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

aetna eaten castaan deen aiadmeemme ieee Ee THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1950 THE NEVER-EMPTY WATER BARREL County Asks Tower Property Seventeen Acres Are Now Desired By Both Governing Bodies Here ~ County commissioners last night in regular session voted 3-0 to ask the Navy to sell the seventeen acres on and adjoining East Martello Tower to the county. . This action of the county now puts the Navy “on the spot”. If they sell the soon-to-be declared surplus lands to the city—the county will be offended and vice-versa: _, City commissioners‘ had ‘written a lett to Capt. C. C. Adell, asking the highest-ranking Naval officer in the Island City to&®*—————-— have the Navy sell the land to the city of Key West. Commissioner Joe Allen passed on the motion. Com- missioner Frank Bentley Assessments In County | Rise To $44390784 County Will Realize $509,944.28 From Taxes For The Coming Year The tremendous grow’ € Masters Assn. roli-released yesterday: to) Monroe.County Tax Collec2 tor Howard Wilson, by. Monroe County Tax As: sessor Claude Gandolfo. i FARMER JOHN H. ORR of Simmons, Mo.. stands beside © his» mysterious chicken yard barrel which he says maintains the water level, although it is never re-filled. Last May 12, he : was out of the city. Is P tested: first noticed that the level of the waier never Gropped Mom |. 28X roll shows. realty! Bobby Brown Scores Receives Sketches ro than 20.000 people have visited the Orr farm to view the barrel. | and Se oe as-| Lowe Ren ke Fourth For New Jail Lec Lions ‘ sessments at $44,390,784. James Gamble Rogers, 6, 7 c Not all assessments how-| asing Of First Winter Haven architect,| Club Asks COUN | } IS IN BEST ever can be taxed. World Series Game has forwarded sketches of| Review Of ace rageage exemptions eniy Stare eg Oct. paris the new jail to be con-| Action Taken ; amount to $8,442,380, and|=2" the pniladelphne Plallice 1 to structed in the near future} 4. Key West Lions club FINANCIAL COND ITION wholly exempt lands such|o in the opening game of the| by the county commission- ers. Rogers wrote that he would soon have the work- ing drawings completed. And at that time will bring as property owned by the|world series. Navy, churches, city, etc.,| A capacity crowd of about 31,- total $14,460,003. 000. in Shite. Park, som. Big. Wic > is Raschi outpitch the Phillies’ Jim Most of money to.run the|Konstanty, the relief ace who county next year will come nage we Oe —— of the year from non-exempt. property }!” 7 eS of $17,174,895 and personal gas kant momen en ae Railroad and Telegraph ee before being lifted total $187,978. 99.9 per|* Peyote scored their cent of last year’s tax: roll!run in tie, fourth. inning on was collected. ~ joy Brown's This is Gandolfo’s tenth Bas bY tax roll that he has submit- ted. Under state law, the roll must be turned over to. the tax collector the first Monday in October. : Unpaid * delinquent: - as- sessments in the county at the énd of the fiscal year totaled $87,330. Carolina Coast, has gone on record as vig- IN ITS HISTORY” ae eee So Says Monroe County Clerk ing of the Florida Band Earl Adams At Board Meeting Masters Association which Monroe County Clerk Earl R. Adams last night told tests with the high school] county.commissioners that the county is in the’ best bands from other states at) financial condition of its history. ss i ad the anual financial report.to Datlonal conventions, oF ieee thea re anual financial report-to.t ere. é Local clubmen urge that Cash balance of all. accounts: as of- September 30 all in authority demand a/ was $225,231.91. review of the action taken The county took in from all collections exactly by the Band Masters As-| $580,486.99 during the fiscal year, and spent only $325,- sociation to the end that } 255.08, leaving a net-bal-* this unfair and unreason- ance of $225,231.91. able ruling may be quickly} Bajances per individual CG Rescues ; gore the resolution were] accounts are as follows: ices Men E Swamped Boat Kelier Watson, secretary of the Monroe County Democratic Ex- that it was necessary that the Democratic Executive Committee call a special primary election to nominate a candidate for the Vacancy. bas. pan irae Gerald Saunders was authorized to handle the ap- pointment of inspectors and clerks for Bentley’s second district. Ask State To seeveaes aE hs gs os General revenue, $96,- ailey, Superintendani of schoo! = : of the State of Florida; the Mon. 732-45; Fine and Forfeiture, roe county board of public in-| $20.714.62; Road, $58,079.