The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 24, 1949, Page 1

Key Weet, Florida, has the moet equable climate in the Comtry, with an average fange of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST. FLORIDA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949 % Destroyer Tender Will Be Berthed Here On Saturday Ship To Train With Destroyer Group In Local Waters Will Remain In Local Waters totil March 6; Nelo Republicans ‘To Question Acheson the big 520-foot Situation Will Be TRUMAN Wk: ELY | TO ORL: KEY WEST::MAR. 8 ks a A President Jokes About ‘Salty Language’ He Had Used Toward Columnist Truman Remarked ws. =r —_—_— | Oe OT TT Fe FA Reactions Generally *Smathers: May Be M Until Here At Time Of President’s Visit Truman Will Ree ire Civil Service Degree From Rollins ‘ s Unit To Decide Butler Status City Manager Spalding Appointed Butler, And Confirmation Now Up ikea ur Ane Ae To, Civil Service Board | West March 6 and will return to} Civil Service Board of the City ;the White House at Washington, } of Key West will meet tonight at College; To Remain ! Here Until March 19 It was reported today by the| i Associated Press, that President Truman,- who comes here on} i March 6 for a two-week visit, ‘will interrupt his holiday trip to ; make a trip to Winter, Park on ; March 8 to accept an honorary { cearee from ‘Rollins-College. —_—_——~—- a PRICE FIVE CENES rand Jury Recesses Friday; State Officers Summoned Will Presumably Be Questioned About Open Gambling Along The Upper Florida Keys The Monroe County Grand Jury. which | evidence in the gambling that is p tow > ts ae | elsewhere along Florida Keys, recessed until Friday at 10 aes After hearing the testimony of several witnesses yesterday Grand Jury yesterday afternoon decided to recess wnt Prete» permit W. Curry Harris, assistant stete attorney the investigation, to call additional witnesses: aes Yesterday the Grand Jury «at 250,000C10 si Sa whe te handing ' | liam J. Lee, reporter, end & man D. Artman, business mene eer of The Citizen as witeeser nt tomer! ther xder, will arrive in 3 1 We le; N iy oe s Kev Wont on Saturday fora visit |? Among Matters That, | bles No | Truman Family M 6, during which she . nN; {| Mention Of Telegram ‘ nm ining with Des- | Will Be Di | (Ry ‘The Assnernted Pres.) In Key West “juadron 60. stat | (hy The A cinted Pr 1 9 H — © ationed w. ASHINGTON, Rel : | WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.— You know Key West. Flor- te is the flagship of | Secretary Gf State Dean Acheson ! President Truman, at his press ida, has renamed one. of its t vf the Destroyer egpiatie ps “iy som {conference today, joked about, streets “Truman” in honor of ' the U. §. Atlantic Fleet, | h&# accepted an. invitation from lthe “salty language” he used in! their frequent visitor fromthe t Admiral Felix L. Johnson,| 51, Republican members of the| denouncing a columnist who e 4 N. who will not be on board | House of Representatives to tes-| had tried to have Major Gencral| White House, Manager,How- he arrives. Admiral John-| tify before them on foreign af- | Harry Vaughan fired as military 48d Overlin showed us some- ected here later to] ¢girs, aide. ; thing interesting, which was pection of the Units! “1, Was said that the chief ques- | __Th¢,Presidential remarks were | that at one intersection the . nd Spee iae ey ies aues- | made Tuesday night at a banquet, signs read “Margaret” and Captain F. D. Me-| tion that will be asked Acheson | given in honor of Major Vaughan “Truman”. That takes care ‘ USN. the admirals chief} will be about conditions’ in Chi- | Drew Pearson was the butt of the fling. He had urged the President to let Vaughan go because he had accepted a medal from President Peron of Argentina. The President said that re- actions to his remarks, so far as he had heard, had been generally favorable. There had been some objections, one of which was in the other members of © on board the na, due to the success of commun- ist military forees in that coun- W J. Longfellow, USN, | TY: t nde { the Yosemite.