The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 3, 1949, Page 3

MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1949: ~ Srv Key West In. Days Gone By AS TAKEN FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF - JANUARY 3, 1938 County commissioners: held a special meeting this morning to bid. an official farewell to Wil- liam.R, Porter, who had served as a commissioner for 32 years. | ; County Clerk Ross C.. Sawyer said that, during the 10 years he had. served as clerk he always had found Mr. Porter active in } fighting for the interests of Mon- roe county. Mr. Porter thanked Mr. Sawyer and members of the commission for their cooperation during his final term of office. He will be succeeded by William Mohsalvatge. Casa Marina reported today that its guests thus far this sea- son have been more successful in catching sailfish than in ‘several years. S Electricians of the local light- house service began today the electrification of all . lighthouses in this district. The first work of that’ nature will be on the light- house at American Shoals. Walter Price, son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Clem C. Price, who had been spehding the Christmas and New Year's holidays with’ his grand- mother, Mrs. Ernest, Meres, in Tarpon Springs, returned yester- | day. Ignatius Lester, who had been in-Key West spending the holi- days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. Lancelot Lester, left yes- terday to resume ‘his studies in the University of Florida. Jack Hayes, son. of- Mr. and Mrs. J. A: Hayes, left this morn- | ing to resume. his studies in Loy- ola University in New’ Orleans, after having spent ‘thé holidays in Key West.- Miss Fay Adams, daughter of A. Maitland Adams, who had been here for the holiday sea- son, left yesterday for ‘Tuscaloosa, Ala., to begin © her fourth-year studies in a’ college there. Today The ‘Citizen says. in, an editorial paragraph: |..: : “> “There will; be fewér blécs in the new congress but there may heads.” TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America) 1777—Brilliant American vic- tory over British at Princeton, N. J. 1831—Country's first building and loan association organized at Frankford, Pa—The Oxford Pro- vident Building Association. 1906—What is believed the first advertising offering radio sets for sale appears in the Scientific American. ‘1911— Experimenial Postal Savings Banks open. 1921—U. S. Supreme Court holds labor unions bound by anti-trust laws. : 1929—The Rockefeller Founda- tion formed by including the Laura Spelmen * Foundation — with assets of over a quarter- billion dollars. 1931—Historic scene of 500 farmers storming the business center of England, Ark. and de- manding food—this in depres- sion days. 1942—Roosevelt and ‘Churchill announce unified command in the Pacific. 1943—American planes attack enemy in Tunisia, New Guinea and France. 1945—U. S. Ist and 3rd Armies attack northern salient of Ger- man army in Belgium. 1946—Truman’s broadcast call ing on people to influence Con- gress to act in the labor crisis. 1947—Republican - dominated | 80th Congress convenes. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) ! Mrs. Grace C. Coolidge, former | First Lady, born ‘in Burlington, Vt., 70 years ago. ,Dr. (Eli) Stanley Jones, famed Methodist evangelist to India, born in Baltimore, 65 years ago. Ray (Raymond A.) Milland, sereen star, born in Wales, 42 years ago. James:;M. Mitchell of Chicago, “erahs. WHERE AIR FORCE MEN WERE MAROONED ON ICE CAP THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ! Sonia (&) Wirephoto THREE MAROONED AIR FORCE FLIERS stand near the tail of the C-47 plane which crashed on the'Greenland ice cap and marooned the crew for nearly three weeks. These three and nine others were rescued Dec. 28 in a plane piloted by Lt. Col. Emil