The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 24, 1950, Page 6

$75,000 Bridge District Ex Work On Parks And Picnic To Start At Once ‘Tilay the cabinet of Governor Warren approved of the Spotting of the surplus of $75,00 fer waytide parks and picnic im_the property controll- pa B Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District As explained today by a mem-' her of the Road and Toll Bridge District Commission, there was Setually $100,000 surplus, but the @ommmission only approved of the spending of $75,000 for the Work of beautification and way- side parks ‘The commissioner said that pre- Sumably the work will be started immediately, for the money must te spent for the purpose before = end of the fiscal year of the which is April 1 All the work will be handled ¥ She State Road Department. iWtually the entire $75,000 will Se spent tor mateirials, the com- @issioner <aid The spending of $75,000 was ty approved by Governor larven, by the Attorney Gener- al, by the State Board of Admin- ifration and by the State Road oe approval of the cabinet Wes given over the protests of the @tterney for the State Board of Administration, who ruled a tethmicality made it impossible to the money for beautifica- fem and wayside park develop- ment tm the 40 miles of the Upper Keys controlied by the Overseas Highway Bridge Commission, the plan is to build parks and picnic @reunds, beautify the spots and @onstruct kitchens and to place funning water at them. The commission believes that any more people would be at- ‘wasted through the toll gates of the Highway system if parks and genic grounds were provided for their entertainment and amuse- ment ‘There are many beautiful nat- ural aress of the Upper Keys where parks can be made with re- latively little expense, according te the commissioner The Citizen interviewed today. Court Of Honor Held By Scouts Last Monday * Phe Monroe District Council, Boy Seout of Americd, held a @eurt of honor at the County gut. House last Monday even- — ‘The court composed of P. A. MeMasters, chairman, Robert Dopp ard Bernard Frank, award- e@ mer scout rank to Rexford Weeteh Jr, Louis Cruiz and John A. Pitegeraid Jr. James Jones re- eelyed second class rank. The following boys received merit badges; Frank Batts, Gene Aus- tin, Lewis Jones, Matt Grown, Home Repairs. Anthony Martin- &, samp collecting, J. A. Fitz- gerald Jr., first aid, Charles Tay- ler; dr., and Tony Dopp, carpen- try, The award to the troop hav- ing the most parents or leaders present to witn the awards went to Troop 252. This broke the tie of two times eweh for Troops 52 and 253. One pore parent or leader present for Troop 52 would have changed the results, thus showing the apirit of the backers of the troops. The court room was crowded te see the ceremonies. Douglass Choral Group To Perform At Park Tonight Lovers of music and song have @ treat awaiting them tonight at 7:45 p. m., in the Bayview Park, when the City Recreation Depart- ment presents the Douglass High Ceheol Choral group in a pro- @ram that has been prepared es- pecially for this occasion. This choral group has enter- tained a number of times through- out the city and is always highly pleasing. A collection will be taken for the March of Dimes. Your Horoscope TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1950 A sensitive and somewhat weak disposition is indicated for today, but the mind is good and there is but little danger of fail-! wre or a misspent life. This na- ture is seldom understood andj hence you may not be generally popular, though having good friends and often attaining suc- ee Np rei Pollock's Jewels, Sonar ‘School Tackle In First Basketball Game Tonight Bamboo Room And / Spider Web Meet; Overseas Garage Plays Vogue Cleaners Basketball- games scheduled for tomorrow night at the High School gym; Pollock's Jewels and | Sonar School, both fighting for *- Race Event To | Benefit March Of Dimes Sunday The Florida Keys Outboard first place, will tangle in the Club at a special meeting Mon- opening game. The winner will day night dedicated the January get second place and loser third 29th race event to the March of y Dimes, making it a special bene- ar ! fit performance for this cause. | In the second game, the Bam-} boo Room team will tackle the Spider Web five. The Spiders are ‘fresh from a victory over the strong Pollock’s Jewels. The Bam- boo team has not lost a game and {will be trying to keep their slate y clean. As an added attraction to the racing calendar a_ water skiing exhibition has been arranged " through t!e courtesy and coopera- tion of Miss Doris Evans, Frank Wayne, Taylor Larri- more, and Sebastian Cabrera, i Ill, This exhibition promises to In the nightcap, the Overseas. be very spectacular as this group Garage will tackle the Vogue plan several novel tricks, among Cleaners and the Cleaners will be’ them the porformance of the dif- out for their first victory, while ficult feat of building double and the Garage boys will be out for] triple pyramids on the flying their second win to tie for third’ skiis. place. If they lose, the Cleaners and the Mechanics will be tied for last place. First game starts at 7 p. m., sec- ond at 8 p.m, and the third at They will be joined by the follow-! tournament in that city, VX-1 9 p. m. Candidates Beat Sarsfield Last Night AtFt. Taylor The Naval Base Candidates defeated