The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1949, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit a VOL. LXX. No. 1 Give From Heart, Appeals March Of Dimes In Campaign Personal Tragedy*— Arouses Zeal To Help Victims Of Infantile Paralysis Still Need Attention After Two Years By BILL LEE Appeals of evry kind have their places in modern society it seems, and the American public has _al- | ways responded valiantly when the call comes for aid to their’ fellow men and to the advance: ment of. civilization. But nothing arouses the zeal to work for a cause like the searing »- contact of ‘personal tragedy. | A striking example of that is, being displayed here in Key West. In the 1946 polio epidentic, which swept through Florida and’ laid low 47 victims in Key’ West alone, Bernard Waite, Jr,, 5 son of the former local pol ficer, was among the victims. The Monroe county chapter of the National Foundation for In- fantile Paralysis came to the aid of these victims, along with the navy, which threw all its *facili- ties into the fight. The tide was stemmed, but many of the vie- tims required care for many months to come. Bernard Waite, Jr., was count- ed among that number. And his father knew that without the fi- nancial assistance of the National Foundation the proper care nee- essary to bring the boy back to normal living was impossible. He knew also that the others were, for the most patr in a sim- ilar situation. So the police of- ficer pitched in each year and did all he could in the subsequent March ,of Dimes, .gampaigns. -to raise badly needed funds. This year is no éxception. Ber- nard has notified March of Dimes headquarters that he is ready to do “anything asked of him” in the campaign now swinging into full stride. So when this former Key West lenis S. Swain Serving On USS Cubera (Speptal to The Citizen) |_ GREAT LAKES, Ill., Jan. 1.— | Lewis Sidney Swain, engineman, first class, USN, husband of Mrs. | Josephine Swain of 163 Poinci- +ana, Key--West, is serving aboard ‘the submarine USS Cubera which ‘recently. returned from. North ; Atlantic waters where it .partici- | pated in the Fleet Tactical exer- i j cises- Swais'entered the Naval ser- vice March 5, 1942, and received his recruit training at the Naval “Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. ‘policeman, now: in the «insurance business, - cal upon you next week for substantial _contribu- tions to the March of Dimes you will know know he is talking from experience. ‘He has known the agonizing heartbreak of see- ing his child in the grip of a dread disease and then, experien- ced the cheer brought. by the ef- forts of the polio. foundation. He has‘ watched the boy improve slowly, day by day, until now he is Onee again point where only a trace of hi siezure remains. There are 25 others who re- quire continuing care. Physical therapy, special, hand made shoes, braces, crutches, hospital care, ‘nurses all add up to a stag- gering amount of money being spent right here in Monroe coun- ty for victims of the 1946 polio epidemic. The funds of the Monroe coun- ty. chapter are. exhaused. funds will he needed to merly continue necessary treatment ott present patients. In the event of another, epidemic. in 1949 here, Monroe cotinty would be faced with distaster unless the county goal of $13,500 is reached. Volunteer workers urge will- ing contributions uncer the slo- gan “Give dimes from your poc etbook—give dollars from your heart.” FAUSTO CASTILLO DIES — IN HAVANA HOSPITAL approaching the More t KEY WEST. FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1949 THEY FIGHT TO UNSEAT TAFT AS PARTY LEADER | ‘ i THESE SELF-STYLED LIBERAL REPUELICAN SENATORS) pose together in Washington after a closed door session announcement that they wiil fight to unseat Ohio's Senator Robert Taft as Republican party policy leader in the senate. of ‘Masachusetts. (®) Wirephoto | They say they will support Senator Henrv Cabot Ledge. Jr.; of Massachusetts for the post. Front row. left to right: Senators William Knowland of California, Irving Ives of New York, Raymond Baldwin of Connecticut, Back row, left to right: Senators Edward Thye of Minnesota, Wayne Morse of Oregon, Senator Lodge, and Senator George Aiken of Vermont. Leverett Saltonstall San Francisco And Monterey; Flood Waters Elsewhere (hy The Associated Prewy WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—Nature was in a savage mood at the An earthquake struck in California between San Francisco