The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 4, 1949, Page 1

a SOS, reat eee ee Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, range of only 14° Fahrenheit No. 3 Retiring Gov. Caldwell Makes Issues Call all Address On State’s Of His, Admi oop istration ure (By "The Ani TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 4.—Mil- lard F. Caldwell, stepping out as‘ governor of Florida today, said accomplishments of his adminis- tration “provide firm pasar work for the future.” Caldwell prepared a Pen booklet on the activities; and achievements of his four years in; Presa) office, but in his farewell ad-! dress he touched on only what he termed the most empartan i: phases. “Material progress has ean made in each vitally important, field,” he said. “Although the building of state is a task which is never! finished, the accomplishments of the last four years constitute worthwhile and lasting contribu tions to our commonwealth and provide firm foundation work for the future.” Caldwell final his ad- Fuller War- made dress shortly before with an average Accomplishments. ¥- Condition Of National Banks (By Anaoe: Pr WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The comptroller of the currency to- day issued a call for the condi- tion of all national banks at the close of business on December ) 3, 1948, Progress \ Granted Lease... “rm rants / BOA TMEN GIVEN, DOCKING AREA IN LOCAL BIGHT “100 Feet Westerly: Traffic Rule | | For Pedestrians | \ From Roosevelt Boulevard Runs 400 Feet South Westerly; To Purchase $50,000 Liable Given By AAA (Speetal to The Citizen) MIAMI, Jan. 4.—Traffie regu-| lations give privrity to pedestri- ans who cross the street properly | to; cross only at corners is responsi- ble for many injuries and deaths, R. J. Finley, AAA club executiv hermen Insurance at intersections, but failure last lease night to the City commissioners granted a revocable | | | | F | | | Key West Charter Boatmen’s As- ! ren took the oath of office as his said today in announcing distri- Sociation for a portion of Garri- successor. He praised his fel-| bution to schools here of AAA $0" Bight facing Roosevelt Bou | low-eabinet members, the Legis- i Ae vord anne onsen | prope rtyaNll safely educational! posters and lature and various citizens’ com- mittees for their cooperation. He gave this report of his ad- ministration: Despite a 53 percent increase in population from 1930 to 1945, few state buildings were erreted but during his term $34.227,508 was released for construction of new buildings in the capitol cen ter, state hospitals, colleges and universities and other _ institu- tions. State aid to public schols was increased from $14,933,923 _ in 1944-45 to $41,000,000 thi: fiscal year. Higher salaries based on experience and training. were provided for all teachers. And, for the first time, the state ap. propriated money to the countie: for school construction and op- erating expenses. he University of Gainesville and Flor College for Women at Tallahas- see were made coeducational and Florida at their enrollments more than dou-; bled returning war veterans applied for admission. The wom- en's college became Florida State, University as The number of county health units was increased from 62 and the number of children given physical examin- “tty at vemers, motorists Have pri Boulevard and 400’ southwesterl ,of the Boulevard. The portian ef the Bight to be ‘used by the Churter Boatinen is the “fill” the berthing place of Wood's sea- } plane service and private yachts- men. The Charter Boatmen will be required to pay the structing the dock or landing fa- cilities. and to pay premiums or a maximum of $50,000 insurance that would cover the city should suits arise It was this $50,000 maximum insurance that Attorney Thomas Caro objected to. The Charter Boatmen’s legal advisor argued (Continued On Page Six) lesson units on the theme “Cross Only at Corner “While pedestrians have prior-! ov rights away from intersection ualess there is a marked mid- block crosswalk”, Mr. Finley ex- plained. “Knowing this, the driver will not be as cautious in looking for pedestrians between blocks as he will between inte: sections. He will naturally ¢ pect pedestrians to be using s walking habits including the im- por‘sunt one of crossing only at corners. “It is important that children learn this rule and obey it al- j; ways. In addition to establishing (Continued On Page Six) Two Sailors Get Five Years For A erchant Seaman [Here State, RN saulting ult, yo And Hopkins an the : Cal the After case Mormino had been transferred to s jumped. from 26.510 in! “Re Be ‘Tra ; TTde, OMInHOOL thik earanearly!