The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1950, Page 1

He Now Holds WASHINGTON, Feb. 1617). “a Sloop ped Vessel Captain Errickson, eae Of Atricilla, Leaves | Ben Adams In Race! HERE 8 a io hae . Here When 4 ore They. are E, L. Petegson (left} Weather Moderates |For Commissioner, dried up when these men Does anyone in Key West want} . to take a leisurely © cruise in the less. frequented spots in the ? Cari i N. Adai ‘is weel - bbean in # fine 68 foot sloap, an his ‘ondlages for pte oe with good food for the 3,000 mile ty Comatestoner from the Fourth trip? District. Mr. Adams has, this to Well, that is the question Cap-| say in the interests of his candi- tain Edwin Errickson of the|8¢y: “I am interested in the 7" County as a whole, its operation Atricilla, which is tied up at the | sq runnin, ability. T would like’ ful of the “pik ‘gold.’ &: rit il ak & ed i ir i Mr, was < y- and close .co with a in the New York ‘as saying | \Captain Errickson has a creu | ‘hose individuals that are con- haw oo maaimes 11| Voyage, but he said today that he | setter era there is always really needed two or more mer ‘ta go along, for the 68-foot Atri- cilla requires. 4 than. and with | iF mit for at pulling tg ¥ socal ate | ae at is being done | ion in and’ for sailing, “Of course we the boat, but ‘we'll It makes for — better gives you a real thrill. “Enroute we will. visit. suc? plaves as the Isle of Pines, Gran ea Jamaica, Port of Prine At Haiti (we: will at ih gon bi-centennial, which i the big event for the Haitians. “But I'm planning on-touchin; motor. 6 the: Sails cruising Peck MeCHORD AIR FORCE whbe! Tacoma, Wash., Feb, 16. AP). — There has. been a change in the Story. that all 17 of those miéen™in the B-36'had been rescued or y the our behalf, I make no promises. I run only $ an individual interested in ecing that with close cordina- -ion of fellow coramissioners the est is done for all coneerned. ‘shall, without prejudice to any- ne; carry our to the fullest, the rust which you have place in the Coast Guard says six of the men are still. unaccounted for. At first it -was . thought that these six were still on the island #8 @ feport by Arthur Krock of an exelusive interview he had with the President And this fact headquarter says the hunt is still on. The 17 men parachuted from a B-36 bobmer when it failed them early Tucsday morning—over the Queen Charlotte Islands off thi north coast‘of Canada. With th plane on fire and losing altitude rapidly, the crew jumped. Ten men survived this ordeal unhurt. And eleventh was injured .when he landed. The ten able s picked up off thei: fishing boat and The President barked at the ba ea Toll i aa thé sunshine.” ourth distr newsmen they ‘is- } Atricillaccame here fron gruntied a tise Caine fa het St pl Ag ian where she pickec off. He said he will give inter-| UP:the four members of the crew * (Continued On Page Six) | Coptain, Frtickson identified th: M “= eee Sees of ee = jass., ur: ushing also 0’ Schuyler Bland. Congressman, Boston, Don Steiger of Janesville Wis., and Ray Harman of Fort Died This Morning 2.972 Persons Margaret Truman Jue In Miami Late Today *MIAMI,’ Feb. 16.—(?) .zaret Trman, the daughter, arrives in Miami late today from Jacksonville to sing with the Miami Symphony Or- Wayne, Ind. The ship's home port is Balti- more, where Errickson lives. vivors were island by a later flown to WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—(). —both legs broken— was me 5 chestra—and, incidentally, to taken PP ne ~ ‘eo Bi eve Have Registered Wlebrate her 26th birthday to-|out by a rescue team and put morrow. aboard a Canadian destroyer in this morning in Bethesda Naval Hospital. He was 77. Death was aseribed to a cerebral hemorrh- ie. Bland was serving his 17th consecutive term in Congress. He, been ill for some . time and taken to the hospital Tues- -~——- nearby waters