The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1949, Page 1

: VOL. LXX. No, 94 » Seinddedeahh tam aemaseitagumiata ree ee Leppert dee Sdareide ao ae STOCK UP KIWANIS DISTRICT GOVTRNOR TO BE HERE APRIL 22ND STUART C. SIMPSON } Kiwanis Leader ISLAND TONIGHT Selling Or Leasing Property To Be Considered City Commission To Mect In Special Session To KING, April 20—As. i Consider Proposal : Nae N ficls Paleciod “es cabo Case Will Now In City Cemetery ationalists rejected 7 Be Tried B A special meeting will be held é : a [nists terms to surrender bg y at 8 p. m. tonight of the City| Memorial services will be held tionally at noon today a minute |’ Cirenit Court Jury Commission to lease or sell por-|at City Cemetary tomorrow at] after the ultimatium expired Red | tions of city-owned property on | Stock Island. racing track on Stock Island. Bolero informed City Commis- {sioner Louis Carbonell in a let- ter that he will have a definite rental proposition to lay. before the commission. He is said to want to lease sufficient property on Stock .Island to build better than a $100,000 dog racing track. At present the city has leased some property on Stock Island to Sam Hyman, who some time ago wanted to build a dog track out me rp & THE SOUTHERAMOS?1 (Memorial Rites: | Saturday At G Of British Seama British ' Cozsul Is Coming Here For Service United States Navy Detachment To Attend Services Communists © | Open Fire Along Yangise River (Ry The Aunoctated Presa) i . | guns opened’ fire along several 2:30 p. m., for the late Leonard arron-of ‘the: ¥invahne River 4 + ‘city. Other nearby: firing: poin' Nisaase was Killed in the’ explo- are five miles southwest of the sion of a hand grenade aboard city and seven miles northeast. the British ship, HMS Crossbow.; The Red Army is spread out In the same explosion another Figg hem, he yer Phstg oat ae itis i a ahs is bombarding in other areas be- | ine pc rae thiuied, But ies sheaeiucthewichaltecat: Naa | iadomsiabmady recovered. ~ | king. Their object is to throw a! J. C. Thomson, British consul bridgehead across the river, and | who makes his headquarters in| Nationalist military leaders think Jacksonville, will be here for the ; the place to be picked is seven ¥ ee “i miles north of Nanking. Other services being put on by the U. S. |obeservers believe that several Mass., from prison in Germany and is 'greeted by her son Jimmy; 5. and her mother, Mrs. Eunice Bailey. Mrs. Ybarbo was serving a five-year sentence for killing her husband. Gen. Lucius D. Clay. U. S. military commander in Germany, ordered her re- leased last week. KYLES SUING ‘3 ait Stanley Allen, a commissioned ‘ ses (iy The Avesetated Prone Also coming’ to the commission eae The bombardment ‘could be | by sie tee met meeting ‘tonight will be ‘Charlie | Sumner of the British Navy. who heard clearly in Nanking, as one ‘ ss oda i TALLAHASSEE, April 2° i | Bolero and bon eae of Mia- | was killed in an accident off Key ‘of the points under attack is di- 4 = @) Wirephoto The Supreme Court has denice” \mi, 1 et ‘uss t river’ mr th ss . “e ¥ : i, who have plans for a dog| West July 8, 1948. | Fecty atvuss the river tiym WH vB: 0 “ett arrives home in New Bedford, In Monroe’ County the petition for certiorari in the case of Clifford T. Hull against Charles Toppino, Key West. “ Justice Paul Barns dissented. 4 1) was !“It appears that the chancellor! of ferred in transferring cross-bill to} ing for « tax on |the law side of the court”, Jus- ing and tice Barns said. he ‘ Grantling & Gramling and Al- bury represented Hull; W. Cur- ry Harris and Raymond.R. Lord represented Toppino. ; ; : : x k * | there. The State Legislature will , Navy. attemtps will be made simultane- | be! oe ; T | be asked by Representative Ber-| The Rev. James MacConnell,| ously to cross the river... | ; : © Sout a cease ane as 0 uest ' nie Papy to end the lease to Hy-jrector of St. Paul’s Episcopal! In rejecting the Reds’ ultimati- | a license, which had been man and permit the city to lease um, Nationalist leaders charac- ferred to Hull when Hull Of Local Club | S. ©. Simpson, Governor | (Mf Florida Kiwanis District, To Pay Official Visit Here