and Monterey. Some buildings were _ and, telephone poles Col- ; of life had been. reported up o early. this afternoon. ! country and extending its chilly i Died Last Night’: ' fingers deep into the South, with : 7 and New Orleans, 26. ilast night in the Monroe County | Philadelphia Mummies had to Hospital. after an illness of sev-} beginning of the New Year in the United States. lasped in several places. No | Mrs. F. Knowles: | rs. fF. Knowles. A cold wave is sweeping the | i Jacksonville reporting a low of| Mrs. Fronia Knowies, 80, died | eral months, Mrs. Knowles resid- postpone their annual parade be- ee cold and heavy winds and : &4_3t 5 Fletcher lane. : canon anc’ She is survived by one_ son, slush in the streets. Parts of New | yohn Knowles: sister. Mrs, Curtis York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Stanton; brother, Milton Knowles, two great-grandchildren, and Massachusetts re- two grandchildren and { Vermont NATURE IN ANGRY — | MOOD NEW YEAR’S WITH COLD, ‘QUAKES Temblors Siruck California Between ' Speedking ‘Of Car, Boat = ; Dies Today (hy The Associated Presa) LONDON, Jan. 1.—Sir Mal- colm Campbell, the only man who drove an automobile at more than 300-miles an hour, died today. He was 63 years of age. He was the only man who made as high as 142 miles an hour in a motorboat. Sir Malcolm made his rec- ords in automobiles on beach- es in the United States in trials that extending over several years. 1 hihicathdacthaarticathante Schools Open i ported flood waters. The Hud- A re M iF a River rose 17% fect during’ Funeral services will be held; * gain one ay 7 >, - the night but began to recede at Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock Was Proprietor Of * hae aay 8 in the Fleming Street Methodist! AN public and parochial Grocery Store ! Cals = Church, Rev. J. B. Reid pastor of- | schools, closed since the begin- At Fleming And Marriages In ficiating. The body will bei ning of the Christmas vacation re : i al | emperatures placed in the 2:00 p. m. will open again. Mon-lav, Horace Simonton Streeis iU t d t tes | Pritchard F Home is ini O’Bryant, superintendent of pub Psat bak teks ak ce) nited States | At 7:30 A.M., EST charge of arrangements lic instruction, announced today sie pi = known as pisia Fausto, and”? Declined In 1943 agtetion- Temp ARTIST'S IDEA OF ROCKET OUTPOST ove bearing that name at Flem- | pease 28 ine Eid githbaton eteeets, is dead _ixpecial to The Cittsen) NEUES 30 in Havana, according to word re-. NEW YORK. N. Y., Le) ee zs ceived here ioday. There were about 1,850,000 mat yabeine pane 2 Castillo had gone to Hava riages in the United States dur- Besen 32 Eee pat mh 9 meri pean and ing 1948, it is estimated by statis- | Buffalo 33 nea ticians of the‘ Metropolitan Life! Charleston 23 Castillo had been building a Issurance Company Although | Chicago 15 new store at Bahama and Flem- this represents a decline from the ! Corpus Christi 49 ine streets. ‘The structure, with total of nearly 2,000,000 in 1947, | Denver 28 fixtures would) have cost. him and a falling off of about one} Detroit 26 about $60,000. fifth from the all-time high of | El Paso 40 ‘According to word received at 2,300,000 in 1946, the 1948 total; Ft. Worth 33 Lopez Funeral Home, which hun is still the third highest in the | Galveston 43 4 wrenth on the Fleming and Si- country’s history. Jacksonville 30 monton street store door, the fun- “The most significant factor in! Kansas City 26 eral probably will be held in Ha- Keeping the marriage rate at a’ KEY WEST 61 ll high level has been the satisla’-| Key West Airport 61 His only ‘chila, a daughter, An- , tory condition of employment) Los Angeles 41 na, who is the wife of Carl Wecek- | Prevailing during the year,” the | Louisville 25 ly, went to Havana this morning ; Statisticians report. “The mar-! Meridian 23 on an early airplane. Weekly was , "ase rate is appatently return | Miami 42 already there. ling to normal peacetime pattern, | yinneapolis 19 = _|in which annual fluctuations are yomphis o4 nme influenced in large measure by New Orleans 22 | business conditions.” : iINcueyene A Exterior Pl wood | The decline is 1948 marfiages’ yo.fork an y ' eon the 1947 Tevel as country: | OKtanoma City 5 s' wide, being relatively grea est ir ¥ 9 STRUNK LUMBER YARD jhe" south “Atlantic and. east-| 0%8 “ TELEPHONE 816 | south-central cities and least for) pa hich ss | those the northeast. Of the I Roanéke: 30 — cities with a population of 1,000,- | ¢P°7 i 24 