for treatment. An American plane has taken’ off to bring him back, too. The blonde soprano will cut a birthday cake at a reception at Up to last night there were a total of 2,972 residents of Mon- roe County who had registered to vote in the May primaries and (Continued Or Page Six) in the general elections to be held in November, according to John Neat Schooner, England, Monroe County's super- Streamline, At visor of registration. SO Docks Today The schooner, Streamline, of Toronto, Ont. has arrived at. the Standard Oil docks, off Caroline street. On the neat little vessel are the owner, Walter Telfer and (Continued On Page Six’ CAR TROUBLE? We Have PARTS, PARTS and PARTS Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. 121 Duval Street WEAVER'S | “STOCK ISLAND INN men were safe'came from a base in Alaska, and the Coast Guard {simply reported today that \ this ; was not correct. There is no in- formation cn the six. The only thing that’s known is ‘that they parachuted from the crippled plane along with the others. The B-36 was on a flight from Alaska to Texas. The pilot, Cap- tain Harold Barry of Hillsboro, Illinois, is among the survivors. The injured man is Sergeant Vitale Trippodi, of Brooklyn, New York, USE GAS—IT Cost Less USE GAS FOR Cooking. . Water Heating. . House Heating and Refrigeration Gas is cheaper. more efficient, hotter, more flexible, safer. more dependable, cheaper to install and maintain than anything else you can use, re- gardless of so-called lower rates. KEY WEST GAS CO. Piped Gas Bottled Gas ) Appliances TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 411 Fleming St. Phone 124 Phone 442; |" BOXING | TOMORROW. 8:20 Simonton cud Greene Street Arena 8 Bouts RECENT GOLDEN Air Conditioned Bar GLOVES CONTESTANTS and Restaurant Open 419 Fleming Street / Telephone 61 All Night — Reserved Seats, $2.0 (Ine, Fax) : Se COS v NV embers sighted. A eorrected report from} made toda: rence at every point that looks inter § ne, if you as voters and vitizens ‘ Krock’s AE sin kis esting. They will be little know: | of this county see fit to elect me ot a the Niassa ad a ere we can swim, o } 4 our commissioner in the | rescued. iowever, search| heated. ape mi i at, McChord Field McChord Field. The injured man | The original report that all 17| shrimp beds off Key West, Fla. i Felix Salvadore (right) of St. Augustine. The shrimp nae Florida waters had just about the extensive beds. Now, ‘firshermen from five states hauling in shrimp worth thous- ands‘ of dollars each day. The raga are examining hands. ays Breer Allen Joe Allen, president of the Key West Cnauher of Com- merce stated yesterday dfter- noon that.the vote to send’ the letter regarding the Over- seas Road and Toll Bridge District to Fuller Warren, Governor of Florida was | @nanimous, ' Allen told The Citizen that | that the vote taken was by “veice vote.’ After the meeting, some members did advise the €hamber Secretary that they wanted their vote recorded as haying ‘passed.’ Allen said that he was the presiding officer, and that at the meeting no one objected, and that is how the vote will stand, The Chamber President Said that the minutes of a meeting can not be altered after adjournment. Director Earl Adams today issued the following state- | ment on* the — controversial matter: | “Mr. Allen called for a voice yote. I did .not vote for, or against the motion. ' “My reason for not voting on the matter was because I am a former member of the bridge commission and I ask- ed Governor Warren to name Mr. Arnold, who has since resigned from the board. “In view of these facts I did not feel that I should cast my vote. “There was ‘0 Only a voice vote.” roll call, SFPD LD I LD SSS Palace Theater CHARLES STARRETT and SMILEY BURNETTE in “THE BLAZING TRAIL” CITIZENS The law requires the re-reg- istration of all voters in this county by March 31, 1950. Good