The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 23, 1949, Page 1

ee ec LXX, No. 70 ———__ Usina Predicts Easy Loans For Some Builders ays Key West Will Grow Fast In Next Few Years Tells Kiwanis Club ht, YOUTH Is soUGHT Directors Last Trying To Induce More Liberal Plan | Leonard A, Usina, president of | Florida National Bank of Miami, ; and lieutenant governor of the | 1th Florida district of Kiwanis | International, last night pre. dicted rapid growth for K | West during the next few year Usina paid an official visit to! the Key West Kiwanis club at its meeting last night in his capacity as lieutenant governor. He made his statements concerning the| | local economic picture at a special MRS. JEAN BARKER (left) is meeting of the club’s board of | | directors following the regular! | meeting The Miami j vealed he has }endeavored to induce director who control the policy of the| ' bank here to adopt a more liberal {plan in the matter of construction | loans. At present, the local bank | limited to financing FHA} loans to three years. | bank official re- personally been Pictures Will Include This puts prospective home} . Ei builders in the position of hav-| Color Photos ing to have extremely large >, : + down payments in order to! Of Rresident’s amortize loans ina three year! ‘Triumphal Entry period | In addition Key West: has aj Tourists and winter visitors} rating with FHA which pre-' will be entertained at the Cham- a Wiredote cludes aoe ficient. quality, ta | 0S of Commerce Fun Nite party wnoney, ip sufficient. qua this cvepinge’ with genio: piven CABIN liop), Tis | cover Wetted cost of mat Lgalorynovies, Gf” the "Rey Weal sought bY police investigating | transportation without causing Yb ¥ ome builde 4 , the slaying of 16-year-old Pa- hardship to small home builder. | Goarge Bonamy, owner’ of th tricia Birmingham at Milwau- ||, Usine predicted a loosening ol Gourt and an ama ' cie’s sis ¢ rapher Key West, : Meta’s sister, Kathe future and with it the subsequent Bie oe pe fisappeared | yapid growth of the city Earl Dillon, another local tent Friday. She left a note | The bank official admitted that falukpiel veniry intoy te city coping she wes. eloging with | Miami av-a.whole,congiders Key enp eC oO ident Tramante Babu Police hope the cou- | West an outland community and | pin mbbidicentry. into the .city ple can give some information (mistakenly criticizes anything) 7) "November following the sbout Pairicia’s movements the that is not Miami. A process of | Feo tign ans vanished. Her body (education is necded he said to) ee. ttm is particularly out- was found in the Milwaukee make the people realize eee standing and was shown _ before sever Sunday with cement nything that helps Key est Parent Gunman himcel blechs tied to her feet lso helps Miami the| Week at the Little White H Jerry Trevor, president of the! “"S "Gl ccn of the Island will be Florida National Bank of Key ape a oe Nc R . Ww t iain t elected tonight: community sing: 2 . » t, was a guest of Usina a’ s Pee vefreshe : s | Ss f . ating is scheduled and refresh me hesident: 1 night's meeting, as was! OO te ibe served ° | Charles Cushman, secretary of /MERIS Wil be served, e ‘ > ; - visitors are invited . . I Security Aid ‘Burnt \ ' > Meat Penton Coming « Burglar Again \ Niel 'Here To Assist “\ Busy Last Night ' Vets, Dependents The burnt) mateh burglar a t t »bject of a widespread search by} MM. FE. Penton, Asst. State Serv; . : the Police Department, struck] jce Officer, will be in Key West ‘ , ta again last night for the purpose of assisting a : \ He entered a home at 1319 veterans and/or their dependents " Johnson street, and left a trail of | with any claim for benefits to they | burnt matches behind him in| which they may be entitled on by Social | Searching the dwelling. It was account of their milit S| think it. not known whether he found any- | which includes assistance to v anent.. thing of v ows, children and dependent pi T not Police were out last night injents of a veteran in jition to tto the full force. They had orders tolany clai for com tion or ry hoot the man if he put up the! penefit veteran | Se. | slightest resistance to file under the So far the “burnt match” burg under any other i © of, lar has entered half a dozen) benefits as a result o: y homes here in the last few nights. for r ry ice. A |i, eonaty | Veteran Service Office on March 24, from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p » Aluminum Roofing STRUNK -LUMBER YARD TELEPHONE 816 i Air ditionec STRAND... Last Times Today WALL FLOWER with REYNOLDS, , yr Palace Theater PENNY SINGLETON and AMTHUR LAKE in Seem ent mln RRA ERR For the Good of Your Business. Switch to Dodge “Job-Rated” Trucks govern ut Mondie tn The Dough” Fit Your Job eee sac TO RIO : NAVARRO, Inc. —— 601 DUVAL STREET AIR nd See the NEW 1949 MONROE COOLED HUDGON. 