The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 24, 1950, Page 1

f ! eon. they head Haiti and then to Veneewels, Mexico on! wp te Alnahe Wil Be 18 Countries They capert to sen aged Glee counties during Seat es monthe when the Bond Wieherte ot Alaoha The wemeei was built by Chriss Geneon ot © cont of $6,000, and by Gray. as tem te we thee ret peer ee ee are his, wife, = Faah Christianson, Bill| teeth: ot Sevega. — dum Pitter +t New and | des Methawid of Providence, RB tenn ont Chrttianson put in ot haateest ete sell the ship/ ce ten fis destination ape Man vord gretuate expendent of Monitor, freelance writing ) & om eteountant who ned trtter take ie the opportunity cant Jem Whamore tee party —— somo be on ih om wan and eee ih thie Deetbe ; Minnespelis in| " there was quite « ips decks. New Oricam 4 thet, headed = Prem & - w Rey * that seen | te ne teeter, at ately te thers wars mass a tete Caiten Cake +h and tte ' 90) Gattemese Bar Cakes 38 : neomet Cream Pulled Pie on the craft.| / “ Jentire shrimp fleet began leaving the city today to start fishing Pan Members Ahead Today Little Hope Held For Workable Majority In New’ ‘House Of Commons seri Huy cececton ao weort (Ihe ears oak ti isatiad the shrimp areas off Key West}Latest figures give it. 3)0-of b e n e 625 ‘seats in Parliament, The sy last night ‘at servatives have 281. and the “where the}eFal. seven. Twenty-seven io ee tricts.are not reported. Laborite- leaders say ithe Party needs a majority, of at, least 30 seats to function effec tively. An absolute majority. in the new House of Commons: is 313. Conservative Party experts said tjust @ short while ago that pros- ! rde-Mal- Jory, ‘oppino and the A&B : Fish conan docks. Lewis’ wife, Lenore, dimeeccal her husband’s body in the bath-' ~ @) ‘Wirepioto eh is tired —immmigr: Wi was a re! ‘a~ tion service employe. " Announees For He. had Sot ee One of dap RP pects of a clear-cut. victory 4F} been in ill health for some, time the biggest vote ‘Health Minister Aneuran Bevan, the Re-Nomination Maa “ _— Bepetencen and suffered a severe . heart at- jut.one analyst sai hichever | tack yesta He 67 ‘man & cherge of Britain's government-paid-for medical program , government wins, it. will not stay hg : bas aay! aed whe bad been denounced by Churchill as “Minister of Representative Bernie C. Papy.!in power long." old. Deere” The health minister won by better than four-to-one |W has served Monroe County| For instance, the, Labor Party, over his Tory opponent. in Florida's legislature eight suc-} although victorious in the elec- cessive terms, today. announces’ his. candidacy. for re-nomination; in the primary to be held on.May 2nd. : tion, might be defeated in Com- mons on a vote of confidence, — And Winston Churchill said, It is obvious Parliament ‘is going to be in a very unstable: conditiol.” The total vote in the elections. broke all records. } The only two Commaunist niem- bers of Commons lost their warts Judge Sticks — To Contempt Charge Today. | f miners’ had leo that court | had n¢ right to issué the back-to- | work orders: which preceded the | tontempt citation. ‘Judge . Rich-} mond Keech refused’ to spies the charges. "Phe judge has ‘set Monday 7 ttial of the union—with a jury, if the diggers wish it. Assistant At- torney General H. Graham Moris- on had asked the start of the trial , tometrow, saying: speed is neces- sary in the’ case, as coal supplies dwindle. But Union Attorney Welly Hopkins objected: to. start- ing the trial. tomofrow, so the Monday date was set. The government attorney, Mor- | ison, said at least 20 states have adopted emergency measures to} conserve coal. zie said most cities | have the same problem. He said lie Gallacher tives of large counties to have! Philip. Piratin. Galiacher tan last those monies ‘ibuted. on * ae Eras Sys in an Fife; } basis‘ of population or amount of ie only: 9,301 votes tevenue taken in‘} each county.{t° 23,576 for W. W. Hamilton, the Representative ‘points out } Labor candidate he beat in 1945. '} that he has served on every im- atin was counted out last night portant committee’ in the House in the Stepney Diateleagnt ion- and has worked: himself up to|%?