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

VOL. LXX. No. 146 erent ants t BE GERMAN Wereghets Mork holders OF GATCe Will Meet Friday, June 30 ee a theddems of . - Wrennpurtatonn * ‘ ae fevwe t race stock 278,000 & at 25 cents stork holders at t take ‘ at 1 woh share of the bebe Ask For Road hey Largo To Biseay ne Key the Tee & leprovement — <<. 7 nm copies of Ge Ghent Kk ows, « bulletin a ‘ whet contains wAstte the Dade County t ‘“~ ond Zoning Board, overseas highway ted from Biscayne : go. ty way of ‘ “that horten the o M and §6Key * Masonite Prestwood SPRE NA LA MBER YARD "Dion Says j | Makes Statement To Offset Rumor Making Rounds te Face Of Reports City, Commissioner Dion Seeks Ke-clection Fred J. Dion, city commission- of, said today he would be a can- dete for «-eection this fall py he said, because there is te the of effect resent the best he does not rep- interests of the seh « board etearoe toh heve to approve of any legislation the representative in the legisla- ture proposes to present “ht i all wrong to give so much power to one man. I am not seek- ing the office of state representa- tive, but I feel that his power should be curbed.” Pion pointed out several mea- oures that Papy did not introduce at the recent session of the legis- Antonia Mujica, Key West’s Blue Baby, Now In Johns Hopkins Awaiting Operation By EARL R. ADAMS for Arthur Sewyer Post, American Legion With a broad smile on her blue lips, Ant shortly before 11 p.m. Suni in Washington immediately by ambulance to tumore f The fate of the four-year-old blue bpyemtise illness has ion, is now in fl is of God and aroused nation-wide attention, Dr. Helen Taussig, renowned heart specialist. Newspaper photographers and’ @ corps of reporters were at the Washington airport when the Na- tional Airline plane with Antonia | and her frail little mother aboard | landed. Not even the clicking of! flashlight bulbs seemed to disturb} Antonia. Her arrival in Washington was! far different from her departure from Key West at 6:35 p. m. with her mother, Mrs. Onelia Mujica. She was crying when she board- ed the plane. She had been taken from her sick bed to make the trip Dr. Julio DePoo, her Key West physician, had said it -was only a matter of a few days for Antonia, unless she received some relief Slower and slower the valves | which pump the blood through the tiny heart were functioning. Shortly, unless the operation is successful, they will cease to pump National Airlines employees from New York to Key West came to Antonia’s help over the weekend Tt was a teletype sent out, from the Key West office making ar- rangements for transportation to Washington and an ambulance to | LE AR CE ERE EERO Palace Theater William Elliott - Adrian Booth in “THE LAST BANDIT” (IN) TECHNICOLOR) Said He Would Introduce Bills He Does Not Represent around Key West Papy t if i i} COMMISSIONER (#) Photo K, ROBERTS (above) of B. Tallahassee, lawyer and one of | bave Warren's closest friends | wisers. is the new mem- 2 the Florida State Im- He, to succeed Dodge Taylor, who resigned to become chairman of the Florida Citrus Cotamis- sion. lature. He said that Papy had agreed to introduce the measures as suggested ‘by the. City Commis- sion. These measures included: Removal of members. of the (Continued On Page Three) i Muijica arrived @ was taken Johns Hopkins ‘ ital in Bal- ——— j complete the trip to Baltimore | which aroused the interest of the | airline forces. An ambulance concern agreed to make the 30 mile run from Washington to Baltimore for $25. It was only a matter of minutes after the $25 price had been ob- tained that the New York office of National Airlines put on the company’s tele type,” we have | $22 toward the $25 who will make fit $25?” Newark, N. J., came through. Then another station and then another. In all 33 cities along the Eastern seaboard reported its em- | ployees were contributing. Close to $200 were raised and present- jed Mrs. Mujica when she arrived | jin Washington ; Dr. Taussig was to see Antonia today. Just when she will per- form the operation is not