The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 4, 1950, Page 1

——————— ee (®) Wirephoto HELP G. A. TUCKER (second from left) get his cattle into a boat for transportation © Tyrese. Ark. Flood water from the St. Francis river covers the area. Like thou- eet Arkansas, Tecker hed to move his family and livestock to higher ground. a : : ' BERGMAN'S SON IS TO Pking Meter 'Receipts About V | 40? BE GI EN NAME OF ' same In “49, 48 | Five-cent pieces were poured | |into’_the Key West parking} meters in 1949, at about the same! Indiana Movie * | rate as they were placed:in them in 1948, City Tax Collector Ar- | - ‘ i te nt me incnenemvaspnioetiotsitisi ie limtablaD Np ipaon ‘Arrive Today AT ‘NEWSPAPER KEY WEST FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1950 HILE eat $550,000 Invested By Monroe County Residents In E-Bonds Here During Year Of 1949 * Total Income Of Four Houseboats | chie Roberts reported today. In 1949 a total of $7,563.50 was collected in the parking meters, while in 1949, the total was $7,- 556.68. The month to month total of such collections last year shows Manse Chain Rossellini Charges: WHI Not Show | 44 Photographers, “Heransball” Then Apologizes ROME, Feb. 4.—(A)—Ital- (that in March the « greatest aes fe *- teered) dem Film Director Roberto } amount of money’ was taken soupen » a me Rovscllini charged out. of his. , from, that source, ;§ is, ® Riso. Lindetoest . pe = «Peal ®& group of: {the record of last ¥ Tollec- on , ou! the | tions from the parking meters: - a "1 Reme clinic where Ingria | January $ 157.50 “v8 HE Beegman gave birth to a son. | ae | Rossellini shouted: "58000 “This is enough, enough.” Hoon! en Then he went after the june iiL00 | photographers. . | July 337.50 pet | Rossellini jumped out of | August 656.00) ') bis car first at the gateway | September 530.50 } te the hospitai and raced to- {October 331.50 ward photographers there, | November 585.00 asl shouting. “Scoundrels”. They | December 775.50 and} seattered but some were able ; ——— Total $7,563.50 fo shoot the scene anyway. { The director ran across the > Sik a qerden between the gateway & b = athe man seer mene, | Band Members pital. There he seized one | a d photographer and shook him iLeave Sun ay violently. | The photographer, Jack | am ot Tine ana tie mene, |Enroute To Tampa tines. shove ini back. Meanwhile, the other photo. | Members of the Key West High araphers snapped away at | School Band are making final Rossellini with their cameras | Preparations for their appearance j which will ne held Monday in 17 pa | | \ | as Rossellini and Birns jostled each other. the Italian direc- tor called to a policeman: : rs he group of musicians, Arrest this man. aded by Major Earl Dillon, will The policeman did nothing. ave Key West Sunday Rossellini end Birns then | morning via ch d Grey- seperated .and Rossellini en- | hound bus. The Key West Cham- Cont On Page Six) ' ber of Commerce. which is spon- ring the trip announced that rls of the band will be quar- eeeeeeeeeecer j the | tered TICKET OFFICE in the Carlton Hotel in St. Palace Theater | Petersburg. The boy band mem. aah GEAMWYCK ond ALL AIRLINES Jbers will have accommodations oS ie Jat the U. S. Maritime School in a see PRICE TOURS »:::°: THE LADY GAMBLES” 4:; rieming si Phone 124| Mrs. Earl ares ee and Mrs. eeeeeeeeeeee fe canuaned n Page Six) i 3 7 ig SUNDAY MENU | Spanish Bean and Cream of Chicken Soup Prime Rib of Beef H Roast Turkey Roast Chicken Chicken and Rice Baked Ham |! ; Exhibition Recent Paintings BENNY’S * e ding | 0 Ze (i KE WEST. FLA. |] Try Our 6:00 P.M Pi Famous ds Fobruary 18th || CHICKEN or SHRIMPS oa a > = ¥ pein ci At Porter Dock — partment, has notified The Citi- Four houseboats arrived today at the Porter Dock, and the three- masted schoner, Azara, has sail- ed at noon for Havana. SS Lollar, of Miami Beach, which is owned by Mrs. Clara May piers of Maryland, arriv- here. this» i She is, a aboard the Lollar are her son and daughter, John and Grace Down- ey. When she leaves here she return to Islamorada where Mrs. Downey has a winter home. The Lollar is captained by Bert Sin-! gleton of Key West and has as mate, Gilbert Thompson; also of this city. Arrivin? here this. morning was the SS Ribault, of the U. S. Army Engineers of Jacksonville, | which was making an inspection of the Inland Waterway from Mi- ami to Key West. | She ran aground about eight miles from Key West and lost a rudder, according to Captain J. (Continued On Page Four) BURGLAR BORES 80 HOLES AND NETS | $300 IN FT. PIERCE FT. PIERCE, Feb. 4.—(#).—A brace and bit got an industrious burglar $350 here. The burglar bored nearly 80 holes Thursday night in the roof of a grocery store forming a rec- tangular pattern. He then re- moved the section of roof, crawl-} ed in, and escaped with about; $300 in cash and cigarettes. will MASONIC NOTICE Special Communication of An-| chor Lodge No. 182, F. & A.M., Monday Evening, February 6, at 7:30 P.M. Conferring of Fellowcraft De- gree. All Members and Sojourners invited to be present. | By order: MERVILLE E. ROSAM, JR. Gerald H. Adams, W.M. Secretary Close Out Sale ¢}, Brand New 14-Foot Plywood BOAT and TRAILER Less Than Factory Price SOUTHERN CROSS HOTEL Phone 9132 326 Duval St. NAVARRO, INC. SERVIC County For 1948 Was $10,967,000 Henry G. Dooley, deputy di- rector, of the United States Sav- ings Bond Division, Treasury De- zen that Monroe County re: dents . invested approximately $550,000 in E-Bonds of the United States Government. In per capita investments, the|Then he bundled Chief George into his automobile and quickly | ped only by the residents of four|}drove him to Dr. H people of this country were top- other counties in the entire state. 