The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 3, 1950, Page 1

| A Bus Seating 48 Persons To Be Purchased At Meeting Here Revised plans for the expansion | of the Monroe County School’ System will be brought to Key | West tonight by Architect win am H. Merriam for: presentation: to the School Board, Horace O’-{ Bryant, superintendent of public j instruction, said today. Two other matters are also to be decided by the School Board at oes meeting. Cc. McCreedy of Atwill and Pe which is employed to $500,000 bond issue which the. ‘board will use to expand the! schools, will be present tonight’ with.a‘formal resolution making- the bond issue. McCreedy will explain the le- gal details of the proposed issue! iC ‘OMMUNITY SINGING ON ‘COURTHOUSE LAWN EACH ‘SUNDAY AFTERNOON Community singing on the Courthouse lawn, an answer to “what is there.to.do.on, Sunday | afternoons,” has been inaugurat- "ed by the Chamber, of Commerce recreation-committe. Scheduled to:zun during the re- } mainder of the winter season, the i handle the legal details of the; weekly program starts at 2:30 each Sunday under the direction of Ralph Noble, fhamber com- mitteeman in charge. Mrs. Elea- nor Dowski is song leader and | Mrs. Bill Lee provides piano ac- companiment. Last Sunday afternoon, the of bonds, and will present the, first program of the winter series, resolution for approval, by the] a crowd of about 50 persons were Board. in attendance. Sponsors were Then, finally, the School Board] moderately pleased at the attend-! will open bids for the furnishing anee, in view of its being the | of a new school bus to be put in-; first of the season however much to service at Tavernier. Bids will) greater attendance i is hoped for be received irom dealers, which} in the future. make the buses of the kind sought by the School Board. Of all the weekly entertain- ment programs sponsored by the A revision of the plans for ex- Chamber, the Sunday afternoon pansion of the schools became} songfests are the only ones that (Continued On Page Three) Aunt Jemima Died Today In New York NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—(4).- famous radio and stage figure, “Aunt Jemima,” died today in New York City. “Aunt Temima” was Miss Tess Gardella, a 400-pound 52-year- who won widespread a black-eyed ‘Aunt Jemi- ma” on the radio and in vaude- ville. She became ill last Friday] night at a New York railroad sta- tion, while on her way to fill a night club engagement at Water- bury, Connecticut, and went thru with her act despite her illness. She collapsed last night in a dia- betic coma at her Brooklyn home and died on the way to a hospi- tal (In 1936, Miss Gardella won a (Continued On Page Six) Buenos Aires’ Aviation Strike In Third Day BUENOS AIR Jan. A wage strike by aviation ground crews went into its third day, crippling air traffic in and out of Argentina. The ground crews struck for (Conunued On Page Six) Official Death Count Over 400 During Holidays NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—(#).— Fewer people met violent death over the New Yeai weekend than over the Christmas week- end. The death count for the past three days is slightly over 400 across the country. It was elose to 600 over the Christmas. week- end ai Traffic was the big killer in both ¢ Some 255 persons died in higt accidents over New Year's weekend. That was 75 few- er than the number predicted by the National Safety Council. Dur- ing the Christmas weekend, mor than 400 persons died in traffic accidents. rVeEeeeeu JALOUSIE DOORS and WINDOWS Strunk Lumber Yard 120 Simonton St. Phone 816 BESS EB BRB RBRBREEE ; numbers - will *\ fore the general public is invited to attend. Because of the lack of space and facilities, the Wednesday evening Fun Night programs and the Fri- day afternoon fishing parties are restricted to tourists only. Lpexss with unlimited space and seating facilities at the Court- house grounds, all Key Westers are invited to be present at the Community Sings, if they desire _a} to attend. In addition to group singing each Surday, special musical be planned from time to time to make the pro- grams more interesting. County Residents Must Re-Register To Vote In May John England, director of re- gistration for Monroe County, this morning began taking the re- registrations of persons living in the county. He will continue to take re-registrations until March 31. England emphasized that ev- eryone wishing to vote in the primary election in May and in the fall elections’ in November must re-register. “Persons wishing to vote should not wait until the last minute be- re-registering”, said Eng- land. “They will save themselves a lot of trouble and standing in line by registering right now.” One Killed, Two Jailed In Chicago Repeat Hold-Up CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—(#).