known. Antonia is weak. She has suffer- ed greatly during recent days. They might have to build up the frail body. At Meacham airfield Sunday to see Antonia off was George Allen Warren, C. B. Harvey and Victor Hartmann, members of Arthur 1 Conn On Page Six) DION'S AUTO SERVICE Corner White and Fleming Sts. TELEPHONE 96 Complete Auto Service Standard Oil Products ‘Coa! Miners Go Back To Work il bee ‘Next Saturday (By The Asaoginied press) > Philadelphia, June 20—Sp coal miners returned to their today. The first contingents into the pits shortly before n night and the last of them r ed work at 7 o'clock this: morn- ing. ‘They will continue on the job until next Saturday when they will quit to begin a 10-day holi-. mt | day. What they will do at the end of the ‘holiday depends ‘entirely on the outcome of negotiations between coal companies and John L. Lewis, president of the United Coal Miners of America. Tomorrow Lewis will confer at’ Bluefields, W. Va., with represen- tatives of ‘southern operators, and is scheduled to have conferences on Wednesday and ‘Thursday with officials from the minnig com} mpa- nies in the North Ae Roh ana the the West. Vets To Get $2.8 Billion In Insurance (By ‘Phe Assoctated Press) WASHINGTON, June 20—It is estimated that $2.8 billion will be paid in insurance to 16 million veterans in the United States next year, it was announced here today. The order for A as Payment on of checks will be begun next January and will be continued till late in June. Money will be sent, on a pro- Portionate basis, to all veterans who paid on their policies for at least three months to those who have paid in full. The payments “will average about, $175. Payments due to veterans who have died since they took out in: surance will go to their benefici- aries. Representative Offers To Lend Warren Money (By The Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, June 20— Governor Fuller Warren's an- nouncement that he would not draw any salary for three months and that he would mortgage his automobile to obtain money on which to live, today drew com- ment in a cynical, though friend- ly, vein from an Orlando repre- sentative, who said that he will lend money to Warren if he wants it, and that he considers the gov- ernor’s statement about not tak- ing his salary for three months | and mortgaging his car as “ham acting.” The representative added, “Gov- | ernor Warren will make one of the most popular state executives in Florida if he resists the pres- sure brought to bear on him to call a special session of the legis- lature. We don’t need a special session; the state will have suffi- cient money on which to operate efficiently if greater economy is practiced.” z é | | WILLIAM HENRY ROCHESTER, 42, crippled coal miner, holds shotgun he keeps by his bed in readiness for a second visit by members of a robed and hooded mob. He said he was dragged from his home and forced to ago. Rochester lives in Birmingham, Ala. (®) Wirephoto witness a flogging three weeks rine Fight Looms On Injuction Labor Clause Usy The Asnocinted preux) WASHINGTON. June 20—Sen- ator Robert A. Taft expressed confidence today that he and his supporters will succeed in keep- ing the ‘clause about injunctions and the seizure of industries in times of emergency in the new labor measure now under consid- eration. Today begins the third week the bill that would repeal the Taft-Hartley Act has been de- bated in the senate. Taft expects to muster a total of 54 votes against the elimination of the in- from the new measure. Besides almost all Republicans in the senate, he is depending on the support of 16 Southern Demo- crats. Administration leade: Senator Scott Luce: to find a provision that would be equivalent to an injunction in case of a strike during a national emergency. They are anxious to hit on a substitute that will gain the support of some of the South ern senators who are lined up with Taft. under Why Have Wrinkles? wx» Free Demonstrations of the FACIAL and BODY “GENIE” AN ELECTRONIC WONDER The Key to Youthful Contour SOFTENS WRINKLES Exercises Muscles of