| Acheson will be asked to give | will be tied up at| his opinion regarding the attitude Key West Na-| of China, assuming that commun- SS Howard W ? : ; i ser, | StS get control of the entire coun- | * on maneuvers i try, toward the United States. elements of Subron| ' k West, usually berths Other questions will concern | man by the president of the In- The Gilmore is not sche-| the situation in Europe between | ternational Council of Christian t eturn here, before | the United States anc the Soviet | Churches. President Truman did M. | Union. not comment on the telegram. The Marshall $50 VISITORS AT CHAMBER FUN NITE * } Guy Colby, Square » Caller, Egypt, Israel Sign Armistice; Help» Eatertain Teurists Here ° ow wo! Both: Jubilant ce Fun Nite | (My Aveneinted roses ‘ | LONDON, Feb. 24.—Represen-! City Chorus, repre- | tatives of the, State of Israel and Sgypt today signed an armistice, f ten young + an agreement that | had been reached at the Island of ! » twen- | following vocal num- the di-| Rhodes at the end of conferences k Bodler, | that lasted 42 days. i Great enthusiasm prevailed to. | day in Tel Aviv and Cairo over! the signing of the pact. Dr. Ralph Bunche, United Nations media- | tor, said he was gratified He also said that negotiations } j will be started immediately to} have a conference held between | representatives of the State of Isracl and the Arab kingdom of Trans-Jordan, which adjoins Is- ; rael on the east. It is expected | the conferences will begin nex Monday { The greed when t y Guy « call Henning representatives to sign the armistice Eg was given four weeks, instead of two, to with- draw her forces trom the Negev | Egyptian area | } » BOAT LUMBER | RUNK LUMBER YARD! at lo TELEPHONE 816 { PHONE 13a wet TICKET OFFICE ' ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS SEN Fleming 6) SEE THE DARING NEW DODGE Tomorrow! Tomorrow! FEBRUARY 25th NAVARRO, Inc. 601 DUVAL STREET jer CHIEF. KEE LORENZ Plan and the|rael and Egypt, and added that signing of an armistice by repre-|he thought sentatives of Egypt and the State! should be continued. } March 19. The Little White’ j House at the Key West Naval Station was recently renovated , and is now ready to receive the | President. The grounds around the Little White House have been replanted with shrubbery and grass. All the streets leading to the White House have been repaired and put in good condition. Sailors to- iday were painting all the dock- 1 age installations. | The chief executive will fly from Key West to Orlando, land- ing there about 11:30 a.m. On of the President's daughter. | About two blocks further. the cross street is named “Eliza- beth”, which accounts for Mrs. Truman. Now all they | have to do is rename Duval street “Harry”, and they'll have the whole family.— Telephone News. the form of a telegram sent Tru- [= MPH | March 8, he will motor the five } miles to. Winter Park for the col- of Israel were. discussed by theflege program at noon’ the five President. He said he was happy | miles to Winter: Park for the col- over the agreement between Is-| lege program at noon. the same the Marshall Hip, The,.president.of Rollins, ‘Dr. Hamilton Holt, will give a lun. day. Mr..Truman’s, speech Will be; brief,.and extemporaneous, and} members of the City Commission will not. be broadeast nationally.]and State Representative Bernic -1C.. Papy will’ be held within a 7:30 in city hall chambers to de- cide whether to accept or refuse Roy F. Butler building inspec- tor. At last Thursday's meeting the board postponed a ruling pending a written opinoin from City Attorney Ignatius Lester. At tonight’s meeting they will (Continued On Page Seven) Charter Changes To Be Discussed With Papy Soon A conference between the} Auto Workers | ToGetLess Cut In Wages Will Be Due To Agreement Regarding Rise And Fall In Living Cc (Hy The Annee | DETROIT, Feb. 24 ‘ause of | the downtrend in prices for ¢ | modities, 250,000 General M ij workmen will have their ‘reduced, company , nounced today. The employes, members of the CIO Auto Workers Union, enter- ed into a contract with the com> pany; whereby their wages would wages offitials an- in Key West attention te the peared in The Citiee 16, regarding the allegedly wan $10,480 at The Grand Jury siee pees bly questioned the waht 0 raema garding the beeting Lee got the hands of we Gum et he wes seeted peaceably on bench ot Devel ont (Gne streets lt wes relubly reperted & that Harris hes sum ‘ State Highway Petrotmes regularty patrol the highwe the Upper Keys, They ave & questioned. it & presumed « what they know about guentsin: along the keys Various SewEpapeEr sccm have stated that gamnteiomg oe... were open along the kepe The ty — GETS GOLD STAR ie. Commander Suddath Presents Radioman With Star In Licu Of Second Bronze Medal Commander Thomas H. Sud- dath. USN, Officer in Charg | Naval Ordnance Unit, in an ap i propriate ceremony at qui presented Lee Lorenz, chief Ra- oman, USN, with a gold star in lieu of the second bronze star medal as awarded, by the secre- tary of the navy ior the Presi- dent, for the following citation: “For meritorious service as the leading petty officer in charge of all radio communications on the staff of the commander second carrier task force in the Western Pacific war ar from October 13 to 15, 1944. Aiding in the or ganization and su towing of the USS Canberra aft- that ship had been damaged by enemy fire, Lorenz assisted in bringing her safe to port at a distant base despite repeated air attacks and unfavorable sea con- ditions. His skill, courage and devotion to duty were in keeping | with the highest traditions of the | » | Westward United States Naval Servic rvision of the | Chief Lorenz, formerly of Berkeley, Calif. enlisted in the} Navy on April 12, 1942, at Los Angeles, Calif., and attended Na yal Training School (Radio) at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, | as a student and instructor He was transferred for duty to the Pacific in Septem 1943 and was attached to the ff of Commander Task Force 338 aboard the followtng aircraft (Continued On Page Four) = STRAND conditiones Thursday - Friday - Saturday “A LETTFR TO THREE WIVES” with I, Jeanne Crain Ann Sothern MELODY TIM! Coming: Animated AIR MONROE -cootep Thursday - Friday - Saturday GOOD NEWS with YSON ana ROLAWPORD naval en el Tropi¢o mucl Medel SPANISH PLC PRE: {the r | Dakotas. Wi eather Overspreads Southeast U. S. The local Weather day issued the’ following bulletin Burcau to- on weather conditions throughout the United States: Cooler weather has overspread the Southern States but most sections are still several degrees above the seasonal average. If winter weather holds off much longer from the Southland, the old groundhog and his mytho- logical predictions can also join sof the Pollsters. The high pressure area over the mid- dle Mississippi Valley yesterday still moving eastward. The main center is now over the middle Atlantic states with a ridge extending from Maine to Florida. Mostly fair weather pre- vails pver the Atlantic s morning. Cloudiness is ing over the Appalachians and over the tates. Showers have over the eastern Plains s in the Mississippi with some light is and Gulf occurred ates and Valley area snow over the Mild temperatures gen- erally in the 50s prevail over the Southern States this morning ranging downward to around freezing over New York, New England and the upper Great Lakes region. The weather has mproved considerably over the far. Northwestern states and there has been light winds and littleor no rainin. the p 24 rs, The rain area qver Texas, <lahoma,and-Kansas is shifting eastwardvinto ti@ middle and lower M ssippi Valley * Palace Theater * Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton in ' “Gunning For Justice” eocccesccsccceccceseces OS For Sale Special This Week 6 New 1949 Studebaker Pick-Un Trucks ... Overstocked .. . Will Be Sold Way Below List Price! «TWINS GARAGE 1130 Duval Phone 169 oT ‘cheon for the President. and a few guests about 1:0 "py m.