The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 13, 1949, Page 1

THE SOUTHERNMUST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1949 fe eM [Better Business Association | ain im PE —— YEARS AGO SUNDAY... To Hold Meeting To Act ‘Avainst Sales! Tax I canst ¢ : Fax Issue Session: Scheduled : - Ss i tax. Its collection by merchants, For Monday Niet involves much bookkeeping and is . yo an incnvenience generally, aside. At 8:00 O'Clock from the tact that the ultimate Mee © je os) consumer is faced with a plus to In Elks Club Annex everything he purchases. this Pll Joe Allen. president of the Key that sells for such and such a West Better Business As s hie ies peas . Aint Bile. IB ab Th ts has, called A meeting gates at the mecting to attend a, 0 Ss rown night, bacianing conterence of Miami merchants to i ; be held on Friday, August 19 to F I | i issue that is creating adopt a formal protest against the rom a n | widespreacl-interest in Florida, as imposition of a sales tax in Flo! j. the; date, Sentember. -; Dears for | rida. Copies of the protest will be; ti . . the convening of the legislature | sent to Governor Warren and ev- ROW OW ROW, graves mark path to Janes. to ‘aicuss and act ‘on meaautes” ery member o tthe lsilavure® esro Section designed to get more revenue for ! rs —— Pia py Fagin bi aca said that the meeting in Alab: Race Fricti - .. ie state government. In discus- | the annex is not confined to mem- ama ice Friction me Seedey. August 14. Japan , of the Pacific. Now they were on Okinawa,| cing thi ppobad salen. tax; Alsi f th ee ae oe: te wor =e will had 2,000,000 | 325 miles from the Japanese homeland. ued oe pallcKey sisi astyornatnietiee Still Continues; a. wtanda She had Russia had declared war Aug. 8 and her} “Our. association. is solidly’ a sales tax are invited to be pres-| Nobody Hurt Or - and perhaps 700,000 | troops were sweeping down through Manchu- [seen the imposition. of a sales (ent. : te ees the empure she had carv- ria. pie ie STE BANE eid, ob Ses inten, Hee Killed By Explosion havent io Pecitic Japan's vital supply lines had long been ARE » (By The Associated Press) ‘Sus enema tes t empley 0 new cut. Submarines, airplanes, surface ships were MARGARET MITCHELL HURT IN STREET BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 13—Two ene eee creat BS else | bunting down the last of the ships needed to ae bombs exploded. today near hous- ieee anteeed the acceptance of the joint dec | Dring in supplies. yes occupied by negro families, rae cs as Geen Mizehito. J have besides 3,700,000 but nobody was killed or injured Gate oe Gath & cddiien we the A Ll ceececereamnnene to oe only two } and no damage was done to prop- — light carriers, two cruisers, 26 destroyers and tak 300 Lots In Property From Goldsmith, For Veterans Homes _——————————? Ti see Bus Pl Into Plate Glass Window (By Tae Assoctates Prose) PERRINZ, Florida, August 13 A Greyhound bus that was going down to the Overseas o'clock this morning. The proprt- etor said that while he wes open ing for the day's business he the bus leave the highway head for the window 22 submarines. Except for the Kamikaze Authorities said that had the] Four persons were reported is haters the iret A-bomb was sueres (suicide) corps, her airforce was virtually out bombs struck a few feet nearer} jured. Twelve were shourd tw - Aug 6 1945. other 5 lke of action. Radar, proximity fuses which ex- | the houses; 18 negroes would pus pa yd of whieh, Lene doen “yw i. ~o* gud ploded shells when they approached a plane | have been in danger of injury or yew dk ped ah tape ee ebb could and fighter opposition were getting 98 out death, ay of 100 suicide planes.. Although the two out Investigation showed that the of 100 that got through did damage. they did : Geom © & Geete roamed the Pacific at not stop the vast Allied fleets. | bombs were thrown by white = depen with bombs end jmen in an automobile that sped were im action. jp the negro section. Equipment for Japan's still large armies Negrg families had moved into | Gap Giles Acts cite bed boon } was in almost as sad a state as her fleet. and the section a few days ago, and ones | her airforce. Replacement was impossible. ae = ae he bombing was | fight a at nearby white families assert- * 0988 © & Marines first landed on | _Japan no longer had the means to ed that the houses had been built equities Since that eS } pail ng oe the second A-bomb fell on for occupancy Dy wilte pa hg teem ed ste, by Step UCTORS reaches + ae Ford Workers _|Stay On Jobs; : ee ’|No Strike Sign (By Associated Preus) 1 DETROIT, Aug. 13.