The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 22, 1949, Page 1

'5High School (CITY STRIVES| Students Leave ‘COL ECT OR For Miami Meet TRASH SERVICE Local Youths Will Ranking Kiwanis Officers Coming Here Late Today Birthday Banquet'— Represent Icey West At La Concha Tonight J. Belmont Mosser, Head Of Kiwanis International, Tops List Of Visitors A National Airline DC-4 plane will arrive at Boca Chica naval air station at 545 p.m. today bringing J. Belmont Mosser, president of Kiwanis Internation- al, and other Kiwanians te help the local Kiwanis club celebrate its first birthday at a banquet tonight at 8:30 p. m. in La Concha hotel. . Use of the navy field was made possible through the co- operatcon of Capt. Bussey, com- manding officer at Boca Chica and Capt, Ceceil C. Adell, com- meander of the naval base. About 4 persons will be aboard the big plane A police escort is being furnish- ed for the motor caravan which will bring the guests to Key West from the air field. Chief Joxeph Kemp will lead the pro- eewion, with at least one motor- te patrolman also in the van oft the entourage ‘The Key West club is headed by William V. Albury as presi- dent. Albury is one of the char- ter members of the club, being} prevent et its organizational meeting April 22, 1948. dames M Calloway, who was instrumental, with G. N.. Hutch- imeem, member of the Hollywood | club, in founding Kiwanis | Key West, was elected its first cs. retiring from that of- at ofthis year. At the tonight, ex- peeted te @tiract about 175 Ki- wentens afd their guests, Stuart C. Simpson will be principal epeaker, He is governor of the Piorida Kiwanis district. Leonard A. Usina, Miami, will alee be im attendance. It was | largely through his efforts that the chartered plane was made eveilable for the flight here. To Drunk Driving Donald True pleaded guilty to drunken driving before Judge Thomas § Caro of Criminal Court this morning and was fin- | $50 and cocts George Villarean pleaded guil- ty to driving without a license on was fined $1 and costs by} Judge Caro. CAR TROUBLE? We Have PARTS, PARTS | and PARTS Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. | 5 121 Duval Street Phone 442) , HONORED GUESTS of ‘is International, and. STUART C. SIMPSON, Florida district governor of Ki- wanis, will be among 40 high- ranking. Kiwanis officers who will come here today to take part in the first anniversary dinner at La Concha Hotel of the Key West Kiwanis Club. The dinner will begin at 8:30 | p.m. in the hostelry. Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 686 economical model engine at . . K. W. HUDSON CO. Simonton and Greene Streets Antonio Extenox, Owner PHONE 1696 Also Mr. Alligood Likes to Show You Motor the New Johnson Outboard Monday, 25% THE COLUMBIA LAUNDRY Announces the OPENING of A POINCIANA BRANCH OFFICE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, POINCIANA Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service Is Offered With ROUGH DRY and DAMP WASH A Specialty DISCOUNT ON | CASH and CARRY As An Introductory Offer For the Period April 25th thru May 4th April 25 Come In and See the NEW 1949 | HUDSON, 6 & 8 Cyl.—the smart- {est design lines in body and its) ,, | At Student Leaders’ Convention Sessions Five members of the Key West Sr. High Student council left yes- | terday for Miami, Thes delegates will represent Key West High school at the three day state stu- dent leaders convention which will be held at Miami high. Key West high has been greatly hon- ored by being chosen as one of; the hosts to the Convention. For weeks students have been busy collecting coconuts and small shells to be used as. sou- ; venirs for the delegates. The coconuts were painted to rep- resent faces and the shells were | | made into miniature turtle. A | number of copies of the school paper were also taken along to : be distributed among the dele- gates from other schools. The five delegates, Bill Henry, student Courtcil »president; Don , Williams, student ‘Gouncil treas- ‘urer; Dorothy Ann Miller, stu- dent council corresponding secre- tary; Anne Yates and Barbara | Delgado, and their sponsor, Mrs. Charles Thompson as well asthe other delegates, will be enter- tained with a banquet and a swimming-dancing party at the Venetian pool. The general