The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1950, Page 1

||} Company, * Hits Hard At FT revor; Absent, In Long Talk This Morning Judge Raymond Lord, Heury B, Haskins Take Up For Absent Man This Morning Key est Chamber of Com- merce Board of Directors in a vo ral discussion this _morn- Overseas Road and < ihe ct members tell 9 Bateman contro- controversy has dwin F. Trevor, the. bridge dis- P Warren termed “irregulari- funds at rr yn ara head- quarters of commi (® Wirephoto} "At the meeting held this morn- ing the chamber even drafted a letter to the governor, stating the directors had heard the members, but neverthe- that the investigation | - i z ty ik u i i J . * 8 o { [ sHit { { . . was orderly,’ Prottems While Here | voices were eet se on yroversy heightened. heer Adewre! &. B. MeGarty,’ A letter was read from Henry Swpety Corps, USN, aviation sup- bmcosiaen ht a retired Coast Guard ply officer. arrived this morning ommander - and former light- Neue donartinent engineer, ask- at a Y field from “Wah- ing the chamber to take action p. sy * (Continued On Page Eight) end members of his party ~~ bere for familiarization pur- Ter. AT Eos wat we tucum ob: Univ, Of Fla, Needs eupp!y ‘Improved Water System, Bd. Told Members of his party include: Captain F R Schelly, USNR, tent supply officer of the Unvted States Naval Reserve. if Gumeenior J. W. Neel, Sup- if iF Sores. WEN. ctticor in charts LAHASSEE, Feb. 17.—(P). i stock control group > at.a —The ‘State Board of Control has tien supply office been told that the University of Coptein JW. Russell, Jr. U. §.| Florida arn an improved water ir Force, assistant fo the offi-| system. : oor m cherge of Aireraft Acces- President "f Hillis Miller also Division asked for off : Ho & Meken from Tecthifeat controll ing ‘traf: Geoupe Aviation Supply Office. s ; Toe entwe party will remain} been furnishing water free to the ‘ em ond will be housed at} University for years. » sme Base, BOQ. Doctor Miller was authorized USED CARS 1956 Chevrolet Club Sedan: Radio 1950 Ford Custom Club Coupe: to meet with the city to determ- ine what, if any action, the city planned to take in improving the supply. A check on the possibili- ty of Gainesville assuming con- trol of traffic at the University was requested after Miller said that the campus police have no jurisdiction and cannot assess : Heater; Radio fines or hail violators into court. : $849 DeSeto Custom 4-Door The State Board also was tald Sedan that dangerous conditions exist (Continued On Page Eight) ARR RRR RRR ei 1949 Plymouth Suburban 1049 Studebaker Champion 4 Door Sedan; Overdrive: | pe po BOAT BAR ey b tice. oti al 503 Duval Street Phone 9165 ne See fee Pentre .. AIR-CONDITIONED Sports Results Daily: | Key West's Most Comfortable Bar “Siac REUNEMRRRNEREL | agon 1948 Ford "8" Pick-Up Truck \%-Ton Capacity 1941 Lincoln Zephyr 4-Door Sedan 18409 Plymouth Business Coupe —New Engine and Tires 1998 Plymouth Tudor Sedan: New Engine: All Good Visit the Wedding Ring Store 327 DUVAL STREET Across from Southern Cross Knonles Jenelers 504 SOUTHARD STREET Shrimp Fleet Matthews Left Naval Stati : were @Three - Five Day Repair Service LINDSEY MOTOR CO. || fe accuracy the office a ps T Buller, di- rector. of the Derumrngat of Pub- The Brogedicie: ‘Deep Peeexe x which’ is going to op- erate a shrimp processing © plant at the old, Porter Dock, took out} two permits, — One was for $1,000 for making for putting temporary toilets in the building. Other permits issued were to ‘Charlotte Lari 620 beth street, for of a small bathroom and for mak- ing general repairs at a ‘cost att $1,500; to ‘T. J. Crutchfield, » 806 |. Thomas street, for anew con- erete porch at a cost of $500; to Earle Sands, 1011 Eaton street, for a conerete porch at a. cost of $300; to F. H. Sellers for minor repairs to a store at® 1105 -‘Tru- man avenue at a cost of $100; to Berlin A. Sawyer, for eonstruc- tion of a sidewalk at 1410 White street; to Bruce Say! Front street, for a conerete floor at a cost of $100, and