The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1951, Page 1

|. | | ARR ee A THE SOUTHERNMOST NEW ’ Key West, Florida, has the h K TW @ S Ca . most equable climate in the : range of only 14° Fahrenheit } THE SPAPER IN The Associated Press Sete | Features and Phota Services | For 71 Years Devoted to the | Best Interests of Key West | U.S. A. VOR. LXXI. N » 95 | Seven And Half Million Watch MacArthu KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1951. PRICE FIVE CEN’ Construction Starts Next Week On $200,000 53-Unit Boulevard Apartment House *— ULN. Treops a Hw Dwelling Will Be Located Next To Raul's Club Construction begins next week on Key West Im- provement, Inc.s, $200,000 53-unit apartment group on| Roosevelt boulevard next to Raul’s club. Building In- spector Ralph Russell re- ported today. Russell said that work} will start on what has been called-one of the most luxu- rious apartment. units in South Florida. Benjamin Kilpatrick, agent for Key West Improvement Inc., in- formed Russell yesterday of the commencement of} the job. Russell has hag to lop off two lots and part of a third because] <j the proposed’ apartments would | conflict with Meacham airfield runways, he said. Permit for the luxury apartments was issued on January 27. | The Building Iuspector issued} three smali,..permits yestert bank of the pAb and today, jam ReNeléern-4to re Theyshape: bids pigeon at Francis strébt, will make $1400} ° 0” the or side of the ie hee ¥ worth of repairs on his home.| boats across the dam to hit the Imperial Gafe; 1109, Whitchead| asi bY heavy. Red fire. Sgr MEMBERS OF A UNITED NATIONS assault force rest on the ix Qu the central SSW SS Lopes Named To Directors’ Board Of Local Bank Jerry J. Trevor, president of The Florida National Bank at Key West, announces the appointment of Aquilino Lopez, Sr., to the bank's board of directors at the board meeting held Wednesday, April 18. | Mr. Lopez will take the Place on the board made va- cant by the recent death of Norberg Thompson, who was @ member of the board for many years. Mr. Lopez is a well known and successful local business- man, who - «onwledae of local conditions particularly qualifies him to serve on the bank's board of directors. serene Senators In Near Fight Over “Name” Taft achon thcinwaitr Senator No Blows Tossed WASHINGTON, April 21.—(A.| —Three senators grappled with! each other today in an y attermath of a radio program é gument. But those present agreed | no blows were struck. Senator Homer Capehart of In- diana told reporters he pushed Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota out ofa radio recard- ing studio after Humphrey called him a name. Capehart said he also pushed Senator Herbert Lehman of New York when the New York Sena- (®) Wirephoto in front. upon Communist forces fe troops paddled small defenders, but were turned street took out a permit for and Paul J. Sher da $300 permit for addir a screened porch to his home at 1127 Johnson street. Asse I Cancer Crusade Set At $5,000 “The debit side of the ledger exceeds the credit b: than 150 fold.” This observation by Dorothy Daniels, 195 Cancer Cru chairman, means that cancer costs the family and so- . on an average, $10,000 for each cancer dea only -66 was given ait Snes 1 ee anil ee’ under the city civil service rules, according to a bill in-| : Aion Arango, 07 Whitehead fatality, kis “| troduced yesterday by Representative Bernie C. Rap concen aa Re Robe Curae conirmas eed the! of Monroe county. But the bill provides that the incum-| Edy Margaret, slice aes Cancer Crusade which is seeking} bent officials, the one now fire chief and now tax asses- Reginald C. Trevor, 2317 ¥ ane eee ears Rouen sor, shall become civil service members without examin-| @venucs Siar aMk Carolin Gf hoary sioaice ee fe or im Selene sinian, attend ment ee ~~ House has passed Parr Sentenced |tiam B. Wellons, 904 Washington:| Sy aegis lat the emiount/Lwo Papy bills delating to s ioe xe a paves Claude tic in the Jight of th Monroe County. One would) To Jail Term lived L.Borresen, 2742 Sta (Continued On Page authorize a salary of $200 