000 or more at the time of the | Sar ix ee ae 36 1940 census, Detroit’s decline was | 227 Antone it . RALPH and RENE greatest at 10.8 per cent. New Seance 34 () Wirephoto 3.2 per cent, | S€? vetoes 500.8 Chisago’ Sera Aas cant, Phila- | Tallahassee 34 THIS IS AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION of how the proposed (Continued On Page Six) | Tampa ba “rocket outpost” would appear in relation to the moon and RENE’S RESTAURANT 620 FLEMING STREET RE-OPENING TODAY SEAFOODS A SPECIALITY “We Serve Our Turtle Steaks With Fork Only“ FOR SALE! FOR SALE! Good Used Cars | - TWINS GARAGE H nas & Friendly Studebaker Dealer TELEPHONE 163 | Was shington the earth. James Forrestal (Ole 2 TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS a | are neutralized.. This drawing Associated Press staff artist. The project was described by Defense Secretary in his report on the Defense Departmnt's “earth satellite vehicle program.” the possibility of stationing a rocket-propelled craft non-gravitational belt which,scientists calculate exists about eight tenths of the distance from the earth to the moon, this point, gravitational forces of beth the earth and the moon The program is exploring in the At was made by Jahn Carlton, The Key West Cifier THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. Entere Steal Late Bulletins (By The Associated Prens) | KING. GEORGE BETTER | LONDON.—King was | reported ‘today to have improved | So muck. ne’ was able to go to | Sandringham palace for a New | Year’s celebration. H CZECH BUSINESS |. PRAGUE—Business in Czecho-' slovakia was 10 percent better, last year than it was in prewar) days, according to a report issued by the government. DUTCH WAR “ENDED” BATAVIA.—The Dutch com- { mand reported today that the war ed that the cease fire order had activity of bands. several guerilla CHIANG CLAIMS STRENGTH NANKING.—Chiang Kai-Shek said today that the world should | © not think that the Chinese gov- ernment is weak because it is! seeking peace with the commun- r ists.” “We are still strong,” he d clared, but added the Nationalists ed ia China. HEAVY WINDS PARIS—Winds, with velocities as high as 100 miles an hour, struck the French west coast dur- ing the night. Several small craft! were damaged. and one, a trawl-! er, was sunk with a reported loss of 11 lives. # TROOPS EAT WELL ATHENS. — The government announced today that Greek | troops had been supplied with | extra rations ef food, including camdy, and had been given wine and cognac. ‘ DARK AND BITTER WASHINGTON. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek said today tha‘ the: outlook is that 1949 will be a dark and bitter year for China. PEACE N INDIA BOMBAY.—The govenments of T™eia and Pakistan reported to- day that a peace pact had been signed, after hostilities that ex- “omded over 14 months. Weather Bureau Tells Condition |Over Country j | A bulletin issued by the Weath- this gave | weather conditions that existed in ithe United States as the New Year was born. The bulletin follows The New Year was ushered in with snow and strong winds over New York and Penna and moder- ate rains and flooding of rivers over much of New England. While clear and chilly weather | prevailed during the night from the Great Lakes and Virginia | southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Cool, even to the tip of south Florida. Further carly morning weather charts show some cloudiness over 'the middle and upper Mississippi er Bureau morning [valleys and the Plains but no { snow or rain in those ‘tions At the saine time cloudy — skies. ‘blanketed the Rocky Mountains and Pacific states with some snows over Nevado and Idaho. A }deep low pressure system or | storm center over New England is causing rather stro winds i throughout the middie and north Atlantic states. Temperatures are generally in the 20's over the Great Lakes, New York western (Continued On Page Six) MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY D9OCKS TELEPHONE 6 |! Barge Leaves Miami Every Friday in Java had “ended”, but he add-' not yet been issued because of the! are anxious to have peace restor-| | was notified of PRICE FIVE CENTS Beachcomber Store d By Thieves, Burglars Wait Until Watchman Tries Door, Then Enter Shop, Loot Showcases Between $8,000 and $10,000 worth of watches and jewelry was stolen by daring thieves who broke into the Beachcomber's Jew- | elry Store at 614 Duval street after 2 a.m. and before 2:40 a.m. this morning. The