purpose of this meeting is to bring together all the student councils in the State ‘of Florida to discuss present day ‘problems in each of the schools and to suggest ways to better the | | school through the student coun- cil, ‘ Memorial Rites ; Yesterday For ~ British Seaman Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon in the City Cemetery at the grave of Leonard Stanley Allen, a commissioned gunner of the British Navy, who was killed in an accident off Kev West July 8, 1948. | A mahogany cross, with a brass inscription, which had been donated by the British gov- | ernment, was placed at the graveside by the Rev. James! MacConnell, rector of St. Paul's | Episcopal Church. It was a simple ceremony, at- i tended, by J. C. Thompson, Jack-} sonville, British consul, who flew | here for the memorial sevices. A detachment of 14 United | States sailors was on hand at the | grave and stood at attention while the ceremony was under- | lway. The Rev. MacConnell said i prayer and then gave thej *{benediction, after which the 1 party disbanded. H | Pictures of the ceremony was | taken by the U. Navy and they will be forwarded to Thom- son, who will in turn forward them to Allen's widow, who lives | in England. Allen was killed in the ex- | plosion of a hand grenade aboard ithe British ship Crossbow, which | was in Key West in training at ‘ a | Body Work ... Mechanical Repairs or New Paint Job CALI, 600 For Appointment .. .' No Delay .. . All Work Done by Qualified Trained Prsonnel ' NAVARRO, Inc, | 601 DUVAL STREET AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. ‘300,000 Red ‘Troops # ed Toone ‘here. A cordon of United States | | British civilians | MONROE MOTORS. Inc. | Discontinuance oft i a Cos Service Threat Is IF uneral Service © Made By City | For Russells On Court Action Against {Sunday Afternoon Delinquent Property Owners Also To Be Funeral services for Mr. and Total British - ‘Dead From Red i : Mrs. Thomas Edmond Russell “ Carried Out By Officials will be held Sunday at 5 p. m. Fire Now 44 {in the chapel of -the Lopez The City of Key West is mak- ing an effort to collect delinquent { erat hig sarees ao tae garbage and trash collection ser- ; wiil officiate. Burial will be in vies, end has notified delinquent ' the family plot in City Cemetery: property owners that not ‘only: © Sutvvors, mother and father of will the. service be discontinued .Edmond, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E, 82 if the taxes are not paid, but the , Russell, three sisters, Mrs. Laur- , Nebr.; 'Mrs. Jennie May Stewart andi tiret of the. British craft to be} In’ a statement issued at City | Miss Lillian Louise Russell, Key fired on in the Yangtze, succeed- |p city wiil take legal action against: ette Hanson, Freemont, them. Hall today +i says: “West; grandparents, Mr. .and “The law requires that garbage | Mrs. Thomas Russell; Mrs.’ Rus- [ and trash be collected and dispos- ‘sell is survived by her mother,’ fire from. across the Yangtze‘ (By ‘The senvetated Press) SHANGHAI, April 22.—Two ,more British sailors died of wounds today, inflicted by com- *munist batteries along the Yang- tze. Total of dead is now 44} with é The war sloop’ Amethyst, the ed toda yin “limping” 10 miles (down the river. A barrage of gun- ting $1,00 “4Plans Outlined Today At A | City, County An unprecedented éra of home Of fici construction was predicted for West today after business and civic leaders heard plans for making available $1,000,000 in new building loan money here within the next few weeks. ‘ Moeting at South Beach Restaurant, with Joseph head of the Sunshine Construction Compeny. as host at luncheos, Moves A, : Maitland Adsms, mem‘yers +2 ‘ie ci'y and county commissions and ; civic leaders heard outlined plans wh. ro! new, twe bedroom home» can be built in the amottization of the mortgage in |homes is to be made possible by | W. B. Leedy and , Bir- !mingham, Alabama, brokerage ; firm representing . 