The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 23, 1949, Page 1

‘eiiaenel eo j ® ARHINOTON Dee ua Truman has sent a Pope Pras the 12th,! i United States is gladly | one tt effarts to the fe peaceful and ad 4 world under Pome hee tald the Presi We invoke the : On Page Two) For Your CWRISTMAS DINNER Keowee Special ' -e2 Re UE : orem rime | Pumpkin Pie ===» | Mince Pie an + ee | A Pow Fruit Cakes Left =: lek ae | We Chess Sunday ot | P.M. i“ p AY MONDAY teeta oor amt 8 Perez Bros. Bakery |: eee Es * WHITE STREET South Geach Patio Restaurant aed Cocktad Lounge ’ Werry \eeas « « Weetess and Staff orvet Prem 1G to 00 P.M. “S& COMPLETE yater vee - Ae ~ at wo 8 e ’ au «obate Porat Asaostect Nuts Am NOG ener vetiems For New Year's Eve Becegert (Door Prise 2% oF EEPORTED NEW sSovi GHIPS. British unofficial but authoritative naval publication, says picture © Gh eetiels depression of one of three new battleships the book says Russia is construct equipped with orthodox main battery of six 16-inch guns, is firing radio-controlled aerial torpedoes, rocket firing apparatus is reported to be of 35,000 tons displacement and 859%2 feet in Crash Of B-50 _ Near Savannah, Ga. * Plane Drops In Mud Few Minutes After Taking Off SAVANNA, Ga., Dec. 23.—(4). Military and civilian Searchers probed ‘through a- dreary river marsh todey for the bodies of the it airmen killed last night when an Air Force B-50 bomber crash- ed in flames near here. Four bodies have been found entrap- ped in wiry marsh grass. The accident occurred a few minutes after the big plane had (Continued On Page Four) SHOPPING DAY TO CHRISTMAS CHAPPELL’S VARIETY STORE OPEN UNTIL 9:00 P.M. _ PPT OE: LOG LOE EES POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Division Phone 9134 Your PURE OIL Deater Grease, Spray o LET U Merry Christmas Layer Cakes 60c We Close Sunday at 1:00 P.M. Closed All Day Monday Headquarters for Birth- day and Wedding Cakes MATCHETT S BAKERY 901 Duval Street Phone 301 Treat Your Kiddies to the Best Visit the Original KIDDIE LAND and CASINO Beautiful MONROE COUNTY BEACH Sate. Modern RIDING »EVICES are kept clean and ere fully inspected and insured. They are operated by clean. courteous and experienced op- orators. NOW OPEN DAILY from | to 8 P.M. Pienty of FREE PARKING SPACE. Special Reduced Prices to All School Children All Rides 9c — | fair, held Change Your Oil | med Poa Jan. 10 | | «Commissary In White ; » Street Closes Dee. 28; Gato Building In Simonton To Be Used The US Navy commissary and thrift shop will reopen after Jan- uary 10th in the old Gato building at Simonton and Virginia street, the Key West Naval Base an- nounced last evening. In announcing this today, offi- cers of the base said the commis- sary now being operated on the U. S. Navy’s property at Semin- nd White streets would be closed on December 28 so as to | permit supplies and equipment to be moved to the Gato build- ing. Sometime after January 10, the Thrift shop will be moved into the new structure. The Thrift shop is where Navy personnel may buy off clothing and other articles cheaply. The casto! ‘e brought to the thrift shop and are overhauled Stalin Still (Continued On Page Two) Being Honored | Audubon Society By Rinssians “| Will Take,Bird Oneeae Dec, 23.—(4).— p Count Monday memory of Stalin’s birthday ce bration lingers on, and today the newspapers are out with a story () Wirephotos. 4 Monroe County Audubon Soc- iety will take a Christmas bird E count on Monday, December 26, of still another big affair in! All local members and visiting ; Stalin’s honor. This time it was a bird students are invited to formal reception—a glittering af- participate. The group will mect in a setting of regal at the Key West High School at pomp, and attended by only the pight A. M. | clite of the Communist Aristocra- The purpose of the bird count, | © Jey. ; or Christmas census, which is be-| 4 According to an eye-witness ac- ing taken in every corner of the} (Continued On Page Four? United States by Audubon groups and in cooperation with EE ALAA BARIULI A In (Continued On Page Two) | BOAT BAR lsoaieeaatn tc Gace: ike OPENING DATE? AIR-CONDITIONED | NAVARRO. Inc. \ Sports Results Daily Key West's Most Comfortable Bar SERVICE DEPARTMENT |EWSPAPER IN THE “Uncle Sam” Goes To Jail For Holidays court U.S.A. (®) Wirephoto PAUL F. LOVEY (above), 54- year-old itinerant horseshoer, told Las Vegas, Nev. police when he surrendered that he had killed a Kansas City police- man in 1914, Subsequent in- vestigation, however. proved that the officer Lovey thought he killed had recovered. “It's sure a load off my die,” Lovey said. Henry (Uncle Sam) Haeberle, ‘olored, will eat his Christmas nd New Year’s dinner in County ail, Judge Thomas