| Toes Loanerernen the U. S. Marine Hospital, Staten 400,000 persons were given X-} ‘Thursday To Island, New York for treatment ray examinations for tuberculosis , 7 anc Ganimendines Oteee of this year, compared to only 62, Raitsmouth-eN eH: Ngee eee aw. 908 in 1945. The public am welfare pr was greatly expanded and aid to! the indigent aged was increased from $13 399.747 in 1945 to more than 00.000 this year. Aid to dependent children also was increased during the four-vear period from $1,762,293 to $8,000,- Meadors, USN, to which ship Cal- Frank J. Callisto, fireman ap- jiisto and Hopkins were attached, prentice, USN, and John W. Hop-! had in the meantime recommend- kins, fireman, USN are being! ed the two men for trial by Gen- transferred Thursday under} eral Court Martial. On September guard to the U. S. 1 Discip- 16, they were transferred to the linary Barracks U. S. Naval Base, | custody of the Commander, U. S Portsmouth, N. H. to commence serving a term of five years con-} Javal Base for trial The trial was held up until Mor- ee ; finement imino could be brought to Key Road construction and im! ““mnese two men were involved! West to testify and was finally provements saw its greatest Pe! in the assault. and robbery of| held November 10, by authority riod in historv. A total of 347) fb oonard J. Mormino, a merchant} of the Commandant, Sixth Naval miles were added to the state) seaman which took place on July; District. On December 22, the road system and $86,552.240 was! 9 ‘i943. The scene of the robbery | proceedings, findings and” sen spent in construction and an ad-| wag near the notth end of Duy: iil fence of “Callisto and. Hopkins ditional $20,550,000 on mainten-} treet I ees sumeatt (ip tis @mmneat ans ' Calliso and Hopkins were ap-| ant, Tavala Distt Two new tuberculosis sanitoria’ prehended by civil authorities) Upon completion of their peri were opened at Marianna andj) and confined in the Monroe! o4 of confinement, Callisto and Tampa. A third .at a cost of $3-' County Jail from July 10 until) Hopkins will be discharged fi 000.000 in state and federal August 21. The transfer to Naval! the U. S. Naval service with a funds, is under construction at) authorities was instituted by Jus-! dishonorable discharge feantana in’ Palm Beach*Cotntves tice ab she Peace (ira Elo Adbucy PuineunH (ie Sentence ae beinie The improvement commission because the witness, Mormino, | placed in effect at the present vas created and charged with had reported by telegram from | time, the Court Martial proceed esponsibility of the state’s big New York City that he was not/ ings are still subject to review vnstruction program. In addi- able to appear as the key witness; by the Judge Advocate General lion. it obtained more than $12.-* - Bota * _——! of the Navy in Washington 000.000 worth of* surplus PCOP-' sa pcseccpeseee erences, x ‘ Bs erty for schols at no ec st Tt as- MIAMI te KEY WEST isted in acquiring 13 government installations for use by. state BARGE LINE. Inc. NAILS agencies CLYDE-MALLORY DOCKS “Steady progress” was made TELEPHONE 6. STRUNK LUMBER YARD n conservation of Florida's nat- Barge Leaves Miami esa ural resources, such as oil, for- TELEPHON! (Continued On Page Six) i Every Rrday be 100’ westerly from coo | RRR BLAST. ‘KILLS BABY | in Garrison Bight now , Jr., | cost of con- | him. The Key West Citi THE SOUTHERNMOST . NEWSPAPER KEY WEST. FLORIDA. TUESDAY, JANUARY) 4: 4, 1949 IN NEW CONGRESS IN OPENS WITH MEMBERS t MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stand and recite the Lord’s Prayer at the opening session of the new Slst Congress in Washington Monday. gomezy, house chaplain: stands on the rostrum leading the pra: DEPOSIT REQUIRED... . CITY TO MAKE ALL POST CASH OR _FOR STREET REPAI RS_ "No Streets In City Can Be Dug By Anyone Without First Getting Permit To Do So | AUGUSTA, Ga.