Beaudry. The trio has gathered up supplies dropped by relief planes. Veterans Corner QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON LENGTH OF SERVICE Dates of service in the armed} forces» are -one basis for quali i cation for many federad benefits. Answers to questions received from veterans are obtained from the ;Veterans Administration and published in this column by*The } Citizen as a service to the Vet-|| Q: My husband enlisted in the Army. December 31, 1946. Is he eligible to receive war service compensation in event of dis- ability incurred in or aggravated by. service? H A: Yes, President Truman pro- claimed. the cessation of hostili- | ties effective 12 noon, Decem-} ber 31, 1946. However, it has | been’ ascertained that records of the Department of the Army, do not. show the hour of enlistment. Accordingly, it is presumed that | an, ehlistment on December 31, 1946,'.was entered into prior to | noon‘on that date. However, the} disability must have been _in- eufred inactive service before July 25, 1947. 1 Q: I did not select an optional | settlement of my NSLI. In event | of:my death, is my widow en- | titled to settlement in a lump; sum if she wants it? \ A:. No. Payment in one sum} may’.be made only if designated by the insured. Q: Does Veterans Administra- tien give flags to the next of kin ofta- deceased veteran? (At “Yes. Flags are issued to} drape the casket of a deceased | veteran and are given afterwards | to:the next of kin. | Q: What income provision is, attached to compensation pay: ! able to the widow of an Ameri-| can soldier killed in line of duty? | A: There is no income restric- | tiém'to compensation paid for) setvice-connected disability or; death. | | | i . Veterans wishing further in- formation about veterans’ bene- fits may have their questions an-| swered by writing the VA office.) AMMAN AAnAAAANANAaUTTUnaennrennnAveRTTTeeAecAU AAT What's Doing | at the | ARMED SERVICES Y.M.C.A. Jackson Square, Whitehead and Southard Streets i BN TTUA OTL LLLP LULL La | MONDAY: | 9:00 P.M.—Juke Box dance. “Truth or Conse- quences Quiz Show.” nearest TUESDAY: | 7:30 P.M.—Shuffle board ses- | sicns on the patio. 9:00 P.M.—Theatre Group meets. ; WEDNESDAY: | 1:00 P.M.—Hospital Fishing trip. 8:00 P.M.—-Dance Class (Begin- | ners.) ! 9:00 P.M—‘“Ye Ole Country Party”. | (Square Dancin’, Vir- | ginia Reels). THURSDAY: | 3:00 P.M#—-Photo Class. | Civil Service Commissioner, born} 9:30 P.M.—Dance, Orchestra. in Washington, D. C., 39 years] FRIDAY: ago. ) . Francis S. Harmon, vice presi- 8:15 P.M.—Movies, Bridge Par- ties. dent of the Motion Picture Pro-|SATURDAY: ducers and Distributors, born in! 8:15 P.M.—Movies. Pauling, Miss., 54 years ago. Marion Davies, -screen star, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 52 years ago. : Prof. Helen H. 3arnard College, philosopher, born in 62 years ago. Parkhurst of New York, New York, U.S. M. C., born Farmville, N. C., 58 years ago Prime Minister Clement R. Atlee of England,, born 66 years ago. bea psp Licut. Gen. Allen H. aa 10:15 P.M.—Second show (same feature). SUNDAY: 9:45 A.M.—Java Club. ic Hour. 2:00 P.M.—Class 9:00 P.M.—Fellowship Hour. Coffee and dough-| nuts. | Stuff celery with a mixture of cream cheese to which a little Roquefort has been added, andj ssferve- with orange sections on, romaine. | SENA'EE’S YOUNGEST $$ $$, AND OLDEST eee orcercomnees tng (&) Wirephoto .THE YOUNGEST MEMBER of the U. S. senate, Senator B. Rus- sell Long (left), Democrat of Louisiana, gets a word of advice from the senate’s oldest member, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Democrat of Tennessee, in the c 30, MtKellar 79. ESKIMO VILLAGE R apitol at Washington. Long is 4p} ‘ EL1C S~— pr. Henry B. Col- lins, Jr., Smithsonian Institute archeologist, poses at Washington with artifacts from Canadian Arc’ from rib of whale. He estimate: TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES (Know America) 1793—Lucretia C. Mott, Phila-} delphia Quaker pion of all good causes, born in Nantucket, Mass. Died Nov. 11, 1880. 