- membership in such powerful The Coramunist general secre- committees as Rules and Calen- big Harry. Pollitt, was defeated dar, Finance and Taxation, Banks by 22,000. votes.. Mrs. Pollitt also and Loans and Motor. Vehicles] ¥@5:defeated. the Monroe County Health Department, said today he is trying to immunize every child in the ‘county against | whooping cough, dipheria, typ- hoid and smallpox. “Children are’ suffering need: jess after effects,or dying from. preventable. diseases," - said’. Dr, aay. “It is all because, even in \theee modern times, a large num-' | ber ave not immunized. “Protection for all children: is simple and inexpensive. It should jbe started early, preferably in the ‘third month of life, but regard- less of the age immunize every {Dur During the school year every tay je is immunized, but it is the ehildven who have not yet gone te school who really need munization Dr. Gray said. The children of well-to-do par- ents can be immunized by their family physicians, but Dr. Gray says that the children of the poor may_be brought to Monroe Coun-! ty Clinic at Fleming street andj i" may be Ps, i without cost. Man Is ( Charged With Issuing ‘Worthless Checks John H Von Hagen, 41, is be- jing held in Monroe County Jail funder $2,000 bond today on leharges of passing worthless im- Free school books, Florida. Keys Aqueduct. land denne *be and lis to be cide be ees to convert to steany at for i sb lg ¢ rei rie @ purposes or to, purchase. additional diesel Everglades ades tl Park i ark Aequires ing industries in Monroe County. would involve’.an expenditure of Old age pensions and aid to de-| around $1,300,000. Monroe County has not been con-|new demands must be met, ac|terior Chapman. The order in- fined to the legislature,” Mr. Papy | cording to the City Electric Sys-| creases the park from an esti- State in the intrest “of Monroe PLAY WANTED The ddded land includes all of County. No Musicals, Please (Continued On’ Page Six) home. A revolver was lying near! - ‘checks preferred against him by Dade County authorities. Von Hagen was arrested by. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Dixon, evting on advices from Miami and Carriers. + cue ies Papy. lists. the following bills Utility B oar id e ecides Today All land of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge: District, except there has. beep. no. increase in the the right of way, to, revert to soft coal output since the original Una is werth over one million Snginey meeps pennk the City dollars to Monroe Count; ae aye iy It is reported to convert: the Bill for the completion of the. Large Acreage | pendent children and the blind.| pemand Climbs | Homestead exemption. The demand for electricity has} WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—(?). Workmen's compensation. been climbing for several year: The Everglades National Park said. “Several times, at my own} tem. mated 460.000 acres to approxi- expense, I went to Washington} Some time ago the City Elec-| mately 1,228,000 acres. in behalf of the Florida Keys} tric System recommended con-| Most of the addition consists of “Residerts of Mabtifoe County : % knew how. hatd “I “fought; rata fn pias, ce anarerint nate TT and again, to keep spong@ divers oslo ing BOAT BAR $03 ‘Duval Street Phone 9165 Wve among those he has introduced, co-introduced or fought. for suc- cessfully: On C i i t k-to;work - ord f Feb- Monkey County. in Pee petuity Today at 4:40 o'clock the City SREY Neer Mewore ondee che! whea ‘the District's) bonded in-| iii Board Gediled to dete joe Ieee ee | debtedness is liquidated. This| Utility. Board is scheduled to de- ' plant te the use of steam would Overseas ign WaY. ed tish. | CSt about $2,300 000, while the rotecting sponging and fish-/ purchase of diesel equipment Increase of teachers’ salaries} here. It. is ahticipated. that the] is about three times larger today. and teachers’ retirement fund. {demand still further would in- That's because of an order My work for the people of | crease in the years to come. These| signed by Secretary ot the In- Aqueduct System, as well as made (Continued On Page Eight) Keys, submerged lands and numerous other trips to the Stat® waters off the southern end