— Though ‘the CIO Auto Workers Union at the Ford plants voted more than seven to one to go. on. strike if their demands on the Ford Mo- tor Company were:not granted, no indication’ of a walkout ac- 2 curred at the plants today. (ay Photo Nothing further. was said“about ‘LIONS’ INTERNATIONAL Mer pecnty (CITY 1S DISCUSSED AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING | MARGARET MITCHELL, author of “Gone With The had to pull aside to avoid Struck by the truck. It was a local Mismi-Hemwe stead bus that ran into @ window at Perrine this morning, second ing to William Arnold, local mem i doubted if there were any Key pm on the Miani-Homestead jocal. Weekend (Ry The Assectated reas) WASHINGTON, August 1 Though congress is recessed over the week interest continued to be expressed today if officiel circles about investigations oF ae ui tion of the. Blé--pregram” = ( cement tee SON Meveny io ie wre ica Liseed ‘stri js onde Te Go Three Hundred Acres * ee “lies critically injured in Peachtree street at Atlanta, Ga.. a few ~ ue caenenet ale ee ee pect fn: thet w+. Jo | ofmasanion war in all its ghastly horror. minutes after she was struck down by an automobile. She has | Reuther, president of the union, | will end in a complete “white In Site: City Will | The club stood in silent prayer] a‘ brain concussion, leg injuries and possibly internal injuries. that he expects to recpen negotia- Be C lete in memory of the passing of Lion| A few minutes after this picture was made, she was placed in tions with the company. Bapeees Oppostion j Rev. E. S. Doherty who passed { an ambulance and taken to a hospital. Police identified the Ford officials have reiterated ta In Every Detail away suddenly in a Miami hospi- driver of the automobile as Hugh D. Gravett. He was arrested | their statement of several weeks and charged with drunken driving, speeding and driving on the wrong side of the street. 0 that they think the time is opportune for the employes to } demand a fourth-round boost in (THREE CASES MARKED [ie "sects FOR TRIAL NEXT WEEK. _ [tz cosesctoute pete vers IN CRIMINAL COURT detrimental to the Ford interests in view of the mounting competi Stacks, Charged With Armed Robbery tion in selling automobiles. Will Be Given toe er | At the regular meeting of the} tal. Lion Doherty, a member of Reese | Key West Lions Club held in the! the club for many years, was on Thursday evening with| most active while in the city and President Charles F. Smith, Jr.,| maintained b tandng as a mem- ding, Past President Joe Al-! ber of the organization ever since Hiselosed plans for an Inter- leaving here to assume pastorate #! City to be built by the} of the Feaster Memorial Metho- non a site 27 miles | dist Church in Miami. heago A motion was passed unani- « site composed of over 300 mously requesting the chairman ts but a start and more | of the Distress Committee, Lion yperty will be purchased in the Andrew Pritchard to contact the |Wmmediate vicinity as plans pro- officials of the Miami church in The city will be complete; an effort to ascertain a suitable y detail containing hos memorial to be placed in the office buildings, } church by the club membership. shops, an old folks home, homes) Lion Tommy Dixon was con- for various employees employed gratulated on the successful tour | by the association as well as home| of the Lions’ Club Roller Skating ten pair | Pre K ler nate The union also is demanding thealth benefits and pensions for {the workmen. iCancer Fund Gets |CZECHC OF CS Gaia a Money From Curry; HAVE THEIR Serene 4 Te Cee nt) OWN TROUBLES in Criminal Court