1819—Thomas Hill Watts, Ala- bama lawyer, Confederate soldier and attorney general, Alabama{ war governor, born there. eas) | | { preacher, cham- | / | | | i Sept. 16, 1892. 1835—Larkin G. Mead. sculp-} tor, designer of the Lincoln} Memorial, Springfield, Ill.. born} at Chesterfield, N. H. Died Oct.! 15, 1910. 1862—Woods Hutchinson, New York physician, pioneer, popular writer on public health, born in England. Died April 26, 1930. | | | 1964—-Altred H. Lloyd, noted Univers of Michigan philoso- pher‘of-his day, born in Mont- elair, N. J. 1927, oT i tic. He holds snow knife made Ss it is about 1.000 years old of exchanging gifts Day is as old as The custom on New Ye Christianity. REPAIRS—RADIOS Radio repairs, while-U-wait. Low standard prices by catalog. 14 years radio experience ih man- ufacturing plants. 1116 White- head Street. nov30-28tx MOVING AND HAULING Furniture Moving ... General Hauling Every Load Fully Insured ISLAND CITY TRANSFFR | jt ememeeeneene CLASSIFIED ADS Information for RATES FOR REGULAR ané BLACKFACE TYPE ; Advertisements under this head | will be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 2c a word for each in- | sertion, but the minimum charge for the first 15 words or less is 30c. | The rate for blackface type is 3c a | word, and the minimum charge for the first 15 words is 45c. | event of error in advertising, transi | Display Advertising for only th | part of the a SBESeeupBnpueuuuss FOR RENT—APARTMENTS All advertising is accepted under the following conditions: = enn } oy Semana wee tt RA A a PAGE THREE the Advertisers “PAYMENT Payment for clagsified advertise- ments is invarlably in advanee, but regular advertisers with ledger. ae- counts may have their advertigs= ments charged. rae 13°) PUBLICATION ‘DEADLIND To insure publication, copy must be in The Citizen office Before ll o'clock in the mourning of the day of publication. ? - —_— In the ent or contract, The Citizen will be ! responeible only for the first insertion in Classified Advertising, and in he actual amount of spac: ve tisement where the error occurs, Pree Seoam ee eirhabd S8aenuenanagant FOR SALE—HOTELS | Utilities furnished. $25.00 week- | ly. Sea Isle Apartments, 915 Windsor Lane: es _. bath. Mdid and janitor serv- ices, linens and utilities fur- nished. Coral Hotel Apart- ments, opposite Post Office. jan1-tf re 1 bedroom apartment, | bath. Seasonal or yearly. No children or pets. 1328 White Street. jan1-tf cE AA Ears a eet SS Tourist Court Apartments. Elec- tric kitchen. Reasonable. Chil- dren welcomed. Apply 909 Elizabeth’ Street. janl-tf FOR RENT—GARAGES_ | Garage on Margaret street, near Fleming Street. Apply Sam Harris, Citizen Office. { jan3-3tx FOR RENT—HOTEL ROOMS _ Overseas Hotel, low rates. Cof- fee shop, bar. jan1-tf | jan1-tt | Furnished apartment, 3 rooms and | private! | Furnished 2%-room apartment. | Small hotel in downtown Key West, Fla., contains 8 large rooms with 5 baths and two apartments. All in perfect: condition. Large lot and good money maker. Must dispose on account of health. Box 532, Key West, Fla. janl-tf FOR SALE—BOATS AND MARINE MOTORS Gray marine engines and service. rok R. Smith, opposite Firestone’ Station, Marathon. janl-lmo a a Et AE ta New 16’ sport utility launch, Com- pletely equipped. 4-cylinder ' Gray engine. Ideat fishing boat. Gomez Marine Service, Palm Avenue. dec30-4tx SRE EE AACR Ue ed ee 11-foot Marine plywood boat. $55. 46 Rest Beach. dec31-5tx a FOR SALE—HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & APPLIANCES [ea ASSO a LAE aie i a Maple twin beds, box springs, in- nerspring mattresses, chest. Brand new 34x84 jalousie door. Brand new gas range for apart- FOR RENT—APARTMENTS / AND ROOMS ment or trailer. Cot and mat- tress. Cheap. 