The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 28, 1949, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit vol 50 Names LXX. No, 24 To Serve On Jury Of Criminal Court SALLY COVERS UP N \P) Wirephoto "AXIS SALLY”, whose real name is Mildred Gillars, puts a handkerchief to her face in leaving Federal court in Wash- ington at the end of a day's session in her trial on treason cherges. She is trying to shield her face from spectators. MANY STATEMENTS, EXHIBITS WILL BE Drawn Series Of Trials To Begin On Feb. 7th A jury of 50 names was drawn this morning by Judge Thomas S. Caro for a series of trials in Crim-! inal Court to begin on February 8 This morning Ernest Chaney, a sailor, who pleaded guilty to} charge of driving without an op- | erator’s license, was fined $5 and s drawn today are: on, Cleveland Dil- | lon, Ulric Gwynn, Charles H. Al- bury, William Duval, John Walk- er, Jared S. Daniels; Harry L. El- wood, Stanley C. Key, William S.| Turner, Edwin F. Roberts, Alfred M. Barroso, George Stewart, Gar- land Smith, Frank O. Weech, Douglas Papy, Wilbur F. Thomp- son, Edwin F. Trevor, Jerry J. Trevor, Thom tin, Jerry s E. Clark, John K. Aus- y Foremont, William Foremont, William Sawyer, Mil- ton C. Spencer, Harry M. Saw-| yer, Adolfo Lopez, Henry B. Has- kins, Eugene Sanchez, John W. Saw: Robert Lee Albury, Rob- ert Castellano, John T. Thompson, | George L. Babcock, Pedro Agui- jar, Cecil Carbonell, Frank De| | Armas, Anthony Demeritt. | John A. Lord, Peter Matcovich, | (Continued On Page Four) SHOWN. AT HEARING | Edwin Trevor Goes To * Waehincton February president vamber of ashington ntervene in the vil Airlines, Incor vent transfer of its he will go of state prepared. by Vv perty umber bit ent will sub Aeronautics Bd., the effort to di and the property Trevor will things. ates. Navy west: pay- tourist very important ymy and is grow mber of Com t expenditures to the Navy mercial fishing, nd turtle canning indus- t an important posi- d On Page Six) “o-Ton Dodge Pick - Up Green Undercoated Navarro, Inc. Opposite Bus Station he: La Concha Every Friday THE RAINBOW ROOM will be ¢ DANCIN Dance to the Music of Hector Barroso and His Orchestra NO ADMISSION s. I. M. Roberts Died This Morning; Mrs. Ethel M. Roberts, 1527 Von Phis street, died this morning at the Monroe County hospital \ She is survived’ by her widow- er, Paul F. Roberts; two daugh- ters, Mrs. Milton Roberts, Jr., and Clyde Robbing *. Jr.: one sistet : tle McCarthy, and srand- children Funeral services, in che the Pritchard Funeral Home, be held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in tne Fleming Str Methodist Church, R a 33} Reid, pastor, off'ciating. The body will be placed in the church at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the fam- ily lot in city cemetery. four of Dr. Rudolph aval Former Resident Physician of Dr. Trelles Clinic and Staff Physician of Dr: A. A. Gonzalez Hospital, Tampa, Florida. General Practice Office Hours: 10-12 and 2-6 Daily Except Sunday PHONE 1075 409 Fleming Street eevcvccccccccccccccccce Hotel and Saturday JPEN for FROM 8 P. M. TOA. M. NO COVER Sevcccccccccccccocccoooccovocsooocoooooocoooes THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST. FLORIDA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1949 Se SNOW IN CALIFORNIA DES oa -MAROONS CATTLE iad (&) Wirephoto HEAVY SNOWFALL in the cactus-studded Mojave desert has marooned this herd of cattle near the California-Nevada border near Needles, Calif. The are milling around a feeding area.” From the air, it appears that adequate feed stpplies have been left for them. Snow is a rare spectacle in the desert which is normally more tropical than temperate. ARMY BARRACKS TAKEN BY NAVY TO Plan 9 Officers’, Enlisted Men’s Homes Having taken over control of the Old Army Barracks, the U. S. Navy Department is preparing to remodel the buildings there and to make nine sets of office quarters and eight for men. a tate The transfer of the property to the Navy was announced yester- day at Washington by Army Secretary Kenneth Royall and Navy Secretary John Sullivan and notices sent to Captain C.