The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 16, 1949, Page 1

pe inihatetltmtnse eee kee a eet 8 Face : 4 Ce a THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. * —— KEY WEST FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949 ‘ ‘FIREMAN ENTERS TANGLED PACKING PLANT WRECAGE . German Troops , emit’ | ber Three Homes | fpmmeom + + Ne os timerése f * Bee Proce Civcenes-s04 Barer Fhe. - = “ to | * ° ter He ‘ a 8 & (®) Wirephoto) . FIREMEN IN FOREGROUND WEARS GAS MASK as he enters Swift & Company packing plant @ Sewn City. lowe in search for victims of the explosion which rocked the building shortly be- fore seem. The tangled wreckage shown here is the loadingjdock at the east end of the six-story beliding. At least 16 were known dead and 76 were partic in the explosion which Fire Chief Charles Kuhi said was caused by natural gas. FRANCE WILL RECEIVE AIRCRAFT CARRIER FROM UNITED STATES PARIS, Dec. 16. ; American aircraft carrier of un- trowk Holt, High PA Officer, Pay. Ht eesal Veni - (P). — Ang& ' vance as . ' = ‘. Pact aid from the United States. ° so In TrainmTruck 1” Pretich "Defedse Minister Re ne! Paul Out On . " Pleven made the disclosure today | Cram Garty Today iss cusses: ciscunios store s| asa5 nse Minister se Butiotio, Dec. 16.—(A that 00,000 be vot {| RENO, Nev., 1 : the 1 Assembly for | Six airmen bailed out safely from mt LATEST WORLD ck tional defense purposes. He ex-;a C-82 cargo plane when it look I { that the amount is only | s though it would crash over . NEWS IN BRIEF & Fy cent of the total French; Nevada early today The plane - - itain has approved 23' late s brought down safely at sete Pree t of its budget total for de- | Reno - ven said, the United} One maa suffered a broken leg States 33. pe t and another a broken arm when : aaa ae ' Pleven said the French. Airithey jumped. ive of the mien | t now totals 60,000 men. He, walked to a road, where they t ured he will insist on help; were picked up by a_ passing W f Atlantic Pact nations; motorist. A rescue party with a t r its strength j stretcher w sent to pick up the Fra cal aid in} man with a broken leg lias} The exact number of men : iH ining | aboard the plane was not known medium-sized cargo] immediately. It was en route { (Continued On Page Four> d On Page Two) (OBE CLEARS SISTERS OF MURDER CONVICTION * MURA? Fone Fishing Tackle alge a —_ Scopes Peterman bine 3 Hee ee a 28 4 tee gee ee E sR 4 Peicce Theater E ae 68 8 a eet (®) Photo : . eue = : MIS. CLARA MAE BARCLAY (left) and her sister, Mrs. Kelon Ruth Bunton McLemore (right) q tome Ov the Trigger Seaoe jan of Memieacea Glict jesse os charves tins ee wecd Seis Barctey's hexbend. Odts. : a | Their attorney Earle L. Wingo is with them. The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the convic- | ' he sisters and specifically ordered them discharged from custody. Odis Barclay met oath s home near Hattiesburg last May 22. BOAT BAR ’ Sorees Phene 016: - ae bis EE ae ome eT INED . Lady Baltimore Cake * eo mn 49c Saturday Night CEMENT Tn oD cc. Boston Cream Pie 5-PIECE ORCHESTRA BLOCKS Heed me... pintupk¥ 9:00 Till “??" Maio oadqu 3 . he 4s: ge ee po WEDDING CAKES Admission 50c (Couple) Charley Toppino oe S ee AMERICAN LEGION ee eer « | MATCHETT'S BAKERY HOME & Sons, Inc. —_ ub is Geemge Your G8 | 0) Duval Street Phone 301 Stock Island PHONE 1865 we i Thi Red’ Cross Aids Injured: Serviceman’s Parents On Emergency Many peérsons’are familiar with the Red Cross” great efforts dur- ing national disasters. The. peo- ple in Key West are particularly aware. of their-aid during infre- quent hugricanes. But what the Red Cross does in normal times, especially for ser- vicemen, can best be told by con- sidering the ease of Kenneth Robert Yount, 20, who is now on the serious list at the United States Navak Hospital. The young Naval man was se- riously injured in the accident and needed immediate surgery.! Yount was placed on the critical list. Whenever anyone is placed on the critical list at a Navy hospital, | the field director is immediately! notified. The customary _proced- | ure was followed in the case of: -+| Yount and ‘American Red Cross Field Director, Mrs. M.- Davis, contacted. by, wire, Younit’s par-; ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Yount, Route 2, Kittanning, Penn. | Information of Kenneth’s con-i dition was relayed periodically to; anxious parents, It was finally | decided to have the parents ged the trip to the Island City, The Armewong “County Chapter ‘of the American Red Cross made all necessary arrangements for the trip of the Younts. , At every stop on their way to Key West by plane, the Younts (Continued On Page Five) Lecuona Concert | ToBeHeld On | Tuesday, Dec. 20 | In spite of the death of his brother on Sunday, Ex > Lecuona will give his promis Key West Concert under the au- spices of the Latin American Chamber of Commerce. And—in{ spite of being a world-reknown-| ed and famous artist—Ernesto Lecuona is still first id fore- {most a good trouper—the show will go on, in spite of unavoid-| able postponements—the time is! 8:30 P. M., Tuesday, December 20th at the Convent Auditorium.' You will not only hear on out- standing pianist and composer in a program of his own famous compositions, you will also hear! many of the popular songs sung by the a tive Senorita Sar- ita Es oprano. j The progyam includes such de- servedly popula “Maria La O” Re La C ‘Always in\My Hea and iboney” which will be! sung by Senorita Escarpanter. | There will also be two new dance (Continued On Page Five) POUL LLL OL Le | Dance and Fashion Show | LA CONCHA HOTEL i RAINBOW ROOM | TONIGHT—PUBLIC INVITED | Auspices Navy Wives Club No. 88! UHALSGASA A SULELAAAAAL RASA LEAT ‘DODGE sob Rated Trucks Truck Fon Youn Jon Navarro Inc., 601 Duval St.