Frank aise .1ized early today from the sale the , 4nnounced at 2 o'clock this after- \ | Two Teams Reporting, Twenty-Eight New Mem-} bers Added To Group Approximately $1,000 was real- | of memberships in the Key West | Chamber of Commerce, it was} ynoon by Harold Laubscher, man- } ager of the organization. Laubscher said that only ten of the 32 team captains had re- ported. He said they included 28 ‘County Board To '$1,000.00 R AISED | IN _| His Airplane Now Scheduled To Arrive At Open Beach Bids’ MEMBERSHIP. DRIVE OF COMMERCE BODY With Only Ten Of Thirty-*-——-—— ——--————- Short Meeting ee -Of Commission There will be a_ very brief meeting tonight of the City Com- mission, Acting City Manager ‘Edwin Trevor announced during the day. After passing legislation mak- ing the final payment of $10,000 on a loan from the bank dated in 1924, the commission will re-! ‘Local Chapter ja full eight-hour day of service tn. associations and cooperation 365 days during the hea tush | Which ail ‘the citizens of Key sony | West have freely given in con- (Continued On Page Eight) $28,000, $15,000 was set aside; new members and 20 old. mem-{cess out of respect for Commi from the fund for construction bers who renewed their mem. { sioners Louis and Jqin Ca of a beach for colored people | bership. bonell. and the preparations of the plans! The goal of the campaign,| Mrs. Katherine Ellen Car-| cost considerable. which was supposed to run. for} bonell, mother of Commissioner | : three hours and close about noon, | Louis Carbonell, died yesterday } j was 400 members and $4,000 inj morning, and Juan Carbonell. , cash, \father of Commissioner John The campaign got off to a good Carbonell, died lately in Tampa.’ | start with breakfast for the team | ' ARC To Report e | La Concha Hotel. “ber, said. that an automobile ha Its Achievements’ Edwin Trevor, president of, been obtained and placed on dis- } ;the Chamber, said that every play opposite the La Concha. He The American people, stock- penny of the money raised would said that tickets for the sale of | Holders in the American Red be spent advertising Key West. j the new car will go on sale at; Cross, have reason to be proud. . “Let’s Go for Key We: sionce. - “ | of the achievements of their or-ithe slogan of Full details of ganization in 1947, Allan Hamp-' explained Trevor. ‘given the team ton. chairman of the Key West | Previously J. D. McAndrews, Manager Laubscher. { Red Cross Chapter, said today. steel as Achievements of the local chap- ie Bei) | ter will be Sane tat én: CAPT. ADELL SOON TO. ad _ BE CO OF ‘NAVY ‘BASE In a statement to The Citizen, i | captains and their assistants in’ a vice president of the Cham- | the drive were; captains by ! the local Red Cross official gave highlights of : services performed HCA oat mae 20 | Cant CecillCy) eAnelL USN Rs Red Cross disaster relief opera-| will become commanding officer BS tions in 1947 reached the highest’ of Key West Naval. Base, in " GC 4 d ey Be erie secoatrante | simple ceremonies this afternoon 1 Coast ual’ ‘ at the administration building. ‘be : ly $9,000,000 {was allocated for“ /De auministration eae Brin 5S To P t isastot.nwliels Four-fifths” of | 16 Zell ape gHeroldy 5 or ator ca cue ae in the fol-| “> Houser, USN, ‘who will leave lowing serious catastrophies: the, here for Washington tomorrow I ’ d M Texae Siw explosionfire; the! Morning, where he will become nyure an ale oma tena’ Panhandle tor-|liaison officer between the Navy | : nadoes; June floods in the Mid- Department and the Senate's! A Coast Guard boat, with H. F. | west and several Eastern states; military affairs committee. | Fleming, chief boatswain's mate. that lashed 27 counties of Florida Capt. Houser issued this state-,'" command, — tole See and 23 counties in Alabama, Mis- ment: brought in an injured man from | sippi, and Louisiana. { “Some of you no doubt re- the motor ship M.S. Barbara Greatest fund allocation for call the pleasure I expressed | while she was off Key West. the above-mentioned disasters some six months ago at being| Nature of the injuries were hurricane areas. [That pleasure is now matched |to the Naval Hospital in Key In Volunteer feet aersite| by the regrets I have at leaving ; West. bape Soe enetoratte Breas ie [See Ae etiort ppenodicd Soa equivalent of 8,562 persons giving ny Taye |Resumption Of Spanish Lessons and the September hurricane On the eve of his departure, was $2,250,000 for families of the assigned to duty in Key West. | not given. The patient was taken thoroughly enjoyed Services to veterans. tl Home Service, handled 2,029,007: cases concerning