The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 19, 1949, Page 1

ven. LXX. Ne, 03 OBRYANT RETURNS PROM CONFERENCE OF COUNTY ogy wacncizot Sebel Horned. ey | Germany Engage | a te heneeby with m i 1 om sows wom we | Ty Maneuvers Somed at & gemeal conferen © of fy ThE Avadetnted press) Seunty superintendents held iny . BERLIN. April, 19.—Contin- Getprerilie, leet week, according | sents of she: American-Army. are te Mereee OReyent, Monroe's ou | e?Gaged: todidy in: full-scale. ma- Geretendent of public instruction | Reuvers along the: \ Czechosolvak- Whe attended. There were 90-su* \‘lan ‘border, ' » . whe} The are in full “battle. jarray, The first ‘movement was yn in igsung yy was to have béen skillfully executed. Thousands of Germans wit- mumber of boabetbirs to to |essdd the mianeyvers ahd were Senthusiasti¢ over ‘the execution, | that peoole | as they. had been a week before | 1 for Mefeas- ‘at the first of Spring “maneuvers getting 50) in Germany of American forces, | lf. the free: | Armored cars, tanks, airplanes! t© tare cut for on elec-' and all other mechanical devices Hem wee he etumbling block in were employed, as they would all over the state, have beén in actual warfare. | county reported; imeveased school e@iinty superintendents and dis- cussed with them the pending } “The hope of most ef the super. | Uills now before the. Legislature tees in @ @onatitution- a would affect our ert tidnal program. “Other state, officials were in @utiay funds by the State attendance and — discussed, with of Education ] the superintendents policies’ and thes constitutional ! procedures: affecting the work: in sheiment be approved it would | their particular departments, the & fr fowere colving cur school | implications of the bill for a cen- j homing problems in the state. tral purchasing. agency for the 1 wee eneereteed by the su-/ state were pointed out to the su- eorintendtents assembled that an! perintendents. eteetion be called soon after bod Mas officials worked out oteurmment of the present legiss wit ssuperintendents a new ! taterr te the end that the people , 4 Tor the ‘allocation | of! the otete can vote on various Junch fate funds, a new avcount- cometitational changes ing. form for .county~ superinten- | A super iatcncents were ws aan comeerned ith this amemdment + Proposed changes in these eed cach pledged his support ref [heh will, % is hoped, simplify, help put over fand: make clo some of the | ‘Mate Buperint. entent ‘work Wor 'both perintendents Hehe y acttirenaedt the pe nn Projects nig On Hodeer: Of BPW Accomplishments eVIW OF ACOOMPLISHMENTS FOR YEAR RE-| VOAL KEY WEST'S BPW GROUP TO BE BUSY, SOTIVE, BPRICIENT IN IMPROVING CONDI. hens, STATUS OF MANY LOCAL PROJECT: tr Notional Fe ation = of & reason Whee coe an Professional Wo “ons Clete & one of the largest! Mity, and reward, for the develop- $e + atin ¢ bined im the} ment of whatever capacities they oor) leetituted as & postwar) may possess.” j j wre july, 1919, with one No woman has much time to‘ rire’ eopreeentetive wormen,| waste today. Members of this | Se Gebers ite membership | Federation have less than most hemtred hoteends with | for they make their own livings, riba cule =m = fertyenight | take care of their own, and try to tee the Desteiet of Columbia, | advance toward their destinies in a! ae amt Hawai world which is difficult but. full, | The Peteretien @ Heenty imte-| they believe, of unchartered op- portunities. “They are not afraid of tomorrow.”,' said Margaret Culkin Banning, National's Pro- gram Coordinator. It is a distinct honor to be ask- | ed to join this group for not only are strides made state and nation- | tod om hagher standards of ed- = tee hee done much to Phmcre the dagatty women ecw ond feeus attéton on wetrtstien tw community, st! eaten through obser ‘ 4 Netenal Husiness Wo and Weve wide but most progress is center- | ‘ a * week ed