The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 3, 1947, Page 1

a Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit No. 237 VOL. LXVII. Paes TRUMAN REACHES KEY WEST 1:15 P.M. For County Beach By Monroe Board LOW BID OF CHARLES. TOPPINO APPROVED; | 'Bidault Back CONSTRUCTS BEACH, ONLY | In London For Low bid of $167,366, submitted by Charles Toppino & Sons, Inc., | was accepted and approved for construction of a bathing.beach’ London, Dec, 3.—Foreign Min- at West Martello Tower last ister Bidault returned here to- night by the Monroe County ,day to resume his seat at the Cominission. The low bidder eliminated from | the work the swimming pool, ca- sino, cabanas and all the service (By The Associated Press) | conference of the Big Four. It. was reported that Bidault will be averse to committing Che Key SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Paris Wrecked; Twenty Killed CONSERVATIVES CHARGING THAT COMMUNISTIC SABO- TEURS CAUSED WRECK; SCHUMAN ACTS | (Ry Aanoctated Press) | PARIS, Dec. 3.—A Paris mail! train was wrecked today, killing | Conferences 20 persons and injuring an un-! determined number. The government charged that! the wreck was caused by sab- i otage. At the the wreck | occurred, the national assembly | was discussing anti-strike legis- | lation, and the report of the | wreck threw the assembly into | time himself on any question that di- confusion. ee, , rectly concerns France, as he | At the height of the turmoil, | Only work to be performed by fears that whatever he agrees to | Conservatives cried out that it | the Toppino firm is construction ™@Y be nullified when General|was the work of Communist | lines from Laird street to the ,county, of a 1,200-foot pier and breakwa- De Gaulle comes into power. ee designed ‘0 protect the beach = Marshall and Bevin. were re- pee hep “apy eaevevon os ported to be against the unifica- 150 feet from low water, and tion of the three zones held by | placement of sand out for a dist- the United States, Great Britain } ance of 300 feet and back fram and F, ‘ 4 the low water mark for 200 feet. because of ‘Bidealt'e rales giLiteult Court Clerk Ross C. that his action in that regard | Padi hb hd RELL tenaeal be 09 Must be subject to the approval | available-for the beach, This °" ‘isapproval of any govern- sum, after deducting the $167, "ent pe aay bee ipspowen in| 366. of the Toppino contract, VS Country. leaves the county with about $30,000. “Later we can atte service lines from Laird street, so we can have sanitary facilities and other things, including some grading,” _ Commissioner Gerald Saun-' Information charging Albert! gut \ Brust, Jr., 18, of Bi vith The Toppino bid included the tite arene of fe proabivasyiih clearing of the land, grading and New york Gity and driving it See oie pea tepiae aie! ss several state lines, will be wn Tope ino'did was $30,000 above filed today with the U. S. attor- the estimate of R. D. Spalding & Rect eee it he Senen a Associates, engineers for. the ?Y ner! tne awyer but the comniissionde-' Brust»: who is held. in ‘county | cided to award the contract any jail for sideswiping a car driven | way, because later prices might by Francis X. Delaney, 623 Di- be higher: , Vision street, at Marathon, last One bid was rejected by the Friday, confessed to a FBI commission as being irregular, agent here yesterday. although it was, lower than any, He probably will be taken be- other. bid. It was from M. F.' fore the U. S. Federal Court Comer Bridge and Foundation at Miami. Company, Miami, and asked for a contract on its bid of $81,536 for building the pier and break- water. | It was declared irregular