The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 15, 1949, Page 1

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Hospital ‘Seaboard Gets Fight Expected Over Injunction ° In Labor Bill (By ‘The Apsoctated Preasy WASHINGTON, June 15.— Scott Lucas, administration lead- er in the senate, said today that four proposed amendments to! the labor bill that will repeal the; Taft-Hartley law are about to| come up for ‘consideration, and that he feels all of them will pass. However, ,@ determined fight is expected when the administra- tion forces in the senate attempt to kill the clause in the Taft- Hartley measure that provides for the use of an injunction to prevent or stop strikes that are considered to endanger ‘the na- tional security, or in cases of emergency. Senator Taft felt confident that that provision will be retained in the new labor bill, | Serugys Held In Bribery Case For Grand Jury (My The Assovinted press) TALLAHASSEE, June 15—At ® preliminary hearing here yes- terday, John (Deacon) Scruggs was held for grand jury action on Serugss’ attorneys tried their hardest to confuse Alford, but be held firmly to the accusation that Seruggs had tried to bribe hie te vote against the bookie till at the last session of the le- May Report Of Key West Weather Bureau The highest temperature in Key West last month was 88 de- grees and the lowest 69 degrees, an average departure from nor- mal of 1.7 degrees plus, accord- ing to the monthly report of the local weather bureau issued to- day. Rainfall during May totaled only 1.01 inches, which was 2.53 inches less than normal. Highest wind during the month came from the east and the veloc- ity was 23 miles an hour. Number of clear days during May were 19; partly cloudy, 10, and cloudy, 2. the grueling given Al- , Seruggs attorney made a dismiss the case, which is a former member of of Representatives and ly was chairman of the Leon County Democratic ex- ecutive committee. Munroe County hospital. Unpaid Hille amount to $17,000. Miss Har- tel said that some efforts should be made to collect them. “Ht is urgent that the hospital be enabled to build back up a 90- Gay supply level, which is the very minimum”, said Miss Hartel. “The deficit has been allowed to feaeh the point where we no longer can get credit.” .|Race Track Fee Placed At $4,000 TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June: 15 (ENS).—Governor' Warren has signed into law a bill which would permit any horse race track whose daily average betting pool is less than $250,000 to pay a flat $4,000 daily fee to the State. The flat fee would be in lieu of the regular 8 per cent tax. At present the law will affect only Sunshine Park near Tampa. Overlooked Lt. Colonel Appointed | ‘Stainless Steel a Sleeping Cars JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June | 98 (PNS).—Thirty-one new stain- lems steel sleeping cars, first of thelr type to serve the South, will be added to the Seaboard Air | Line Railroad's streamliner fleet | Shortly, J. Roeland Bradley, gen- | eral Passenger agent here, has an- ' aounced CLEWISTON, June 15 (FNS).— } The cars will be operated on| W. B. Bowden, an employe of the! the Silver Meteor and Silver|U. S. Sugar Corp., and an officer | Star, on the New York-Florida| in the Sugar Mill Workers Union } here, has been: appointed a lieu- | tenant-colonel on Governor War- | ren’s staff. Bowden, a former Okeechobee resident, said his commission was | rum, and the Silver Comet, New | York Birmingham streamliner. Bach car consists of 10 roomettes | jand six double bedrooms, Brad- | ty said. They are approximately ‘one-third lighter than conven-/ accompanied by an expression of | ene! Pullmans with exteriors| Waryen’s regret that the appoint- conforming with other stream-| ment was overlooked when the} lined cars now operating on Sea- boawid staff was named before the Gov- ernor was inaugurated. 