locally | » a club this The Key West BPW Club's +c. ‘ snd com. tivities have included the follov | N ree. ing projects during the past fiscal | " ‘ the year: New wearing appare! and; entertainment for the inmates of | 4 the Old Folks County Home; | _— equipment for the Monroe Coun- ; rv) wl ty Hospital; books for children of! @ local school; fullest co ration . * M with the U.S. Navy and its: locab; ~ " effigiels fer the economic means - Pwo” w the ve. afforded this community by the wimg onsay oub (Continued On Page Six) “ Crosty yevtive »« Te olevat » & mn Dap eo } per cont of 3 ty wpiet of hunse @% nm whe wore for —_ prufesiunel . fellow up & covered retreat, followed by ’a} - founter-attack that was reported) | discussion, | Ne THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1949" YOUNG MERCHANT KILLS FOUR, POSSEMEN KILL HIM (P) Wireptigtos GEORGE McINTYRE (left), 24, owner of an electrical sopligits store at Pullman, Wash., shot ‘and killed three officers and a: posseman: and w kiled by the» posse in’ a wild gun battle Sunday. Right: McIntyre’s body lies. in a gully at the end of| the two-hour fight.’ ‘The shooting started when an officer tried to arrest the former Boy Scout troop-leader for biting a man severely on Mcintyre was a marksman in the army during the war. the face in a downtown fight. Carbonell Opposes Bond Purchase As Entirely Unethical ; Commissioners Voted For $100.00 Fee* Charge To HomeMovie Owners | Collecting Admissions City Commissigner Louis Carbonell last night at a regular com- ripals and su- t mission meeting voted against purchase of sixteen city bonds from | the B. J. Van Ingen & Co, Mami, Fla. colleagues in no uncertain terms that purchase dneview “of: « i ordered City Clerk Victor Lowe to spread utes and also his reason for opposing the measure, The bond controversy goes back to a prior meeting of thé com- mission. At that time, bond bids were read from the B. J. Van Ingen | & Co., and the Crummer Company of Orlando, Fla. Cerboneil told The Van Ingen bid and accrued interest was while $947 yp. the Crummer bid was ‘$940 and ac-| and Fred J. Dion seemed in favor} Miller of, of the Van Ingen company after: crued interest. A Mr. the hearing his bid beaten, proposed to. the commissioners that they re-consider his amended bid of $935. City Commissioners saved $5 jon each of the 16 bonds purchas- ed: but by so doing they served notice that sealed bids could be un-ethically low-bidded when unsealed. Carkonell told the Commis- sioners that they should eit! ask for more bids or accept the Crummer bid. Carbonell said: “He (Mr. Miller) took advan- tage of the situation, This is not Kosher. It is entirely un- fair”. Mayor A: Maitland Adams: “He (Mr. Miller) offered a better price”. Commissioner Louis Carbon-! ell: “I don’t care. It is not fair, will mean in the future that any one can come. up and hear the bids, and then give us another lower price. It is not right, at } all.” Commissioner Fred Dion: are out to save money for the city. It’s not exactly right.” After some discussion the com- missione oted 4-1 to accept the fan Ingen bid dissenting , Discuss Resolution 302 Regarding Tax Commission Citv Cor oners discussed at length the State Tax (Com- mission joint resolution No. 302. In this bill se canties not assessing property 100. per could be forced { shortly. also | ' providing a 2 mill t | state. , sary. ; nual payment of $9,000 as a state; | Pass $100 Fee For | Iti Lua ee is not strictly Kosher. But we | with L. Carbonell : " Carbonell | sssted that tio one can cent: to do so. The res- | elution was presented merely for | but C. B Harvey, WHAT IS MFS ? e@ Masonite Prestwood TELEPHONE 816 TRUNK LUMBER YARD/| no” vote on the me re. It was finally agreel th meet! with Representative _ Bernie. | C. Papy ding the matter. Rep. Pap: expected back in the city At this time the commis- sioners also went on régord