6 & 8 Cyl.—the smart —v = . design lines in body and its Last Times Today MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY DOCKS TELEPHONE 6 model engine at KW. HUDSON CO. and Greene Streets Arthur Takes Over ten OWAN AND HOWARD F Coming: ON AN ISLAND Simonton ve Retrees, Owner ee Winnto PHONE 1696 Barge Leaves Miami rte i ten gokense @ a Mover Every Friday ] i LAST OF THE “BARKER BOYS” KILLED BY HIS. WIFE COLORED FILMS TO BE SHOWN TONIGHT AT CHAMBER FUN NITE * ray | this country and Egypt THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1949 (@) Wirephotos charged with murder et Denver, Colo,, for the shotgun slaying of vher husband, Lloyd “Red” Barker, at their suburban home. He was the last of the notorious Okla- home “Barker boys” of gangland days, but his conneciion with old Kate "Ma” Barker and her outlaw sons was not revealed until after he was killed. At right, Sheriff Homer Mayberry (cen- ter) examines Barker's body which lies as he fell in the doorway of his home. Charged with num- erous bank robberies and kidnapings, with FBI agents at their Florida hideout in 1935. in trying to escape from Alcatraz in 1939. Ma” Barker and her son Fred were killed in a gun battle Another son, Arthur “Doc” Barker, was killed -|House’! To Make ‘Changes In Pension Bill May Not Apply To Veter Of Second Israel And World War; Amount ‘Lebanon Sign | Likely To Be Reduced |. WASHINGTON, March 23. {Sume form of the* veterans pen- Baton “BATTS emai be passe in | House of Representatives before | | it adjourns for the day, Represen- itative Rankin, the sponsor t | |Armistice. To Release Prisoners, Clear Mine Fields » said j out from Building Inspector: Roy SEVEN ‘PERMITS * TAKEN OUT FOR NEW BUILDINGS Dr. J. L. Lester, J Tal To Construction ‘Taxes P ay able $18,000 Home ‘Until April L ‘Without Penalty Total Of $71,400 In Building Permits i Tuken Out From | A penalty of 3 ber cent plus ithe cost of advertising properties for.sale will be charged anyone ‘ paying his county taxes after Seven building permits taken! April 1, Howard A. - Wildon, County Tax Collector, announced , today, Building Luspector F. Butler call for total construc- tion of $71,400, according to'a' Until April 1 no penalty will be compilation made today. | assessed property owners, Wilson These were the permits taken | said today. out recently: To Dr. J. Lancelot Lester, Jr., a concrete block residence -at corner of Avenue E and 19th ley in Southard street, adjoining the skating rink. There will be room for six alleys, It will be a t at a cost of $18,000. The! concrete block building. The cost building will have three bed-! will be $8,500. rooms, with a garage and utility! To Elmer White for the con storage structure ‘struction of a concrete block res To Mrs. Ava Hilton and W. J. ence at 609 Waddell steeet at a Mulholland for the construction . cost of $8,999. of a six-unit apartment byilding; To Paul Thompson for con in Hilton. Haven, Which is the' struction of a conerete residence old railroad right. ‘of way off. at 1734 Avenue E at a cost a Roosevelt. boulevard: The build- $7,000, ing will be of concrete. construc- . | this afternoon. And Reduce Number ' He added that he expects the | Of Border Patrol | bill will be drastically changed | Uainbe Agen before the house adopts it. There| press) TEL AVIV, March Repre. is @ possibility, he explained, that | sentatices of the State of Israel Veterans of World War II will not and Lebanon today signed an P@ included in the provisions of} armistice pact the bill, and that it will apply Approval of the pact, Tel Aviv oe toes Netet ans of the officials declared, assures peace Other supporters of the bill as-| nd happiness in this part of the serted that it probably, will un-| dergo even more changes than! Rankin has outlined. The amount} provided for pensioners is likely | to be reduced,: though the age provision of 65 will be adopted As the adminstration is against the bill, it was predicted that it arise AY not pass the senate, and, even though it does,: it may be vetoed by the President. General opinion was that the measure will not be adopted dur- ing the life of the 8st congr world. They asserted further that bitter differences with Lebanon up to | the the recent and added that there |Israel had never had any time of warfare | in Palestine, is no reason why any disturbing | misunderstandings should jin