The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1949, Page 1

Vou. UXX ‘No. 10 Boys Tell Postal Expert Of Taking Post Office Funds Admit To Enterin Post Office Al Murdock Five youths held at County teh tor t S. Authorities at Mier) todey told Postal Inspect- AMERICAN WRITER SEIZED IN RUSSIA w © MH Willerd of Lakeland that the tied » total of seven! © eight srlaries, including — (fice, between their Wise,. and J Kukpatrick, 15, one of Inspector Wil- le enroute to he Florida Ke they stopped at urdock, F aml robbed a com- tunat t offiee and general We ered is front door,” oid Kirkpatrick “We took about 1950. Gut we didn't know part of ‘ tolen belonged to the Willerd seid that A. P. Frizzell, the Murdock store, told b wt $46 of the money stolen ths betonged to the Post Office, and that they S200 m the store in ad-j to the swm named mtucky after ‘ th some stolen ' picked up in Chicago. ed two or three places ® Kentucky, two or three fort m Tennessee and Geo befere going to Murdock The t came to grief in, Ported. after robbing a grocery — They fled up the d te wek They were caught. does are James Impola, (#) Wirephoto wid that they fled’ ANNA LOUISE STRONG y Sand drove’ (abéve). one of the eight ac- credited American correspond- ents in Moscow, has been ar- | rested by the Russian Soviets ona charge of spving. The Moscow press announced her arrest and said she will be de- Acheson Says US. Not Cool To Alliance Asserts It Will Curb Any Power In That Area That Is Bent On ‘Aggression (By The Anaocinted Presnd WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Sec- retary of State Dean Acheson denied today that the United States is “getting cool” toward the proposal that this country join the-North Atlantic Alliance. On the contrary, he asserted, jthe government thinks that the’ j wark .against any nation that any nation, outside the alliance, insthat area. borough. Cive Calloway Past President’s Pin Last Night Mike Padron, Key West plumb- ing contractor, was inducted in- to the Key West Kiwanis club ast night with Jack Woodruff, of Akron, O., serving as inducting Jed to hold them fox Miami ja City where they authorities. The other despera- ance at Kiwanis club mectings for the past 22 years and is fel: past president of the Akron clu’ 16;} He has been vacationing here for The youthe wert questioned Thomas Kirkpatrick, 16; Thomas {the last two weeks, FRI agents, who (Continued On Page Six) Treasury Seeretary Snyder Testifies Before Committee Gn Continuation Of ERP Advocates That ti * saa sistance, were required to repay - oe ” honk te Left To as much as three-fifths of what President To De they received. As the nations The meeting was attended by a half dozen other ° visitiny Ki- wonlans, representing .as..amamy States. Members were’ treated to a se ries of championship fight pic tures shc by Prof. Earl Fow- ler. of Hari schoof. Most of the films portrayed the rise and fall, of Jack Dempsey, former heavy | yt champion dent William V. Albury ented Jimmie Calloway, im- mediate past president of the club and one of its founders, with a 14 karat gold past president's pin Rear Admiral Paving Part Loan Debt | thet are getting aid have their - momic conditions in varying | Seanetnted We tages, he favored leaving it oi € o 13] ’ Fe ue the President to decide whether oming ere 1 Sny w not a nation receiving supplies ‘ atere hould agree to pay for a part of them t given without requirement the M any repayment, his attitude was “| a, nations concerned as. ld be told they should do ane Gresemt pia 4\) nore to help th lves. The ntries re United States, he concluded, | part of it hould insist on more self-help | ed that 1 countries t saved a — - Palace Theater SERVIC JACKIE COOPER and JACKIE COOGAN in E STATION Your PURF_OIL Denter Dr. Rudolph Ayala | Gospel Meeting former Resident Physician of Dr. Treties Clinte end Staff Physician { Dr. A. A. Gonzalez Hospital. Temps Floride General Practice EVANGELIST GLENN R. SHEUMAKER 409 Fleming Street PHONE 1075 eeeeeeeeeesecese Through Feb, 22 Everyone Welcome NAVY CHARITY CARNIVAL Feb. 16. 17. 