to Steve Santana, 2509 Harris avenue, for a siding to the building at a cost ‘of $100. Held In Port By Heavy Weather ‘Key West's entire shrimp fleet was held in port today by heavy weather off shore. ; : is ‘ E £ i ti ot Yesterday the boats that were out in the shirmp. areas were forced to return to:Key West be- fore they had caught many shrimp.” Their loads were light because they had not. been out long enough to take shrimp. Secretary of the Navy. -Mat- thews this morning departed for Washington after spending about *}one week at the Key West Naval| Indo-China, as well as the new United States' of Indonesia. They The Secretary was accompan-|all would get a slice of the $75,- ied by his wife. They both looked] 900,000. fund which Congress has much rested, and felt better from set. aside for military aid to Station. And Band Leave Here For Havana Andrew Jackson High School of Miami-left this afternoon for Havana aboard the Cuban frigate, Maximo Gomez, which tied up yetserday at the Key West Nayal Station. They are going to Havana to take part in a parade tomorrow night at a Carnival being held there. The motorcycle policemen under the command of Lieutenant N. A. Clark, who will lead them in precision drills dur- ing the carnival. This morning the policemen gathered at Police Headquarters. The band went .out to the Key West High School, where they were guests of the band there. The Miamians later gave a band concert for the High School. The policemen and the band will return hére Monday. DODGE stati fety wn cK FOR xOUR Jorn. Navarro Inc., 601 Duval St. | WEEK- END SPECIALS Apple Sauce Layer Cake 49c Cherry ‘Pie. 49c Headquarters for BIRTHDAY Fi and WEDDING CAKES || MATCHETT'S BAKERY 901 Duval Street PHONE 301 sem Send US. of Countian ‘in-the Far East. | American arms may “Soon start flowing to more Asiatic nations. ee occupied the Ase Atomic Affairs Little White House at the Naval R . ti Of Top. directors of the nation’s Station. atomic program. were due to be 4 esigna ton heard—from members of the Fed- Miami Policemen |Lastres Accepted By Board tres as a city patrolman was ac- Twenty-one Miami motor cycle | cepted by the Civil Service Board policemen and the entire band of| at a meeting held last night. hand for the board to cons Goveeeel eres ee er eereeveberesryENeTTTrS Radioactivity From! H-Bomb , Could So Declares Professor Elliott Of Technological College Still Kill For Years After Explosion MAAAAAAADAAAAAAASABAASAAASAAABAAADAMAMS Te, L, Barry of pric Martins Ferry, O. 1d OF THE 17 MEN WHO SURVIVED THE CRASH of » sning Charlotte Sound off the coast of ing eget Hardy on Vi 4] ross Mi Bars Dink Tertten 6 Chilton, Tex., and First Lt, Roy R, ‘British C island ancow gt. James BR. Ford of Holdenville, Paul E. Gerhart of Lancaster, Pa. Lt. Committee i 4 attention today to’ the | problem of defending America against atomic bombing. That grim and ominous subject} was to have been discussed. at a Secrét meeting of the © Joint House and Senate Committee on} They are India, Thailand ‘and eral Atomic Energy Commission. Later they will get expert testi- mony from military planners. Although little has been said publicly about atomic ‘defense, committee members long have been concerned about the prob- lem, Their anxiety has been; heightened in recent months by} several developments—especially Wontinued ‘Om Page Four) The resignation of Gabriel Las- s on er. There was no other busi: * *« * * * * * * * * DALLAS, Tex., Feb. .17.—(4’).—Here’s what one scien- tist thinks it would be like after a hydrogen bomb explo- sion: Declares Protesior Paul Elliott of Texas Technological College: Deadly “rays would render all substances within their range radioactive—water, air, soil and so on—-which, in turn, would become extremely dangerous as new sources of deadly emanations. And then the professor's punch line: “Some substances would soon lose their radioactivity. but others would continue to be radioactive for many years.” In other ‘words, the radioactivity created by the bomb -could hee on aan port to rena: after ate explopion. NAVY CHARITY CARNIVAL SEAPLANE BASE Tonight and Tomorrow, Feb. 17-18 _|Truman Calls Ri alla sctaaaieadhpcege™ pate seeped yaad Vas ° Po 1 mang ine eecsh sock cichinaanh akan WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.41). —President ‘Truman has invented, Republican ‘critics of his. Fair | Deal program. 