veterans and| their families e an the 1 iscal year, and gave them finan- aa aasiptance totaling $6,441,983 during the same period. | Held For Court William Tyson, a sailor, a rested early yesterday for driv: | ing while intoxicated, w: raigned before Peace Just Ira Albury, pleaded not guilty, ; and was remanded to the action of the Criminak Court under a cash bond of $200. Tyson was still in county jail today. Spanish lessons for adults have! been resumed after the Thanks-; giving holidays. These lessons | are sponsored by San Carlos In- | stitute and by the Jackson Square USO and NCCS. i Schedule, as reported by In- structress Miss Benildes Remond, | is as follows: Monday, from 3 to 4:30 (begin- | ar- ners and advanced students), at) San Carlos School, 516 Duval street. Tues , from 8 to 9 p.m. (ad- vanced students), at Jackson Sq. | 2 Began Oly ey | Wednesday, from 7:30 to 8:30! ), at Jackosn Sq. USO.) (beginne: At ddd dy ttt dnd tebe dedr pdb bntndrtntrttntetedntetntnted | A Sparkling New Show Tonight . .. . Starring ‘B.S. PULLY AMERICA’S “ATOMIC BOMB” OF COMEDY Star of Stage, Screen and Radio Ably Supported by H. S. GUMP ... MITZI. : Added Abractiors ae eee Skating Lockwells *"°" Gn seares 9 P.M.—Two Complete Shows—12 M. TONIGHT and TOMORROW NIGHT No Admission - No Cover - No Minimum PALACE THEATER “YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN” with W., C. Fields, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy TONIGHT IS PRIZE NITE SULTRY SONG. STYLIST Monroe Motors Inc, Box 708, Key West. ‘among the bird-filled islands in ‘life includes roseate, spoonbills, | Staple and Fancy | LOST! LOST! | 130 Duval St., Phone 1509 Children’s pet. Call 119-R. Re.) Street to the main entrance of the U.S. Submarine Base, there Chief of Police. $ aTits< | CLUB TROPICS PHONE 725 Key West’s Most Populur Nite Club ~ 44440 44444644444646041 2246044464444 oE4E > > > > > > > » > > > > > > > > > » » » » > > > » » » > », aA AAADAAAAAAAALAAAADAAAAAAAA \the Key West Red Cross Chap- | ‘Audubon Junior {ior Audubon Club. | Edyth Hampton. and AP Features For 67 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE PRICE FIVE CENI: (OMORROW Boca Chica Airfield At 12:30 P.M; Bluejackets To Line Streets * PRESIDENT WILL APPEAR IN ROOSEVELT BOULE- VARD, DIVISION, DUVAL AND SOUTHARD STREETS; CAPT. ADELL TO BE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF NAVAL FORCES HERE President Truman will arrive in Key West at about 1 p.m. to- morrow, it was announced today by the Key West Submarine Base. The Sacred: Cow, the plane the President will fly here in, is scheduled to reach Boca Chica Naval Air Field at 12:30 p.m. tomor- row. It will leave Washington at 8 a.m. fi Hoe un 5 i Route the President will take to the city will be via Roosevelt Aa oinetailige a ae ee | Boulevard, Division street, Duval street, Southard street and thence who have the technical know]-| t@ the Submarine Base, where Mr. Truman will remain during his edge to operate the plants. Short-! Stay here. ly thereafter subway trains were | Capt. Cecil C. Adell, USN, who will become commanding officer | of the Key West Naval Base at ceremonies this afternoon, will be ae announced that the} the official Naval representative to the President's party. a Reece af ra fem nag Capt. Willard Saunders, USN, commanding officer of the Sub- fhebarny/ wailiteniceditte epee marine Base, will have direct charge of the President's safety, while work in connection with his de-!* Bees Rete ene une ej arncial host for the Navy. termination to stop the strikes. | He also asked the assembly t ‘Engagement The Naval Shore Patrol will augment the local police depart- Pass an anti-strike law to be ef- j PKS . ¢ {ment in policing the route from Of King Mihail, French Premier Seizes Plants And Run Trains) (Ny Associnted Pres) PARIS, Dec. 2.—When the! government attempted today to run subway trains, a Communist gang derailed a train, and Pre. mier Schuman struck back quick- running again. fective during the emergency, | and it was indicated that such ai Boca Chica Field to the Navy i Base. measure will be enacted. | 1 sc AD From the entrance to Roose- Princess Ann! roms thes eriteance) to Rone ARC Will Help Ge ei ei velt boulevard to Division street, H jv 'The Axnocinted Pres) to Duval street, to Southard 1 h Wi LONDON, Dec. 2—It was re-'street, and from Southard ~ \ , ; Fis ermen ho ported unofficially today thet ae ts ne entiance 19 the 1G a ania and narine Base, there will be no Had Storm Loss King Mihail of Romania an parking@on “either sidelof the s Princess Ann of Denmark are en- | streets from 9 