The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 13, 1950, Page 1

Rammed By Swedish Ice Breaker In Thames River alive on the sunken British the Thames by !t oie test word from divers Friday The 13th cael bepeouay mare bull {Luckey For Henry + ice: Heilman, DP: of life, Fifty-two men. are believ- ed still inside the sybmarine al- NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—(). —Say what you like about though she was’ damaged so se- verely no one can tell. Nine bodies have been recovered, and} Friday the thirteenth, but 15 men escaped alive. ‘This is one of the greatest res- cue attempts of history—an a‘ tempt te reach 58 men trapped in the mud of the Thames Estuary. Many hours have gone by since the submarine Truculent. was rammed by the cast-iron prow of a Swedish ice breaker. ‘The rescue effort was spurred by the sudden appearance of a yellow marker buoy from the} submarine—a round-shaped ob- ject about the size of a beach ball. It bounced to the surface, bobbing and swaying on the oil-stained waves, marking the spot tom his first job in Poland on a 13th. And he was freed from a Nazi concentration camp on al He left his DP camp in Germany last December 13th. And today .on Friday the thirteenth, Henry Heilman, displaced Pole, arrived in America aboard an Army transport, Will Picket Those Merchants Who * the Truculent lay at the bottom, im water 14 feet deep. That’s the only link between the submarine and the outside world—the slen- der thread of steel cable binding the yellow marker to the Trucu- tent, It may haverbeen sent al pf the crew. Or, if all hands aboard are dead, it mey have been jarred loose and i --and|Press Law Suit loeted to the surface without human help. GAINESVILLE,Jan. 13.—().) At noon, British time—17 hours|—University of Florida, students after the Truculent went down— say they, are’ going to’/picket mer- (Continued On Page Fight) (Continued On Page Bighv) 60 JURORS SELECTED TODAY BY JUDGE CARO FOR CRIMINAL COURT A list of 60 jurors for service in] would pay the bill. She chose the Criminal Court beginning at 10 a. | jail term. January 23 was selected today| William Valis of Miami pleaded by Judge Thomas S. Caro. The] guilty to driving while drunk list is carried below. on Overseas Highway, about 10 In Criminal Court today Judge| miles north of Key West. He was m Caro sentenced Edith E. Dyer, sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and 2), to pay a fine of $50 and costs | costs, and his operator’s license or to serve 30 days in County | was confiscated. Jail after she pleaded guilty ta a charge of defrauding La Concha Hotel of © $36 bill The woman told the court she W. R. Montgomery, a U. S. sail- or, pleaded guilty to trespassing in Hector Barroso’s Bar at the foot of Duval street. Judge Caro no friends here and her rela~| fined Montgomery $15 and costs tives did rot have any money.| after he showed a receipt for pay- Judge Caro said he would make; ment of $7.50 damages to the bar. the sentence light if the woman}. ‘The Jost of jurors follows: zi | Charles H. Wardlow, Howard M, Williams, Theodore C. Cano- va, Alexander Torbitt, Jr., Ray C. BuShea, John K. Austin, Ramon (Continued on Page Seven) _ ee Sie aa aaa, POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION ‘Francis et Division Phone 913: Your PUR OIL Dealer LET US Ss rs Your Oi \ Announcing the RE-OPENING of Casa Cayo Hueso DUVAL ST. AT THE OCEAN Under the Management of Al Mills Ably Astisted by MR. and MRS. ALFONS ZITTER — and Our Old- WEEK-END SPECIALS Time Ch Henry Berle COCOANUT Serving Luncheon peggy trea PIE and Dinner From 12:00 Daily BAR and COCKTAIL LOUNGE Open from 12:00 Daily (With Meringue) Headquarters for BIRTHDAY and WEDDING CAKES MATCHETT'S BAKERY 901 Duval Street PHONE 301 5000 MARCH OF n IMES CARDS ih MAILED HERE ! regardless of race, color, or creed. cruises in the Gulf. | Tokyo that Okinawa will be the jfilled with the glittering coins! val Station. All scouts are urged “THE SOUTHERNMOST KEY LARGO, Jan. 13.