The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1947, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXVIII. No. 240 Chee E sou THERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, ee se a NR Anan et Sy Ae gn ener ep te oskecitta , Associated Press Day Wire ) Service and AP Features ‘or 6% Years Devoted to the Bes# Interests of Key West THE U.S.A. 1947 PRICE FIVE CENT: PRESIDENT DEDICATES ’GLADES PARK School Board And Albury Commended By State For Fine Financial Condition COLIN ENGLISH AND* STATE AUDITOR SAY, Cbd hak hdd MONROE’S REPORT “Silver Dollar WAS GOOD ONE Jake” Visited Monroe County Board of Edu- | ida cation and Willard M. Albur: Here Fr ay superintendent of public instruc- | tion, have been commended by | Colin English, state superinten- | dent of instruction, for the fine | state the books of the local | board were in as found by State | Auditor Bryan Willis as of June 30. “I think you will be interested | to know that we consider it an unusually fine report,” . writes ; Jacob Schreiber, manager of moving picture houses in Detroit, and a frequent visi- tor in Key West, was here yesterday afternoon renew- ing old friendships, Mr. Schreiber, who is known as “Silver Dollar Jake", visits hospitals to en- } a landing ship, tank, which arrived last week with a cargo of miscellaneous — freight from the Canal Zone, left today for Norfolk, Va., after taking on best eee another cargo of freight at Key n ° | West Submarine Base. Tanker Arrives ————_____ The SS John P. Altegeld, a tanker, which left Baytown, | Texas, recently, arrived at Key | West Naval Base this afternoon ' with a cargo of diesel oil. She will put into Craig Dock late today, where she will un her cargo. The ship is operat- ed by the Maritime Commission. | | PALACE THEATER: SANG of H ™ SCHEHERAZADE | Brianwvssevy - tvonne de Carlo! In Technicolor NO SHOW SUNDAY it being Cuban Memorial Day tertain veterans. He was given his nic! me because he distributes silver dollars English to Albury under date of, in a variety of contests. December 2. “It reflects credi on the management of affairs "Fa aA DDL aa. administered by you and your board. ' V “Please accept my congratula-' Volunteers To tions on your splendid showing.” ' s f. The, general statement of Au- A 0 Ch ditor Willis says: ct n Weis “The financial condition of the! board is good. There is~no cur- | On January 13 rent indebtedness, and funded } debts have been reduced sub-! Key West, Volunteer Fire De- stantially, Budgets have pean ‘partment, at ‘a meeting last night, | properly prepared and senerally at No. 3 Fire Station, voted to adherred to. “Records are well defer action on voting for three eps. ‘ choices for chief until the .gen- “" os Ne Uae aha «ahaa eral election of the organization 3 92 at re- | January 13. ee: duced’ by” $115,000; besides pay- | r " a te; z A Acting City Manager Edwin pi at the bills forthe public Trevor had asked the voltun- —_e a teers to.give him the names of Trevor Will Be \F penton On tastier tne {volunteers lagt night refused to Away For We City < Manager’, Edwin, informéds. the metq- | * bers of the City Commission! ~ that beginning Saturday. De cember 13, he will be out of town and will not be able to act as city manager, Trevor would not confirm , whether or not he intended to resign his position. «onthe Upeso with our DEPENDABLE FORD Brake Service tor ) Monro 1113 White Street PHONE 725 1 i i Rantherameat Garner ACE 2120 Deval Street , hens 1 ' Auto Repairs, Painting, Body and Fender Work © Awto Parts for All Oars ' | | ! | ! Announcement . . . HOTEL La CONCH Will Be Open Every Night, Except Sunday, From 8:30 P.M. to 4 AM. Effective December 6, 1947 DROP IN FOR THAT AFTER-SHOW and AFTER-NIGHTCLUB SNACK HOTEL La CONCHA J. D. MCANDREWS ‘Manager COFFEE SHOP of the volunteers. : e Motors: | pee ‘Commission To Investigate | Labor Leaders ' (By The Assectated Preas) | WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.— The {House Un-American Committee ; announced today that it intends to investigate several labor un- ion leaders. . Object of the investigation is |! to determine whether or not the | leaders are Communists or have communistic leanings. A report was received here to- {day that 2,800 workmen of the | gas, coke and chemical union : have threatened to go on strike ; Monday at the government's {plants that are producing ma- j terials for atomic bombs The Congressional Atomic iCommittee asked David Lilien- to take action to try to avert the | hreatened srike. Jews And Arabs Continue Riots In No Man’s Land JERUSALEM, Dec. 6.