avenue; William N. Cook, 3050] —————_ ja month for the Monroe ern Sema For The Best Values \C ounty Supervsor of Re- gistration, and addition, the cost of the office and forty a name for all regis- Threc) In Used Cars SEE THE TWINS GARAGE 1130 Duval St., Phone 1870 inued on Page Effective April 22nd The Following Bakeries Will Be Closed All Day Sundays CPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS TILL 8 O'CLOCK Be Sure and Pick Up Orders Before 8 O' Clock Saturday Night BUSY BEE BAKERY MALONEY BROTHERS BAKERY MATCHET'S BAKERY PEREZ BROTHERS BAKERY Al Future Fire Chiefs, Tax ors Of Key West Must) ‘= * Qualify Under Bill Introduced By Rep. Papy Rules Out Exam For Incumbents | TALLAHASSEE, April 20.—(AP).—Any fire chief, or tax assessor of Key West of the future must qualify, | tor tricd to intervenc The row grew out of disagree- ment and argument over policies of General Douglas MacArthur. snator Robert Taft of Ohio Three) 15 Men Chosen For Court Duty Fifteen men of Monroe county | have been chosen on a venire for | Criminal Court session beginning Civil Service Monday, April 23 The following venire must re- port to Criminal Court at 9:30! Earl Parr was sentenced to 90 days in Monroe County jail by Criminial Court Judge Thomas Caro this morning Parr was convicted of conceal-|! personal | Three) Seidenberg avenue; Ralph Arn- old, 307 Truman avenue; and Al- fred 'W. Johnson, ‘1112 Olivia} street. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY New 1951 Plymouths With or Without Trade-Ins ing and disposing of (Continued on Page NEW FORDS AND MERCURYS Just Received Another Shipment, 5 DELIVERY TODAY | Also Reconditioned A-1 Used Cars ALL MAKES AND MODELS Low Down Payment and Terms Best Values in Town GAS IS | BEST COSTS LESS | MONROE MOTORS INC. | | ALES ED SERVICE | WHITE ST. PHONE 725 1951 KAISERS Hydromatic — Large Discounts YOUR CHOICE . Declares He Saw | | NAVARRO, im. ———-~ F ierce Battle Rages Today ‘For Chorwon | Reds Launch Two Counteratiacks ; 18 Miles Inside | North Korea TOKYO, April 20/—().—/ | fieree battle raged today the {town of Chorwon, one of the | main objectives of the allies on | the central Korean front | The allies were about ready to| {close in on the town when the | | Reds launched two strong coun | terattacks. The GI's had moved their big | tanks up with ‘big base w came Allied authorities | Reds have 60,000 troops |massed north of Chorwon for a |spring offensive. Chorwon 1s 18 | miles inside North Korea. | At several other points north | of the front, allied patrols are be- jlieved fighting strong Red units To the east of Chorwon, a UD tank column captured a hill near the Hwachon reservoir after a 4- hour fire fight The allied column hit the stub- born pocket of Red Koreans Fri- | day morning. un range of th hen the counterattack: some Heavy air and artillery attacks softened the Communistst just ae the column rushed the Recontro! Trailer Order Explained | By Rent Officials | Carlton F. Smith, Chairman of the Key West Rent Advisory | Board and Freeman L. Knight, | Rent Director, jointly announced today that they were again call- ing attention to the fact that an amendment to the Federal Rent Regulations recontrolled rented Trailers and Trailer-spaces, rective March 31, 1951, which ac- commodations were not rented on ja transit basis April 1, 1949. The jroll-back rents are eligible for 10% increases for higher operat- jing costs, upon the filing of a | simple petition form, also for any other increases to which the land- {lords may be entitled for any im- | provements or additional services |provided between September 20, 11949 and April 1, 1951. It will be necessary: for landlords to file pe titions for such increas | . These officials announced that | the recéntrol of such Trailers and Trailer-spaces was recommended to the Housing Expediter by the ;| Key West Rent Advisory Board, '| for the reason that military per- jsonnel and defense workers are ‘Continued On Page Eight) i Old Craig SERVICE STATION Francis at Pars Phone 9134 Yeur P OIL Dealer Overseas Hoiel 917 FLEMING STREET | Weekly Rates from #10 | Dining Room... Bar