begin-} bor, a former member of the PRAGUE—(AP)—A meeting of ng on Monday were annuonced | Monroe County Commission, has | the Czechoslovak-British Cham- today by County Solicitor Allan/ girected that $64.50 He had won! ber of Commerce decided to n ev s, churches, sites for Lions wishing to reside] club recently conducted in which there, hotels, schools. An @ ceme the organization covered seven will be| southeastern states and perform- as “ Aled before an audience of 79.009. outstandng feature ery to be kne « en of Memories”. Pledges aie TG d Pritchard who | B- Cleare, Jr. Wace oer ij change its name from the Orig- "7 from the 4,000 clubs throughout eeeeue ion sin uke ured Monday morning the trial of | 17 @ contest on turned over to inal Czechoslovak-British Cham- the association are flooding the) enthusiastic receptions wherever JJames E. Stack and his wife,|the Key West Cancer Fund, the {ber of Commerce to the British- Jeanie Stack, — t» | International office and actual; they traveled and ar even now arrested July Chamber of Commerce was in- |Czechoslovak Chamber of Com- | wash” of contracts and activities that were concerned in the pre duction of that giant plane “Five-percenters” will be ther grilled on Monday. Seve high officials are due to and there is a possibility thet James V. Hunt, top “Pive-pe center,” last reported te be il wm a hospital, will be called to the stand. Rearming of Western Burepe is another matter that will oF gage the senate Armed Serviee and Foreign Reletions Comet tees for perhaps another week Outlook is that, while # will be some paring down of $1 billion $450 million asked fe the amount appropriated will be far more than the proposed “stop-gap” program. Tobacco Taxes Fall Off During Month Of July There was a falling off of meer ly $950 in the tobacce product onstruction will doubtless get! making ive ple r for armed robbe: will get un-! formed tode } merce. excise tax during the month of nara | UMderway very shortly jane ees Blan foe gent der way. The couple is charged} 1, 4 jotter sending the check! That was the text of an an-| July as compared with July, 1948 " Program Chairman J. J. McMa- with robbing a sailor, Joseph S. Sg ean nouncement by the government according to the monthly reper ; . "| use presented Lion George Bo))- | _TUTUE Jenkins at Rest Beach. { for $64.50, the Allied Service and | press agency and there was NO] issued today by Charles Ro Met . . > y who entertained the club| For Sale! For Sale!|. Tuesday forenoon the trial of Tours, Miami, said that Curry di- [explanation why it took a month | erts, finance director | with several movies c ring the Block of Four Lots, Each $0 x 100, four men charged with violation! rected the money be turned over |to. come through government Recepits in July atm fed * we and | UMPertnat battles fought in the Flagler St., Between 2nd and 3rd of the state conservation laws | to the cancer fund. The check was | channels to be cleared for publi-| $25,272 while im July, 1048 the Ret | Pac te im the recent world con-} prt ao Hi 134 or 148 | in that they used nets with il-} immediately sent to Joe Pinder, | cation. In the interim, however, receipts amounted to $91,408 « © Ciry | thet The films, all in technicolor AT 411 FLEMING STREET legal sized mesh, will get under | treasurer of the fund the nation’s controlled Lapis sat net decrease of $6,062 4 4- J. Otto Kirchheiner way. | Curry won two trips to Havana | ported that, while various foreig! The city had on hand « total of The men, arrested by Joseph; in a contest reeently staged by a|chambers of commerce were Knight, Monroe county conserva- | Miami newspaper and a theatre |maintained here for the promo- (Continued On Page Four) |; chain. tion of foreign trade, the internal ae sents or chambers of commerce had been liquidated as “enemies of the ERE PONS CSREES TICKET OFFICE ee yy he ALL AIRLINES PROMOTER DICK LEE PRESENTS metic: 5 oe PRICE TOURS WOMEN WRESTLERS ||ze2"7sce2% | CREED 41) Clemo 87. SD —— Palace Theater Featuring JUANITA COFFMAN and K. W. 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