Plorwia tmeéke his official visit to | West Kiwanis Clab on the ni | “ thts month, Simpson was el- erted supemvse thes 0! clubs J m the Florida District at the ser- vice club's annualcenvention in Tampe in Outeber : | Simpeon's Kiwanis career be- gen thirteen years ago. Since) haw tub a the werved as president ih hheutenant govern- | « of tie Diviwion and has been; @ member of practically all of the | wmittees of the Florida Dis- | triet He ® plent breeder, seed end purseryman. He has i several new strains of seed adaptable to Serative cat mg them be- “weet blue lupine which is very Bepuler end successful in thie s#etion of the United States and winter legune wint tim * associated in busi- brother, Richard « former speaker of the Pheride Mouse of Representatives. Beth of the Simpson brothers orved es Governot of the Sarripmenn Pieridae =Kiwanis District and Hewe the unique distinction of be- img the first brothers to serve in thie high office in the same Dis- trtet s m will discuss the affairs the Ploride District and the “ ad etives of the Dis- trict and Kiwanis International Sea Cat Comes Here On Friday The submarine, USS Sea Cat, Which was originally scheduled tk ve at Key West Naval Sta- Monday of this week will Get arrive until Friday. The sub- marine is coming here from Bal- boa, Panama Canal Zone, for taining with SubRon Four at the Naval Station Marlite Enameled Tile | STRUNK LUMBER YARD TELEPHONE 816 Body Work ... Mechanical Repairs or New Paint Job CALL 600 For Appointment... Ne Delay .. . All Work Done by Qualified Trained Prsonnel NAVARRO. Inc. 601 DUVAL STREET VERDICT or sell the property to any one else. Commissioner Carbonell said today that he personally believ- ed the city should lease the land to Bolero or anyone else at the very lowest rental the city could charge. “A dog track at Stock Island would be a definite amusement to tourists and to city people as Said Carbonell, Jury In Cireuit Court Finds Max Cohen Threw Woman Ground Nov, 13 | Church, who presided during the ; terized it as a victor’s threat toa VERDICT FOR $35,000 RETURNED LAST NIGHT TO MARGARET LANGE | burial of Allen here last July 10,' geteated enemy. Had the ultima- | Will officiate at the services to- tum been accepted, thy added, it morrow afternoon. | would have not led to a lasting He will place a cross at the | peace. P: | i head of the grave. The cross has! nr tish government. | Awards To Be Given For \Editorials"->"°* A detaib of U.S. Navy sailors will. be at the graveside and taps | | SEBRING, April 20 (ENS)—An editorial “Oscar” and a new will likely be sounded. by the. U. di for newspapers. were ap- Marines.. Lae ee award. ; proved by the Florida Newspaper. Awards Committee at a luncheon meeting in the Hotel Sebring. In addition to the existing award for general — excellence, awards will be given this year for the best editorial by a staff writer in behalf of community progress, and for the best editori- al for community service, as rec- Building Up Ground Force ‘ommended by the Florida Press ‘ Association. The two best issues of each competing paper will be collected | by the Florida Power Corporation , and the Florida Power & Light Company, by September 1. Speci- ; al and Sunday editions will not be eligible, however. The papers will be classified by Committee Secretary George R. \Hilty of Sebring, and be given preliminary ratings by the Jour- (Continued On Page Three) Pistol Matches At Perky Lodge Every Sunday Max Cohen, who was found ; guilty yesterday by a ‘amet Air Service jury in Circuit Court of assault- | (Secetal te Tee Chéleeds ing a woman and who lost $35,-' MIAMI, April 20.—“The ground 000 damages, announced today force organized reserve corps | that he would appeal the verdict ; (ORC), wiht headquarters. at Mi- to the State Supreme Court.