The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 19, 1947, Page 3

. FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 19, de el * ere erent a ane Smathers Being ( Contacted On Navy Ousting Residents UNLESS DECISION HAS* —_—— BEEN CHANGED NAVY, are a ee ACTION SAID TO BE The Weather “WRONG” FORECAST ~ Key West and Vicinity; Partly, ; cloudy with widely scattered | showers this afternoan and to- | night; Saturday partly - cloudy. Slightly couler tonight,, Gentle to moderate variable winds, Florida: Partly cloudy’ 5@x- cloudy. south and portions, occasionally ‘light rain southeast coast today. Partly cloudy tonight and .Sat- urday. Not quite so warm south portion, otherwise little change ‘in temperature, | East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate contrary to promises of Admin- north to northeast winds; partly istrator Raymond H. Foley. ‘cloudy weather today, tonight Check on written agreement.” j and Saturday. “If Foley has done this,” Car-!. Jacksonville through the Flor- bonell announced, “he has gone ' ida Straits: Moderate to fresh back on his word, for he told me northerly winds today becoming personally that he (Foley) would | moderate’ north to northeast dictate the terms of the agree- | winds ° tonight and _ Saturday. ment and that the Navy would | ,Cloudy with occasional rain. to- have to abide by.it.” day, partly cloudy tonight and Foley; ‘actording to Carboneli, | Saturday: was explicit. in his statements Jacksonville to Apalachicola: that his decision in the matter |No small craft or storm warn- ings have ‘been issued: was mandatory to all parties ‘BEPORT concerned, including the Navy. ‘ In the issue of October 22, The Key Wesi, Fla., Dec. 19; 1947 ° City Commissioner Lduis Car- bonel] - told ~The Citizen this! morning that the Navy's con- | templated action .in ousting 42 | families from Poineiana, Project | is contrary to the expressed | agreement made with Raymond | M. Foley, administrator of the} Home and Housing Agency. Carbonell this morning for- warded the following telegram to George Smathers, representa- tive in congress, Washington, D.C “Navy announcement is con- trary to our conversation and ; treme north, ¢ central Citizen had the following re-{,Observation’ taken at 8:30 @m., port regarding the Poinciana Eastern Standard Time, transfer ‘controversy that was City Office) ‘ raging at the time: : Temperatures “City Commissioner Louis | Highest yesterday ~. 83) Carbonell, at last night’s regular regi last night .. : 3 meeting of the City Commission, erm ‘i ? eee 70 informed his colleagues that he ore ‘Precipitation had received a_ telephone call P Rainfall, 24 hours ending from. Representative George) 8:39 a.m., inches _..: 13 Smathers in which the congress- 2 iumid lity man informed him that if the Benes Fe 7 Navy tdkes over Pojnciana thidsabos "Minami Place, no one will be moved out (Eastern Standart eee ; of that housing project, not even! Sunrise 7:06 a.m: the twenty-one families who are! Sunset 5:42 p.m non-service connected and non- | Moanvise 12:35 p,m Navy employed at the U. S.j Moonset 12:05, aan, Submarine Base. ; “Carbonell told the commis- TIDES sioners that Smathers said the ‘Tomorrow Poinciana occupants . would re- Naval Base Ue main in their homes as long as or page Swadaru Time): they.’ paid. their rent. When Hig f ‘Low they moved of their own accord, 2: oS a.m. 9:21 am. if they maeved at all,.then, of |. --4:0lb pm,, 96. 9:51 ‘phi ‘ys course, Navy personnel would Additional Tide Data > | Reference Station; Key. ‘West be placed in the vacant homes. . Time of| Height of “Smathers spoke to Carbonell from the offices of. Raymond |.. Station-. Tide |high wate: M. Foley, administrator of the Bahia Honda —Ohr. Home and Housing Agency. ig Sodas) ee: min, 0,0 ft. “Smathers also told Carbonell Sonat. aide} BP yess that the Navy, if they got the Boca Chira ae, property, will pay scavenger service charges; police and fire protection charges, etc., in lieu of taxes.” Sosa Is Released Under $500 Bond Jose Sosa, driver of the Key West Transit Company bus that struck and seriously injured Charles B. Hall, 52, at Duck ave- nue and 16th street Wednesday night, today was arrested by Police Lt. Ray Atwell on a ten- tative charge of reckless driving. Sosa Jater was taken to Coun- ty Jail, but was soon free by (Sandy Point) 40 min, Valdes Channel +2hr. (north end) —.10 min. +1.4 ft. (NOTE: Minus sign—correc tions to be subtracted. Plus sign—corrections to be added,) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Admiral Charles M. Cooke; Jr., commanding U. S. naval fetter, Western Pacific, born at Smith, Arkansas, 61 years rs, John