burglars, evidently waiting until after William Gwynn, a watchman employed by the Duval street merchants, had tried the door to the Beachcomber’s store at 2 a.m. and passed on the rest of his rounds, then made their entrance. Then they calmly broke tw Wyse eens “sore, and entrea, wth to] ALL City Voters | Must iviaee : bright lights on in the ceiling of} the shop. i They broke into a showcase Every voted in Key West must register this year if he or she in- tends to vote in the general elec- tion November 8, it was announc- |containing expensive watches, ; valued up to $540, cleaned that ed today by City Clerk Victor Lowe. out, and then opened a second case which contained _ bracelets, necklaces, earrings. They mus’ have loaded it into a box, for there was a large quantity of the articles stolen. i When Gwynn came back at} There are about 10,000 voters 2:40 a. m. he discovered the; in the city. They can register by broken locks. He immediately ; calting the city Clerk's, office called-Lieutenant Harry Lee Ba- { !ker of the Police Department. | {Baker drave to the store, saw that it had been entered and then} urove to the home of R. C. Dick- on any day the office is open. It is not expected that many will register until shortly before elec- tion. son, owner of the Beachcomber been on the store. jstrect’at about 2 to 2:30 a. m. |. With Dickson he came back to; The last large theft in Key the store. Then Dickson discov-| West was about a month ayo ered that a large quantities of | when the Sears, Roebuck store at watches and jewelry had been!Fleming and Simonton street stolen. Later Peace Justice Roy | thieves stole a safe containing Hamlin came to the store. about $5,000, The safe has not They found a cap which hadj been recovered as yet and no ‘been passed, out in Duval street trace of the men involved in the drinking places New Year’s Eve,! crime was found. and which had marks of hair oil} Several men were arrested la- jon it. iter, by the. sheriff's. office, but 1 Bhe -Novy—-Siere“Putrot- aly weresabsequéditty releascel! when the ‘theft, and the authorities could not prove they began checking to see what their charges. SEVEN INJURED IN AUTO CRASH THIS MORNING *One Man Held For Driving While Drunk Head-on Collision elt Blvd... At Second Carve | i j Nat. Airlines Workers Get Wage Increa National Airlines In Roose maintenance workers ushered in the New At Head OF tskand Year with wage increases rang- ing from six to1l per cent. In Seven persons were slightly in this in a collision of two automobile the jured at 1:45 a. m. norning, brackets in all classifications were raised. National and the International | on addition, top pay Roosevelt boulevard on Association of Machinists (IND.); second curve at the head of the < > avreeme! ., ) Island announced agreement upon a} One ERE COAL HbEhavo straight 10-cents per hour pay s driving one of the cats which hike for all classifications of} crashed headen with ‘the: second employees. The wage amend-i automobile, was arrested b ment was the unly change in the| charges of operating a cur under existing contract, which is ex-| the influence of liquor, causing tended to January, 1950. jand accident and leaving the Only asingle meeting was re- | scene of an accident. quired to renew the IAM contract.| Those listed by Patrolman N This was the second renewal;G. Davenport, whose wife was since the original contract. was! slightly injured in the crash, negotiated in 1945, following! having been hurt were certification of the IAM as bar-| Francis A. Quigley, Donold J gaining agent for mechanical! Shea, the only sailor in the workers i group; Mrs. Orva Brisbin, wife oi Under the wage amendment, | Carl Brishin; Mrs. Noevella We pay will range from $1.03 for a, ver of Stock Island; Mrs. Fran starting apprentice mechanic to! Davenport, who lost a fow tect! $1.99 for lead mechanics and in-! and may have a broken nose, anc spectors. Overtime and other: W..C. Weighner, driver of ti pecial features of the contract: other car,.whe was alone in | remain the same automobile. — - —; Mrsi-Weaver ant Mys. Daven ee port are still undergoins treat {ment im Munictpal Hospital, but SURPRISE!! ! the others were discharged {ter treatment for their — injuric We're all prepared! It's the right) which weer largely cuts and time to make Resolutions . . «| bruises RESOLVE TO BE A REGULAR! VISITOR to. , PALACE THEATER 2 2 p ) Yvonne de a Tony Martin “CASBAH” NONE BETTER!! i ‘(LENA RSRORETS AQAORSRSLOTS cheers: ees ee oe a