of capital and other points in the the park, out of our county; and to protect | Pig Bow 3542 Palme Bese our ‘sponging and fishing indus- tries. in every Way. My redofd ~~} that the man was in Key W: shows I have: beenfighting for]: rr SEGBSE888 AIR-CONDITIONED RD the best interest of Monroe Coun- * i ty, not only during ‘my legislative Palace Theater Sports Results Daily career but at all times. Autry and Sheila Ryan in| Sey West's Most Comfortable Ba: “Finally, I am grateful for the TT “THE COWBOY support that has been given me since I first ran for representative in 1934.” ST |v ihe Good of Your Dasiness, stata dacs °c lctaaa Fine Fishing Tackle Dodge Job Rated” Trucks FLOWER SHOW Sponsored by Key West Garden Club ELKS CLUB ANNEX Fit Your Job February 25, 26 and 27 NAVARRO. Inc. Inc. Admission: Reetie ot Saag 601 DUVAL STREET 25¢ CERES eo noc en eacagnecbecs Aeon ja RR A to, Berson sone of 12 vandidaies booking 1 ci ‘Navy Wife In Calif Aided By Local Red Cross Thanks to Key West’s Red Cross Chapter,a young Navy. wife who is slowly dying of leukemia and cancer in a ‘San Diego, Calif. hospital isto get her wish—to have all the watermelon she can eat Naval authobities and Red Cross. offiicals searched throughout! jose the state of California to obtain a watermelon for Mrs. Francis The search was unsuccessful. Driveln Theater May Be Built Here % 1 jfor the fruit, | determined. They | Frank Yaccaring of Av tna Aanléd Lod, “Who rep! resents, 4’ New’ Jér theatrical system, Was in’ 'thé city récently. and statéd the-¢ontern wished to construct theater. Loeb indicated that the posal will be presented at next meeting of the an $80,000 — drive-in pro- the Municipal Zoning Board, when the company velt boulevard, between “| will ask the district along Roose- George street and Fogarty avenue, be re- zoned to permit the promised theater. Loeb indicated that location had been (Continued On Page Eight) i ITI La SRE EGS POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Prancis at Division Phone 915 Your PURE OIL Dealer LET US construction of that a site in| selected | } |eELECTRONICALLY TESTED Grease. Spray a Change Your Oi | ' | Key West Chapter, of the Amer- | @Three - Five Day Repair. Service |eAll New and Repaired Watches Came a frantic’ appeal to ‘the) 35 miles of roads and bridges end other projects, will be feceived March M4. at Key West. ican Red Cross, There were no watermelons on the Island. This is not the season Widening and resurfi a mile of Road 6). southwar the SAL Railroad underpes® on Tallahassec. Clearing, grading and —peving about five miles of Rog 99) northward from Road 2 i Columbia County Clearing, grading and paving ten miles of 250 in Coun bia County between cn and the Suwannee County Surfacing part of an road to the Winter Haven orm festive grounds. Surfacing Roe? 30 in Wetten County, rine ovles sortigrest The Red Cross workers weré contacted the Over- seas Fruit Market in Truman | Ave. He had none of the fruit, | but volunteered his services. Aftr several phone calls to fruit markets. in Miami, three watermelons were found. They were part of a small shipment of the fruit received in that city from Havana. The melons were rushed to Key West. Grated by Yaccarino, the three melons ' weighing 80 pounds, will be put aboard a Na- tional Airlines plane this after- noon bound for San Diego. The message received at Red (Continued On Page Eight) Lane ward from the Buy County |» Constructing a concrete i - Drive-in Pa a City over Massaline Bayou on State Represeniauve Berme ¢ Visit the Papy today notified The Citheen " t he had received a letter Wedding Ring Store rman McKethan of the Stat: Road Department informung te that one of the bids to be ewer ed at the March i4th meeting will be the Perky Road. Construction cost for the Road is estimated at $75,000. The Perky Road when 7 (Continued On Page Eighy for ACCURACY Knowles Jenelers 504 SOUTHARD STREET WEAVER'S STOCK ISLAND INN Air Conditioned Bar and Restaurant Open All Night | | eden. BOXING TONIGHT at 8:30 at Simonton and Greene Street Arena 10-Round Main Event CHARLEY MERCER vs. “JOE PALOOKA” BROWN Five Other Bouts Gen. Adm. $1.25 (Inc. Tex) Reserved Seats, $2.00 Gas. Te)