citizenship and good gov- ernment demand that you ex- ercise your privilege of voting. PLEASE REGISTER NOW AND VOTE IN MAY. J. ¥. PORTER, Candidate for State Representative. : (®) Wi sphoto EXPLORATIONS found a for- . Mrs, John R. Black, Jefferson, Towa, Was Chosen Queen Of Island City | winter visitors were present the Key West Chanbet et be of fie {merce Fun Nite party last night in the YMCA Patio. Three hundreds tourists’ and — A program of sea Lala erate musical numbers — presented Mrs. Eleanor Dowski and’ Bad | Dillon, were most enthusias- sights Naver’ gow os at Cencha, a tour of the House, sightseeing aboard the MV “Sactus,” and dinner at thé 1 A&B Lobster House. j best. represented. in last night’s audience so a serviceman pre- j sent in the YMCA at that time jfrom that state was awarded a free long-distance phone call home. He was John J. Gallo, a Philadelphian, _ stationed» herd aboard the USS Gilmore. Harry Jol: visiting here from Connecticut, won an audi~ ence participation contest and jtook home with him a large box of candy while Fred Allen, a Canadian, was given a free fish~ jing trip aboard the party boat | “Aileen.” | Mrs. Bill Lee accompanied Community singing and. hostess- rs. Buster Perpall and ude Laubscher. I Churchill Has To Deny Report That He Passed Away LONDON, Feb. 16.—(4),—Win- ston Churchill was so annoyed today with a rumor he was dead that he issued a formal state- ment denying it. “I am informed from many quarters,” the Conservative Party leader said, “That a rumor has been put out that I died this morning. This is quite untrue. “It is, however, a good sample of the whispering campaign which is being set on foot. It (Continued On Page Six) eA CNN RO BOAT BAR 503 Duval Street © Phone 9165 AIR-CONDITIONED Sports Results Daily Key West's Most Comfortable Bay AAA LSE Oldest | | The State of Pennsylvania was | Mesa today” his *can- did: 1 ‘ : 5 f k increased. assessments. ‘A native of _ Key. West,, Mr. j Mesa is fully aware of the needs! of Monroe County. | He is 9 firm believer in the} future of the Keys and has an- nounced that he is wholehearted-! ly in favor of a ‘broad and expan- sive road program forthe Keys. hanna Award “These roads can be built’ with what the county is now geceiving’. NEW YORK, Feb. 15-4 — from the State ‘sales tax.and will The first annual Tuition Plan not cost the landowner of the Award for outstanding service to county any additional .money,”. education ‘vill be present@d today Mr, Mesa said. |to Roy Edward Larsen, president He pointed out that he isnot Of Time, Inc. _ identified with any faction, nor‘: Larsen is being honofed as is he seeking the support of any “the person who has made the clique. eer senicant Peps ye og “I want to represent all of the ®ducation in the last year, : people of Monroe County,” Mr. award credits Larsen’s work as ‘Mesi said. , chairman of the National .~Citi- Mr. Mesa is married “aiid the’ ¥;, Seonninied On Page Six) father of two children. and is a WEEK-END SPECIALS ‘home owner. For many years he Apple Sauce Layer Cake 49c has. been a salesman for a large East Coast wholesale meat and grocery concern. He is a member of the Kiwanis, Masons and Elks Lodge. A plea to give him a chance to put into effect some of the econ- omy program he has in mind was made by this young Candidate. He pledged ‘one hundred per cent cooperation with the City Commission in any enterprise looking to the development and, expansion at Rey, West. Cherry Pie, 49c Headquarters for BIRTHDAY and WEDDING CAKES || MATCHETT'S BAKERY 901 Duval Sireet.” PHONE 301 | FLORIDA POULTRY & EGGS WHITE STREET MARKET Formerly Brady's White At Eliza St. NAVY CHARITY CARNIVAL SEAPLANE BASE THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16 - 17 - 18 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. DAILY 1950 BUICK SUPER CONVERTIBLE TO BE GIVEN AWAY TWO BOATS TO BE GIVEN AWAY