1 i 1 BILL HINZ, co-owner of the Gahaba Coal Mining Company Birmingham, Ala, sits dejectedly after a mob of 900 armed men beat him and forced his mine to close. The small non-union mine had not heeded John L. Lewis’ call for a one-week strike in the nation’s coal mines. Hinz was injured seriously. His part- ner, Carr McCormack, Jr.. aad two employes also were man- handled. ALABAMA MOB BEATS MINE OWNER THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE USA KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1949 (@® » Weuanes Of F Paseping, % : Pe Would aesasioe i 100,000 To. 1,000,000 Gallons Of Water Held. In Storage The ‘Key, West Naval Base has Proposed to the U. S..Navy De- partment ‘the construction of an additional storage capacity 900,000 gallons at Marathon, it! was reported today. The Navy now has storage of Marathon for 100,000 gallons. of water. It was felt by local Navy officers that the water supply system needs the additional storage space. yi Howevet, officers at the Navy base said today that they would rather see the construction of a booster pumping station at Tav ernier to increase the supply for Florida Keys and Key West. “When they say the Navy is holding up the development of the Florida Keys by not furnish- ing supply of water they are i 1 WATERSTO RING Girl Who Shot Ballplayer AT MARATHO} However, In Favor’ Poor Man 3 . BANGKOK 4) == Ridhapers| ; on Bangkok’s man street threw a Chinese’ merchant out of their automobile when they learned to {their disgust that the victim | didn't have any money. cost-to the: commission about», 000,000 of ‘the . -approximately 3,000,000. gallons of .water pro- duced a day. Now the Navy of! turning, at cost to the commiss- |, ‘ion, about 2,000,000 gallons a day. “The average cost of the water to the commission was 18.9 cents for 1,000 gallons in 1948, What the commission sells the water to the consumers for is no concern of the Navy. “The Commission is in two businesses. It is in partnership with the Navy in bringing the wa- ter supply to Key West, and then it isin the business of distribut- ing the water.” Ernest A. Ramsey, manager of Florida Keys Aqueduct Commiss- ion, yesterday gave assurances to City Manager Ralph D. Spalding that the proposed cancellation of wholly wrong”, said a Navy offi- | the 50 - year agreement between ily interested in supplying its } own needs at Key West. “Under the .original contract between the Navy and the Flor- ida Keys Aqueduct Commission the Navy agreed to 1 { jcer today. “The Navy is primar. | the commission’ and the Navy will not jeopardize the city’s water supply. Ramsey said “the citizens of Key West will be assured of a continued water supply in the turn over at! amended agreement.” States Have Severe Drought (By The Axnoctated Presa), } WASHINGTON, June’ 15.— | Much concern is felt in the New| England States over the drought and: unseasonable warm weather, ‘| Pesulting in the death of 15 per- sons during the last three days, | It has been'24 days since it % rained in New Jersey, and state conservation agents have been}. lalerted alerted against the, possibility of stir fires. Campers in that and other states in the drought area have.been warned to be excep- tio careful with’ any fires they may make. In northern Idaho and. north- western Washington state simi- lar orders have been issued to campers. Those areas have Says She Did. Not Know Hi Merely Had ‘Urge’ To Kill Eddie Waitrus, The — | City Gomme | eset ch Ballplayer, Reported entered the room, she le, -Poday 'TegHave Fair — Chance. To, Recover got the pistol and pha a bullet — beoall 5 in him. Sir Whe PROTEIN The bullet came within a frac leony omen CHICAGO, «June °#5—Eddie | sion of an inch of causing sudden | will enter » Waitkus, first baseman for the | geath. It passed close to his heart, | | yelectane 4 Phillies, who was shot last night | an examination disclosed, but did »fin a Chicago hotel room, was re- | not injury that organ. \Beville Gem Authorities who questioned her ported today to be responding well to treatment and his chances | today said that she is a “fit sub- ject for a psy: “~ Question for recovery are fairly good. a The shooting was done by a 19-} ed and cross-questioned, she im sisted that she did not know year-old girl, who said today that she had not met Waitkus before, | Waitkus, and that she would have done to any other man what she but eae she shot deere be- loner say; othee Sms cause of an “uncontrolloble urge” | did to Waitkus ha chanced to to kill somebody. . meet another. TALLAMASRER. Pie. Stem When she was seized with the} “I had an urge to kill that 1 | Nm even Comm + urge, she explained, Waitkus was! could not resist,” she concluded. | announeed eee emanate: - |B P Revie «@f Gee » meenes of tee Ntate Basemge o Mises — Was cem set gotoad Jon 4 om ont & |Lieutenant Thies Leaves For Whitbey Island, Wash. om hie «€ & ae fons meester, of Gee same: * He Will Report - but decisred te Heme 8 6 For Duty At Naval five years, will depart the city | settee os & tomorrow enroute to Whidbey Island, Washington, where im mid - July Lieutenant lames will report for duty at the Nawal The Semats ate mel Se Pee tect! bers bet Air Station; Salvage Officer Here ke te Seen Air Station. Lieutenant and Mrs. Hetzel D.