—An attempt to repeat a hold-up of'a restaurant in a suburb here end- ed in death today for one gun- man and jail for two companions. The cafe is the House of Pierre Restaurant in suburban Lincoln- wood. The restaurant manager recognized the gang’s leader and called police. “They shot down Jerome Weid- man of Chieago when he ran and arrested two others in a stol en car nearby. They were iden- tified as Donald Foster of Como Station, Minn., and Richard Leh- e| man of St. Paul. Police said. six found in the car. persons were - Palace Theater CHESTER MORRIS and JUNE VINCENT in “TRAPPED BY BOSTON BLACKIE” 'Life Magazine To Get Material For Local Story Ron Raynolds, head of | Life Magazine’s Atlanta bureau, and Wallace. Kirkland, Life photogra- pher, are scheduled to arrive in Key West to get material for a story the magazine will shortly feature. Life Magazine some months ago commissioned a_ series of Paintings of Key West scenes by Doris Lee, nationally-known ar- tist, who has been coming to Key West for several winters. Two Leaders Of State Off Sick List Today TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 3.—(#). —Two prominent Florida figures came off the sick list today. Governor Warren ‘left Tallahas- see Memorial Hospital where he has been resting for the biggest part of a month Federal Judge Louis W. Strum resumed his duties after an ab- sence of more than two months because of illness. He underwent an operation in October A couvle of hours after War- ren left the hospital he mad. a phone call in the Capitol Pres room. He appeared trim and cheerful. He said he just wanted to “re. port for duty”. He said he was feeling good and was going back on to a half-day schedule of work at the office. He said his doctor has advised him to cut down his speaking e gements General Collins Arrives In Key West Late Today General J. Lawton Collins, USA, chief of staff of the United States Army, accompanied by his wife and two other officers are scheduled to arrive at Boca Chica Naval Air Station this (Continued On Page Six) Senator Thomas Not Coming Here U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma will not make an in- spection of the Naval activities in the Key West area, it was an- nounced today by the Key Naval Base. Previously it w ported that Senator Thomas was coming here, following a trip of inspection he made at Panama. WRESTLING | Tonight—8: 30 o Clock shacntron and GREENE STREETS Sports Arena Main Event Jean Weston vs. Nell Stewart Gen. Adm. — $1.00 (Incl. Tax) Reserved Seat, $1.25 (Incl. Tax) | le | | eight. weeks. _ (®) Wirephoto via Radio from Bern LITTLE PRINCESS YASMIN KHAN makes her camera debut in Montchoisi Clinic at Lausanne, Switzerland, with her proud parents, Prince Aly Khan and the former Rita Hayworth. The royal infant was born to the former actress Dec. 2! Nationalists Expect Aid From US. TAIPEN, Formosa, Jan. 3.—(@). —Usually well-informed officials in Formosa said today that the Chinese Nationalists will get both economic and military aid from the United States, if they can hold out for another six 1 They say the economic aid will come from $84,000,000 already approved for China, but not de- livered- They say that will come first. And they say that military aid will follow, from what’s left of $75,000,000 for military ,as- sistance voted by the American Congress. These sources in Formosa say that U. S. advisors will supex- vise closely how the aid is ad- ministered. The advisors, accord- ing to these reports, may not have official U. S. status, but may act as private citizens. Agree On June Hearing For Reds’ Appeals NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—(4).