The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 30, 1949, Page 1

County Commissioners ignatiog of, Ernest A. Ram- sey as County Hospital Board, to take effect May 15, has been dispatch- ‘ ed to Governor Fuller Warren. ture approve of two of which seems to be rectly at the present hos- 4 board. t the time the board was ap- by former Governor Mil- fd. Caldwell, the county com- The county commission now wants to appoint the board them- selves. The other bill submitted the way for a tax increase to cov- er the seen Ha operating cocts at the | This act ak to empower :the county commission to mi levy from ope eaill ta. crease by boil $17,000 + the amount of money the county is giving the ‘hospital. City officials have been dally- ing with the idea of cutting an annual contribution of $15,000 to the hospital off the list of muni- cipal donations: If the county raises its taxes two mills extra for the hospital, the city’s move, if it is done, would be reduced nearly that amount. However, some city officials do nan -of-the Monroe |’ || would not agree with ‘Producers Association, | Which He Had Dubbed “Obstructionist” (By The Aunpelated Prése) 3 ’ BIRMINGHAM, - Ala, April 30 —Officers of the Southern Coal Producers’ Association were sur- prised ‘beyond’ measure’ today on receiving a.courteous and,concil- iatory letter from John L. Lewis, president of. the United Coal Mine ,Workers ‘of America. At first glahce, so polite was the letter, it appeared to be a.sa- tire, but acter reading the first paragraph, the officers were con- vinced that Lewis was sincere and earnest. ‘ Wop first impression resulted I tro manner in which Lewis had ¢ dealt ae, the southern. Aer operators year Because they ro fin in al his contentions about a proposed strike he then had in, view. He re- ferred to the sou Y producers as that “obstructionist group.” But today, Lewis’ attitude was _ altogether different. He_ seca no demand but 5 i eral proposals for thé consideration. He increase | i le cause they say, the largest part of the patients at the hospital are residents of Key West. At the time the county wanted to charge the city $1500 a year to make tax assessments it was pointed out that the city is appro- priating $15,000 a year toward the hospital: Later the city and county reduced the amount of money the city will have to pay the county for this work. Jaycees Were, Invited To Beach Dedication Robert Dopp Admits To Rotary Club That He Was Invited By Joe Allen The Junior Chamber of Com- ce was invited to participate in the dedication of the Monroe county beach. The invitation was extended Robert Dopp, Jaycee president, by Monroe County Commissioner Joe Allen, was in charge of the dedication exercises. At Thursday's meeting of the Rotary club, Isadore Weintraub, chairman of a Jaycee com jee, | protested aguinst the Junior, Chamber of Commerce not being invited to participate in the exer- cises / It was after Weintraub had lodged his protest that Dopp sta- ted the Jaycee’s had been invited and that he, as president, had de- clined the invitation because he had no knowledge of the Jaycees having been active for the beach project ‘he Rotary club’s beach com- mittee in a statement issued Sat- | | urday said ‘The Rotary club was pot look- ing for any credit. Civic organiza- tions should work for the better- ment of a community and not} with any personal, or selfish inte- rest. This is what the Rotary club seeks to do. “The Rotary club did not ar- range the dedication exercises. (Continued On Page Six) MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. * Palace Theater , ee | 75 Women’s Clubs RITA HAYWORTH and ORSON WELLS in ‘The Lady From Shanghai’ NAILS who STRUNK LUMBER YARD) | TELEPHONE 816 |Come In and See the NEW 1949 HUDSON, 6 & 8 Cyl.—the smart- est design lines in body and its economical model engine at... K. W. HUDSON CO. Simonton ana Greene Streets Antonio Estenoz, Owner PHONE 1696 | Also Mr. Alligoed Likes to Show Yo = New Johuecn Cutheard Motor The Key West Players Present 3 One-Act Plays ‘MY FRIEND CURLEY’ Laugh-Making Parody On Radio Newseants ‘HELENA’S HUSBAND’ A me ate COMEDY “THE VALIANT” A STIRRING DRAMA Barn Theatre May 2nd Thru May 7, 8:30 P.M. Tickets $1.50 Incl. Tax At Key West Drug Co, Or At Door é ‘Surprises Southern Coal) - Le Grande Landress Of, Miami. Held Blameless Ii Overseas Highway. Fats'ity At a coroner’s inquest held at 3 1-2;-who was killed ident in: pyocese High-} i east of} n Key bri {tal was decided t! e oxiver of the on_Indiat car was not -guilty of culpable