be- cause no provision had been! made in the advertisements gon cost ol ates rns cer and break- entered two houses under con- water by County Attorney Paul struction just outside the city Sawyer. , and in one they smashed 30 win- The only other bidder was dows and several glass doors. Alonzo Cothron. He bid $195,000, They poured paint on the hard- Brust Confesses | To Theft Of Car ‘Vandals Wreck Two Residences ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Vandals which was held too high. ; wood floors of the other and Commissioner W. A. Parrish at then plugged the drains and first ‘urged the swimming pool plugged the house. In all, they be included in the work to be caused $1,500 damage. done because, he said, such a pool would be an attraction to °° swimmers and others. WI “We. must decide what the! {| Tax Your Mind and Muscles people of Key West want most-—_ Over A Mere Meal? Come (Continued On Page Eight) On Out and Chomp a Chicken ate. H WEAVER'S ee BATTERIES CHARGED The Modern Way Drive in. in 30 to 45 minutes and car can be on its way! | your Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE| Phone No.5 White at AGAIN. We Are Urging Our Many Friends and ahi to SHOP EARLY and Pick Up All Packages Promptly | Due to Our Lack of Storage Room We Earnestly Request Your Full Co-operation Phone 1560 ROEBUCK AND CO. ORDER OFFICE Choice Chow Only! { Simonton St., Corner of Fleming St. |duce a bill to increase FRE ! saboteurs, but Communists countered by yelling that Right- \ists had caused the wreck cal were trying to switch the blame to the Communists for politica ' effect. Report of the assembly gave anti-strike legis measure was p disorders. It was also decided to intro- the pun- wreck in the impetus to the ion, and the sed amidst wuld? ishment of convicted Fearing that mobsgmay attack ‘ the assembly, Premier Schuman ordered 5,000 helmeted soldiers | , be stationed around the building. Meanwhile, he issued another | order that he said he hoped | would result in the apprehen- sion and conviction of the men guilty of causing the train wreck. | Ships in the Key West Chamber | — of Commerce were gotten yes- | C ‘apt. Petersen | CHEERING THRONGS GREET HIM HERE MABAARABAAABAADABADAAABAARABASAAARARARARD HARRY S. TRUMAN 31 Nar Menthe Added In Chamber C€ ‘ampaign saboteurs, | TOTAL OF $2,342 RAISED: SEVERAL ARE STILL WORK- ING AND MAY REPORT Delays Action On | Charles “Wardiow, ing the ‘Key We: ber of Comme: erday in the annual drive, it represent Junior Cham- | Wgated Press Day Wire vice and AP Features 67 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE 3, 1947 U.S. A. PRICE FIVE CENT: (We President Arrives At Boca Chica Naval Air Contract ‘Anwartled Mail 1 Train In Field At 1 P.M; Drives Through Throngs Lining Streets ‘MR. TRUMAN ACCOMPANIED BY ADMIRAL LEAHY, HIS NAVAL ADVISER; WEARING GREY FELT HAT AND CARRYING CANE AND RAINCOAT; ' PRESIDENT GREETS MAYOR A. MAITLAND ADAMS ane EXPRESSES \ APPRECIATION OF KEY WEST WEATHER President Truman is in town. He made a triumphal entry into the Y p.m. at Boca Chica Naval Air Field. i Seated in an open automobile the President waved his hat, smiling broadly, , bowing his head as he made his way thr ough the throng-packed streets. As soon as his airplane landed he was greeted briefly by a number of Wash- ington newspapermen, who had come in ahead of him on another airplane. ‘ “How did you boys get here so soon,” asked President Truman. j “Oh, we got up early, Mr. President,” ong newspaperman replied. “We had to get up at 5 a.m.,” calle d a second. “I wish I had come earlier to this delightful climate,” Mr. Truman said, and -—-* walked toward the car that was to bear him into the | city. rity shortly after his airplane arrived at More Rioting In Jerusalem; . Jews Aroused UNDERGROUND THREATENS Then he turned and met Mayor A. Maitland TO INFLICT REPRISALS ON a “Adams and Acting Ci ARABS: LATTER WARNED ¢ ommission Holds TO STAY INDOORS sity’s Mit ial body that ‘Abbreviated Meet. = on hand to greet the CNY Asceetated Pr JERUSALEM, Dec. 3.