| Attached to Anti - Submarine Iames, 1325, Newton Street, re-|Development Squad: One siders of Key West for the last (Continued On Page Six) - Bl ps To Be Mawed Fr rom Boca Chi ! CHO .e6 NAVY TO START BUILDING AT MEACHAM FIELD are Captain F. L. Busey. USN. last night announced in a letter to. County Commissioners that the Navy is to commence construction; end rehabilitation work of the blimp mooring circles and buildngs im the center of Meacham Field, prior to the completion of formal negotiations of leasing of the property from Monroe County by the Government. ‘The lease agreement is also to include permission for’ the Gov- @fmment to construct or renovate utilities as desired on the Property. | The moving of the blimps from Boca Chica will no doubt, be dome as soon as the presently planned construction is completed. Receive Application From i Miss Betty McCloud i ‘An application for the position tal committee of the. board of | of supervisor of nurses, Monroe | County commissioners. County Hospital has been receiv- | County Creates ten More ed from Miss Betty McCloud, RN, | Voting Precincts | 506 Angela street. The present su- You have complained about pervisor is Marie Hartel. The having to stand in line to vote at/ matter was referred to the hospi- | county elections! Well, you won't | ——____—— have to anymore. The county i commissioners unanimously vot- | 1 ed to create ten more precincts in | the county. There were seven un- | til last night, Now there are 17. Prancis et Division Phone 9134; This new move by the Board Your PURE OIL Dealer will increase next year’s election Grease, Spray or) cost in wages alone $2,400 to be Change Your Oil! paid to 60 appointees. Next | Sy year’s election boards will get NEAL ERIE EIEE L, POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION | $4,080 for their two days’ work. Had the new precincts not been created, the election board mem- bers would have received about $1400 for their work. Temporary polling places for the 17 precincts were decided at the meeting. - Approve Deputy Sheriff Albert Gwynn's Bond Bond of Albert Gwynn for dep- uty sheriff was approved. Gwynn FOR SALE 1947 Ford Club Coupe 1946 Chevrolet Fordor 1941 Pontiac Convertible VERY CLEAN PRICES REASONABLE Monroe I Motors INCORPORATED TELEPHONE 725 Man te |= one i GOOD isa night-watchman for local] Allen Disagrees... | NAY, stores. | rey) Grant Wholesalers’ License Samuel and Beatrice Blank were allowed a wholesale beer license at their location at the Clyde-Mallory docks, Wall Street. $l Marl To City At Reduced Price 400 yards (100 loads) of marl was ordered sold to the city of; Key West for 25c a yard. The reg- ular price is 40c yard. The county agreed to the reduction because the city will use the marl to cre- | ate more parking facilities at the Legion home, Stock Island. C. B. (Continued On Page Six) MIAMI - KEY WEST BARGE LINE. Inc. CLYDE.MALLORY | DOCKS TELEPHO! Barge Leaves Miami Every Friday \County Commissioners Name | Hospital Board Members | Palace | County Commissioners last night in regular session named J | ‘WDaredes the af the D. McAndrews, Rev. G. Leon Wells. J, R. Fleitas, Attorney Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., and Dr. Frank Bowser to the Monroe County Mes pital Board. Attorney Esquinaldo was named for a three-year term, Dr | Bowser for four years, and the other three members for one | each. Commissioner Joe Allen strongly voiced his objections to the above named board. Allen made it clear that he was not opposing the individual members but that he felt it unfair to name anothe | board after having previously named one that was jointly approved ) by the City and County Commissioners. ' Allen, cast the lone dissent imi g fee nen vote. Commissioner Clarefice {Higgs was ill and could not be at the meeting. Those favoring | the new board were Commission-! yea ers Frank Gentley, Gerald Saum ders, Harry Harris. Commissioner Joe Allen: “The (Continued On Page Six) }