negligence. The driver of the automobile, Le Grande Landress of Miami, who was present at the inquest, said he made every effort to avoid hitting the child. The little girl was accompanied by her brother and by Mrs. Emil Weber, whom they were visiting in their Kendall home, when the accident happened. The girl dart- to meet Mrs. Weber. Then she was stuck and killed by Land- ress’ car. tors Here; ris are. members of the Fe National eration of Women’s Clubs. | Wanted! ; Couple to Manage Small Hotel— | Husband can be Employed Else- Wanted! | Reply to BOX 708, CITY Spider Serves Good Home Baked Ham Sandwiches— Ask ‘Horsey’ into the death of Pam-; ed suddenly across the highway | Pace and Miss Minnie Porter Har- | ‘where ... Apartment Furnished | SEVENTY-FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED and more than 90: » age near Johannesburg, South Africa. Three trains were standing on the track.and another rounded a curve and crashed into them. Standing beside the debris are rescue workers who saved many’ of the injured. Driver Of Car Car Not At Fault In Killing Girl The girl’s mother and father! for wages of at least $50 in each live in Washington. They were} of at least one-half the number visiting Mr. and Mrs. Weber in! of quarters that have passed from Kendall for their health, | January 1, 1937 and up to. the Also attending the, inquest | quarter he becomes 65 or dies, were W. Curry Harris, assista thever was first. state’s attorney, and County § eptions are md in death licitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr. and in instances wher \coroner was E. R. Lowe. s reached the age of 21 af | i} | | | i | | | } | Go Sigl o o (Go Sights ing Seventy-five members of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, which held their annual }convention at Hollywood _ this | 2k, acme to Key West by Greyhound Buses this afternoon, and were immediately — given lucheon at the Woman's Club in| Duval street After the luncheon they went| on a sightseeing tour of Key West and then were to leave for Mia- {mi later in the day Mrs. Aquilino Lopez, Jr., and| her Hospitality Committee, made ) arrangeme: nts for the lune Aone Me G tae peardlce Tthe Key West erence: srs Cyril. Marshall; Mrs. Herbert & . 1 { . ‘ Rules Cited To Qualify In Social Security You don’t get» “back what y paid in or-reduced benefits if “to quatity” { survivors insurance, Miss Louise | Pennington, Monroe county field representative of the social secur- ity administration said today. ‘Like other forms of insurance, coverage stops when premium payments cease”, Miss Penning- ton said. “You either qualify or you don’t—it all depends on the number of calendar quarters you have worked.” A quarter is any three-month period beginning on the first day of either January, April, July or October. For benefits to be pay- able, a worker must have been | employed under Social Security ter January 1, 1937. In the latte case, the total employment peri od may be computed from the calendar quarter after the work s 21st birthday. a worker does not meet the above requirements, death bene- fits also payable if the de- ceased wage-earner worked under ocial security for wages of at (Continued On Page Five) are A mission, Atlanta, Georgia, ““nounces that an insufficient num- injured in this train wreck- in the collision. Two were Post Office Jobs Available © In Key West The U.S. Civil Service Com- an- ber of applications has been :re- ceived asa result of the open ger in ‘the post office in Key West. Interested persons who reside within the delivery of the Key West post office or who are bona fide patrons of such office are encouraged : to file application. Persons entitled to veterans’ preference will receive it as pro- vided in the Veterans’ Preference Act of -1944. The basic rate of pay for sub- stitutes is $1.29 per hour. After the performance of 2,024 hours of satisfactory service, including time served as. a special delivery messenger, the basic rate of pay is increased five cents an hour each year thereafter until] a max- imum rate of $1.79 an hour is reached. Applicants must have reached their eighteenth birthday but must not have passed their fiftieth birthday on the closing date of receipt of applications. hese age limits do not apply to persons entitled to veterans’ preference. Application card form 5000-AB. properly executed, must be filed with the Fifth U. $. Civil Service Regional Office, Atlanta 3, Geor- gia. This form may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at the a st bei a oa Key We: State Dean Even ‘after the President and Acheson see the it, agreement, it} will not be: made. public until it is discussed and agreed on at a conference of representatives of / the United States, Great: Britain, France and’ Russia. Removal of the blockade by the} Russians ‘will result in the im-} mediate lifting of the counter- blockade by the Western. Pow- ers. It is expected that Big Four dis+ differen. Dur Get Hearing On Tuesday (By The Associated Presa) NEW YORK, April 30—Leo Durocher, suspended manager of the Giants, will be given a hear- See AP Wirephotos On Page 6 ing next Tuesday in Cincinnati by Baseball Commissioner “Hap- py” Chandler on a charge that he struck a Brooklyn fan after the game on Thursday in the Polo Grounds, in which the Dodgers defeated the Giants 15 to 2. Durocher. re-asserted today that he didnot punch the fan. He repeated his story that the fan had removed Durocher's cap and that he had snatched it back. Owners of the Giants assured Durocher that the entire New ‘York team is solidly behind its aggressiv manager. The fan was released from a hospital today. Doctors who had examined him said they did not find any bruisés on his body or any evidence that he had been | struck. i terfront in evacuation before approaching Communist troops. goods trails along behind at the coolie and hand cart taking off (Fy, Wirephoto via Radio from Shanghai A CHINESE COOLIE pulls a hand cart loaded with household godt plowerd the Shanghai wa- The ~ Neus owner of the end of a rope tied to the cart pyg.. PFecauslO, ances on without him. NOt takes, Daniels {abovey’ is under con- sideration for appointment as secretary of the navy.’ Daniels. is editor of the Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer. His fa- ther, the late Josephus Daniels, was secretary of the navy un- Hopkins Sees Alford About Bribery Charge (By The Aasociated Presa) TALLAHASSEE, April 30— William D. Hopkins, Leon county state attorney, said today he had interviewed Senator Claude A. Alford, of Jackson County, about his charge that he had been given $2,000 by John Scruggs to “go along” with him in opposing the bookie bill before the senate. Scruggs is the chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in Leon County and a_ former member of the House of Repre- sentatives. Hopkins sald that he had not yet talked with Scruggs about the charge, who had said that “There is nothing to it.” Governor Fuller Warren has di- rected Hopkins to take “what- ever action the facts and the law warrant.” SENN 10 2 TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES 1 PRICE"POURS | WRENS 411 Fieming St. S| RAUL'S CLUB PHONE 9287 BIG DANCE TONIGHT 10:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. MUSIC by The Debonairs 50c Door Admission $10.00 DOOR PRIZE der President Woodrow Wilson. | Merchants Division of the Cham- j | | } | | | | Floridians. was one advanced by Victor Lang repregenting the hotel intrests in the city and Frank W. Smith, ber chairman, which would be to offer inducements to the resi- dents of Cuba to visit Key West during the summer months for the. purpose of shopping and va- cationing. It was decided to study the project further. President Trevor then named J. D. McAndfews and William M. Arnold as @tom- mittee to work with Lang and Smith to go into the matter of inviting residents of Cuba. to come here in the summertime. The need for a Federal Savings and Loan Association in Key West came in for considerable discussion. It was made known that work is being done to obtain establishment of such an asso- ciation here. Among the many things need- ed in Key West to make it amore progressive city, it was said at the meeting, that none has more priority than better housing fa- cilities for residents, Navy per- sonnel and visitors. It was felt that the establish. ment here of a Home Loan As~ sociation would help tremendous- ly in making new homes avail- able. Near the close of the meeting a discussion of the State of Flo- rida’s financial condition was held. It was agreed that more taxation in one form or another would be necessary if the state were to accomplish a program gt SS Was necessary-Anid de- sirable. However, the Chamber group went on record unanimously | against a gross reeeipts tax for Telegrams making | known their protest were dis- On the Boulevard by Airport | Patched to the city’s representa- | tives in Tallahassee. — NOTICE — El Pasaje Restaurant Is Moving to 1005 Truman Avenue and Will Close Monday for Several Days Opening Date at New Location ill Be Annouriced