a..m. until after The American Red Cross is 8@8¢4- ; the President arrives at the Sub going to try to aid fishermen It'was recalled that they were | Base, Polich Shae Jo: ph Kemp whose boats were sunk or dam- { » at the wedding’ of Prin. | “™=eneet toe Ee aged by Inst Friday's freak wind | eetrer & the wedding of Prin: a motorcycle, patrol, with storm, and those whose nets ; °° Elizabeth and Philip — 1 State Policemen; ‘City Police and were destroyed in a fire which | batten, and that theyapelt wakes , Naval motorcycles; will be fur- hit Marathon about @ month ago. | ‘1 Mabail’s © plane for Switzer- | nished the offipial party from Allan Hampton, chairman. of , @0d. where they are still vaca- | the time . it leaves Boca Chica tioning, with several members j Field, until # enters the Sub. ter, said that Miss Margarct Pur- , 0 the king's family, including marine Base. "The Secret Service man‘ of the disaster staff of the Mis sister. ss. | willl be: riding with .the Presi- ARG; will arrive here on Thurs. | __ Tt was said further that (heven- ‘dent... 4 gs day to work out with the local | $#8ement shortly oe be pant, There willbe from 30 to 45 chapter, which is now taking ap- | ROUnced simultaneously in Den-| Navy bluejackets assisting the plications from fishermen. j mark and Romania. \City Police in keeping the Miss Purman is coming to Key| Mihail is the son of the for- | West directly from Louisiana, |e" King Carol, who left Ro- ; (mania several years ago and has | treets to be covered by the residential party cleared. where she has been working |" : ae has | “Arriving at the Subinarine vith persons who sustained sim- | Since traveled in various parts’ Base the President will be ac- ilar damage in October's hurri- |)! the world. He resided inj corded full honors. A 21-gun Mexico several months and is at ; | present in Portugal. | Princess Anna is 24 years of cane. alute will be fired, and a full ;guard of U. S.’ Marines will be hers of Troop 5, Girl Scouts, and | England ,would become engag-! of the commandant’s quarters Club Organized of her and Mibail's engagement An Audubon Junior Club wa organized recently among mem- its members are wearing the | ed, ‘where the President is to stay. supe ee a | Vi: ae hh ab | President Truman is scheduled s its sy . ¥ Int Cudd _ to remain at the Sub Base until The ten oldest girls in the istting 4 Neon eS : troop were the first to join, but, ; ies ies theidedivat at is it is intended to have the mem:| Luis Hernandez, 1122 Duval | Paves [or Lee Ceduation of the bers! tended to the whole |street, left for Havana today, ;Everglades National Park at the ership exten | holidays in little town of Everglades, often troop. jand will spend the ) _ Detyy |) Pr eer ¢ oe. are under way to have al the Island Republic visiting called Everglades City. The Pres- member of the Senior Audubon | relatives and friends. el aug vescenvere’ 15-min- q e al =| a - Society act as consultant and 5 Arde Thaeaediee GRU en eres- teacher for the group. H The Scouts will have an op portunity to work on their Bird | Finders Badge through the Jun | ‘ident is scheduled to return u ay. P Ww PLEASE NOTE: : The following Scouts are the charter members: Helen McDonald, FE Thompson, Alice Whit Meggs, Clarita Burkett, Fernandez, Jacqueline § Lalah Tims, Sherry Hoffmeis Lee Sd hdd dnd tndndndndddadeddatndad Div We'll Bake, Decorate and Furnish RE OF CHARGE, Your F BIRTHDAY CAKE! WE_ARE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY Around the Clock We Bake All Our Own Pastry, in- cluding Fresh Danish Pastry Daily —VISIT OUR RETAIL DEPT.— ‘fly back to Washington. We Are New High Class Enough’ The Navy fishing boat has | foxeA aYone mivesuayelnus chased man’s pleasure. It is not known ini here today whether he will go forthe) Dining) eae | fishing or not. Much depends on ae WEAVER 5 | the general weather. a ) A beach at the Submarine STEAKS SUPREME! ' Base, which was used by Mr. > . . § Regarding MILK P CELEBRATE: Regarding rices Your BIRTHDAY at Owing-to conditions beyond our control, Duff 's Tavern the.. price of milk will advance Two Cents y : Effective Tomorrow on and Simonton Sts. | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 1947 We sincerely hope the increase cost of a stop and will‘once again become stabilized. Sincerely, J. ROLAND ADAMS, been made ready for Mr. Tru- Clean Aprons and A Potted Palm 'the smoothness of the seas and | (Continued On Page Eight) FN eee (2c) Per Quart TELEPHONE 9249 | producing Grade A Milk will soon come to Jn eeO44445A444444444404646444 We ee

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