| TO OUR FRIENDS Tomorrow EL PRADO RESTAURANT | Will Again Start Serving Meals JOHNNY IS BACK TO SERVE YOU HIS BEST long ,; mittee said today. ling in his stomach on Christmas | s Mornin He Like Ike For the first time since he be- gan his vacation in Key West, Trip Here “Dry Friday” not lve i anager nee For Millions President spe mest <a = mol wor! » presumal Of New Yorkers t . his three messages he is to deliv. se Congress next month. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—(#).+-|,.He walked from 7:30 a. m., un- This is “Dry Friday” for the eight} til 8:55, a, m,, strolling: out’ the million or so people who live! here. City officials had announc- j ed that a whiskered face today would be a badge of honor for men, an obvious indication of their civic support. But very few New Yorkers are wearing the Duval street te Southard ‘street {and then made his way back to the Little White House. As he walked along’ Duval | street accompanied by two secret Nadéba of bidet ;+ Service men, he was met at the isi ni io ieee Adis, habit corner of Greene street by Frank r : Cates, a local taxicab driver City officials declared a 24- “Taxi, sir” i, hour water holiday ending at exis sin’) "Cates said, . then midnight, tonight. It’s the latest Tecognizing the President, mut- move in New York City’s effort te'ed “Oh, oh” and bowed tow to conserve dwindling water sup- ea: Truman smiled broadly, say- plies. g: “yak, Shaving, bathing and practical- ‘Good morning”, and: continu- ly all other uses of water were 4 on ‘his stroll. Very few per to have been taboo today. Family Sons on the street recognized the laundry snd dish washing are Président, and he seemed cen supposed to be done in one big tented to have it that way. Me | batch today. known to be here forthe purpose New York City officials indi- of resting and to be away. from cate that if the water deters to- He wanstant) . night show a substantial saving pass him everywhere else he during the day, then “dry Fri-, goes. day” will become a weckly hol- At 10 a. m., Ro: * inter the iday until the emergency ends.| press headquarters ¢ p Naval And if today voluntary water} Station and met with the ne conservation is not successful, | papermen who twice daily © New York City uses one billion gallons of water in normal daily use. The long draught and other third of the billion gallon ca- G | Y: | pacity of the various reservoirs. | 7rown n ar¢ $273.70 Collected | Of Tysons 243.40 Collectec ysons i - For Needy Of Key |, cu» 2»: x J top this? J Ward Tyson of thi (For Xmas Relief Committ The often-mentioned To date there has been $273.70] ment that “anything collected for the Xmas Ff 3 sed last year. vas the large wate “We need at least $1,000,” Paul) grown? Mrs, Tyson simply t Albury chairman of the com- some seeds. from a wate city officials warn that more] (Continued On Page Three) ‘actors have combined to cut the Tate |e ae Canamilt ief] Key West” seems to be b that she had eaten out West reside drastic steps will be taken. 30-Lb. Melon ity’s wate: torage to about onec- By EARL R. ADAMS South street by Ar . This is far below the ons? Case money r “We now have enough toys, but what child will have the erday she g heart to play when he has noth- a ve pound in time for the Holic Ward Tyson is a director ia t Key West Golf Club. Day ?” Albury asked. The following have donated to the committee, Albury reported: Business and Professional Wo- cae man’s Club $10; Garden Club, in- cluding donatiw:.. in ti pot in|| USED CARS Duval streei, $75.81; Fiect Re- serve Auxiliary, including con-|| 1949 DeSoto Custom 4-Door Sedan ... New Car Guar antee 1949 Dodge, First Series, Club Coupe, Excellent Condi tion BOXING |] 1949 Willys J " i ter, Driven TONIGHT, 8:30 pen ye | 1949 Plymouth Subutban. New Car Guarantee 1946 Plymouth 4-Door Sedan Excellent Condition 1941 Buick Special 4-Door Sedan, Clean and Excel lent Throughout 1941 Buick Special Club Coupe, Good Condition 1941 Oldsmobile 78 Sedanette 1946 Ford “8” '2-Ton Pick-Up Truck, Clean 1940 LaSalle 4-Door Sedan 1938 Plymouth 4-Door Sedan 1940 Plymouth DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan, Excellent Condi tion (Continued On Page Three) Simonton and Greene Street Arena 10-Round Main Event BOB QUINN vs. “JOE PALOOKA” BROWN Four Other Bouts | Gen. Adm. $1.25 (Inc. Tax) Reserved Seats, $2.00 (Inc. Tax) ee AND CUSTOMERS (Saturday) | LINDSEY MOTOR CO. 327 DUVAL STREET “Across the Street From the Southern Cross” IN THE KITCHEN