—A three- year} old childs Robert’ Clifton” Maeky, found a loaded gun behind a bed and fired it. The « fatal shot! struck the child’s eight-months old baby brother, George Fred- erick Macky, fatally wounding ' City commissioners, meeting THE U.S.A. to require cither a deposit of $250 or a bond equivalent before any of the city’s thoroughfares were “dug up” Mmesion 40a \ i SS ak PRAYER Pre STOPS AND SKIES | history of the state. : population is 25,000. time for beginning Even at that, (/P) Wirephoto | ernor, was making his farewell for Fuller Warren, who was to The Rey. James Shera Mont- which yer. auguration, started to talk, the rain stopped HEADS EAST COAST paala AY ASSN IN “49 BONDS | in regular session last night, voted in any manner. | ean, Before anyone may dig into the city’s streets, the party con-; T : é jcerned must file application and deposit cash or bond with the | empet atures j city. The city will then restore the street to its former condition! J.T. MeCORMICK (above) of and return to the applicant: wha At 7:30 A.M,, EST comply, with the ordinance will Station Temp. oF both. Atlanta “at Dog Ordinance Passes Augusta ‘34. Passed on second and final Billings 7 reading was the “dog” ordinance Birmingham 6g that had been passed over at the Buffalo 3g last regular meeting. Under this Charleston 52 new ordinance, all dog owners Chicago 35 Will be required to register their Corpus Christi Go dogs and pay an identification tag Denver 2 fee of $2 for male dogs, and $3 Detroit g9 for femalerdogs. El Paso 20 The identification dog tag is to Ft. ‘Worth be worn continuously by the dv 27 Ordinance also provides that any unlicensed dog can be picked "up, and if said s not claimed within three days, that it will be Galveston Jacksonville Kansas City rials ena humanely destroyed oe Nig anpott Mrs. George Mills White, pres 20s, Angeles 6 ident of the humane society, « Louisville Meridian plained to the gathering that tain dogs are kept longer than the Miami three days if it is thought a Minneapolis “home” can be found for them Memphis She stated that it wouid be mer New Orleans ciful to destroy many dogs in New York Key West that are not in : Oklahoma City condition Omaha Approve Payment Pensacola Resolution was approved au Pittsburgh thorizing final payment to the Roanoke Finley P. Smith Construction and St. Louis Road Paving company. The origi- in Antonio nal contract between the city and San Francisco the street-paving company was } Seattle signed October 7, 1948 Tallahassee Re-Appoint Curry Tampa C. Sam B Curry was reap pointed to the city civil service Washington 3 — SHOWS.NIGHTLY — 3 Bahama Bar 519 Duval St. The Finest Living Department Inthe Southland The Newest and:Finest Band in Key West 3-Tone Boys, Murray, Jack and Joe FULL OF RHYTHM... FULL OF JIVE M.C. JOHNNY WIESE, Original Clown of Vaudeville Mistress of Songs—LINDA CHRISINO Miss Body Beautiful—ANNETTE COETTE t remains of the $250. Failure to} Jacksonville Beach heads the bring a fine of 30 days or $100; East Coast Highways Associa- ‘board: © His tenure of office ex-| tom for 1949. “ECOHIA has a pired on December 31, 1943. Cur-| 9?¢@t job to do in promoting pplication; business along the eastern sea- | board of Florida,” the new was unanimous for president declared in a tele- Allow License | gram to association directors. transfer to J.\ "This is not a one man job. We ry had made written | that he be id. The vote nis retention, appoint A liquor licens« ' R. Mattingly of the Havana-Ma- 4 a 43 ive in drid bar, 431 Front street from| S#% Oaly hepe to receive 1 Rocky Road bar, 1005 Division| keeping with that we contri- strect, was approve | | bute. It is mv hope that, wilh Letter Head Acie Te God's help, we can play a part Carlyle Rob- | read| inthe building of a greater erts, 625 Francis street, was by City, Clerk Victor Lowe. Mrs.| Florida.” Roberts requested that sick-leave = eae = of her husband (Carlyle Roberts) be extended. Mrs. Roberts said | FF ( a | occurred shortly | Great Seal of the Staie was handed to him, a moment before he i For 69. Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS ~t Becomes State’s 30th Governor | Shortly Before Noon Today In ence Of Record Throng 30,000 VISITORS ATTENDED INAUGURAL; RAIN INTERRUPTS CALDWELL’S: SPEECH BUT BEGIN TO CLEAR WHEN WARREN STARTS TO TALK (By The Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jan, 4.—Fuller Warren was inaugurated Flor- ida’s thirtieth governor shortly before noon today in the presence of the largest crowd that had ever attended a similar event in the It is estimated that 30,000 visitors are in Tallahassee, whose The day dawned with threatening clouds in the skies, and the the ceremonies was stepped-up rain fell while Millard Caldwell, 15 minutes. the outgoing gov- address. It seemed unpropitious speak immediately after his in- before noon, but just as the and the skies began to clear. *& To feed the 30,000 visitors and many of the residents, Warren's committee of arrangements pro- vided 12 tons of barbecued beef and pork; 2,500 gallons of coffee, 80,000 buns, and 1,000 gallons of | baked beans. The chef and his hundreds of assistants began liging pork and beef at midnight and had concluded their work | shortly before the crowds began | to go toward the barbecue pits, of which there were 50, at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon, The parade this afternoon is expected to last three hours. The floats, from all parts of the state, representing rate or cities, rfumber. 