67° insurance ed of in certain locations and that Mrs, J. Hanes Phila, Pa. and forced the Ameiayst to change ‘companies in the Unitéd ° States. occupants and owners of proper- ty pay in accordance with certain schedules for this service. “Many residents of have failed to make proper pay- son, John. Hedges. The bodies will lie in the chapel -from 2 p. m. Sunday until her course and to seek safety in an inlet. British authorities, here did not this city’ funeral time. | Patton if they. will take any further action against the Reds. bulk of the constructioh. material ‘will be furnished by Flury and “Crouch, incorporated, West Palm ; Beach. | The West Palm Beach firm has ments and the expense of the ' prohibit dumping of garbage and “It had been reported that RAF developed methods whereby. ma- service is automatically on other residents of the city. action is being taken against “A consistent plan for making {hose who endeavor to avoid le- collections of delinquent amounts! gal payments.” is being followed. The streets are} It was announced at City Hall being taken alphabetically and; that delinquent residents had all delinquents given ten days to been notified in Albury, Angela, settle their accounts. “Ann, Aronovitz, Ashby, Ashe, “At the end of that time col- } Baker's Lane, Caroline, | Carson, lection service is discontinued /\Catherine, Catholic, Center, and legal action in accordance} Chapman, Curry, Duncan, Eaton, with City Ordinance No. 430 is}Elgin, Eliza, Elizabeth, Emma, | being taken to collect these bills.| Flagler, Duval, Fleming, Truman There are also ordinances which} and Grinnell streets. rar angize Tn To Have Crossed 1 Drive To Nanking Or Shanghai Communist Broadcaster * toward Shanghai, 100 miles away, but it i$ believed here that Nan- king is the objective of the com- Declares Red Forces | Are Meeting With | munist commanders, Little Opposition | A barricade of wooden posts 4 | has been placed about Shanghai, to try to retard the advance of (By 'The Ansoctated P NANKING, April 22. —Com- munist headquarters today that 300,000 Reds had. of coolies had been working crossed the Yangtze over a series three weeks to drive.the posts. Tt of bridgeheads. {Was said they will prove to be. The broadcaster said further ; We@K defenses, even though they that the Reds were encountering | 4'¢ lined from end to.end with very little opposition. In some ; Pillboxes. areas the Nationalists were fight- | ing what they had intended to be delaying actions, but added that the delays had been of little consequence. { Leading Nationalist officials have fled from the city on their way to join Chiang Kai-Shek. Officials of the American em- bassy today advised all Ameri can civilians to’ leave the ci The embassy staff, comprising approximately 200, is remaining | Ronte, After Completion, Would Be Used By Pleasure And Commereial Craft Reports reaching here said that! The Atlantic and Gulf Canals the communist force was driving Association, Incorporated, forms The Citizen that only two i projects in Florida were endors- OEE TT YELLOW PINE LUMBER a t the recent meeting of the & " a | National Projects Organization, STRUNK LUMBER YARD) and one of them is the proposed TELEPHONE 816 | Inland Waterway from Miami to CS oceerasccencosocovesoccce Palace Theater GENE AUTRY and i JEAN HEATHER in ! “THE LAST ROUND-UP”! eovecescdccvesecoccccose § Marines has been thrown around ! the embassy. Hy British embasy officials told | they could de- | cide for themselves whether to ; leave the city or remain. | in- Midnight Show TOMORROW NIGHT Monroe Theater Sponsored by Business and Professional Women’s Club eB —— 2 H ER FUND agree 8 BIG ACTS 1946 CHEVROLET | 4-DOOR SEDAN || @ Amateur 1948 CHEVROLET | @ Professional { STATION WAGON |; ADMISSION, $1.00—Plus Tax Extra Clean... Priced Low | Show Starts 11.:00 P.M thrown} trash in unauthorized places and pears witi broadcast the communist hordes. Hundreds ; Inland Waterway Project i a | rockets, would at- tack the communist positions along the Yangtze, but they have not yet taken to the air. FBI Shoots Jail Fscapee In Baltimore (By The Associated Prenat MIAMI, April 22.