DANCE at the | cama CLUB Sat., April 21, 1951, From 10 P.M. to 3 A.M. | MUSIC BY ~ | CONJUNTO ALEGRE For Table Reservation, Call 9288 1950 CHEVROLETS Club Coupes and Sedans . . . ‘ believed the} ef-| required to live in such accom- | i ity Revenues, First Quarter (1950, Exceed Budget Estimates ae ‘cents toon (AP). nah thunderous trib- | Revenues for the first quarter fine arid’ furteite: of 1951 exceed the budget esti-’ sewer fees; four. cents trom. mis- | : : Sy ute swelled up from side- |mates made by the City of Key cellaneous revenue; twa cents ! from inter one-vent from] walks of New York today | West it was reported Charles R. by City Roberts other lucaf tax A J For ‘each dollar. spent in the. st three “months of 195%, 43) nts went for palier Protection eight cents © for - fire ‘pratection; eight cents: fgr-twash and garbage removal; seven gants”for gencral and finaricial admiijistration; five cents for ses sposal-and: three. cents, for, pension i : A.total of $112,336 Spent. con. the, as seven and a half mitlion persons gave General Mac- Arthur the greatest recep- tion in- the nation’s history Showers of . paper and ticker. tape sailed overhead as the general. headed a fifty-car procession through the cheering city stréets. Comptroller today Roberts’ quarterly receipts are up nearly 144% ereent over 1950's revenue, and about 38 percent in excess of col- lections in 1949, Of cach dollar in revenue col- Jlected from January io Aprik 1, toberts said 47 cents came from general property ta report shows | Next highest collection ‘per. provement: pfo; fart fgom Janu: 5 |veveni:e dollar was 14 cents from ay 4, fo April} ald Rode MacArthur was accompan- the cigarott 1 ididtion, to. ‘the » ‘gencral} ied by his-aide, Major Gen: venger _ serviee cuarges Pte teecipls 9) 4 ought in 11 cents.on the reve-* 220 came@ifrem a-bank Joan. j nue dollar. In actual figures $22,-, / Of thi¢-on Figen: ha: | 129 was collected by the Scaven-’ ally’ arrowed, and>that for ger service in the first quarter of the my and démpreisor. the year. Budget estimate for the andor. : te jentire year of 1951 was only $86,- % 500. Revenue from the inereased: fees and better, methods of ¢ol- Iecting paymonf will result ‘prob- ably in a yearly revenue nearer $838,000. City licenses and permits bring’ bortey the $39,900. ‘ in cight cents on every , revenue Yogns “by “the Bord: Ne ional, dollar. Seven cents comes’ from Bank.” “s “feral Whitney; and Major Vincent, Impellitteri. His - five-star’ banner and an Aimetican ilag “swirled at the font fend- ee ‘of, the lead ae The fect, and ‘ -sdgvee ed, with. > brisk wind. The wives pf the gencral and more rote in the sce- with young Arthur. MavtArthur, the }general’s sah, The protes- sion was headed by 86™m0- ) - policemen. Side; jh the Park ave- i nue route were, jammed | from “eurb ‘to, building fronts, with, erdéwds leaning , ‘of ft Windows all ax | te” Deewtt Excite Mother A mother ‘and her ‘six chil- dren were the it ones around when'a fire broke out in Tony's Garage on: reene street last night, about 6:45. | A motorcycle that was being repaired caught fire. Not far from the blaze were wee bottles of highly gas. The mother of six wis Only a few feet away but she continued calmly: to care for her brood ag the fire depart- ment was summoned 4nd the blaze cautiously extinguished. She was, of course, a dog and her children were much too engrossed in nursing to M ite * veh . bothet with fires and potential [10:0 would | DEO explosions. Rene Th ‘on’ the spot from the New, York” stated, that eclaid Astoria as the Davis of - Jabksoi- why stayed. aboard | ville and lip Toppino, local thie Green 2 eae possibly be rt both of | whose firms alive. are cdi Keys Wes . Passes . . ORTB Dist. Bill TALLAHASSEE, April 20.— (#).—The Florida House of Rep- resentatives has passed HB220 authorizing State Board Admin- {istration to invest sinking funds in Overgeas Road and Toll Bridge Distriet, Monroe County, refund- |: ing bonds. BRICK Lovely hand-made Pink Colonial Brick from wreckings at the Old Army fracks. 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