The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 31, 1950, Page 4

RAGE FouR insti te THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPIDER WEB, OVERSEAS. GOMEZ KNOCKS OUT GARAGE, BAMBOO ROOM, SONARS PLAY TOMORROW Pollock’s Jewels Meet. _ «= Vogue Cleaners; _/Bamboo-Sonar Game ‘Should Be Thriller “Basketball games. tomorrow night at the High School Gymha- sium’ will be Between Spider Web Drive-Inn and, Overseas Garage. Spigers have to win to tie the Garagemen and the Mechanics must win to retain a chance for first-place in the Island” City League. At’8 p.m., the league leaders will play Sonar School. Sonars willbe out for victory to tie lead- ing-Bamboo Room. This game sKould be a thriller. At 9:p.m., Pollock's Jew ate tied for first place, will play a dark-horse team taking the plase of Vogue Cleaners. Should the Jewels win and Bamboo lose the league will be thrown into a three-way tie, or four-way tie, if Oyerseas wins over the Spider- Web- outfit. Leatiing scorers’ in the: league to date: s, who FG FY PTs Skaggs, Jewels 46 «5 pis Ruckeitz, Jewels _ 42 12 Meador, Bamboo _ 34 6 bs G: Barber, Bamboo 30 eae | Wazulla, Sonar 25 2 52 @ Sweeting, Bam. 25 1 5b D. ‘Roberts, Spider 21 Oo. 55 P. Herrick, Jewels 20 5 45 James, Overesas 20 4 44 Curry, Overseas . 20 4 44 Dion,’ Overseas 19 5 4 Castillo, Bamboo 16 8 10 6 40 c, Papers Soreens 18 Overseas 18 Basketball - omen et Scores By ‘The Associated Press Auburn 77, Mississippi 63. Kentucky 58, Vanderbilt 54, Mu sippi State 48, Louisiana State 41. Tulane 68, Tennessee 55. Florida Southern 73, Jackson- ville Navy 56. Wastern Kentucky 59. 79, Tampa pa PIFAAL EO Od 2-Hour Effort Fuils To Refloat U.S.S. Missouri NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 31.— (P)—Efforis to refloat the *U.8.8: Missouri from a Ches- apeake Bay mud bank failed this morning. “The Navy had hoped an “extra high tide would aid in efforts to pull the 4,000-ton battléship off the mud. The tide was not as high as expected and the combined efforts of a fleet of tugs fail- @a to budge the huge war- ‘ship. The fleet of tugs huffed’and puffed for two hours this morning at high tide. There were 18 pulling tugs, two heavy-duty salvage vessels “tind eight small tugs. But the “Big Mo” staved put. So The Navy will trv all over @gain to get the battleship off the shoal in Chesapeake Bay where she’s been sitting since January 17. The Navy said at 7:37 (EST) it was ending its two- hour effort to refloat the ship. A new attempt will be * ‘High School Plays Bamboo Room At Gym Here Friday Key West High will have an open date this week-end for the first time in six weeks of play. The Conchs were unable to schedule a game for this week- end and to fill this vacancy, the high school boys will meet the league leading Bamboo Room of the city league Friday night. The game was originally s¢heduled for tonight, but has been set bak to Friday night, because of conflicts, with other activities. This coming week-end, the district teams will be meeting for arranging the District Tourna- ment to be held in March, . At the present time the Conchs have gone ahead, of South Broward with an eight won and two last record; while Homestead holds the lead with six wins and one Joss. Starting next Friday, the Conchs will’ meét four of the leading teams in the Miami area, land leaders of their league. Fri- {day night the Conchs meet Tech |High of Miami and follow the next week with two games with |Homestead and one with St. | Peters and Paul’s leaders of the | Catholic League in South Florida. Friday nights game with the Bamboo Room should be just as ttoeugh and a recall game is ex- pected. Marshall To Talk To World Youths On Air Feb, 27 WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Jan. 31. ——(#),—Former Secretary of State George Marshall will address the Youth of the World by radio on February 27. The wartime chief of staff will speak from the Colonial Capitol Building at Williamsburg. That's where Patrick Henry made his famous “if this be treason, make the most of it” speech. Marshall will speak at the windup of one week of awards and entertainment for four na- tional winners of a Voice of Democracy contest for high school students. The radio script contest was sponsored by three national organizations US. Vice Consul Reported Safe On i Way Out Of China FAIRFAX, Calif., Jan. 31.