6 of Monroe County resi dents for the year 1948 was $10,+ 967,000. And 5.23 percent of this} Funeral Home j income was invested in Savings Bonds. Jerry Trevor is Monroe: County chairman of the United States Savings Bonds division, Treas ury Department. Little Blockade Of Berlin Is Said To Be Terminated LONDON, Feb. 4.—(#). little blockade of Berlin is to be over, Russian guards sud- denly gave up their heckling in- spections of truck traffic this morning and it appeared that the back+log of halted trucks would be cleared. by mid-afternoon. In’ Eastern Germany, Soviet. economic authorities said all arguments over shipping papers and other technicalities had been settled in two days of confer- ences with the Western Allies The Allies had threatened to step in with vigorous . counter- measures unless the blockade U.S. was lifted. RAGES BEETLE HELP WANTED EXPERIENCED Dry Clean Presser PIECE WORK COLUMBIA LAUNDRY RAUL'S CLUB Boulevard by the Airport PHONE 9287 BIG DANCE TONIGHT -lmpromptu Entertainment 10 P.M. to2:00 A.M. Music by. The Debonairs 50c. Doar Admission $10.00 DOOR PRIZE (Door Prize Increases $10 Each Week If Not Claimed On First Drawing. Last week's door prize winner was Bill Pasco.) IN THE U.S.A. ¢ (CHIEF GEORGE ELECTROCUTED | S REST BEACH HOME, * Wife Hears Her Husband Cry As He Is Felled Chief Torpedoman Harry George, 37, who served aboard, the USS Howard W. Gilmore, j; was electrocuted at about 11:10 a.m, today at his home, 18 Rest Beach, when he stepped into a pool of water while polishing his car with an electric buffer. | His wife, Mrs. Margaret D./ ‘George, heard her husband cry} , to turn the electric current off.; ‘After pulling the plug inside the house she ran outdoors and. found | her husband unconscious.on the ground. i { Charles Wardlow. a landscape man, happened to be nearby at the time of Mrs. George’s screams and soon ran to the stricken man. Moore, 600 Elizabeth. stréet:. © Dr. Moore quickly pronounced fj Chief George dead. The Lopez ambulance was called and Chief George was car- ried at once to the U. S. Naval Hospital. Doctors at the hospital worked for some time over Chief George. Chief George had finished washing his car alongside his home this morning. Then he de- (Continued On Page Fours 3 Small Permits Are Taken Out Three small building have been issued by the office of Roy F. Butler, director of the Department of Public Service. | permits j J. Dunn, 1114 Fifth street, took | out a permit for minor repairs; and alterations to cost $600; | Charles Agrerea, 511 Simonton , took out a permit for re- | and alterations to his prop- rty which will cost $500, while | J. Stuart Hicks, 916 North Beach | drive, will make minor repairs | to his home at a cost of $300. WEAVER'S | STOCK ISLAND |, INN Air Conditioned Bar and Restaurant Open All Night HIS CAR| GIRL IS VICTIM OF “ACID MANIAC” (right), 22, of Atlanta, Ga., shows burns inflicted on her back by a mysterious man who walked up behind her and sprayed her with acid shot from a toy water pistol. Her employ- er’s wife, Mrs. T. Evans, Jr., examines the burns. Three other women have reported similar attacks on Atlanta streets by the “acid maniac.” Transport Crashes Off Puerto Rico; All Feared Dead N JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb 4.—(?).—An American rforce C-47 Transport plane shed in- to the sea last night just off the! coast of Puerto Rico. Two offi- and one enlisted man were d. Arr end Navy rescue offici- (Continued On Page Four) DINE AND DANCE THE REMODELED ak 'NEW PALM CLUB STOCK ISLAND Music by Sylvia Stanley and Orchestra See The Peforming Elephant Monday Noon On Duval Street DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF SLOPPY JOE'S BAR PRICES REDUCED by STUDEBAKER Effective Feb. Ist ALL MODELS OF PASSENGER CARS REDUCED FROM $82.00 TO $135.00 TWINS GARAGE “Your Friendly S: 1130 Duval Street (®) Photo MRS. BEATRICE SHELLEY ! 1 was reported several boats have arrived of the | doc of Thompson Enterpes Inc. with loads of from 3.058 % 8,000 pounds each. The strim are all reported to be of tere size | Felton said that his test ‘would be sent out to the - (Continued On Page Four? Martello Gallery ‘Cfficials To Be ‘Elected Thursday Officers and director ‘« Key West Art and Historical & | ciety to serve during the see jon of the Martel , will be nominated at the |meeting to be held Thursde night, February 9, at 6 o'che® All active and contributing bers of the organizatic ed to attend and participate A nominating committee w eletced at the meeting of the Se ciety held Jan. 12, as foller i_ Julius F. Stone, Jr vale ae Mrs. Nan G Lee John Mrs. Jeanne Taylor and Lt. B OM Wpisenant. This committee ' present a slate, and nominahew (Continued On Page Four | ARR eeaannem EON me | BOAT BAR ;503 Duval Street Phone #i6t j AIR-CONDITIONED Sports Results Daily i Key West's Most Comfortable Gay tudebaker Dealer” Telephone 1870 E DEPARTMEN 601 DUVAL STREET TEPEHONE 600 IS TODAY ONE OF THE MOST MODERN IN SOUTH FLORIDA.... 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