Face and Vibrator—"Words Alone Neck—Not A Massage—Not A Cannot Tell the Wonders of This New Machine” HAZEL M HARVEY Consultant, Will Demonstrate the ‘Genie’ from 39 till 4:30 TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Southernmost School of Beauty Culture 523 SOUTHARD STREET PHONE 537 Programs Of Monthly i| Meetings: OF BPW--Club- Are Announced Today re trying! {the various countries Christmas Party Dec. 21 And Business Women’s Work Highlight Programs Mrs. Claire Arlen, chairman, of the Business and Professional Women’s club program coordina- tion committee, announced yes- terday the full year’s program for the club’s monthly meetings. Mrs. Arlen! said the programs are devised in keeping with the national federation’s policy inso- far as possible. The two. high points prior to the annual Christmas party De- cember 21, will be Business Wo- men’s Week from October 9-15 with Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey as chairman; and United Nations Week, headed’ by Mrs. Lily Wil- helms and her international re- lations committee, the week of November 16. Business Women’s Week will |iunction clause in the labor law| include the annual dinner when members “bring the boss” as "guests; “Girls Day” when city ! offices and posts are handled for one day by representative high , School girls; decision on the essay {contest on the “best boss of the | year”; religious observance; and , observance of Federation Day. Elaborate plans are being worked out by the International Relations committee for the Unit- ed Nations observance in Novem- ber. Consuls from at least four countries are expected to be pre- {sent for the affair. Costumes of who are members of the United Nations will be worn and a program aim- ed at better world understanding devised. Other monthly meetings sche- duled include: July 20, under conservation program committee headed by Mrs. Carola Nettles; | August 17 health and safety com- (Continued On Page Six) * * i Drink A Cool Coke (5c) at The SOUTHERN CROSS HOTEL AGood Place To Pause and Rest * * | WANTED! WANTED! Man for Lubrication, Undercoat- jing and General Service Work. GOOD WAGES—APPLY NAVARRO, Inc. 601 DUVAL STREET [INJURED MINER WAITS MOB’S RETURN “ Smith First Heard News Charles E. Smith, Ciyde Matiory ageat « Gey Glue a formed The Citizen today thet he had tet Geant steamship Orion and the imtention te apeneie Ser between Key West and Mevenm, * said he was asked by Clyde Matheny if it was feasible for the Orion and the to use the company’s docking tactiitin: i Key Wee he had informed the company the! te bed o GeoRy Shee the feasibility. Mr. Smith said further thet company athessh Gelb the matter of docking facilites: s/ the Cope Mewes gee in Key West with the Miami Berge Gepeme Sit ete thought that the Orion and the beege: soul He Gite see of at the piers. “That is all | know about your qemeage Geeee Ginette Mr. Smith said. “I have aot Gee Ghee ef a oe Clyde-Mallory officials in Hew York «het seein: have been made or what time the eperetion f Ge Glee ae a ferry will begin.” CLINIC FOR SCHOOH CHILDREN WEDNESDAY Purpose Ib To Discover mmr Any Physical Defeets see os oe wee | Nepitmerste: thet eras ant In Children Before | od im the chine WME Aenean 7 tet Chee eget memes ot Pte School Begins Came & Gp aueiee Dr. Wiliiam F. Peeples, dee | Go =) See = tor of the Monroe County Clinic i a Ge ae is % announced today that the elime | bated —_ = would sponsor a pre-school exam |" Se ination Wednesday from @ te wl “© * es a.m.,at the clinic, Fleming end) Geet - Thomas streets. fate * + The examination for for any | siete? »* | ~ ree stn m ~- i = pe tate Mr. and Mrs. Raul of Reul's Club wish to thank each and every one who had part in rauit m+ & coe making their "BLUE BABY fm » cE DANCE” Gal. He <e BENEFIT DANCE” « success. oo ™ ae You will be happy te know that the total sum, including door receipts, proceeds from auction and last-minute dome tions, were $323.05. This sum was turned over to the mother just before she boarded the plane for Baltimore. We especially wish to thank Mrs. Penny Gavilan for her