1 , He says—and these are his, words—“They are like a. cuttle- fish that squirts out a cloud of black ink whenever its slumber is disturbed.” | That’s how Mr. Truman react-; ;ed last night to Republican crit- icism which has evoked . such phrases; as “Welfare State”, “Poorhouse State”, “Liberty ver- sus Socialism” and go on in its denuneiation of the Truman’ pro- | gram, Mr. Truman said that the Re-} publicans just sit back and wait until the Democrats propo: something, and then they react! (74.2 Waa Average eeperatute For Monthly meteorological sum- mary for the month of January, issued by the weather bureau, gives the minimum temperature at 64 on January 2nd, and_ the maximum of 80 on January 24th The average temperature was 74.2, Precipitation for the month | has been .50 inches. The heaviest precipitaticn was experienced on January 22nd when .17 was ‘indicated. The number. of clear days, was 13, partly cloudy 7, cloudy 1. | . Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 886 POOR OLD CRAIG 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. DAILY 1950 BUICK SUPER CONVERTIBLE TO BE GIVEN AWAY TWO BOATS TO BE GIVEN AWAY SERVICE STATION Francis at Division Phone 91% Your PURE OIL Dealer Spray o Change Your Oi] a new expression. to. describe the | donclude: ‘The ‘Replibs are Month Of January: Fine Fishing Tackle} “with an. outburst of scare, words.” ~ Which led. President; to | Croaking about Socialism. to hide their own . ‘negative: inaction’.” That's the new ‘Democratic party line for 1950, asset forth by the. President in Washington last night at one of those one- , hundred-dollar-a-plate. Jefferson- Jaekson Day dinners. The dinner was a huge success. More than 5,000 loyal Democrats turned out. They feasted on steak. They paid in upwards of $500,000—much of “which will find its way into the party’s war. chest for this year’s. congressional Smarting under the Presidggt’ jibes, the Republicans are saying: !election campaign. | “Okay, fellow,. just .wait , and, seg what happens,. come. Nogenye:/ General And : Admiral Leave Lieltenant General J. E. Hull, USA, and Rear Admiral William Parsons, who have -been visiting Key West Naval Station for sev~- eral days, left this morning by airplane from Naval Air Station, Boca Chica, for Washington. 3,042 Persons Have Registered Three thousasd and 42 pearsons } of Monroe County have register- #d to vote in the May primaries and inthe general election next November, it was reported ‘to- day, by. John England, Monroe County supervisor of registra- tion . . 4 Naval Vessels Leave Saturday For Various Ports Four U. S. Navy vessels are leaving Key West on Saturday for various ether ports, USS Clamagore, a submarine, is scheduled to said for Philadel~ phia where. she will undergo an overhauling. USS Medregal, another sub- marine, is going to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on a training cruise USS William T. Powell, a des- ‘troyer, is seaving for Philadel- vhs, where she will be oVerhaul- ed. J Pe. 1232 will also nergy ssh on a t leave for ining cruiie Shrimp Boat Set Afire Last Night One of the shrimp béats of erated by the Toor Company of Thund*rbolt, Georgia, at tt A&B Fish Company docks, wa set afire at 10:45 p. m., last nigh by a frying pan that was blazing An alarm of fire brought Engine Companys 1 and 3 to the scen The blaze was extinguished with out much property Ik Palace Theater CHARLES STARRETT and SMILEY BURNETTE in “THE BLAZING TRAIL” (SBS SSeBeeeeeea Due To Unforeseen Circumstances THERE WILL BE NO BOXING TONIGHT at Simonton and Greene Streets Arena WEAVER'S STOCK ISLAND INN Air Conditioned Bar and Restaurant Open All Night