sas favoring legislation taking* out the $15,000 hospital yearly granit, levy now house is passed by the With passage of this bill, the city comm oners felt the need to appropriate $15,009 to the county hospital was not necrs, | in the Also to be taken up with Papy is the City Electric System’s an- utility tax. Movie Licensing In City City Commissioners mously- approved the ng $100 fees to unani- ordinane where sons showing money coll taken | from audiences, guests, | or donations are required from} , patrons or guests. The is charged directly to} of the imovie machine ; he operator. Fifteen or mor ons must be ih attendance | re the law is applicab! »mmissioner John Carbonell { from showing parks, ete., but cialization of these home can be prohib unless ment of the fee is made. Commissioner John Carbon- ell; “I can’t prove it, but at some of these private homes, (Continued On Page Six) Fine Fishing Tackle, | Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 886 | SEER PHONE 124) TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES | PRICE TOURS ‘QE 411 Fleming sD | | Republicans ‘the house called | House today to witngss GERMAN CONFESSES rine Soaatine ‘Bay (@) Wirephoto Via Radio from London) BODO FRIES (above), 39, Ger- man ship steward, was sen- fenced to death at Bremen, Ger- many, after confessing he kill- ed two bovs and served the flesh of one at a familv meal. He was not charged with can- nibalism because that crime is not in the German legal code. Marshall Plan Measure Ready For Signing (By The Associated press) WASHINGTON, April 19—Top j leaders among Democrats and in the senate and the n- ing of the Marshall Plan bill, pro- viding $5 billion $580 million to ; continue the rebuilding a period of 15 months, beginning ‘ July |, The measure fixes the limit of the money that may be spent in the.cehabilitation of counties in western Europe. An appropria- tion bill, to make the plan of bid will .be introduced -in, the ouse.While a fight is sidered Be sure to take place in the House (Continued On Page Three) SPIDER'S Got the \Hamburgers at the White | of the | ; economy of western Europe over 3 Up For Fight One Million Reds On One Side Of River And Half Million Nationalists On Other (iy The Associated Press), NANKING, April 19—One mil- lion communist: troops and half ja million Nationalists are “lined {up on each side of the Yangtse | River, waiting for the expiration of the ultimatum that it due to end at noon tomorrow. i ‘The Reds demand uncondition- al surrender, which the Natjon- alists declare they will not ac- jcept. If that assertion turns out ; to be true, then the Reds will begin their battle tomorrow with Nanking as their objective. Reports here that’ the | Nationalists are poorly equipped and in no mood for a fight. The: imorale is said to be exceedingly \low, due chiefly to their leader, Chaing Kai-Shek, having sought ; safer regions many weeks ago. Squabbling among the cadens he left behind is said to be an- other reason for the poor condi: Son. of the Nationalist Army. For- bser yers. ¢ believe that, Reds’ demands, the will not engage in fight. Nationalists an all-out | Housing Bill ‘Apparently Will Be Passed | WASHINGTON, “Apri 19. The proposed housing bill is now receiving much considera- tion in congress, and indications are that a bill will be passed pro- | viding for the erection of 810,000 | houses during the next fiscal { ators and representa- tives e critical of the way the | money will be spent in construc- | tion of the houses. Those critics | want to be sure that the govern- + ment will not go deeply into the ;red in putting its .prog | effect over a period of 10 ‘Utility Board | Met Yesterday | Only routine matters were | considered by the Municipal ; Board yesterday ata meeting | held in the offices of the City} | Electric System. | It was announced after the} meeting that the board will take are going