—( New York’s Mayor William O'Dwyer and his bride of one month are taking it/easy here to- 4 day. And they plan’ nothing more strenuous than fishing for the next two weeks. The last time they went fish ing at Key Largo was on their honeymoon. And at that time, Mrs. O’Dwyer, the former, Sloan Simpson, landed the biggest fish. They arrived in Florida yester- | day. ‘ Boy, Sea Scouts More ‘than 5,000 cards for the March of Dimes have been mail- ed to residents of Monroe Coun-| ty to be filled out and returned | Aboard USS Gah to March of Dimes Headquarters, | , Boy Scouts of the Key Wi P. O. Box 93, Key West Florida. eae fT To Myrtland Cates, goes the | area are invited to. go aboard the } honor of returning the first card: USS Cabot now at the U. S..Na-j which are, destined to help some; t) be at the Main Gate of the} child to walk again. if i : During the past year, the dimes | Naval Station at 10 o’clock Sat- donated by residents of Key! Utday mo-ning. West have enabled 12 of their | The scouts are requested to neighbors, who were _ stricken | wear their uniforms if they have with polio, to walk out on streets; them or if they do not to bring who otherwise might have walked ; their membership card with them. only with the aid of braces. |They will be conducted on the A peculiarity of our local scene | tour by Antonio Martinez, Scout is the fact that of these twelve} Master of Troop 253 of the local patients, eight were dependnts' scouts. Also Dave Myers, skipper of Naval prsonnel. All were sped! of the Sea Scouts of Key West, to-rapid recovery through the ef-| Ernest Avila, and George Sut- forts of the National Foundation, | ton will accompany the boys. through ‘the Monroe County; Though most of the scouts are’ Chapter, which provides all ser-| sons of Naval Personnel many of vices including hospitalization at; them have never seen a carrier. municipal hospital, physiother- | This is an excellent opportunity | apy, expert nursing, and medical “gor them. The Cabot has played attention for ail polio patients host to many groups during her A donation to the March of Dimes is not charity—it is an in- (Continued. On Page Sevens { ———— iLoyalty Oaths Not | 10.000.000 |Required-Of Pok $200,600, 'TALALHASSEE, Jan. 13.—().| 0 Oki —Election poll officials will not * n inawa ,»Communist oaths ‘required of TOKYO, , Jan. 13.—i/?).—The most state and county employees. | military construction program on| advised the Broward County su-| the Island of Okinawa pervisor of registration that the| take four to five years to com-/} to them. plete, and will cost about $200,-' He s that clerks, inspectors | Discussing the program, Major} polls are employed on a casual! General Doyle Hickey said in| basis, just as day laborers are,| To Be Spent Workers In State have to take the loyalty and anti- United tSates is speeding up its A€troney General Richard Ervin The program is expected to} 1949 loyalty oath does not apply 000,000. and special deputies who man the and they do not have to take the| site of wnat he terms “a junior| oath. occupation headquar s.” Hickey is Deputy Chief of Staff to Gen- | ===se= eral MacArthur. The building will provide hous- ing and accommodations for Am- erican military and civilian per- sonnel on Okinawa, and also will help to give the one million! per- sons of the Ryuku Islands their own government. One gf the main features of the military building program is its emphasis on typhoon proof struc- tures. The island is ripped by des- tructive typhoons at least once a year. Plan Investigation Of Wiretapping In Washington WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.— (?)—Democratic Represen- tative John Rankin of Mis- sissippi believes there may be unauthorized wiretapping of the lines of Congressmen. | Monday, Rankin plans to introduce a resolution calling for a Congressional investiga- tion of wiretapping. USED CARS 1949 DeSoto Sedan ... Driven Only 246 Miles 1949 Chevrolet Club Sedan 1948 Cadillac 62 Four Door Sedan ... Fully Equipped 1948 Plymouth Tudor Sedan . +. Radio... Heater +. W. W. Tires 1948 Willys Jeepster .. . Radio ..» Heater... W. W. Tires 1946 Plymouth Sedan | 1941 Oldsmobile Sedanette 1941 Buick Sedan 1936 Plymouth Tudor Sedan ... New Engine... New Tires Se LINDSEY Fine Fishing Tackle; Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 886 Bar and Grill Open All-Night FORMERLY MOTOR CO. 327 DUVAL STREET “Across the Street From the Southern Cross” EWSPAPER ~ KEY WEST FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1950 - € Stock Island Inn'-and Cottages RESTAURANT NOW OPEN—Serving Our Famous Charcoal Grilled STEAKS, CHICKEN aud SEAFOODS FREE COCKTAILS TO ALL DINERS THIS WEEK We Cater To Parties and Banquets ead THESE AUTOMOBILES ARE MAROONED just outside the city limits of Spokane, Wash.. by heaviest snowfall of the winter. High wind piled up drifts six feet deep. The depth of the level was 17 inches. The owner of the car in the foreground abandoned it and trudged into town foot. The driver of the auto in the distance is still struggling to extricate it, j (Continued F = ry = (P) Wire: ry MENDOZA PROPERTY ON SIMONTON(|D. STREET BOUGHT BY TELEPHONE Madame Chiang Arrived Today At Formosa FORMOSA, Jan. 13 44).