—The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to a June bearing for the appeals of 11 Communist Party leaders con- victed of conspiracy to teach forcible overthrow of the gov- ernment, The court scheduled the hear- ing for either the week of June 5 or June 12. It denied a defense motion which would have delay- ed the proceedings until next Fall. Whereabouts Of 376,000 Japs In Russia Unknown TOKYO, Jan. 3.—(#).—The United States disclosed today that it’s going to ask outside help in finding out what happened to some 376,000 Japanese prisoners of war missing in Russia. The issue has been a hot one}1 in the Four-Power Council for | Japan The Russians walked out of the Jast meeting when they were pressed for information about the missing Japanese It’s not known whether the Russians will attend a Council meeting set for tomorrow—or a special meeting immediately afterward, qu at which the prisoner tion is to come up. EE ONC 17 ercccmcaon TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES *PRICE TOURS GRSE 41) Flemias St ED ‘Miners At Wor | nation’s coal miners are back at Nation’ s Cal In Foree Today PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3.—The work in force today, with the exception of about 7,000 diggers in Illinois. The Illinois miners ave no reason for their yemain- ing “away ‘from work. There were rumors over the weekend of new large-scale but it did not develop, except for a iew trouble spots in Illinois. About 4,000 miners are idle in the Taylorville-Spring- field area. At West Frankfort, Hlinois, about 1,500 miners stayed home. a walkout, Also affected was a surface mine area near Canton, Illinois. There, ten mines wi closed when 1,500 more miners refused to work. Some of them reported on the job, but then left the pits. The return to work was gen- eral in West Virginia and Penn- sylvania—the two largest coal- producing states. Many coal in- dustry observers credited the general return*to work to the charge of unfair labor practices which the operators made against Mine Union Leader John L. Lewis. The United Mine Workers’ chief has had all of his miners; on a three-day week since De- cember 5 in one of his contract maneuvers. For the past two holiday weeks, the diggers have worked only two days each week—on Tuesdays and Wed- nesdays. The operators claim that the short work week amounts to coercion on them to accept Lewis’ contract terms. Ambassador Kirk Plans Second Trip Inside Soviet Union MOSCOW, Jan P).—The U .S. Amt ador in Rus: Alan Kirk, plans his second trip in the Soviet Union this week. Accompanied by Mrs. Kirk, the E Jor is to go to Leningrad ious tourist attractions pect to return to Moscow ’s first trip in Russia out- side the Soviet capital was Stalingrad last autumn. Auto Painting $15.00 Per Coat BODY and FENDER REPAIRS Complete Radiator Service TONY'S AUTO BODY SHOP 603-5 GREENE STREET to} | SIGHTSEEING | Key West To Navy, West, either have left or are about to leave Key West Naval Fleet manéuvers off Bermuda, Ae as learned today They are the Cubera, the Am-} berjack and the Cutlass. The Cu- bera and the Amberjack left yes- terday, while the Cutlass is sche- duled to leave today. Maneuvers Off Bermuda Station to join in the Atlantic, on Recordings Of Judith ( Coplon’s Telephone Conversations Given I Federal Judge S. J. Ryan Today NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—(4).—Thet-- government delivered to Federal Join Fleet — tagiinily-ttntioned:in Key. duled to arrive here from Char- gon, Regen tor pthc snen pear ge i Bo: a submarine ne USS Tangs,» saboarne ries e n | today. She-will take the place of the USS Chanticleer Judge Sylvester J. Ryan today | SSS six sealed packages of recordings made from Judith Coplon’s Wash- ington telephone conversations. The recordings were produced at the request of the defense in connection with Miss Coplon's ef- fort to escape trial with Valentin A. Gubitchev on spy conspiracy charges, Miss Coplon’s lawyer, | “illegal” wire-tapping and fore should” be thrown out oi court. duced today were on conversa telephone. Governinent Attorney John M. Kelly, Junior, said he would pro- (Continued On Page Six) USS Cabot Will Reach Key West Friday Morning USS Cabot, a big aircraft carri- jer, will leave Pensacola tomo! arrive here at about 11:30 a Thursday, it was announced day. m., to- for about a month. She will be overhauled and a new floc on her landing deck. It is the first repair job undertaken on a ship