the rounds ; Reds are well} equipped and trained while the | i { 1 i i i t t { | prone the stringeney of the} several weeks to study the re- port of the engineers recommend- ing issuance of $1,300,000 of ‘revenue bonds with which to build a new steam generating plant for the City Electric. It was learned by the board | that th contract between the U.S. Navy and the City Electric for consruction of ansmitting {line from the 16th reet sub: station to the Boca Chica Naval Air Station is in process of being worked up. FABRIC SALE Choice Lengths of 8 Yards and Under Marked Down Below Cost for Clearance WONDERFUL VALUES Caroline Shop 823 ANN STREET {for Plumber be Miss Margaret Lange Charges Cohen Grabbed Her And Threw Her Down, Breaking Femur Suit fcr $75,000 damages was started this morning by Mangere? Lange agains: Max Cohen, operator of motels, before « yery of we men in Cixcuit Court, with Judge Aquiline Lopes, Jr. preckiiap Ta her =yr-~lain*. Miss Lange slléges that on November 22. 1RGh Cohen threw. her to the sidewalk im front of the Seuth Beach Mote with such force hat the suffered @ broken femur in her Sell site. «The femur ts the chight wit torte POLICE CHIEF SLALN Hh uae j before the jury Gmtt aight (Qnly threr winemen .setaetiien Miss Lange hed teotfiet @p t ! Fei Fy i fe Le pe F r i *F ? 3 F if fi fis = i si i 4 : : i i i : | fi f : Hoth wid haw Mie Lene ‘ came down the af Ue Benet Beach Motel and both seed Cates got up off » char an? tease swearing st Mie Longe. liquor recently by Cppt. Met- calfe, aud Ford/Sizemiore were arrested and charged with murder. = Sane aie -/ “Then he grabbed & wee Plumber Exams nic". 2 gh | Will Be Held By |, ‘sere one. oe j to lay the groundwork” fer peaching Peres. Navy April 21 rez at the pre Examination for probutional | before Peewee Justioe Rey Meets appointment to the position of , S#¥@ # different vertem af th plumber will be opened on April | ‘Pury of Mise Lange them te ee 21, 1949 by the Board of U.S. | this morning Examiners at the| | Then another of Giier's ties | vers, Allan B Clown, di ingen A register established as jthe questioning of Gemasies ts ve ye | Was sult of this climely questioned by Cheer mination wi used to fill vacancies in plumber | Te##rding: his statements beter ‘ the hen Gonzalez comtnued + {had seem Miss Lamge af ai? preliminary hearme of positions which may occur at the | Naval Base and Components inj; | Key West, Florid. Rates of pay in at $10.64 ‘per | diem. Intemediate rate is $11.12| GOW Ue steps of thesemtet « per diem, and maximum rate is; Wid how Cohen gratiett ter | $11.60 ver diem threw her down to the sidewall Application forms may be ob-, He denied Cheare's come tained from the Recorder of the | *@t he had testified gelfes | Board at Building 91, Naval Sta-| ®t the preliminary -hemrane I tion, from the retary of the! Miss Lange woman whertame Board of U Civil ric younger then the oe , Examiners at any first or second testified wig =m two ic Post Office, or from the] nd. Ina tie . ! Regional Director, Fifth U. S. ng | Civil Service Region, Atlanta, Pv . | Georgia. be . Copies of the nination an “Ss . ouncement wit! il cutie {and qualification the position ant jare poster at the Key West Post | ‘ome | Office, and 3uilding 91, Naval. “ Station want any areu Applications for the position of) ‘id hve Plumber will be d by the,” ” Recorder, Board Ss. civiepny . ‘= y : i place to hive until the needs of the service | 16h Kral have been met. fingerpris | threw “4 | Wanted! Wanted!; “°"" ia | | | | Couple to Manage Small Hotel— | | Husband can be Employed Else-| | where’. . Apartment Furnished WHITE HOUSE Reply to BOX 708, CITY RESTAURANT 227 Duvel Street SPECIAL || 5S-COURSE DINNER Served Daily 12 Noon te 2 A.M MIAMI - KEY WEST | BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY DOCKS TELEPHONE 6 i Barge Leaves Miami | _ 5100 Every Friday | DELIGHTFUL PATIO