The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 14, 1949, Page 1

nanny senapiceniit pee geet Nyy ie Wine ts Che Key GIVEN-HOSPITAL LAST BY COUNTY COMMISSION > PLA) CRASH PLAS HOSPITAL WARD WITH VICTIMS a - retin # ovale Fe tices emes # sattenescn ee cet Obes Simms 6 ee tht (#) Wirephoto | SSOTORS AND HURSES GIVE EMERGENCY AID to many of the 19 persons who survived the veh of © Capital Alr Lines plane into the Potomac River at Washington. This scene is in the SPALDING STOPS ALL |James Whidden GAMBLING IN CITY Pound Over To Criminal Court gewkies topped in Keye@--— wee let ol, and the police |. , Vienwe of violation of CURL SCOUT LA Justice of ‘the Peace “Doc - nal. ued wy City Manage: ren: Lowe of Tavernier yesterday bonded Janies* Whidden over oe tus ® in i por | elit = re a tee will be tried by Judge Thoma Caro at the next session of the Court. Lowe placed Whidden's at $200. State Conservation Agent Joe Knight; arrested -James» Whidden and his two sons, Edward 18> and | Melvin, 21,’ at Flamingo Bight Sunday morning at 10 a. mt. | Knight charged the Whiddens with the taking of black mullet | out of season. Knight also confis- ;cated two skiffs and .a net be- longing to the. accused. Under |state law, Knight must confiscate jall gear, boats, tackle, etc., and turn the equipment over to Mon- roe County Sheriff Berlin A. | Sawyer | Justice of the Peace Lowe dis- missed the charges against the two sons but bonded Whidden over to Criminal Court. ast Right and t keep | wrangling | or the em town persons was ended said bond wer ndieated has lately would the gambier ity ‘ nd the (P) Wirephoto | ce ee | Not wet Ceeweacd Faw Sade « + Reb ant RUTH ABERLE (above), echt | Mecreia Git Seas een ie (Famed Football mow-covered woods near Kel- | . Star Has Fight so, Wash., in search of a Christ- mas tree and disappeared mys- | teriously. Hundreds of towns- iT R people joined in searching for | n estaurant her. They feared she could not | live long in the freezing tem. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—().— Football and two Brickleys were perature. | involved in a disturbance early —___________|this morning in a well-known b xe | . ° . | restaurant. The result was two Eight Survivors Unerga jolieiee aa . a even policemen went to the he © | scene, Reuben’s (58th street). OF Blast Brought ks". | Brickley and hi The father identified hims: | the famous Harvard football star Ashe 1 wre At Miam MI, Dec 14—1?)—Survi-|of other days, one of the best t sea have been | SfO-Kic the gridiron ever ne has had fiami. They} The father said the trouble snown survivors of | started when another patron of orship Doros, that}the restaurant made slurring re- jmarks about Brickley’s football _ |ability. The younger Brickley ob- tinued On Page F Asks Truman . |jected. The restaurant manager morrme DAYS } or Husband's | jsaid other patrons were annoyed ema TAN " STOCK ISLAND INN {and names were called. He sum- . . “ moned a policeman. The officer Seen « wamety owe Release From Jail || Formety WEAVER'S [othe Brickieys refused to en. ch rm Ott ter a police car. Five other cars . wu <a a » CHEF'S DAILY | (Continued On Page Three! tent Truman t : meen) obo tana SPECIALS | Audubon Screen Tour - = veouTn from $1.65 mcludes Dr. O. Sewall Pettingill, Jr. eR or UKE . Mens Salad. Vegetables. Fo Key West High School a. =: Gatun Tied tates. Re Thursday, 7:00 P.M. | : ee Admission Adults 66c| Stns (a TTS : s ‘ MEAP POOR OLD CRAIG | MM ~ SERVICE STATION ON STOCK ISLAND | Dance and Fashion Show Tein « Garage Prencts ot Division Phone 913. BAR AND GRILL LA CONCHA HOTEL tontabene RAINBOW ROOM BTSs SS. (Change Your OF OPEN ALL NIGHT | Friday. Dec. 16, Public Invited Air Conditioned eve Ny ee ean Bp tee oh valine tiene eden SH pp fe 2 .