°C. Adell, USN, commander of | the Key West Naval Base. The Old Army Barracks, which is on the western shore of Gar- rison Bight, consists of 26 of land which have been turned over to the Navy and three acres at Eaton and White streets, which have been turned over to the Florida National Guard. Seventeen buildings will be used as quarters for officers and enlisted men. The site will also be used for expansion of the Navy’s facilities here that may be needed in the future. No private property would hav be condemned for the Nav use. Part of the Old Army Base was purchased in 1833, while the remainder of the property was bought in 1897. After World War iI, when the base was _ occupied by Army troops, the — buildings, some of which were put up dur- ing the Spanish-American War, have been desserted. The southwest boundary of the property is along White street, Angela street is the southeast line and Palm avenue forms the (Continued On Page Six) PALACE THEATER JOHNNY MACK BROWN and MILDRED COLES in “ANGEL IN EXILE” on Sale!! For Sale!! 3-ROOM | Furnished Trailer ERECTED ON YOUR LOT $1,000 - Terms CALL MARATHON 15, MR. GUY TIPTON : , Billings enlisted’ | Bogton grime acres ¢ | Buses To Run To County Beach : Number three bus will operate (over the new County Road thru the County Beach beginning to- morrow morning, City Commis- h; sioner Louis Carbonnel, announc- ' Temperatures | At 7:30 A.M., EST Station— Atlanta Augusta Temp. 63 5 irmingham Bismark Buffalo Charleston Chicago Corpus Christi Denver Detroit El Paso Ft. 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Wishes to Announce to the Many| International Truck Users, Garage and Service Stations that we are; NOW HANDLING International Motor Truck Parts Along With Our Many Other Direct Regular Part Lines ‘ erm nce statement 70; ay} Was PHONE 442| ted today. “The bus will run up Reynolds ‘street to the new County Road, ! and then swing through the beach | erates to White street. The bus now op- in Flagler avenue be- , tween Reynolds and White sts. Buses will run every 30 minu- tes. On’ weekdays, the new sche- 90 dule will be in effect from 9 a. m. to 5 p.um., and on Saturday and { ae from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. - ceived ' :. CHINESE F REIGHTERS: “ CRASH IN FOG; 600 ‘ REPORTED AS LOST | * Communist Leaders Deferring Proposed Peace Talks, While Troops Near City (Ry ‘the NANKING, acting protesting munist leaders name the time peace conference, news re here that two Chinese (Sentinued on Page Four) “ANNIE ANTES GLORYOSKY, ZERO! IT SURE MAKES Ansocinied Prone) Jan. 28.—While President Li Tsung-sen today that com- have failed to and place for a BL GONNA DO SUCH A BIG 2% IN FIGHTING INFANTILE PARALYSIS / BRADY'S New Location 1116 WHITE STREET One Block North of Former Location FOR THE BEST IN POULTRY and EGGS at LOWEST PRICES. We Invite You to CALL ON US Phone No. 5 titze IN THE U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS All City Taxes To Become Delinquent After February Ist Only 67 Percent Of Taxes Collected Through December; More Property May Be Delinquent This Year All city taxes will become delinquent on and after February 1, City Tax Collector Archie Roberts announced today. Labor Bill | Testimony ‘Postponed Secretary Of Labor Tobin, Postpones Appearance Before Senate Committee (By The Annociated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—The (proposed new labor bill bogged }down somewhere -this morning; { just where,- nobody seems to know. | Secretary of Labor Tobin was scheduled to appear before a sen- ate committee to testify regarding the bill, but half an hour before he was due to arrive in the sen-! ate chamber, word was received } that his appearance cancelled. Merfibers of the ‘committee said ; that a draft of the