| ami International Airport, has Mrs, Lange had sued Cohen for) pegun a concentrated drive to $75,000. Q J. Lancelot Lester, one of Co- | Pring its ‘ up. to full hen’s attorneys, said today he had ; strength,” Major Harold Hillman, me “chance to Bee Cohen, but he/ south Florida recruiting officer assumed that an appeal would be | for the U.S. Army and Air Force, | taken, | Stated today. | At 7:40 p. m. last night the jury Enlistments in the ORC can be which heard the evidence in the | affected immediately if the vete- case of Miss Margaret Lange,j|ran will bring his original d) who charged Cohen with grab-, charge papers to the recruiting | bing her in front of his South} office, 25 N. E. 3rd Street, Mia-| Southernmost Rifle and Pis- Beach Motel November 13, 1948,' mi. tol Club match at Perky Lodge and throwing her to the side-|— last Sunday afternoon was for walk, breaking her left thigh, re-| manently injured by the fall. Dr. | rifles. Twenty shots at fifty yards, turned the verdict. J. Lancelot Lester, Jr., son of one | 2ny sight. Telly O. Bruce, foreman of the} of Cohen’s lawyers, testified a| The following scores were jury, handed the verdict to Judge | surgical operation had been nec-| made: Sam Yasho, 199 (of a possi- Aquilino Lopez, Jr., who read it.|essary on Miss Lange to mend, ble 200), R. J. Hinman, 195; John The other jurors were Harold J.| the broken thigh bone. | Ralston, 194; J. F. Merry, 185; R. Key, L. S."Taylor, Sr. Charles} ‘ He said she suffered “exeryci-| W- Buchs, 179; D. T. Moody, 173; Bertram Curry, Benjamin C.} ating pain” while she had been| Tom Little, 170; J. R. Kerr, 165 Roberts and William J. Schoneck.| a patient in Monroe County Hos-! R- H. Keyser, 160; B. I. Freer, 152 Following the appearance of| pital. E. P. Lowe, 143; A. C. Evans, 134; Miss Lange on the stand, Cohen! The statements by Dr. Lester; Evelyn Freer, 113; A. Berling, was called in rebuttal later yes-| were corroborated by Dr. - Allen | 103; J. A. Kelly, 85. terday. Cohen hotly denied the B. Shepard who was called to the| During April and May, ‘the elaim of Jose Gonzalez that he}; motel the day Miss Lange was in-{ club will hold rifle or pistol mat- had urged Gonzalez who charged | jured and subervised her removal | ches at Perky Lodge every Sun- Cohen with offering to “make it| to the hosnital | day at 1 p.m. The location of the worth his while” to refresh his} William V. Albury and Enrjque| Shooting range for subsequent memory of the scene outside the | Esquinaldo, Jr., were attorneys| Matches will be announced later. motel when Miss Lange was in-/for Miss Lange. while Allen B. | jured. Cohen said Gonzalez had come | also assisted J. Lancelot to him on two different occasions | in defending Cohen. since’ the preliminary hearing of | the case’ to borrow $400. Cohen | said he flatly refused * ©" TIGERS GROWL. chance Gonzalez anv money. Stati ther iS a 7 _ - that Miss Layge ha palit per- But the GEARS In Your Rf geile ast cys: agit io RRR Car Should Be Quiet See Your Favorite Mechanic | WE HAVE THE NEW PARTS | Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. 121 Duval Street Phone 442 units Lester Palace Theater HEDY LAMARR ana ROBERT CUMMINGS in “LET US LIVE” MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE-MALLORY DOCKS TELEPHONE 6 Barge Leaves Miami E Friday SPIDER’S GOT THE BAR-B-O FOR INJURIES Result Of Injuries In' Automobile Against Defendant Ferdinand Pfingst Trial.of,suits totaling | $75,000 was started this morning before a six-man jury in Circuit Court by Robert Kyle and his wife, Helen Kyle, against Ferdinand O. Pfin- gst. The Kyles were injured on Summerland Key when an auto- \State Senate Committee mobile in which they were riding other automobile. Kyle is suing for $50,000 and Mrs... Kyle. for $25,000. «ht se esenting the Kyles. Ms--Albury and Be is Allen B. Cleare, dis jury selected” consisted! Herbert fey. Nell C._ Shea, Frank Romaguerro, Jack C, Myr- ray, Paul Albury and. WT. Bow- ery. > Right after the selection of the jury, the other list of jurors were informed that there were no fur- ther cases to be heard by Circuit Court and they were dismissed and owned by Pfi struck an- | eross-bill, Overseas Lodge at Marathon, to enable Hull to sell-liquor. Toppino contended when Hi him. Hull filed: an answer and for, other things, totaling $107,134.81, cl Open :Fire;On British Ships In Yangtse River Report 20 Crewmen by Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr, : who is presiding at the Kyle] On Sloop Killed And wounded “ot a hearing. | Wounded; Reds Also Fee Sap, = ashore en the south 8 eS es SB eee r to keep her from shone | Attack British Destroyer A Britisn destroyer ran up the river to render aid te the mee on (By The Associated Preas) | NANKING, April 20—China’s ee ine, Cone ehore bat Kills Bookie Bill By Vote Of Eight Propenents Fight Hard #— To Have Measure ees te Reported Favorably But, Without Avail (By Phe Asnociated press) TALLAHASSEE, | April . 