—(2). —Word has been received that an American vice consul in west- ern China, Douglas MacKiernan, is safe on his hazardous journey out of China. In a telephone call to Mrs. Mac- Kiernan, a State Department spokesman said a very feeble ra- dio..message was received from the diplomat “ILam safe and well, to return in the Spring.” MacKiernan had been unheard from since last September when he left his post in China’s so- called Wild West, upon an ardu- ous trip across the Himalaya mountains. He is assumed to be traveling on foot, the journe: through the Himalayan passi said to be toa hazardous even for Expect made tomorrow and Thurs- | mule or a yak. day. if necessary. Over the weekend, the Chinese Communists accused the diplo- , Laheheathaadiadadead uh mat of spying. | TODAYS ee COUPON | ——— — WEBSTER’S Now School and Office DICTIONARY Authoritative... Up-To-Date (Colorful Laminated Cloth Binding $2,000 deflaisions ¢ 928 mane on ose Cll P § THE KEY WEST CITIZEN H THIS COUPON — § Dicdoassy 904 (By mall $108) } cottvegccesBwoe © a efiice togeber with eB a ead receive roar die = Addrese ictal a $7 weil cya toe extra 8 ry sth es Oe es a ll RALPH MO RAN IN DISPUTED BOUT ORLANDO, Jan. 31 —(P). hs Ee aR a little of the confusion surround. | ing last night's heavyweight fight | here has now heen cleared away. | Tommy Gomez was awarded a knockout verdiet over Ralph Mo- ran following a meeting today by the Orlando Boxing Commission. Despite the knockout, in ore minute .and fifty seconds of the second round, the commission thought neither fighter put all he! had into the scrap. They ordered} purses held up, and ruled the; fight no contest. During today’s meeting, Gomez was awarded his purse of $291. Moran was fined ten dollars of his $100 purse and Promoter Doug Barnes was fined the same amount. Homestead Band Plavs Concert Here On April 5 Homestead High School Band will play a concert at the Key); West High School on April 5, Horace O'Bryant, county superin- tendent of public instruction, said | today. Last year the Key West High! School Band went to Homestead ; and played a concert. The local! rls were enter- | tained by Homestead, and all re- | port having a good time. Soa Homestead is coming down} on April 5 ta make a return vis- | it. With the augmented room for} the local band in the Old Navy} Commissary, the band boys and} girls will be able to entertain | Homestead band, | t Tourist’ Fun | Night Tomorrow | At Chamber Tourists and winter visitors will be entertained ata the Cham- ber of Commerce Fun night Party tomorrow evening with ‘a Barn, Dance in the YMCA patio. Guy Colby, who was dance catler on Chicago's National Barn Dance radio program for 11 years, will be in charge of the entertainment. Colby, whe wintered in Key West last year, made several lo- cal appearances at that time. This season he is vacationing in iami, but because of the popu- arity of his barn dance pro- grams, the Chamber has made special arrangements to have him appear here tomorrow night. An award will be made to a visiting lady who will be crown- ed Queen of the Island and certi- fieates will be presented to those | who, accompanied the Chamber's fishing party on the Keys last Friday. The program starts at 8 p. m. and no charge or admission will be made. ‘TRUMAN CALLS (Continued From Page One) are working only three days a} week His proposal came only 24 hours before John L. Lewis, is to renew contract negotiations with Northern and Western miner Their talks are to open in Was ington at 2 p. m., EST, tomor- row. Mr. Truman said in his mes- sage “In making this proposal, I do not wish to interfere with any bargaining conferences that may assist in the settlement of this The of “WEATHERMAN _ Key West and Vicinity: es cloudy and continued mild to- day through Wednesday;"!!some indication of widely seattered showers. Moderate east. and southeast winds, fresh at times off shore. Florida; Fair, and*’waym today and Wednesday, Jacksonville To Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. REPORT Key West, Fla., Jan. 31, 1950 Observation taken at n Office. , 8:30 a.m., EST) TIDES (Naval