bill had not; yet reached them. The text of the bill has not yet! been made public, but it has been! reported' that itwill follow along } the lines of the former Wagner} labor law, with several additions | ‘and deletions. | ! ; i { ; t 1 Credit Union Votes Dividend Of 4 Percent In its annual meeting on Jan- juary 25 in the conference room, ‘Industrial Relations Division, | | Building 91, the Federal Employ- {ees Credit Union of the U. S. Na- val Station voted a dividend of | '4 per cent to its shareholders. | | The Credit Union, operated un- tder Naval and other Federal re- ! gulations, was declared to be in| | sound financial condition, it was | |announced by James C. Register, ! (Continued On Page Six) a | ‘Debris Fi : ebris Fire Some debri wht fire in the | | rear of the American Express of-)| a in Caroline street ye: ay jat6 p.m. Firemen from head- | } quarters worked upwards of an | ‘hour putting the fire out. There ; was no property damage. | Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 686 | | PA TTT POOR OLD CRAIG | SERVICE STATION Erancts) s ion Ebcos 9134 LET U ae Grenas; Spray or pref ARN Your Oi) | First In Key West COSTUME JEWELRY |! by ALICE FISCHER — | Beautiful, original and i colorful Brooches, Neck- laces and Earrings See Them at... MARSHALL STUDIO SHOP 213 Telegraph Lane had been: { The total amount collected $206,926.07 of a total tax roll of December of that year the total through December last year was $308,837.28, while in 1947 through collected was $186,068.23 of a total veep tax roll of $277,351.05. HE RAISES. KLAN ISSUE FRANK BETTIS, a flour-sales- Ga to stand triel on police charges of dranken driving. He claims he wasn’t even drinking but was arrested by’ Fulton county policemen and hustled off to jail merely because he protested to the officers against a Ku Klux Klan parade in his neighborhood, In each year 67 per cent of the total tax rolls had been collected | through the months of December. Remaining to be collected on jlast year's tax roll is $101,911.21, ! while at this date a year ago $91,- 282.83 remained to be eolleeted. ! The net amount of the taxet will be collected untii Monday ( night. After Monday the taxes come delinquent. Roberts also said that’ from 808 to 400 more taxpayers would be idelinquent on the 1948 roll ‘compared with 1947 “The law imposes severe pen Ities after February 1” said Rob erts. “The penalties include wte rest, the cost of advertisement ang the cost of the tax sale “The list will be publiseed March 9. 16, 23, and 30. The tox sale will be held April 1 at 11 ,| a. m. on the City Hall steps.” i Traffic Signs be. as m Proto! Tn Boulevard The State Renda Deray werent is étcotimy signs notthern } branch of Roosevelt boule vard in dicating the speed of automobile between Naval Hospital and Ber tha street is 40 miles an hour and from Bertha street to Division street is 25 miles an hour The i s to try to get incom ing drivers to go rather slowly tiftside the city limits, it was said “at*City Hall today. Cost Of Living Drops 15 Percent; Powerful Not To Ask For Further Increase; 300,000 Auto Workers’ Wages Te Be De sed (By The Ase WASHINGTON, Jan. downward trend of the peak of prices is now manifest, a spokesman postwar for MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY D2CKS TELEPHONE & Barge Leaves Miami one Friday A plainly | the ‘Union Wage Scale Same -— Department of today. Agrieultu Decreases have reached 15 cent of what price month ago, but are cent higher than when thr went out of business in 1946 As a result of the drop leader of the Amalgamated Ga ment Workers Union said tod (Continued On Page Six) still 29 4 or FOR SALE! TOR SALE! Good Used Cars TWINS GARAGE Your Friendly Studebaker Dealer TELEPHONE 163 Civic Drama Guild OF NE\ Pr V YORK sons | But Not Goodbye With An ALL-STAR Cast WEDNESDAY EVENING SRUARY 2 at 8:00 PM. ot HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Sponsored by Junior Chamber of Commerce