D. Biggers, president of Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio, born in St. Louis, 59 years ago, i Ford C. Frick, president of the! National Baseball League, born a IED AOS NE cece eee ee Re Sane eee posting a bond of $500 as set by | at Wawaka, Indiana, 53 years Peace Justice J, Y, Porter, IV. ago. : st ees This afternoon Naval: Hospital, Dusolina Giannini, concert where Hall was taken following | Singer, born in Philadelphia, 43 the accident, reported that the | Years ago. man was still in critical eondi-| .Joseph K. Carson, Jr,, member f the Maritime Commission, tion, although slightly improved. oO ‘ Hall was ath unconscious, hos- former mayor of Portland, Ore- pital doctors said. gon, morn in McKinney, Ky., 56 Hall, the father of five chil- | Years ago. : dren, was identified at the hos- Carle C. Conway, board chair- pital Jate Thursday. He did not|™man of Continental Can, born have any means of identification | @t Oak Park, Ill, 70 years ago. in his clothing when the bus Willis Smith of Raleigh, N. C., struck him, knocked him down] onetime president of the Am- and-ran oyer him. erican Bar Association, born in He suffered a fractured squll, Norfolk, Va., 60 years ago. a fractured pelvis and serious |; _ internal injuries. TODAY’S ° » ANNIVERSARIES (Know America) 1814—Edwin M. Stanton, Ohio lawyer, Lincoln’s great secretary of war and mainstay, born in Steubenville, Ohio. Died Decem- ber'24, 1869, 1820—Ada L. Howard, first President of Wellesley, 1875, first 2 flights dally MIAMI womhan college president, born a omple, Ns Hl. Died March 3, Pasi, Si ou : te, tage, Oe Orleans aad ane C. Croly (‘Jenny June”), known as the first 0 Oe ee erigan newspaper woman, New convenience, coyrteous York correspondent-editor, born in England. Died Dec. 23, 1901, speed, comfort, conv | gecepted. See your travel agent Jr amet A. Michelson, 1084 University of Chicago ist, Nobel prize winner, in Germany. Died May 9, 4 Minnie Maddern Fiske, ‘actress of her generatgon. Born in New Orleans. Died Feb- Tuary 15, 1932. i enemmannel oa acasgecaeetnocenosctenanyspestioontnatnanantaratrestsaadiaoscethanmanonaseisuinthtcnctpiatnspesipeiapnessgsibsidaiimmme Nabi Rha tii alan edna Aa metre let as x aes _~ | Street. playing Alice Sycamore, ‘| Martha Street playing Gay. Well- ; . : ington, the actress .who, imbibes i m. too heavily and spends most of °= — service. All recognized gir pace 9 a 3 ones = Na a v BST. CITIZEN e PAGE THREE _ Givi Service ~ Board To Meet F Chairmen Myrtland Cates and Lee Goddard, executive seere- % «tary of-the Civil Service Board, will report the result of the po- lice - lieutenant exanhiinations held yesterday ‘in’ the Key West aS FIRST TIGER TO SIGN eneemnensipcnen-selahgerne 3 board late today. The ‘board will survey the re- sult and anriounee the outeome i later. Acting Lieutenant Harry , Lee. Baker and Patrolman’ Ber- ' nard Waite took | tions: ; "THE NEW - Sarmnaworlh - | HAS STYLE... SEE ITH! Overseas Radio & Appliance Co. Phone 79 716 Duval Street (AR Wirephoto) : VIRGIL TRUCKS (right), of Birmingham. Ala., Detroit Tiger pitcher, signs.his contract to play with the Tigers in 1948. He is the first Detroit player to sign for the coming season, He is. seated with Billy Evans, ‘general manager of the Tigers, in the | latter's office at Detroit. Bothered with a sore back part of | last. season, Trucks won 10 games and lost 12 im 1947, ot ge ee Rehearsals ey Players Are’ | | Gaing On Well, The Key West: Players ssiniee: | ; tion of “You Can’t Take It With | You” has- completed its first ; S1yMMuunsuuynuMtinw week of rehearsals and is shap- ing up well, according to ‘the di- rectors, Frank Ramsay and Ann Carleton. Late changes in’ the cast find Ginger Suddath taking the part of* Alice Sycamore, the romantic lead, and Mary Martha eg Rags which ance were virtu- ally the only source of paper pulp now supply only about 3 per cent ot that used. the romantic lead, and Mary} the second act on a couch ae to the world. _RehearsaJs will be comclended next Monday for an eleven-day | period during the holidays. » Re- } hearsals will be’ resumed. Jany- ! ary 3 and continued until open- | { ing night in the latter part’ of | the menth. tev “a iA group of the Players is pre-' paring a radio play to be given, Sunday, December 21, at 7 p. m. | ; The presentation is entitled! “Jimmy Scarecrow’s Christmas”, | and is a Christmas story of par- } ticular interest to children, ~La- ; ter plays in the series will offer i more adult entertainment but it | was thought that a children’s | story would be most appropriate | to this season. 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