the future The Israel government agreed from Le- and both to withdraw all troops banon within 10 days, countries agreed to greatly de. though Rankin said he thought mi Qa that a measure, with many crease the number of patrols changes from the original bill, along their borders. According to may go through the senate, as terms of the armistice, cach will Well as the house. clear their mine fields, and each —— SEES Ten csemcas SEM ill begin immediately to rlax:c = ==. soners of war of the two . eee Plastic Nu-Flo Tel Aviv officials said vat AUTO PAINT ‘This is a happy day for with armistices existing Is: betv and t Roy’s Key West Auto Parts 121 Duval St. Phone 442 country and Lebanan The Casa Marina Howl | WILL REMAIN OPEN After the Official Season Ends April 4th On account of the many requests for Reservations. we are going to keep the Hotel open (ROOMS ONLY), European Plan. Our Dining Rooms will be closed. Our Cocktail Lounge, Bath Houses, Bathing Beach, Tennis Courts, Wonderful Gardens, Broad Restful Porches WILL REMAIN OPEN We Are Grateful To Our Key West Friends for Their Fine Co-operation Respectfully yours, LEONARD HICKS EMMETT CONNIFF President and General Resident Manager Manager Of Content Of New Opposes Congressional Control spape | s Bill * camel) Hetore Gonuress Dental Address ‘To Be Delivered At Officers’ Club All active tists, Resolution S Designed To “Destroy Free Press In U. GAINESVILLE, March 23. (FNS)—The Florida Press Asso ciation and the Associated Dail- ies of- Florida, holding Spring conventions as guests of the Uni and retired doctor d nurses and pharmacist versity of Florida and the Gaines-! are invited by Captain O. A ville Sun, adopted strongly word-| it Me USN. egennn ed resolutions condemning _at-| tempted congressional control of} ticer of Naval Hospital to atter the content of newspapers. The! a meeting of dent and med. Florida Press ‘Association called| ca) officers of Key West at t on Florida members of congress}. of : to oppose a bill now on public} Fert Taylor Officers’ Club to: hearing which would readjust] tow afternoon at 3:30 o'el postal rates and practices. | An address entitled, “Facial ir “This attempted control of! juries and Oral Ne »yplasm” wil newspaper content in the form! y. sctivered by Communder Ca proposed by this bill would, in| Wy “Gy tna ry es ro effect, destroy a free press in the| toit who is viniting now in Ke United States,” declared the FPA] way Wo? 8 Vstiing is resolution, “if this power were to! "1" Gi sistianson will sh be administered by unscrupulous | ne : apap pa Gains fored lantern slides to. illu and autocratic officials lee een nasa The Associated Dailies urged} Qing wy td \ Ute Ma the defeat of the bill, introduced | \oqey Cont Fema) by Congressman Murray of Ten-! yi and at the U'S. 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Yenr PURE OU Denier Grease, Spra: 1119 White Phone 725 I ET U Biase Change Your Oil j adopted in the house, | ferences must be | house Phene 9134 Differences Declares Will at ring from provisions that were adopted in the house, These if) spread out ley senate and house confewers be fore the deadline of March when the present house-centre law will expire The most drastic chanwe bill made in the senate, edepted yesterday by a vote of 48 te , would leave the cuntinwetior jon of rent controls nd towns, on the appe KO nor of the where changes are made Another change may the life of the lew te 12 of 15 as approwed wy the Howew that prewrn on was said not te be of Se Greet concern in the senate, ame the 15-month clause: may * the bill. Even at that, the tion of the law wil be sine months les than Gh tee pow eens we by President Tro. te vai Ae te tedtae « remat ie Te Berl Curry for consteuction , Seett ed tion, wi ‘h unit. »a& concer resi a og a a cost of $15,000, : i To ‘A. Bordeson for the: con j the rent-control bill is passed & To T. L. Thor for the con-! struction oi a concrete residence | the event itis adopter centers struction of a terraza bowling al-’ at 721 South street | from the senate and t =e Rate 2s UP Os ae _ | Will be appointed ! that they map beam © orida Press Association | nme, oon ee | nee the BM pawed ¢ | Another ™hew 5 lords t Temperatures | At 7:30 AM.. EST Station Atlonte ti est m KEY WEST Key West Airpe Heve Your Car's FRONT OnE CHECKED and WHEELS BA ANCED Before Your Tie: Wee and For Safety of Your t We Service Ali Makes of e TWINS —- 1130 Duval Street Phone i693 re NIOR CLASS Pree Smothered In Females 3-ACT ComMnp Thursday and Prides March 24 and 2% 8:00 PM... High Schoot Neacdateot seevee Students .50 ADULTS .75 NO RESERVED SEATS