| nama. It had been withheld since ig Permits Issued $2,030,785 sued so far this year total in ex- cess of $2,000,000, For the first time in the history of the city, building permits is- THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN, THE U.S.A. KEY WEST FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1949 This Year Total | 4 Roy F. Butler, director of the Department of Public Service, said today. im Key West during the last Many new homes have gone up Thonth and a half, Butler said: “Then, too, there were included fine commercial buildings. Up to today, the value of per- tits issued amount to $2,030,785, Butler said. Key Westers Can Aid Needy By Presence At Park . Key Westers will have an op- enjoy themselves. At 7:45 o'clock in Bayview Park the Key West High School mas carols. A donation will be aecepted. ‘The Ca:ol Group made its first @ppearance of the present term last Sunday at the Elks Memorial. Those wh> heard these young voices at that time said that the Choral Group was never better. For the past two weeks now they have been rehearsing the chorals thet are so popular at this time of the year Paul G. Albury, committee chairman, said Wednesday that ‘the response for old toys has been pleasing. “We hove just about as many toys as we need” Albury said. “We need cash in order to car- ry food into the homes that are vadly in need,” he added. “We are not going to be able to prepare half the baskets that are needed unless ‘donations are Secthabpine. To date a $10 dona Criminal Court where Whidden }##on from, the, Knights, of Pythias ived from chairman is the only money re an orgahization,” the said. | Late Bulletins... LATEST WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF By The Associated Press KELLEMS CHARGES U.S. NEW HAVEN.—The noted wo- man industrialist, Vivien Kel- lems, charged today that the Aliied victory in World War Two was delayed at least a year be- cause the United States sent large electrical equipment sup- plies to Russia. Miss Kellems said the Russians used the equip- ment to build four atomic plants. BONUS RULE OUT NEW YORK. — The major leagues voted to junk the highly controversial bonus rule. today, with Commissioner A. B. Chand- ler casting the decisive ballot. The American League had voted to repeal the rule, the National to keep it. U.S. RENEWS RELATIONS WASHINGTON. — Secretary of State Dear, Acheson has disclosed that the United States is renew- ing diplomatic relations with Pa- Arnulfo Arias took power last month. Acheson said Arias has assured Washington that his go ernment will fulfill Panama’s in- ternational! obligations. That’s im- portant to the United States be- cause the Panama Canal cuts thru the heart of Arias’ country. DENIES APPLICATION NEW YORK. — The United States Court of Appeal shere has denied an application by counsel for Valentin Gubitchev. claims that he is entitled to dip- lomatic immunity for trial for es- pionage. His claim was denied re- (Continued On Page Three) FOR SALE For Good Tested CEMENT BLOCKS CALL Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc. | Auspices Navy Wives Club No. 88 Se ee TTT Hy portunity tonight to help the Christmas Relief drive as. wellas He; Choral group under direction of j Mrs. Olive Bond will sing Christ- | the permits issued several) GIRL SAVES ONLY EYE IN FAMILY MARY HOPE HODGDON, 12, . of Portland, Ore., has saved her one good eye—the only one in her family. She is back home are Christmas presents: and from the hospital after a successful operation on the vital eye. Her father and mother are blind. Surrounding the little girl letters from thousands of well- wishers throughout the nation. Heart Attack Is Fatal To Reginald known citizens died. suddenly yesterday afternoon,- when T. Reginald Pritchard, owner of Pritchard’s funeral home, was stricken with