The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1949, Page 1

a a A AMI IE, aS rnlemenreonrto nema The Key West Cifizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST. FLORIDA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1949 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. LXX. CHI N A'S REDS TRUMAN OUTLINES HIS cme TO 81ST. CONGRESS | , | it ; f fi | OPEN’ FIRE ON , | ry City Officials Are. TWO! CITIES | Stirred By Junior Peace Conferencor— Chamber’s Program Plans Reported . \California As Underway Sul *Cite City Taxpayers Pay $50,000 Each Growers ti Year For Municipal Police ing Foe Tele Fighting Cold | Waiting For Their Loss Of Citrus Placed i | At $20 Million; | Vegetable Growths No. 5 Rotary Club To Attend Chamber Protection i Di 4 20 While the Junior Chamber of Commerce last night appointed a inner jan. ; P os ; A : committee to investigate “inadequate police protection in the city The Rotary Club voted at noon | and county”, city officials today were stirred by the movement. Z today at the luncheon in St. “According to iaws of the state of Florida, law enforcement in 4} Paul’s Church Parish Hall toj the City of Key West is the joint function of the city and county.” * : join the joint dinner to be held] said one city official today. “All but minor offenses are covered () Wirephoto: January 20 by the Chamber of| by state laws. ; Commerce at the La Concha Hotel ! “The municipal court is limited to the trial of those minor Surrender; Bullitt Testifies In Washington (Py Associated Pres) NANKIN, Jan. 6.—Communist troops in the vicinity of Suchow and Peiping evidently are tired ; of waiting for the Nationalists in | those cities to surrender, for to- | Ruined In Some Areas (Ry ‘The Associated Press) | PRESIDENT TRUMAN places his “re-deal” program before a joint session of the 81st Congress day Red guns boomed and shells ! fell on the outskirts of both cit- ies. Suchow officials are reported to have begun arrangements with the communist leaders to hold a peace conference. The officials said they were going to find out on what terms the communi: would agree if the Suchow garri- son surrendered . (Washington reported that Wil- liam C. Bullitt, who is familiar with the Chinese situation, is tes- tifying today before a congres- sional committee that is gather- ing information about Chiang Kai-Shek and his government.) Milton Russell Died This Morning | Damage thus far to the citrus LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.—For | ithe third time last night heavy | frost attacked citrus and vegeta- in Washington Wednesday. Congre | ble crops in Southern California, ‘and reports were received here that prices for those commoditiies xhad begun to skyrocket. |crop alone is estimated at more than $20 million. In some areas, | vegetable growths were wiped out completely. Temperatures in mountain areas dropped to 10 degrees or ‘lower and in the citrus belt the | thermometer was in the low 20's, forcing growers to keep smudge ‘ pots blazing in an effort to avert damage to fruit. Smudging operations were (Continued On Page Three) 'Jaycees Begin Benjamin Milton Russell, 1005 on street, who had been! a sponge buyer in Key West for! ege . many years, died this morning at | Beautification 10 o'clock in the Monroe County ; Hospital, after a long illness. | The beautification project: for Funeral services will be held' the City of Key West, sponsored at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon in: hy the Junior Chamber of Com- the ‘First Methodist Church, the merece, got under way last week: en Working Ow Rev. G. Leon Wells officiating, $5 Wrangles About Civil Rights Program, Then |All Wrecked Boats Begins Electoral Vote Count, Southern Democrats Generally Are* Threatening To Fight Agair Passage Of Civil Rights Bill (By The Associated Prens) WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Congress wrangled about several mat-: st ters, particularly President Truman's civil rights program, this: morning, and this afternoon began to tabulate the vote cast for presi-; dent and vice president in the November 2 election. Some southern Democrats, in both senate and house, said that the President “has a fight on his hands”. if he insists in trying to push his civil rights program through congress. Their views were 4 epitomized by Senator spesard