Base) | Tomorrow (Eastern Standard Time) High Low 9:52 a.m. 3:53 a.m. 8:48 p.m. 2:06 p.m. x hao ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA | (Reference Station: Key West, Time of! Height a Station— Tide |high waie: Rahia Honda (bridge) __—0h 10m 9.0 ft No Name Key (east end) —+2h 20m - | Boea Chica (Sandy Point)—0h 40m | Caldes Channel (north end) -+2h10m +14 h Qo NOTE: (—)—Minus sign: Corrections ta be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections to he added TEMPERATURES At 7:30 A.M., EST Augusta 55 Billings -7 Boston 28 Buffalo 18 Chicago 23 * 2 Detroit NY Ft. Worth 31 Kansas City 10 KEY WEST 3 Key West Airport 73 Los Angeles 35 Louisville 34 Minneapolis + oh Memphis 36 New York 32 Oklahoma City J 18 Omaha -15 Pittsburgh 36 Roanoke a 37 St. Louis 24 n Francisco 34 tle 5 * | Washington 33 dispute. I would appreciate your informing me by 12 noon Satur- day, February 4, 1950, if the normal production of coal will be resumed on Monday, 1950, without proposal.” The President continued . . . “If production will be sa re-j} sumed this proposal may be. dis- regarded. “If you can not inform me that normal production will be resum- ed on Monday without reference to this proposal, I would then want your reply to this proposal by 5 p.m. Saturde 4, and I urge your the national interest Made of Port BLINDS NOW AVAILABLE! Slats, finished with no: ing synthetic enamel. Also ALUMINUM Free Estimates—Call 682 PROMPT DELIVERY Available Bad Weather Over Wide Areas As ‘Key West In Days Gone By / pointment since the organiza-' tion’ came into being? tendered his resignation Saturday, but it was not accepted, pending action of the members. esac —" Mp Vese nr oe a, TUESDAY, JANUARY'S4, 1960 sey then go on this home io te ‘ork. Senge “ee Charteion’ 4 rived this afternoon to spend a visit with Colonel and Mrs, LC. January Bows Out Inspection of the wrecking. tug a 2 a ee TAKEN ve Warbler, by. U. S. Inspector ict Brinton. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.— Hulls, J. G, Blair and U. SAMOA 31. 3008 spector of Boilers é. Brown, was concluded yesterday afternoon At the last meeting of the ,and a clean bill given the ship. Chamber of Commerce Board of 4 S peemeienices Directors, it was decided that the |+ AL = _ Dobals pis ma eee spending a few days * time was ripe for Key West ie eA thie nwouiake ee attack the problem of mosquito ghire ha wih ‘ee oe control in earnest. With that in mind, an explanation of the pro- cedure to follow in establishing Monroe County as an Anti-Mos- quito District, was obtained from D, Z. Harrison, Sanitarian with the Monroe County Health De- partment. : was rain over the Middle At- lantic ‘States and the ‘Lower Ohio Valley. Bud it is-mild in the south- east, near the Gulf coast and in extreme southern Tomas. Assault Charges Dropped Against Tampa Men TAMPA, . Jan.’ 31. — (®). — Postmaster Fred J. Dion has been notified by the Post Office Devartment at Washington of a philatelic truck, which is now on tour, containing specimens of all issues of postage stamps from 1847 to the present, together with miscellaneous material having re- lation to the designing and print- ing of postage stamps. Baroness Blanche Charbo is a visitor in the city and has been at the La Concha Hotel for several | day3 and is enjoying a restful va- Charges of assault to murder have been droped against Augu- stine (Gus) Priseig ang Augu- stine (Gus) Lazzara, The action was taken at the request of Arthur. Velaseo, who had accused the two men of try- ing to kill him. Velasco, a broth- er of Jimmy Velasco, the slain Tempa gambler and_ politican, was shot in the hand, in September, but. the jury [could not reach a verdict. Laz- ‘ra testified then that he shot Lazzara and Friscia were tried} cation. | H. E. Day, auditor of Overseas Road and Toll District, who has had the Bridge the ap- TRIUMPH gh COFFEE MILL iho Ra ea men STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE Ay Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division PHONE 886 1114 TRUMAN gy Soma Commer Varela Street PHONE. 197 Get Your Weather REXALL CALENDAR: They're ip Now! February 6, reference to this} Arthur Velasco in seif defense. a ast ee ! 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