—O: ne; In deference to Commissioners President.’ 2=.; 3 jousl Pwounded’ andi many bial | Louis Carbonell and John Carbo-| Mr, Truman passed As he went he was greeted by Captains Cecil C. Adell, new commandant of Key West Naval Base; Capt. J. W. F. McFadden, commanding officer of the Sonar ‘School; Capt. A. E. Gouin, commander of VC-N2, the air fleet at Boca Chica; Capt. Henry Coper, command- ing officer of Boca Chica Field, and Capt. O. A. Smith of the Naval Hospital. Manager Edwin Trevor, , the only. members of the leew was killed, two Arabs seri-! several nell, who were not present last Pleasantries with Mayor Adams. LATER R F $5 ing were wrecked or set afire declaci jsp rlehina a nausi we 3 ing that, his 0 > 7 equest or 00, | in a recurrence of pacts: in this HBR a Dete Us Ou suece num dcatlis the Ker Wan retina Salat Thirt en new members emer isin ea in the tamily, Mayor A. Maitland 0 beni we coe ‘and 65 renewals of member- For. Fish Tourney. Piermont) yee ee Wile. it was rather chilly when 1 ea 2 Pi an re . 10n left Washington at 8:10 a. m., today.” the President said. He wore a felt hat and carrisd | cipated in the rioting, and it was due to the quick and decisive ac tion of British troops agreed to transact only one urg- ent matter of business af@ then was announced today by Harold ! appeared be- and police recess until Thursday night at 8 ® Taincoat’ and a cane. fore. the Monroe County Com.‘ that the rict was stopped in its) o'clock when ; ' He was followed by Admiral depivalets iaeniea ae dia ost PE o'clock when all the commission- H Dies In Miami : mission last night and made a early stages, ereieuillsbateresenn s Leahy, grizzled old Naval of | ganization. irequest that the cowity appro: | in, h underground, in a The commission last night f¢¢?. who is naval adviser to Captain John Petersen, 76, died} The amount of money raised priate $500 toward prizes the | 16 — ‘unanimously approved the pay. the President. yesterday afternaon at 4 o'clock | was 0, a little less than | Jaycees are offering in the fish. |™Cl0 Sreadcast at noon, said’ ment of $10,400 to the Florida . The President rode on the in Miami. He was well known! was expected i tournament they are con- that at sundown it would begin National Bank Principal was Tight side of the machine, in the in Key West, having served in’ ‘There were 33 teams working | ducting from December through ; action to inflict reprisals on the $10,000, interest $400. back seat. Admiral Leahy sat ) iB i; the lighthouse rvice here aboard | | His last command here was captain of the Tender “Poppy”. He left Key West) to reside in t Ks { J spec! re x con-} Similar amotnt, Miami 15 years ago. | with the prospect of raising con He survived by Mrs. Fanny ; siderable money to spent on} county would likewise present | Petersen, the widow; stepson, Dr.’ the publicity aign to be|the $500 to the Jaycces. Harry Jones; and two grandchildren. it Burial services for Captain Pe; | | tersen. will be held in Miami. The Citizen was notified of Captain Petersen’s death by City Commissioner William W. De- meritt. | ROY’S KEY WEST AUTO PAR’ Ts 121 Duval Street i 8 EET CELEBRATE: Your BIRTHDAY at Duffy's Tavern TELEPHONE 9249 Division and Simonton Sts. | | We'll Bake, Decorate and Furnish wuvvevvwveve OF CHARGE, Your |> BIRTHDAY CAKE!,? | WE_ARE OPEN 24 HOURS | , A DAY Around the Clock 48 ' We Bake All Our Own Pastry, in-!