Holland of i‘lorids. who said.th the President will be accorded Democratic support on most ofpis The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the family plot in City Ceme- tery under the direction of the Lopez Funeral Home. Survivors: Widow, Mrs. Della Russell; six sons, Sharon. Ross, Earl Harold. Beniamin and Fd- ward Russell; daughter, M Malcolm Sawyer; 14 grandchil- dren, one great-grandchild and a brother, Horton Russell, Marsh Harbor, Bahamas. ' Henry Higgs, chairman of the committee, aided, by other Jay-| cees, planted 100 oleanders along the boulevard leading into town. program for civil rights. Republicans, commented on the President’s address on the who The city is cooperating with this project by watering the te of the Union, classed at as plants daily. Donations to the oeialistic,” while it was ap: club were made by Mayor Mait- plauded by Democrats generally, land Adams, Representative Ber- | ©Xcept that part of it that recom- nie Papy and Dan Navarro for! mended the passage of a bill to this beautification program. The | Setup a civil rights program. Jaycees say they will appreciate] Comment abroad was varied, any further donations for the | though the Western Powers com- beautification project. mended the message. Great Bri- tain, France and Belgium thought RULES, REGULATIONS | OF DRAFT B Physical Examinations For Three Young Key Westers To Be Announced Next Week will be three are Physical examinations next week for Key Westers who ordered young CHARITY CARNIVAL TO ss) BE HELD BY Is Sedan; First I Second Prize $100, And Third Prize Of $50 Offered The Navy is sponsoring a Char- ity Carnival on 16, 17 and 18 Feb- ruary It will be quite similar to, and at the same location on the Sea- plane Base, as the Carnival last summer This year will win a new some lucky person four door 1949 SSSSS$SSSSSSSSSSESS PRIZES Sponsored by Catholic Daugh- | ters of America—Holy Name | Soc., St. Vincent de Paul Soc. TONIGHT at { 8:00 o’Clock | St. Mary’s Parish Center 1021 Duval Street 20 GAMES SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS | the message leaned slightly to the left and was more “new Deal” than the Democratic party under the late Franklin Roosevelt. Editorially, Russian newspa- OARD TOLD 28 28, pers said nothing about the mes- sage. They merel¢ published a 49-word dispatch from the Tass Agency in Washington, saying that the message dealt chiefly (Continued On Page Three) drafted by Local Board No. it was announced today. The Local Board announced that the selective service rules | (Mf V A J I a and regulations state that: “The | MATS. ¥. A. JONNSON declaration of men as they be- 'Dies In Miami ) Mrs. Valia A. Johnson, 39, died come 18 years of age. They must register within five days after (Continued On Page Three) ‘in her home in Miami, after an illness, on Saturday, She was born in Clinton, Mass., and had been a resident of Miami for 16 years. NAVY SOON Mrs. Johnson is survived by |her widower, James L. Johnson, ieee | Jr, formerly of Key West; two ‘sisters, Mr Straneri automobile | Worcester, M in the city| Lugi, Clinton, Mass.; two_broth- starting January 7, 1949, from | ers, Charles Ciciotti and Edward about 10:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m./ Ciciotti, Clinton. Ford Sedan. This will be on display It will normally be parked in the} Funeral services were con- vicinity of Duval and Fleming ducted at St. Micha Church, streets. Monday. Interment was in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Miami. Pallbearers were: Lewis Bick- lev. Robert W. Hart R. Wm. L. The Chief Petty Officers sta- tioned in the Key West area will sponsor the sale of tickets for the | Ford Sedan. ' Johnson and John M. Lowe. The drawing will be at 11:00, Mr. and Mrs. James L. John- Ip. m. on Feb. 18. First prize will) son, Sr., their daughter, Mrs. W be the Ford Sedan; second prize,'!R, White, and granddaughter. $100; Third prize, $50. | Alice White. went to Miami to Tickets will go on sale for’ attend the funeral services. twenty-five cents (25c) each on , January 7, 1949. Tickets may be {purchased from the Chief Petts | Officers in the car wherever it is jon display | Everybody in the Key West area and all outside visitors are j cordially invited to participate SIP and SUP at the SUN o> SAND Open to the Public Every Evening, Starting Friday Serving PALACE THEATER | Hot-Cold Buffet | JOHNNY MACK BROWN and ATBEOEOLABSERICES VIRGINIA CARROLL in Six To Nine | “TRIGGERMAN” Cocktails?