—} (#).—Madame Chiang Kai-Shek arrived here today to fight with her husband to save what is left of Free China. The skies were gray and drab as Madame Chiang’s plane land- ed after a hop from the Philip- =| pines in a transport craft piloted by her husband’s eldest son, Gen. eral Chiang Ching-Kuo. The Generalissimo was on hand to greet Madame Chiang. Hus- band and wife shook hands. And with) a smile on his ca orn face, Chiang said: “Welcome Home.” Also smiling, Madame Chiang replied: “I'm glad to be bac BEEBE EE Beeee Palace Theater CHARLES STARRETT and SMILEY BURNETTE in “EL DORADO PASS” BEES Bee eeee BOAT BAR 503 Duval Street Phone 9165 AIR-CONDITIONED Sports Results Daily Key West's Most Comfortable Bar aR RRA em cna RRRR NA Air Conditioned WEAVER’'S Os FOR TES <DIAL” SYSTEM % Key West will have the dial telephone system within two | years barring a depression, evae- uation of the Navy or some other major catastrophe. ; A high’ tele- |phone official today told The |Citizen that the Bell Telephone Company has acquired the prop- erty (Mendoza homestead) on ; Simonton street, next to its pres- ent plant With this additional land area, the company will probably build a two-story addition to house the i dial systetn plant. There bave been some com- plaints locally about the inability ; to secure telephone service in the | newly developed area at the head jof the i: d, where dozens of |homes have recently been built. At the end of the summer prac | cally all except those in isolated ' regions ng the service will be accommodated Heavy construction work will be started by the Bell Telephone company in early summer, that will when completed be able to adequately handle the demand | The telephone company official would not say exactly when the dial system would be installed in Key W g of the City nmission, rector of Public ice Roy Butler told the City (Continued On Page Seven) | Visit the | Wedding Ring Store \ eThree - Five Day Repair Service ‘All New and Repaired Watches eELECTRONICALLY TESTED | for ACCURACY | Kuonles Jenelers | §04 SOUTHARD STREET Every Saturday Night AMERICAN LEGION HOME 10:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. Adm. $1.00 Couple Music by Harry Chipchase and Orchestra | | Reserved Seats, $2.00 (Inc. Tax) PLANT Sheriff Sawyer Made Director Of - . | In his On, wariet heed tate Association | '<‘woa se. spun pam } {policy and sound government ¢ ; Sheriff Berlin A. Sawyer was|permit the oo ge councilman lelected a director of the Florida|Te™4in @ pubbe official. Dew Sheriffs’ Association at its annu-|0D6 Of the 1A top, Reds ” | guilty by a New York al covention held at Jackson-| court last October ef conspire i Ville early this week. to teach and advocate the vit: | Sheriff Sawyer Deputy Sheriff} overthrow of the United & | (Continued On Page Seven) ‘government. si NEW YORK, Jan Wl | State Court dusters | Thomas Aurelio has uphetd the ouster of the convicted New Yous City Communist, Benjamun Dev from the City Couneil Details OF Proposed 1000 Housing Units Announced The District Public Work ficers will certify to the missioner of the Federe Administ gies 1,000 dwelling wu Details in the. proposed struction of 1,000 housing units authorized by the Navy Depart ment in Key West were annount~ ed today by the Key West Naval con Base ali required al Hitee As a preliminary, the District ito oo a Public Works Officer of the ee ots 7 on be » a Sixth Naval District, as announce. senrcamacs - ed yesterday in an exclusive story published in The Key West Citizen, has announced ii st FORMAL 'ed-builder operators have been requested to submit their quali fications, Audubon Screen Tour LEONARD HALL | Key West High School | Monday. 8 O'Clock | Admission Adults 60c | OPENING | New Service | Department i! The Most Modern BOXING In South Florida TONIGHT. 8:30 He : at ai }| Modern New Methods 10-Round Main Event } ORLANDO FERNANDEZ vs. |! HENRY “KID” BRIERE | Navarro, Inc. || Service Department Four Other Bouts | Gen. Adm. $1.25 (Inc. Tax) ~ NOWSHOWINC “The American Beauty” “Fit For A Queen” Plymouth De Soto “More Beautiful— Coming and Going” Dodge Chrysler Style Classic” New LOW Look! @ New LONG Look! @ New LOVELY Look! GIFTS and FAVO! Lady's WATCH - Man to Each 200th Person Registering - RED ROSES for Ladies “Today’s New other Miscellaneous Gifts — No Minors — To Receive Your Prise You Must Be Presens NAVARRO Inc. — 601 Duval St. RS TO BE GIVEN AWAY, SAT. NIGHT At 8:00 P. M. ‘s WATCH - 3 RADIO-PHONOGRAPHS . Movie PROJECTOR . $5.60 - RAZOR BLADES tor Men