18 —- 6:00 P. M. to 11:00 P. M. SEAPLANE BASE HANGER Admission 10c ny Jer said further that, while ‘ he thought the goods should be | se at Division Phone 9134 Grease, Spray or ‘ me tnmare: is Captain W. J. Long-{* “PRENCH LEAVE | LET U Change Your Oil laelina USN On February 25 Bearing the commander of the Destroyer Force of the Atlantic Fleet. the destroyer tender, the USS Yosmite will arrive in Key West February 25, it was an- nounced today b ythe Key West Naval Base. The Yosemite will carry Rear of the elements of his command in the Key West area. Yosemite, which is 527 feet long, t about the length of the USS FAMILIAR SONGS... A Warm Welcome To All at THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Office Hours: 10-12 and 2-6 J asnby and Von Phister Streets Daily Except Sunday ‘2 Block off Flagler Avenue 7:45 P.M. Each Evening. Free Parking ; alliance will prove to be a bul-" | showed a tendency to resort to} } aggression. Proof of. that attitude, | |he added, could be found inj | President Turman’s inaugural ad- } ; jdress about the efficacy of the | j Jalliance in resisting. attack by { 7 The alliancethus far comprises | jGreat Britain, France, Belgium, ' the Netherlands and Luxem-; has a record of perfect attend- { cessions, erated by the Firemen, Whee at Developmen Admiral F. L. Johnson, USN, | commander of the Destroyer{ Force, Atlantic Fleet, who is} scheduled to make an_inspection4 Commanding officer of the! | Har MASONIC NOTICE Special communication of Anchor Lodge No. 182, F. & A.M., Thursday, February 17. at 7 P.M. Conferring F.C. Degree. All members and sojourners in- vited to be present. By order: ‘RAYMOND J. ALBURY, W.M. GERALD ADAMS, | CUT OUT THIS AD | and BRING IT TO H Today and Get Your Second Drink FEBRUARY 16, 1949 ° IN THE SDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1949 ETS ON DALLAS STREET PORNER, (®) Wirephoto| THIS WAS THE SCENE as a beserk gunman sprayed pistol fire on a street intersection in Dal- las, Tex., frem: his barricaded: room on the sixth floor of the Y.M.C.A: A passerby gives first aid to 2 man shot down on the sidewalk. At right, two men seek protection behind a mail box. A messenger’s abandoned bicycle lies in the foreground. The men in the background are out of the line of fire. Two men were wounded. Twenty minutes after the shooting started. police broke into the barricaded room and arrested a man they identified as Charles A. Gordon, 28, of Madera, Calif. BIDS RECEIVED FOR COMPLETION — OF “CARIB QUEEN” TO .BE USED FOR KEY WEST-HAVANA SERVICE| \ * Bids Must Be | Approved By Maritime Commission, Bankers STARTS TONIGHT AT SEAPLANE HANGAR «. Broeceals Will. Be. Kor. 3 Benefit Of Charities; j Civilians And Tourists Invited Tonight, the Navy Charity Carnival will open at 6 p.m. at ; the Seaplane run of three night a Charity Carnival is being put on by all of aval activities in the Key t area for the be an of various charitable and w organizations in Key West attendance is expected rnival will feature ap: and con one of the Naval : West Some of th booths are: Bomb. ing Range operated by the Na val Air Station, Punch Board op Naval Station 1 by Surface A ond Operational tion, a Dart Booth operated by the Naval Station, Rifle Range operated by Fleet All V th er Training Unit Atlantic, Chil- dren's Fish Pond operated by the Fleet Sonar School, end ' of those who consid ‘lucky. The operato’ Room are all Once inside those 2e dancing a The | SCREEN WIRE STRUNK LUMBER YARD) niveth TELEPHONE 816 Ai STRAND coniisione’ Last Times Today HAZARD Corning: Chicken Every Sunday Dan Dalley, Cefexte Motu MONROE coor] § Wed. - Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. JOAN of ARC \ of Ceremonies will | Peterman, G acts will con t of a trio featu tallings, @MSN, J. al Rumba | Contest for! children of the elemen of Key West and the Convent of Mary Im 1 > tickets were d the last Carnival and proved to ly Carnival Hala approximately e cement ramp at the f automobiles and there ent room for {expected that orkel hard in order ‘DODGE Job feted i Navas ro tne., 6OL Duval St. i PYYYVVVVVITY: ARITY BALL y Women's Aux. of Monroe County Hospital eS Feb. 25th, 1949 $ Sponsored by vv PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA American Legion Home TAAAAAAAAAAA ‘ax Incl.) hak } And Naval Architects Yesterday afternoon, after The Citizen had gone to press, the following telegram was received from, H. G.. Williams, president fof the Gulf-Atlantic Transporta- | tion: Company: “Bid: saloon es is effective Lor “60 days were hiveetion: of Lt Ge) R. J. Mallon’ received at noon today by Gulf of the USS WILKIE. The Master | Atlantic Transportation Com be William | P&ny: for completion of SS. Ca- Meaney. ri Tb uueert eteied by The three lowest bidders were t {in succession Alabama Drydock ‘and Shipbuilding Company, Mo- bile, Ala. $1,894,990 with 120 Strange, YNSN. Along with the} Working days entertainment Merrill Stevens Drydock and Company, Jz 61,037 with 130 work- Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., $2,194,000 with 140 