—Let George Do It! eodsocee measures if he does not insist in trying to have congress adopt his Board To Consider Matter Of Beach | Concession Bid | Monroe County meets tonight and it is éxpected that the County Beach which was Commission conces- sion contract, inter- | rupted by the death of Willard F. Russell, may be let again. It was stated at County Hall today that the contract wasn't signed with Russell, who bid 6 a month for two years and $360 a month for three years for the right to run the concession | stand at the beach. i The bid of Louis Carbonell was | the next highest on the list of, bids opened December 27 by the! County Commission. Carbonell | bid $2,500 a year with thé county | to take 15 per cent of the gross | receipts over $150 a day. It is not known whether the | commission will order new bids, | or receive the bid of Carbonell. | Carlyle Roberts Now Recuperating. In an article published in The Citizen yesterday concerning the; organizational meeting of the Monroe County School Board the previous evening, the name of J.| Carlyle Roberts appeared among! the board members present at the session. | Mr. Roberts is a member of! the school board, having been re-} elected to a four-year term inj, that capacity beginning in Janu-! ary of 1946, but was unable to attend the meeting Tuesday! night. ! The former chairman of the: board had been confined to the! Monroe County Hospital,for al most the past four weeks. Tues day afternoon he was releasec from the hospital ‘and is now re cuperating at the home of his son-in-law and daughter FOR SALE! FOR SALE Good Used Cars | TWINS GARAGE Your Friendly Studebaker Dealer TELEPHONE He asked for $4,000,000,000 of new taxes and a vast extension of gov- ernment in social and economic fields. SUSPENDED ; to hear a representative of the | , U. S. Chamber of Commerce. ; On that date William J. Bird of | ! the U. S. Chamber of Commerce | , is scheduled to talk on national ; affairs. iCity To Destroy All wrecked boats in the city _ will be destroyed next week by! { the city, it was announced today by City Manager Ralph D.' Spalding. | i It is believed there are about ; 20 wrecks of boats left by the ; hurricane of September 21,) whose owners have been warned to get rid of them. It is planned by the City Fire ! Department to burn the wreck- age that is above water, and to Filling Station offenses. Adequate law enforcement is not necessarily dependent | upon the number and tie pay of city police officers, but-upon all matters having to do with law enforcement. 4 “The city police costs the city, taxpayer approximately $50,000 a year, with increased expendi- \tures in prospect. Suggestions with regard to improvement of any of law enforcements should be accompanied by practical rec- onmmendations as to the securing of the necessary funds. rm “These suggestions should be specific as to the amount and na- ture of particular increases in revenue from the taxpayers or to the public activities which’ should be curtailed in order to supply ' the necessary funds.” Texaco Starts In Truman Avenue Texaco Company will start in afew days the erection of a modern filling station at Truman avenue and Duvai streets, it was learned today. eer the company! Two major robberies involving It is expected aati ae ek ception . See & ithe Sears oebuck store an may spend up to $35,000 on the... Beachcomber shop have fol- corner. Charles Toppino & Sons’ jowed on entries into the YMCA have been awarded the contract! and Joe Allen’s Print Shop; sev- and will proceed with the con- , eral other atvempted entries have the boats to shore, where they surrounding parking square. tow the hulls and other parts of struction of the building an d also been reported recently from Duval Street merchants. | A recent national survey pub- ; wright of Africa; six grandchil- iI () Wirephoto PETER LOFTUS (above), chief of the New York City Fire De- partment, has been suspended on charges that he neglected his duties by attending a fire- house cellar party featuring beer and theatrical entertainers, and W. Franklin Archer: brother, Bert Young; sisters, Mrs. Ada Denshaw, Mrs. Georginia Austin and Mrs. Euphemia Bird, all of England, and Mrs. Grace Dood- | Key West Airport Los Angeles BRADY'S "175 :t {may be destroyed. © The Texaco Company recently . }; i wear The | "Prigoners in Cityfalt willbe! purchased @ site. ‘whion will yun, Lene” 17 tue, Raa Wen ete called unpon to help the Fire about 125 feet in Truman avenue, !