> cluding Fresh Danish Pastry Daily os est TAIL DEPT.—|? Phone 1560. VISIT OUR RETA i SEE two step-daugh ers, | starter d by the ¢ ha Hotel he car were ales of ticke’ said to be guod, | Charter Boatmen's Association namber to West ract more tourists to Ke SERVICE STATION .| CHAMPION \Outhoard Motors $ j [a -- sae: BRADY'S . —~-—for——- CHOICE POULTRY ] SHOPPING DAYS | TO CHRISTMAS (1214 White Street LAST TIME TONITE! LAST TIME TONITE! B. S. PULLY America’s Comedy ‘Atomic Bomb’; Star of Stage, Screen, Radio Ably Supported by H. S. GUMP and MITZI, Sultry Song Stylist Added Attraction Skating Lockwells **°°SxSeares 9 P.\M.—Two Complete Shows—12 M. No Admission - No Cover - No Minimum CLUB TROPICS : Kev West’s Most Popular Nite Club ; MOUSIE GARNER **,f°pricc. Gs OPENS HERE THURSDAY NIGHTI!. #A£44444444444464444621446464446444464444 for | give the tournament $500 and the | 330Ciz aj s é the Brit at-|— — oS POOR OLD CRAIG |Division at Francis Phone 9134; ican emba $127.00) they. destroyed parts of the es ' IV VV VV VV VIO Phone 540 RO Aes esAsn are cnese VV V TV VV VI enn n the drive. Eight of them had Arabs for the ruthless attacks < The note payable was from Coser On Rage Oe, ithe (“Laurel “Arbutus” and! ice reported this morning and stion of Commission- | 77808 ter i By iaees SHC Oni mec ratodg aiaietu is [aaa — “Mangrove”. |seven reported incomplete re- | er Clarence H the commis- | @Ws and the destruction of Jew- H While serving as captain of the turns and are still working. The | sion put off considering the mat- ji h property PALACE THEATER *Mangrove”, he was notified of i number of new members is ex. | ter for the meeting next Tues-/ ‘The British command ordered b the sinking’ of the Battleship | 00" Pe ee eas : ‘ OUI CL IE CHER pected to increase materially Arabs to” remain indoors fro: z saat t Mainevinj Mayanyyharhor, 1 when all the teams have report e hayen't the amount te-! oa io dawn. bub he 1939 PLYMOUTH ANENONESTIMAN heawes commended at the. cab- d. | budgeted, and we'll [eves Peyeeae the igs 1% 4-Door Sedan with W. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen rh 5 lak will be given away is now | raising the mone Hige: t alc ate will oceie Anne the te Opposite’ Bus Station veneer : : he city would 6 i on display across from La Con Wardlow said the city would (It was reported today that the = H Unied LUI! will a Married Couple to manage sma!! Hotel. Living quarters and good salary. Prefer that husband have other employment. Write P. 0. Box 708, Key West. lduota of Jews! tie sdmicsionito Pah / ng the | Palestine by 10,000 4 month. The 8 object is to have at least 190,000, 'INAUGURATION of the more Jews admitted to Pale: tine by the end of 1948 | (Cairo reported today that 500 students marched to the Amer- | shouting, “Down ° ——SHOP AT—— with the United Stat They Package Delivery 9 ‘did not attack the embassy, but REBID S Prompt Special Delivery Service p Regular Pickup and Delivery Twice Daily ASK YOUR MERCHANT for INFORMATION — our PHONE 1013 | DEPENDABLE FORD Brake Service > i Monroe Motors 1113 White Street j PHONE 725 | building occupied by an Amer ican automobile agency) Grocery and Delicatessen } Staple and Fancy GROCERIES HANDY LOCATION Near the Bank, City Offices and Electric Office 30 Duval St., Phone 1509 Announcement . . . HOTEL La CONCH Will Be Open Every Night, Except Sunday, From 830 P.M. to 4 AM. Effective December 6, 1947 DROP IN FOR THAT AFTER-SHOW and AFTER-NIGHTCLUB SNACK HOTEL la CONCHA J. D. 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