—Rioting resumed today in various sections of Palestine. The worst riot was in No Man’s. Land between the Jewish city of Tel-Aviv arid the Arabic city of Jaffa. Two Jews were killed and more than a score of Jews and Arabs were wounded by gun- ire. Forty-seven houses in that lo- eality, which had been occu- pied by Jews, wre set affre by bands of Arabs. Attempts to ex- tinguish the fires were stopped by machine front, rear and sides of the burn- ing buildings. A bus, crowded with Avabs, i | ' } crowds of Jews, but the polic dispersed the attackers befo! ‘anybody was seriously hurt. (Arabic leaders in Cairo said today* they Rave Atl the men they need to start a holy war against the Jews. but they have not the money to properly equip the ; army. Number of volunteers, it | was announced, totals more than * 200,000). eens y iVisiting Key West Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mahon, of Philadelphia, ave visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Mack at their home at 612 Ashe street. | Mr. and Mrs. Mahon said they are delighted with their stay in Key West. SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS | HECTOR BARROSO Announces That His Plans Are Now Changed and HE WILL NOT OPEN ‘RAUL’S CLUB As Recently Announced ‘THE DRIFTWOOD with Hector Barroso and His Spotlight Band Will Be Operated by Hector, and He Invites the Tourists, His .Patrons and Friends to Come to the Driftwood DANCE and HAVE FUN thal, administrator at the plants, : gun fire along the | # “The benefits our Nation will Elks Memorial Saas a Will Be Held Tomorrow Key West Lodge, No. 551, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, will hold memorial services tomorrow afternoon in the Elks’ patio at 313 Duval street. Services will begin at 3 o'clock. Following is the program: 1. America Lodge and Audience Invocation . Rabbi Abraham Schwartz Violin & Piano Selection ane ... Sylvia Baker & Gerald Saunders Ceremonies, Lodge Officers ws. Ritual Piano Selection Mrs. O. W. Bodler Ceremonies, Roll Call of Absent Brothers, Ritual Taps by Henry H.'Simon, USMC The Vacant Chair ....... Gerald Saunders Ceremonies Vocal Solo .. { Oration .... | 11. Vocal Solo . Pee os aes | 5 Tune, “ | Violin &. Piano Selection | . Sylvia Baker & Gerald Saunders Ceremonies, Lodge Officers ................. Ritual (Benediction by Father J. H. Johnson) Mrs. Paul Herrick Father J. H. McConnell ..... Johnny Reid Auld Lang Syne” Speech of President Truman At Everglades: Is Presented (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the speech, in full, delivered today at 2:50 p.m., by President Truman in dedicating the Everglades National Park at Everglades.) , “Not often in these demand- jing days are well able to lay aie | om to, the .enjeyment.of the ( the problems of the times, and}American people than the estab- {turn to a project whose great | lishment of the Everglades Na- , value lies in the enrichment of | tional Park. : ;the human spirit. Today we ‘Our national park system is a {mark the achievement of an-/}clear expressiow.of the idealism make a more lasting contribu- ,| was attacked this morning by jother great conservation vic- of {the Armérican’' people. With- | tory. We have permanently safe- bout regard for sectional rivalries |guarded an irreplaceable: primi- | or fotagarty: politics, the Nation | tive area. We have assembled to ‘has .adVé onstantly in the dedicate..to..the: ase.of @llvthe last 75. years’ in the protection people for all time, the Ever- of its“ftural beauties and won- | glades National Park. ders, | “Here in Everglades City we “The success of our efforts jcan savor the atmosphere of conserve the scenery and wild- this beautiful tropical area. life of the country can be mea Southeast of us lies the coast of ured in popular use. The na jthe Everglades Park, cut by tional park system covers but a islands and estuaries of the Gulf fraction of one per cent of the of Mexico. Here are deep rive! area of the United States, but | siant groves of colorful m over 23 million of our fellow | Brove trees, prairie marshes and countrymen have visited our na- innumerable lakes and streams. tional parks within the past | “In this Park we shall pre- year. Each citizen returned to |serve tarpon, trout and pompa- his home with a refreshed spirit |no, bear, deer and crocodiles -~ and a greater appreciation of the land rare birds of great beauty.! (Continued On Page Seven) |We shall protect hundreds of' -\ kinds of wildlife which might | otherwise soon be extinct. H { lderive from this dedication will | outlast the youngest of us. They ; will increase with the passage; ‘of the y Few actions could; WE BAKE Alt Our Own | REID’S |Grocery and Delicatessen | Has LOWERED Most of Their Prices from | 3% t0 5% | COME IN and LOOK!! 130 Duval St., Phone 1509 Aaa” | PIES CAKES CHEESE