| ene Dwenl hal police forces in ‘Department in the work. aad 200 feet in Duval street. | the country for a city this size; {as - ait Ar. : | it also has the dubious distinction ‘ . : ‘ snoléot having ete protichion per | Temperatures 8. B, Garity en iment any city rs . ° In view of this the Jaycees |[icedenaasend tt ‘Died Last Night | nave appointed a committee to Sade Tem ct | investigate the existing Inade aie | Mrs, Blanche Gordy, 75, died | 4uate Police Protection in Key ueuae a Ts. Blanche Wordy,.(9 Cle?) West; a study of the present sit- = hess 27} last night in the.Monroe County! uation in the city and the coun- } Birmingham 36| Hospital after a short illness. ty will be made and recommen- i Bismark 29| ‘The remains are being sent to-/ ations suggested for their im- | Boston 57! day by the Lopéz Funeral Home | provement. \ Buffalo 33} to Richmond, Virginia, for funer-|° The club feels that this crisis ; Charleston 64| al services and burial has arrived partly because the Heres : 25! Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. J. city has a staff of enforcement Corpus Christi 48) J. Londeree, and Miss Ethel Gor- | officers who are undermanned, ‘Denver . 22} dy, both of Key West; two sons,|underpaic, and undertrained. : Detroit 27|Stanley and Richard Gordy,!Any comments or suggestions ‘El Paso . Richmond, and four grandchil-! from the citizens of Key West will Ft. Worth \ dren. | be appreciated by the club; they | Galveston Mrs. Gordy had been in Key|should be addressed to Robert | Jacksonville West only two weeks for a stay| Dopp, the Junior Chamber of , Kansas City with her daughters. ‘Commerce. KEY WEST = SS Se eee ATTEND CHAMBER Louisville + ° ; Meridian Funeral Friday om FUN NIGHT PROGRAM | Minneapolis i : Memphis For Mrs. Archer |New Orleans Varied Numbers * | New York lp 7 ere Funeral services for Mrs. Mary , Norfolk Presented Last ee . : fa ae urna Ann Archer, 75, will be held to-' Oklahoma City Night For First | that she would receive a full day morrow at 4:30 p.m. in the Flem- , Omaha ‘of entertainment as a guest of ing (Scot, Metedict Chucho ola Chamber’s Party | Key West. Zoday she enjoyed a ene cae nomen ~_.. Pittsburgh é car: ,,{ tour of the island with ‘s Yeo ee] boclyg alll De placed at toanoke 4 The first “Tourist Fun Night") ing guide Jack Tallon 2 p.m. | St. Louis 30] of the 1949 winter season, was} lunch at Benny's restau Rey. J. B. Reid, pastor, will of- San Antonio 33] held last night at the YMCA-C-| trip through the Aquarium and a ficiate. Burial will be in the San Francisco 33! of-C outdoor pation, with 175) swim at the Sun and Sand Club. family plot in City Cemetery un- Seattle 42 visitors in the audience. | Tonight she will have dinner at der the direction of Lopez Fun- Tallahassee 54| The outstanding feature of the| the A. & 3. Lobster House and eral. Home. Tampa 64 entertainment program was a‘ attend the movies at the Palace Survivo! Sons, L. Emerson Washington 45} group of musical numbers pre-| theatre. | sented by a ten-piece saxophone! A poll of the audience indicated ensemble furnished by members| that the state of New York w of the Key West High School | best represented in i band. Earl Dillon directed the} audience, with 19 Nev program i present. In view of this, a serv Cajtain Bill Kroll, manager of (Continued on Page Four) the Key West Aquarium, des- | a erens andra (iver Steed grandehi cribed and displayed various spe APH a aniFiG RENO cies of fish found in these wa-j Key of the Gulf Castle ‘No. 2 Poultr and E ters | TICKET OFFICE Knights of the Golden Eagle. 0 y ggs At a drawing to select a Queen which the deceased's late hus. einen Toland: Mie cE Tink SWieey ALL AIRLINES band was a member. will attend toad a PuiitGe from New the funeral and pallbearers will be selected from the member- ship. Regular Meeting of B.P.O. Elk No. 551 TONIGHT at 8:00 o’ CLOCK Battery Raised Fryers,’ Roasters — Soft Bone Roasters We Invite You To Com- pare Quality and Price. 1214 White Stre PHONE 540 PRICE TOURS CEE 411 Fleming st. 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