20. — The Senate Committee on Miscel- laneous Legislation today killed the so-called bookie bill by a vote of 8 to 3. The bill, had it become a law, would. have prohibited telephone and telegraph companies from sending horse-racing information to gamblers,or gambling syndi- cates. Killing of bookie bills has shuttled between house-and sen- ate since 1945. In the legislature that. year, the house passed a bookie bill but it was talked to death in the senate. Tn the 1947 legislature, the bill was killed in the house, and this session the senate was scheduled (Continued On Page Three) | Cleare, Jr., and Ignatius Lestecr,| S| 5 CAN esti $s To Three 'SS Benefits Lost By Some ‘Key Westers ! -More than $14 million in cash benefits was lost by American workers in commerce and indus- try and their families last year, because they delayed in asking for what belonged to them in so- cial security benefits. Some that money was lost by Monroe County residents. Key West Citizen readers who have worked on jobs covered by the Social Sec Act are ask- ed to contact Louise Pen- nington, Monroe County Field r preesntative of the Social Secu ty Administration, if they are 65 years of age or older. “In addition, if some member of'your family who worked under Social Security has recently died you should make prompt inqui- |! ry as to possible survivors insur- ance benefits’, Miss Pennington said Miss Pennington is at the Flo- rida State Employment Service office in Key West the first Tues- day of each month from 9 a. m., until 1 p. m. IEEE ETERS LATED ERS, POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Division Phone 9134 Grease, Spray or Change Your Oil iReds beeame embroiled today j with the British along the Yang- tse River. At a point 60 miles northeast of this city, a British sloop, with 148 men aboard, was attacked by Communist shore | batteries during a bombardment of the south bank of the river. Twenty men were killed and ‘NAVY COMMI : . O’Bryant Writes To Navy Department Seeking To Get | Property Without Cost. | | A letter has been sent out from the office of Horace O'Bry- ant, county superintendent of | public instruction, to the U. S. ‘Navy Department at Washington ‘asking the Navy to turn the} block occupied by the Naval lcommissary over to the School | ; Board. H O’Bryant emphasized in his let- | ter that there are several thous- | jands of Navy dependents now in| | Key West taking school courses | jand they would be greatly bene-} | fitted by the addition of the com-} |missary plot to the high school | | Property. ' | O'’Bryant hopes the Navy will RESTAURANT 227 Duval Street | el SPECIAL . || 5-COURSE DINNER Served Daily 12 Noon to 2 A.M. $1.00 EAT IN OUR } i DELIGHTFUL PATIO — which returned the fire, bet wee compelled to withdraw, with I of her crewmen wounded. The Black Swan, a British fr gate, was then dispetched te give assistance to the men aboard to sloop. ‘SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS SSARY LAND turn the property owed. te the county without cost. The com missary lies between the ffigh School and the High Sehee! Ac nex, and would give the sehes! considerable more grourty which state experts state the county badly needs. O’Bryant states he does fot know what will be done with th commissary property once i } acquired from the Navy. The Ne vy is going to move the commun: sary to the old Gato factor building in Simonton street, end also plans to raze the present commissary in White street Navy officers said today the (Continued On Page Three) Wanted! Wanted! Couple to Manage Small Motel— Husband can be Employed Else Apartment Furnished FOR SALE 1946 CHEVROLET 4-DOOR SEDAN 1948 CHEVROLET STATION WAGON Extra Clean . . . Priced Low MONROE MOTORS, Inc. -_—_—_——._