of the size of the West. She expects to leave here about the first week in February. Boy Falls From Coconut Tree Harvey Johnson, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walter John- son, 1128 Margaret street, suffer- ed a broken right ankle Sunday when he fell 50 feet from the top of a coconut tree in the Martello section. He was taken to Monroe County Hospital where his inju- ry was dressed and later remov- ed to his nome. See Key West From The Sea TRIP M. V. “Cactus” ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD LEAVE 1 P. M. EVERY DAY $2.00 Per Person (Tax Included) Archi- bald Palmer, contends that the government's case is based on cat of| mom f All the wiretap recordings pro- tions of Miss Coplon’s apartment} duce later a quantity of material} row bound for Key West Naval} Station, and she is scheduled to The Cabot is putting in here} laid} Cabot in Key; China Nationalists|cev Ask U. S. To Save Formosa WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-~ (#).—It has been disclosed to- pert albear we nye ep recently asked — the Taina States for American ee: and eco- tae The State Department said the new plea was made by Chinere Ambassador Wel- lington Koo on December 23. SSS SS SSS Applications For | Homestead Exe Can Now Be Made County Tax Assessor Claude Gandolfo announced today that! his offices is now receiving appli-! cations fur homestead exemptions} jand will receive them continu- jously until April 1. The exemp- tions will be placed on the 1950 tax rolls. A total of 2,567 exemptions| were granted last year, Gandolfo} said. There will be between 500 and 600. additional exemptions his year, because of the large volume of residential construc- tion, both here and on the Upper Keys. Gadolfo’s office is also receiv- ing personal property and intan-| gible for the 1950 tax rolls. “Persons wishing to file ex- emptions should not wait until the last minute”, said Gandolfo. “They will not have to wait in line if they come to the county tax assessor's office early.” Schools To Open Tomorrow Morn | _ School bells will ring tomorrow | Hl for ali the school children of Mon- | roe County, Horace O’Bryant,| county superintendent of public instruction, said today. | Schools have been closed since | December 20. for the Christmas| | and New Year's holidays. —_—— Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 886 { BOAT BAR 503 Duval Street Phone 9165; AIR-CONDITIONED Sports Results Daily beamprin gon abd ‘on a trip pllowed! : general overhaul at New ‘Two mine sweepers, the Us! London, Conn Conn. {wound near the heart. |fied the 18-year-old Geohegan. jhad a profitable holiday wee jend in the to prison for up to 40 years. He -has not yet been arraigned, nor has a date been set for trial, What are the charges against Maragon, the former shoo-shine boy who became a friend of many claimed he never got Paid al any business with the government. It he lied when he claimed he was not..working TAMPA, Jan. 3.—().—A cab driver was shot and robbed in Tampa this morning after being forced to drive a passenger at Lect point from Saint Peters- bi The driver, F. B. Smith, is in a serious condition at Tampa's ‘*| Municipal Hospital witha bullet Chief deputy Ernest Culbreath | said Charles Geohegan is held on issault with intent to murder, and armed robbery charges. Culbreath said filling station operator A. M. Faulkner’ identi- Report F oreign Companies Closing Shop In China Soon HONG KONG, Jan. 3.—(4).— There are reports in Hong Kong that three big foreign companies | are closing up shop in Commun- ist Shanghai the month. They're said to be the Ameri- can Express Company, Incorpora- ted, and a Philippines and a Neth- erlands company. Robbers Have Fine Weekend In Miami: $2,400 Stolen There MIAMI, Jan. 3.—(4).—Robbers middie of this Greater Miami ping with loot nearly $2,400. Police said a bandit robbed a Miami liquor store of. almost $1,000 after firing what was be- lieved to have been a blank cartridge over the head of store operator, J. J. Lapides. No bullet hole was found after | the incident. In Miami Beach, police said robbers overlooked a $5,000 mink coat in the closet of Mrs. Morris area, valued at (Continued On Page Six) Seeeeseecscese Balloons and Other Favors Given Away NAVARRO, Inc. Key West's Most Comfortable Bar SERVICE DEPARTMENT eee