- Mr. (Continued On Page Six) | Legion Delegates Are Appointed By Sawyer Post 28 Delegates to the 10th Legion Constitutional Conference were chosen at the regular mecting of | Arthur Sawyer Post N. 28 held | last evening and were: George A. Warren; Frank Romaguera; Gco. Sikes; A. L. Dinegro, Jr.; C. B. Harvey: and Harry H. Johnson.! The Conference will be held at Harvey Seeds Post Home, Miami, | on Sunday, March 13. { The application of Bruce Hol- loway was approved for member- ship. A, J. Dion was named to serve on the House Committee. As per action taken, the club ilities of the Post Home will be limited to members, Auxiliary members, and invited guests, ef- fective March 1, 1949. C. B. Har- vey, E. P. Bayly, and U. J. Del- gado were chosen to. prepare } regulations relative to same. First nominations for officers were received. Second and final ! nominations will be March 9, 1949. It was announced that the Aux- iliary Unit was conducting a spe- | cial mecting on Thursday, Feb. { 24, 1949, at which time an “Amer- | icanism"” program will be pre- sented. All Legionnaires have [pace invited to attend. BRADY'S — SPECIAL — | | Florida Grade A ; (Presh Dressed and Drawn) ROASTING HENS ee Florida Grade “A-A” EGGS THE BEST YOU CAN BUY! LARGE and MEDIUM SIZE | | You Will Like Them 1116 White Street , PHONENo.5 | Every Friday | , Louisville Meridian Miami few days to map several changes, in the city eharter.for action. by. the’ State Legislature, which meets in April. City Commissioner Louis Car- bonell said today that he favored doing away with special elections to fill vacancies on the City Com- mission. He said he would be in favor of changing the charter so that it wouldn’t be nec ry. “The members of the commis- sion might appoint the next, highest man in the previous elec- | tion to fill a vacancy on the com- | “mission, ‘said Carbonell. That; would save the taxpayers about $2,000, the cost of a special elec- | tion.” | Temperatures j At 7:30 A.M., EST Station— Atlanta Augusta Billings Charleston Chicago Corpus Christi Denver Detroit El Paso Ft. Worth Galveston Kansas City KEY WEST Key West Airport Los Angeles Tem: emp | 48 26 31 46 | 56 Minneapolis Memphis New Orleans New York Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Pensacola Pittsburgh Roanoke St. Louis San Antonio San Francisco attle ‘allahassec Tampa Washington FOR SAL | QUALITY USED CARS ; Lindsey Motor Company 404 Duval St.—Next to La Concha Hotel—Telephone 501 MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY DOCKS TELEPHONE 6 arge Leaves Miami Actin Slater = increased as the cost of living * advanced, or decye: a eos ‘for ‘commodities telk ae een é | The rise or fall in wages is indictmefite agelet cetee! | based on the governinent’s index sons allegedly emmege jof commodity prices. Twice, bling acfivities be | when the index showed increases, make any Slatewemt | wages were advanced slightly. whe he hes called { Now the index shows that prices before the net : have fallen, and ,wages accord I ke {ingly will be reduced, probably Grand Jury ‘ two cents an hour it a report ANNIVERSARY OF ROTARY IS OBSERVED HERE Skit On Hi: tory OF—— Organization Staged Pith Birthday OF Internation: Celebrated At Key The Rotary ¢ West Rotary Club Ci The 44th anniversar t founding of Rot Internation t vas observed nt tet the Key West R Clu noon Tunche t St. Paul 2arish Hall Church FI ! put on by Ed Tre su J. Dion traced the histo PUBLIC NOTICE! | Citizens... City Hall Tonight...7:30 THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD WILL MEE ‘ereee ; a Key We being denied Permitied to have applies i tions submitted for Building Lnspector? f* We Now is the t ne Lo Express yourself do have con qualif Key W deny them their right. under Civil Servie : {Ibert G. Roberts, SRS SCE ORT 7