239° White parade is , in progress, four flights of planes will circle overhead. , Governor Warren's. address was as follows: Mr. Secretary of State Gray, Governor Caldwell, Mr. Justice Thomas, members of the cabinet, {members of the _ legislature, i ladies and gentlemen, my friends and fellow citizens of Florida: | In his great speech dedicating jthe Bunker Hill monument, Daniel Webster said, ‘This vast, | uncounted multitude before me and around me proves the feel- jing which this occasion has ' aroused.” ; In Webster's words, may I say j that this vast, uncounted and un precedented multitude here in the State’s Capital proves the feeling which this occasion has aroused. It is reassuring) that this occasion has so aroused the peo ple of Florida. The countless thousands of citizens gathered here to witness this event shows ‘the tremendous interest of the people in their government. , An alert, active interest om the part of the people in their ” gdvern- ment is the best of all safe- ‘guards for democracy and free- inaugural that her husband was one of the! ; gus oldest employees in the city and a dom = PUGiN Ul worker (Carlyle Rab Open Now For Today, I take up the burden erts is now a patient of the Mon A you iid oon me ser May. at: roe ~ hospita Stock | day, ake over the supremi City Clerk Victor Lowe'in-| ome ys. Civil Serviee Cor Today, I enter upon four. years formed! the commission after be Phe ivil Servic M- "of consecrated service to the peo ing questioned that Roberts had Mission, Atlanta, Ga. announces ple of Florida. Today, I assume Beas used up his allotted two @X@mination for economist in; the political and governmental ‘weeks’ sick leave and annual 1 fields. These positions leadership of a great state. Today leave 7 to $6 a year and | begin carrying out the Covenant ; Commissioner Hunter Marden ‘ated : in paren , federal HOHE with the people during low: long (has he (Roberts) bee s in the states of Georgia, | the campaign e ow Tong bas he (Roberts) been Alabama, Florida, South Carolina] Heavy tasks lie ahead. Klorida | City Manager Ralph Spalding: #01 Tennessee ‘is faced with many terrifie prob | “About 19 year Roberts ha, . For description of duties, forms! Jems. They must be met and Vw worked about 6 months in the 2 file, and other information, sce | mastered. With the friendly co past year.” Arthur Pastorini, at the local post) operation of the ablest uD | of |” Commissioner Hunter Harden; Office. Applications must be re-' citizens yet to serve in the Leg Ua hemi er enlitledeto come eones Scena civil service | Jature, with the solid support of sideration.” cominissin, Regional Office, At-| citizens in all echelons of civi After some discussion. it was Manta 3, Georgia, not later than! jife, and with the guiding hand « voted that the matter be referred January 13, 1949. to be accepta-! God, we will go forward and re tv City ‘Tax Collector Archie Rub- >! | move the many rvad-blocks on erts for his recommendation ae lthe highway of Florid $100 Returned to City Com ‘ progress Everett Rivas mental in getting a $100 donation from the city to aid the Key West High School band in its desire to attend the Orange Bowl game, re turned the $100 to to the city last night, after explain the rea (Continued On Pa Six) — who was instru ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS — 411 Fleming St. | PALACE THEATER Fine Fishing Tackle’: JAMES MASON and 5 SYDNEY BOX in Thompson Enterprises, Inc. “THE UPTURNED GL ASS? Hardware Division—Phone 886 a _ icaeaR a iaciaamaaRaR ie iain eae TICKET OFFICE =| | At this point, 1 hope IT may be pardoned for making a few per sonal remarks. It is very gi atif jing to me that the beloved mar who kindled in me the amo jto serve Florida as it is here tuday to see finished wha {he started thirty years ago Ne Thirty years ago, I stood ir capitol building with heavy heart. For the econd time, I had been defeated f | page in the House of Re enta | tives 1 was broke € couraged. At 13, life seemed to | hold Little hope for me. I feit that ‘(Continued On Page Six)