CAKE ‘Duffy's Tavern Division and PHONE 9249 WE NEVER CLOSE Open 24 Hours A Day Se Now Open... ON STOCK 1 Featuring ND GOOD FOOD In the Casual Atmosphere ot the Tropics RESERVATION PHONE 1326 ior to Our Retail Department | ‘DANISH PASTRY, nonton Sts. The New and Beautiful CLUB TROPICANA ” | | Thousands Hear His Speech At Everglades; Leaves After Address For Return Trip To Key West EXPECTED TO ARRIVE HERE ABOUT 5:00 P.M. TODAY; WILL REMAIN IN CITY UNTIL MONDAY, WHEN HE FLIES BACK TO WASHINGTON; TRU- MAN LEAVES CITY FOR NAPLES SHORTLY BEFORE 9:00 A.M.; MAY GO TO CHURCH HERE TOMORROW; QUIET WEEKEND SCHEDULED | “Few actions could make a more lasting contribution to the enjoyment of ithe American people than the establishment of the Everglades National Park.” i This was one of the sentences from the speech delivered today by President | Truman in dedicating the Everglades National Park at Evrglades after he had ‘tional Park at Everglades after he had | The President is scheduled to return to Key West at about 5 p.m. teday. He | is expected to spend the remainder of his stay here quietly, probably going to one ‘of the Key West churches tomorrow forenoon. ! Mr. Truman is scheduled to leave the city Monday afternoon. He came ;here Wednesday afternoon. He has not departed from his quiet vacation, except 5 * yesterday he spent about 20 minutes being honored and Ch: | ; T bestowing honors on four officers of the Key West tharles Taylor ye New Chairman Submarine Fleet. | Of RC Chapter | | | | i 4 H | Taylor was When Mr. Truman departed from Key West Sub- marine Base shortly before 9 a.m. today, he: was riding in a large limousine seated with Charles G. Ross, his press secretary, and Admiral William D. Leahy, his naval adviser, in the rear seat. ‘ iene eecied The party left in several cars for Boca Chica Na- Chairman of the Key West Chap-" yal Air Field. They were guided by State Highway jter of the American Red Cross ‘ d ! a —~--*patrolmen, city poliee de- at the annual meeting on Thurs \ 1 1 day at the Monroe County Clinic CM" MOLI MY MM MB Herter — aan a auditorium. He succeeds Allan : beeen meaty? 2°? ah ouamapay wtiede Hampton, who was elected vice White House cycles. The usual Secret ‘ chairman. Service details were on Okc otticgs wlelectesu were eu Key West hait40 leek:-af hi (Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey, secre-)° 0 ap de mam itary, and Joe Pinder, treasurer.}, EWERGLADES, Dec. 6.— .. safety of the Pre Mr. Hampton reported on the | They went out ti hard tivities of the chapter during | thence in Southard to Before President Truman be- the past year. The Home Serv- ice Department, which is con a street, thence to..the Roosevelt cerned with personal and family } this afternoon, he remark- | boulevard to Boca Chica. It was ice to servicemen and vet-! 94; the route arranged by the Secret ans, has given service to an 4 Service men with the Presidential average of 109 servicemen and) party and was kept confidential. 80° veterans and civilians each _There were small groups of month citizens lining all those streets. 1 The disaster committee , The Prgsigent waved his hat to been active in six disasters them, smiling in his usual genial jing the past year. way. 4 The volunteer special At Boca Chica the party committee has provided quickly boarded the Sacred Cow, artce to the Naval Hospital the airplane that flew them to Grey Lad and the mainland. Previousiy the urses’ Aides active newspapermen and photograph- |_ The Junior Red Cross enroll ers had left for Naples in a char- ed ale nce ei they are Radia eee eM cht oe ae oa eel aiwice them here from Washington. mittee has averaged six activ-| Gov. Millard Caldwell, and ities at the Naval Hospital eath U. S. Senators Spessard Holland poe and Claude Pepper were | Plans for the forthcoming pro eae Se ae aiien plane at Naples, shortly after 10 gan his prepared speech here “Having a temporary. White House in Key West, hav | dur makes it convenient for me to be here today.” "IDI OIIOI OD wo Structures To Cost $17,500 Permits to build two struc. tures that will cost $17,500 were Issued yi rd by Building In spector _Exvol Sawyer. Mr. and Mr . K. Wilson will build a two-family house of con crete blocks on lot 4, square 16, tract 17, in the 700 block on South street, that will cost $9,000. Mr. and Mi H. A. Demeritt will build a frame residence to cost $8,500 on lot 16, square 5 tract 18, on Washington. street between Whalton and Grinnell | stree H vice t two! com on {motion of a nutrition and first \aid program are under way. Tn Mn VISIT YOUR a.m, They then drove the Everglades, 35 mil President Cottag to where al rived at IL a. m. 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