the USS Sarsfield last] wiss Doris E: night in a basketball game at the (porte, Earl Rhoden, C. E. Woods, | eliminated. The Club boats will enter the Bight Basin at 1:00 p. m., through the Gulf entrance, flying their ‘Club colors of Red and White. {ing race entrants and exhibition- ists, who will participate in the water sports. Judge T. S. Caro, Marvin Mann, C. E. Schumacher, George Reese, Jr., Dwayne Bates, Paul R. Roberts, Jr., Earl Yates, Julius Reese, George T. Dela- L. D. Edwards, A. N. Archer, Rob- ert Averette, O. Garcia, John Spencer, Frank Wayne, Taylor Larrimore, Stanley Higgs and vans. C. B. Harvey, chairman of the Fort Taylor Gym, by the score!March of Dimes, heartily joins of 64-43. Buck Buchweitz led} the Florida Keys Outboard Club the Candidates in the scoring] in anticipating a large attendance | Bight afternoon at Garrison end of the game with 15 points to his credit. Baker led the losers with 12 points. The team will depart by air from Key West to go to Paris Island, S. C., on February 4. Although his team has lost a few practice games, Coach Free- man expects his charges to make a good showing at the tourna- ment. The team will continue to practice and have practice games until its’ time of departure. $25 Reward Is Offered Today By Commission Monroe County Commissioners today offered a $25 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who are destroying the benches at the new County Beach. These benches are especially appreciated by the tourists who come to the Island City, and their destruction by vandals has been resented and justly so by the County Commissioners. Crippled Children Clinic At Health ICenter Friday A crippled children’s clinic will be held Friday, the 27th at 10 a.m., at the Monroe County Health Center, Fleming street. There will be a doctor and nurse from the crippled chil- dren's commission on Friday, and all those desiring an appointment are urged to contact Dr. William Peepl t the health center. Prasad Is Chosen First Prseident Of Indian Republic NEW DELHI, Jan. 24—(A). | 64. r-old Indian leader is the | first President of the Indian Re- ‘public. He is a disciple of the | late Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Raj- |endra Prasad who was named to- day here before a cheering con- stituent assembly. | Dr. Prasad was the only candi- date for President. There was no vote taken in his election. Hé was chosen unanimously, amidst a thunder of cheers. i PRATER ENR IS Bight Basin, on Roosevelt Blvd, for this show. + It is hoped a generous offering will be given as the workers for this most worthy cause pass their collection boxes among the spe tators. The March of Dimes is everready to help YOU and YOUR family—Help the March of Dimes—GIVE and GIVE GENER- OUSLY!!! Start Blasting Garrison Bight Late This Week While a relatively few cubic yards of marl have been taken out of Garrison Bight by Joe Si- rugo, head of the Sunshine Con- struction Company, the compan will get greater yardages begin- ning next week. “By the end of the week, we will start blasting the marl at the bottom of the eastern end of the Bight”, said Sirugo today. “Then we will get greater amounts of the marl.” MAKES WEIGHT (By The Associated Press) LONDON. — The American challenger, Joey Maxim of Cleveland, and World Light- Mills had no trouble making the weight for their 15-round title bout today. Maxim scaled 174, and a quarter pounds at the of- ficial weigh-in. Mills weighed 173. The class limit is 175 pounds. Maxim is a one to two favorite to lift the crown. The title bout will start at 9 p.m, London time. SHUFFLEBOARD Bayview Park (Morning, Afternoon and Night) Daily and Sunday play. heavyweight champion Freddie | ysis for Five-year-old Ollie Cleghorn, of San Angelo, Tex., peers out from bé hind bars but to her they represent th: Ollie was stricken with polio during the 1949 epidemic. Thousands of children like Ollle look to the National Foundation for Inf: jistance. The March of Dimes (Jan. 16-31) Is th le of funds for the. National Foundation, whose epidemic funds wer road to freedom of action. hausted by last year’s toll of cases. iVX-1 WINS FIRST GAME IN NAVY TOURNAMENT 48 TO 38 LAST NIGHT VX-1 of Key West last night de- feated UTRON 48-38, at Jackson- , Ville in the Air Lant basketball; takes on VA-134 in their second contest today. USS Cabot defeated by UTRON 10, 57-56, in a real court thriller. The Cabot is still in the tourna- (Ment, as one team has to be de- feated twice before it can be} CONFIRM SHERMAN (By The associated Press) WASHINGTON. — The Senate! has confirmed Admiral Forrest} Sherman as Chief of Naval Oper-| ; ations. by a voice vote. DIMAGGIO SIGNS nerman was confirmedj i i (Ry ‘The, Assectated Press) NEW YORK.—New York Yan- kees center fielder’ Joe DiMaggio has signed a 1950 contract. He is expected to get as much this year as he did in 1949, when his salary was estimated at $100,000. SKATING Bayview Park (Night) FRIDAY— 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. Mail The Citizen to Relatives NOW americas ravontre WOUSE PAINT BRINGS YOU 1EXTRA Swanwi- = Wauams SWP HOUSE PAINT NOW BETTER THAN EVER Whites are whiter... colors ore Geantifall Honest film thickness with smoother, lossier surface. SWP keeps ts “freshly painted” lool one year longer than before! Thompson Enterprises, Inc. 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