Caro of Criminal Court. decided today. Uncle Sam pleaded guilty in today to drunkenness. (Continued On Page Four) Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 88§ Palace Theater ALLAN “ROCKY” LANE | and EDDY WALLER in | “Bandit King Of Texas” ! ie SPECIAL || 10 COURSE TURKEY | | Christmas Dinner |) Colombia Style To My Good Key West Friends and Customers | Lechon Asado ROAST PORK BY HUNK | or POUND | To Take Home or Served | Typical Cuban Style at El Prado Restaurant | Open Saturday .. Sunday .. | Monday 11 A.M. to 11 P.M. $1.75 | COLUMBIA | RESTAURANT | | 1117 DUVAL STREET Christmas Eve DINNER Cuban Roast Pork Roast Chicken Black Beans and White Rice Chef Salad - Dessert Coffee or Iced Tea $1.25 We Gladly Make Up Orders To Take Out RAMONIN'S 615 Duval Street NEW SHOW TONITE... DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD SENSATIONAL COMEDIAN M.C. NICKI PARKER HELD OVER BY GREAT POPULAR DEMAND Featuring TWO JACKS and JILL TRIO ADDED ATTRACTION VALLERI LYNN MILDRED HEWITT Exotic Dancer Her Blue Notes NoCover 3SHOWSNIGHTLY No Minimum CLUB TROPICS “THE PLAY SPOT OF KEY WEST” Come Out For A Grand Time ——_—$—— RAUL'S CLU Boulevard by the Airport PHONE 9287 BIG XMAS EVE DANCE Impromptu Entertainment SATURDAY 10 P.M. Until “??” Music by the Debonairs $1.00 PER PERSON SOUVENIRS - FAVORS Reservations Suggested sed By Commissary CONSCIENCE STRICKEN | Roberts Watches \Of Electric Co. Architect To Be Asked To Revise Plans On Local High School Estimates of the cost of mak~- ing all the extensions of the schools wil be submitted to the ' Monroe County School Board at — | Burning Of Bonds Charles R. Roberts, city finance director-comptroiler, returned to City Hall today after going to Mi- ami where he watched the burn- ing of $1,500,000 of electric reve- ;nue bonds which were refunded three years ago at a lower rate of interest. Roberts said the burning of the bonds too’ nearly an hour in the Flagler Crematory at Miami, The bonds were carried in five large bags and were put into the fur- nace and burned slowly. The bonds had been held in the Miami Beach First National bank. British Official Shot Three Times | By Prague Gunner; . Preliminary sketches of the PRAGUE, Dec. 23.—(P)—An| sagition to’ the Senior High unidentifiea gunman has wound-| School, comprise the library, ed a British official in Czechos-}the new cafeteria, scienee de jlovakia. The gunman escaped! partment, home economies de- after shooting the official twice in partment, a new office setup end the thigh and once in the hand.| rearrangement of the commercial department The British Embassy in Prague}; says there is no evidence to show!” However, O'Bryant said éoliey ‘that he was not satisfied pone = yd i sketches ary 3, Horace O’Bryant superin~ tendent of pubiie instruction, an- nounced today. O'Bryant made his announce. ment after he had received the plans for the expansion of the Key West High School from Ar- chitect William H. Merriam of Coral Gables, who said he was having the estimates prepared by a Miami contractor. Among the preliminary sketeh- e3 submitted today by Architect Merriam were for: The shop. rooms, the band reem and the coral room, which will be constructed in the Key West High School Annex at the corner of Tropical and Seminary streets. The attack was made on the di- the reason for the attack. by (Continued On Page Four? High Seven: Met Pass} City Police Tests 1 | Seven men passed the examii ations to enter the City Police Department that were held on ; December 17, City Clerk Victor , Lowe said today. \ They were John Richard Yates, ; Richard J. Brodhead, am,” said O’Bryant today Griffen, Mario E. Sa “T will suggest certain revise gene Sanchez, Thomas J. Dixon! in the plans for the High Set and Ismael Garcia, Jr., Lowe!I’m not satisifed, for exam said. (Continued On Page Twor NOTICE There Will Be No Boxing Card Tonight Next fight will be Friday. Dec. 30, between Charley Mer cer and Art Saey. || KEY WEST SPORTS ARENA \ High School as many reeme s would be taken away from the present number of rooms. “Before January 3rd when the School Board will meet with the architect to consider the est mates of all the work to be dene under the $500,000 bond issue re cently adopted by the freeholder of the county, I plan te ge ral Gables to confer with Mer SWVYYVVVVVY DANCE Christmas Night 8:00 Until 11:00 o’Clock ADMISSION FREE Music by Harry Chipchase and His Orchestra AMERICAN LEGION HOME MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL 3 BLACKOUT RESTAURANT Special NOCHE BUENA CHRISTMAS EVE ROAST PORK. Spanish Style, with BLACK BEANS and RICE, SALAD Special Christmas Dinner ROAST TURKEY Served with MASHED POTATOES, DRESSING. 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