working days. Three other yards made bids No award was made at the time as bids must be approved ‘commission and Gulf Atlantic Transportation Company’s Bank ers’ and the naval architects The directors of the corpora tion 1 now consider and cal culate differences bids as to ig fand other penses and} to the commission nd award will then +. Wins $10,480 In Solita Parlay A Key West ma = on a parlay held bers 6 and 11 n it beeame knovy winning of thi m $10,480 1 bolita ht before sum so un- ed to have let it becor that he had won the amo As a result, it is reporte the Income Bureau of the U. S. De- t of, Internal Reve a total of $2,922 ner of the fab’ Plastic Nu-Flo AUTO PAINT Roy’s Key West Auto Parts 121 Duval St. Phone 442 Anncuncement Knight's Flowers, Gifts and Plants The New Flower Shop Opens Thurs., Feb. 17, 914 Fleming St. John A. Knight MANAGER » by the firing of a 21-gun Water Supe? Rather Low At Present Time 1 AALS L LEED OD Washington’s Birthday To Be ' Noted By Navy Next Tuesday. Washing- ton’s Birthday, will be ob- served as a full holiday by all the ships and stations of the Key West Naval Base, it was announced today. The day will be marked lute on the Moal at the Key West Naval Station. Every ship will be in full dress— that is, they will all be strung with bunting and flags. Civilians employed at the Naval Station and other components of the Navy will also enjoy a holiday. There will be no special formation of U. S. Naval forces. - y the United States Maritime} today. The} approxim men. Western Bloc To Advocate Slave Charge Will Ask United Nations To Investigate Reports Of Slave Labor in Russia _ (fy The aasvetnteg Pepe LONDON, Feb. 16. West ern Powers are considering ing the United Nations to inv million men, who are poorly fe are virtual slaves in the Soviet Union. As the matter will come up be fore the Security Council, said that, though a majority the council undoubtedly will fa- vor the investigation, Russia “i Ta M | exercise her privilege of veto. o 0 Not a day passes but that new uni¢ ? n { is brought from Russia about th men and some women who are working under slave condition: Some of the information pen received from men wil | succeeded in escaping from t lave camp ‘Gilmore Leavy | ‘Here On sia USS Howard Gilmore, the big submarine lender on duty at tu nday for Guan t was an > Gilmore is scheduled to r¢ March 18. She carrie MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY DOCKS TELEPHONE 6 Barge Leaves Miami Every epee ee ad vd, | Naval Station, will to take part in training exercises, nounced today by the Key We Naval Base. ately 800 officers and Many Tourists In City; Creates Shortage There are so many tourists and ‘visitors in Key Wet that the {fresh water pressure is rather jlow, and householders and eth ers were urged today to conserve the available supply The Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission, which has chorge ‘of the civilian supply of water, | reports that it was compelled to | shut the water off at midnight in order to build up a supply for the | following day : “The Navy is taking am unus- amount of the available we+ ter end the fect thet there are so many tourists and visitors in ‘the city creates a shortage,” « | Statement issued by the Aqu: duct Commission said today | “We had to shut the Water off tat midnight the other night in {order to permit us to build up a supply for the city, The ore BPI LDL LS BP MB save bas boon rather low. bar wo - householder or other user of wh | ter has been completely without {a supply.” | Travelers from every state ie |the union and from all provin ces of Canada are regehing the , city. They are coming for the }most part by automobile af the [license Jalates of the states ly every available “room the city is fully eceupied ev night. is just about th. bape st scasom\Key West ever of By Sens they scem to be dimply) sup plied to care for their living ex penses, and for some Litthy part side chases tigate the . persistent reports | *'), PUFENAMeS. : about slave labor in Russia. | cafes aul ion aaa : It is said that more than two) 2° and Dars are busin they brow whole I think they are ‘well patronized 20 On Trial Spy Charges Assert They Were SSSSSSSSSESESESES BINGO CUBAN CLUB [SOCIEDAD CUBA} Tonight, 8:00 o& Clock PRIZES 20 Lames PUBLIC INVITEL SSSSSSSS8888858 eseessssseseess THE MARDI GRAS | inno ces 3 SHOWS NIGHTLY Beginning at 10 P. hi Featuring The Fabulous FRENCHY MARTIN with Carole Whitney - Harriet Kis and Lolita, Rumba Dancer With JACK CRAWFORD and HIS TRIO QeF-THE FINEST IN DRINKS and ENTERTAINMENT <3