a heart attack on Fleming street while talking to one. of his many friends. He was rushed to the Hospital, but we dead at the Hospital. ley Memoria “Reggie” as he was familiarly the active in civic affairs, and in politics. Pritchard | known to. most citizens of Isfarid ‘City, was was 67 yenrs old. T, Reginald Pritchard iti May 7, 1901 ber of Tiger I 3; he also chief of the volunt ment for four y For many yea chairman cf the utility board, and id wi ni r fire depart. also on the old Board of Public ; Works, | Funeral services will be? held tomorrow afternoon from |First Congregational Church at| WwW 4:30 p.m. Rev. W lliffe. wil officiate at the se: al will be in the the City Cemetery. The body will be placed ‘in the Church at 2 p.m Mr. Pritc the widow ard, four ard is Mrs. M. sons survived by and Mrs. Louise (Continued On Page Fou Christmas Special Come In Today and See Our Special Prices On Used Cars 1949 Plymouth Special deLuxe, 4-Door 1948 Chevrolet, 2-Door, Like New 1941 Oldsmobile, 2-Door, Hydromatic 1940 Plymouth, 2-Door, in good shape, all plastic seat covers and doors 1939 Plymouth, 2-Door, Clean and Very Nice 1938 Chevrolet, 2-Door, Good Motor and Body, Needs Paint Job 1938 Plymouth, Radio 1937 Lincoln, in good running condition for $100.00 Twin’'s Garage Your Friendly Studebaker Dealer 1130 Duval Street Clean, with PHONE 1865 PHONE 1870 Pritchard Tuesday One of Key West's’ better pronounced joined the volunteer firemen of this city , 1 he served as| the | s. The buri- | amily plot in} aret Pritch- Harry twe DEJECTED STUD ENT 1 ' it A | WG | ROBERT BEDNASEK, 24, psy- | chology student at the Univer- sity of Iowa, sits dejectedly in police station at Iowa City after arrest for the strangulation slaying of Margaret Jackson, | university co-ed. The youth is under a charge of first degree | murder, City Streets Now Being Cleaned, Cutters Cleared Many city streets are now be- ing cleaned, Roy F. Butler, dire tor of the Department -of Public 5 announced today. Gut- e béing cleared, all the and debris removed and the s generally look better, But- { | } | i | ts cleaned by a of ten men are Flagler ave- (Contnued On Page Three) Palace Theater LON CHANEY and ELYSE KNOX in “MUMMY’S TOMB” (®) Wirephoto AGQUSED OF MURDER. | «2. Wirephoto Ba 2 : until 1 more recently it was aequimed ty the Paysons. Charles Ross, Presidential pre. secretary, told the gathered new» Papermen at press this morning ‘White House. at the Little White House ot © Key West Naval Station #t a. m. toda’, and left for tes ing walk around the statis minutes later. At 8:15 a. m. he ate @ fast consisting of fish, wh: jbeen caught yesterday + members of his officiel p { bacon, toast, grapefruit, seth three-quarters of a cup of Ross said there had here great demand for @ prem ence with the President did not know whether ot © be held. The President «nsw confers with the newepepe assembled on the lawe Little White House “You can talk it over me know the cuteows Ross, “If it is in favor such a conferenee, ther it up to the President’* Yesterday afternoon ™ * + leased two press. geleneee tet newspapermen One was an appeal : President: for the enterteees of servicemen by the ome ties where they are ste Christmas time. It we form of @ letter to Frees Weil, chairman of the Pree Committee on Rell ound fare in the Armed Sermons President Trumar the members of the “make an appeal & ties, pointing out half the members o forces are 21 year der, and how of community pitality would Christmas for the stand duty and their families.” In a statement Truman, he said the Committee on Re fare of the Armed ]recommeaded impr expansion of infer (Continuea On Page ¥ friend ™ commememneeene nn For the Good of Your Busteee Switch to Dodge “Job-Rated” Tracks Fit Your Jeb NAVARRO, Inc. 601 DUVAL STREET