1328 White. jani-tf Four apartments, rooms and light! housekeeping rooms, $5 to $1 per week. 411 William’ Street. dec29-29t The Stutz Hotel, 410 Fleming Street, has an efficiency apt. and several sleeping rooms va- cant. Low weekly or monthly rates. janl-tf FOR RENT—HOUSES furnished. inside. Ex- Season only. jan1-tf Two-bedroom house, Just redecorated cellent location. Phone 667-J. Furnished 2-bedroom house, sea- son or yearly. 1212 Pearl St. jan3-2t FOR RENT—STORES Large store. 218 Simonton, 35x60. | Reasonable. Phone 682, ask for Hy. jani-tf FOR RENT—BOATS Servel refrigerator, Easy mangle, water cooler. Call at Southern Cross Hotel. dec31-tf Electric heater, $6.00. 1019 Mar- garet Street, Phone 575. jani-1t Simmons davenport, 9x14 rug. Phone 1067-J. jan3-6tx orn SSeS Th Peed Ay ee a FOR SALE—-HOUSES AND LOTS SU CE CSeeen Two furnished houses, desirable location. Write owner, Box XY, c/o Citizen. dec22-10tx ee FOR SALE—PROMISSARY NOTES Notes (Promissary), 1c each. Minimum five. Artman Press, Citizen Bldg., Phone 51. dec27-tf FOR SALE—BUSINESS PLACES Sam Lowe's Boat Rental Service. | New Mercury outboard motors and Ramsey plywood boats and rowboats. Visit Stock EU today and fish your worries away. dec30-6tx | REPAIRS—REFRIGERATION Immediate service, domestic or} commercial. Holbrook Refrig- eration Service, Phone 724-W.! dec28-6tx | HELP WANTED—MALE Wanted: We now have an ‘open-} ing in your district for a reli-; able salesman to represent aj nationally known company to} sell a complete line of men’s and women’s shoes direct to} wearer. Free selling equip- ment consisting of actual shoes | supplied to producer. Liberal | commissions and protected ter- ritory. Write Dept. A. Double- wear Shoe Company, Minneap-} olis 8, Minnesota. janl-1tx! shine} Smoke ; Wanted—Man or boy to shoes. Apply Jim’s Shop. 510 Fleming Stre jan3-3tx STORAGE Red Brick Storage Co. Furniture or commercial. Phone 798. | janl-tf, | LOST i i | | | Sun glasses prescription. In or} | near Kress Store. Friday aft- ernoon. Phone 1530-W. Re- janl-2tx: | ward. i} GARDEN AND LAWN SUPPLIES | | Visit us in our new locatien—830! Fleming Street, corner of Mar- Phone 166 E. V. Kinsman! garet. Key West Garden and dec20-11tx} Lawn Supply Cv. jan3-tf! REPAIRS—ELECTRICAL | MISCELLANEOUS | Picture framing, pictures framed and matted. DiNegro’s, 614 rancis, Phone 1197-M. j dec4-23tx! APPLIANCES | ———_— — \ j | Washers, _ irons, ms and! fans repaired. O’Briant. Phone({ 1164-M. jan3-6t Direct positive photo studio. Cost $750. Plenty stock. Apply 510 Fleming. Will sacrifice. jan3-3tx FOR SALE—TRAILERS 6 x 9 luggage trailer. New ‘tires and tubes. Reasonable. Apply 510 Fleming. jan3-3tx ee FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE Property at the old ferry-landing, south side. Cheap. M. Matco- vich, Key West. jan3-1tx in furnished MacArthur Phone 1067-J. Equity house. jan3-6tx FOR SALE—USED CARS 1947 Fordor Super Buick. Cash or credit. Call 1530-R after 4:30. dec30-5tx ’46 Chrysler Windsor. Radio and heater. 3389 Avenue “E”, Apt. 3. dec31-3tx FOR SALE—USED TRUCKS j Truck, 144-ton V-8 Ford. 14’ bed. 6 excellent tires. Motor, cxcel- lent condition. $350. Phone 748-W. dec31-3t 1940 Ford panel truck. Excel- lent condition. $625. 1415 Pine Strect. jan3-6tx FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS Bundles of old newspapers at 1- @ent each bundle. Inquire at Yhe Citizen Office. nov20-tf Hand-made Mother Goose char acter dolls at the Marshall Stu dio in Telegraph Lane. Also hand-wrought metal and other products of Key West. dec27;jan3-2t "39 Buick Special, 2-door sedan Portable Easy spindrier wash ing machine. Can be scen at N.A.S.. 39-B White St. jan3-3tx ee a mitt re