— Clyde Mil- ton Johnson, who escaped from the county jail in this city, . was ‘ shot down last » night ia ive:: Jand by an; FBI Haryey Johnsoh had been arrested here to be.taken back to Memphis, where, it was, alleged, he had burglarized-a bank, but he suc- | ceeded in escaping’ before the re- j turn trip began. man, Cleveland, where he was_recog- nized last night when he came out of a hotel. When they closed in to arrest Johnson, the FBI men said he drew a revolver and began to shoot. The fire was re- turned)ind in a moment he was stretched out in‘the street. He was‘ taken to a hospital, where his condition was reported to be critical. FBI men returned to the hotel and arrested Mrs. Johnson on a charge of helping him to escape from the Jail and in having been an accessory after the fact. Endorsed By Organization, * Canal Association States k Key West. Estimated cost is $1,- 830,000. The enlargement of the Navy Base and the resulting increase of general population has made Key West one of the fast growing cities in the State. Not only is it an industrial city but has _ be- come one of the South's tourist centers. The Ferry to Havana, (Continued On Page Six) SPIDER Makes Thick Malts—Ask Dewey Riggs DANCE Sponsored by American Legion. Junior Baseball Team AMERICAN LEGION HOME Saturday, April 23, 1949, 9:00 P.M. Music by John Pritchard and His Orchestra Admission . . . . 50c Person yyvvVVVVV VV VV VV VV VV VV FBI men had traced him to! | terials are pre-cut on an assem- , bly line basis, many. portions of the homes put together in sec- | tions for easy assembly and other | labor and money saving devices | employed, | At the luncheon today was T. | T. Flury president of Flury and | Crouch, who revealed’ that his firm has already built more than ; 700 homes in West Palm Beach alone, with more in neighboring | communities. | With him was W. G. Mathes, in charge of sales and fii for j the, company, who ou i , With payments that ‘can be af- a be able and {be able to bu: home. 7 SS ‘own 5 ; -Paul McKinley, superintendent jof construction, said eight diffe- jrent models offer a wide. selec- ; tion of houses for construction on different type lots. All of them, he said, are of the two bedroom type. McKinley detailed construction and materials used in the houses to be built here, revealing use of heavy, grade one lumber, for jo- isting, sills. sub flooring and other portions concealed in the uunished house. Every, piece of wood used in the proposed homes is chemically treated against termites, offset ting a main objection to the use of lumber in south Florida homes. One house will be. built here immediately, McKinley said Foundation is being poured today on a lot in Patterson avenue, be- tween Fifth and Sixth street, and erection of the model home will start Monday. About fifteen days are usually allowed for completing a home, with no additional time needed for wiring, plumbing, etc. Sun shine Construction Company will erect the model home, as well as TERETE LRT POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Division Phone 9134 ‘Your P' eo Realer mn ESE peal ak“) <i BRADY’S Florida Grade “A-A” Eggs You Will Like Them 1116 WHITE ST. PHONE 5 FULL Financing of the 100 newg——__ MAXWELL’S FURNITURE SALE Is Now In $8,000 class with reasonzble down payments and easy stages, 5 % the 100 others . tue sold | in this first $1, 003 loon money release. y | Exteriors‘of the new houses : will offer a choice of several ma. terials and. spokesmen for (bo San one amee" FarS 5 ot fe any All the work, such as ; plumbing and. will be sub- contracted to firms. The | oughly’ inragiaaig abe. erp ol | so Crouch Com td the \naneing plan, today he has { detartaed ‘el Ser Gan eee, nn Means sa 3 tes , landscaping of it. Present at today's senamans were Mayor Adams, City ger Ralph D. ee ad Com | missioners Fred J. Tans Carbonell and Hunter Harden County Commissioners Frank Bentley, Joe Allen and Gerald Saunders. Edwin Trevor, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Hatold Laubscher, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce, Cir cuit Court Judge Aquiline Lopes, Jr.; County Tax Collector How ard E. Wilson; City Building te spector Roy F. Butter. The Rev. George MeNeili fay pastor of First Baptist Chure) Attorney William V. Albury Robert Dopp, president of Jey cees; Albert DiNegro, command er elect of Arthur Sawver Post 28 of the American Legion, George Mills White, direc.or and Kermet Lewin of the Key West Housnd | Authority Municipal Judge Hilary bury; C. B. Harvey of the € Planning Commission and helmina Harvey, president of the Business and Professions! W man’s club. Ai | Wanted! Wanted! | Couple to Manage Smati Hotel. Husband can be where ... Apartment | Reply to BOX 708. CITY SWING