- struction; the Florida bafid mas- inti i 47; Hospital, $1,835.21; - Match Funds Se. seencsation sed | Tee eer): Bes *| Had Left Key. . Commissioner Joe Allen asked | West Citizen. at : _ | Beach account, $5,828.09;} < = “3 Bermuda Relax that the State Board of Health be} The civic organization lists six z h $10.-| West Yesterday al notified of the inclusion of funds|Teasons why they feel that the| Bathing Beach Bonds, $ 0,-| Mini im the budget to aid in the fight|Dand masters) action was hasty] 983.81; Excess Fees, $958-| Morning On As Storm Passes 3 2 and ill- 5 = Sa ne FS ee Ory Of memnilioes. | aeaone are tinted below: 26; Airport Facilities, $60,-| Fishing Trip MIAMI, Oct. 4—()—Bermuda i—Travei to national conven- tions is educational, and affords many high school students the opportunity to visit places they might not normally get to see. 2—Participation in contests with bands from other states i duces a keener competitive spirit, and fosters the feeling of .“gogd. sportsmanship Hl 3—The possibility of being chosen to participate in a nation- al contest provides an incentive for the high school bands to strive for greater perfection in their musical studies. 4—Since High School Bands from other States are customarily Permitted to enter competitions at national conventions, it appears: dollar for dollar of the county’s appropriation. A letter was au- thorized sent to the State Board of Health in Tallahassee. Petition For-Road At Mate’s Beach Seven - residents of Mate’s Beach, a portion of Little “Torch! Key, have petitioned the county’ to construct a road at the beach for public use. The petition was referred to the road committee for action. Waives Fees A. Golan, vice president of the Key West Improvement Com- pany, has confirmed by letter the waiving of the $1,500 payment for administrative fees which was j | LTJG R. A. Martin, TMC D. W: | Light, and TMC M. C. Ganigle are the none the worse from a forced dip into the sea this morning at three a. m., when their 14’ skiff was swamped at-buoy 29 in the Northwest channel. d men are attach- ed. to a naval training school iy the-Island City. They were rescued at 6:45 this morning by the local Coast Guardsmen in a picket boat. The Navy men left Key West yesterday at 9:30 a m_ for a leis- urely fishing trip, and were to clerk was then commended |feturn by nightfall. . : As the scheduled time passed in a motion passed by thejand no word was heard from the and the Carolina coast are relax- ing today as a small but severe hurricane has turned northward and is speeding up the open At- lantic. ‘The season's seventh hurricane, paeking winds. up to 100-miles an hour near the center, passed te! the.west-of Bermuda and picked up forward.speed as it veered northward well off. the South Carolina coast. 000. The financial report now approved by the commis- sion will be forwarded _to the:state comptroller) #1! | night on a two-and one-half hour]! search, but their journey fruitless. At daylight, the Coast Guard boat was ordered to continue the search, and also a plane from the Miami Coast Guard station join- ed in the hunt The boat was swamped around (Continued On Page Seven) ‘cial reports, and could fiad none to equal this fiscal year’s. always allowed the Key West) that the objections of the Florida} commission for having bal-|officer and the two enlisted men, Realty Company. Band Masters Association are} anced his books so quickly |< Sere called the Coast Advance $400 arrow, incial, and without = ard, For Water Bill tab wae wanout! after the close of the fiscal} —a picket boat was sent out last Four hundred dollars was: ad- vanced for anticipated water bill at the recreation area, Fort Tay- lor. The fresh water bill at the Negro beach is averaging a little over $30 monthly. This money is paid to the Navy. Name Temporary Dr. Edward Gonzalez has been (Continued On Page Seven) open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., Monday through Fri- day. 5—The primary function of the} year, on September 30. soi not pemumotinety sre] Call Craft and not to presumptiously arro- Warnings Hoisted was} powers that properly belong in the higher levels of the School System. zens, including about eight thow-| MIAMI, Oct. 4—(%)—Small sand (8,000) Lions within ‘the! craft warnings were ordered State. The Band Masters are paid] hoisted trom Miami southward to make arbitrary decisions af-| “th¢ Miami weather bureau pre-} fecting the lives of the taxpayers’| sicted 20 to 30 mile per hour! childen wins accompanied ty min] BIENRY J. gate to themselves administrative 6—The School System is sup+ Jes School Sytem =2| Through The Keys employees, hired by the various} through the ‘Ploriia’ Ki cs Are Cordially School Boards to teach music, not am. EST., -today. aie, You Invited To See... ARR BATES. wa = Os seme ae: tel next jours. 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