The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 6, 1952, Page 1

; ; : | vo. Luxx Ne 2 King yGeo * * * KEY“WEST'S $1 a * * . Weeping Crowds Gather At Buck’ ham Palace LONDON # Tired and spent King George V1 died today after 15 years on the throne. His daugh ter Elizabeth, 25, became Queen The word reached her in an African . one of the rem pants of . George X hd monarch the in Was born 3 years ago. All over Britain the people believed that a blood clot coronary thrombosis—was the im mediate cause of the King’s death September, a surgeon re Moved one of his lungs as can eerous, and the King had looked il for a long time. But even his immediate family did not know death was so near. Princess Eliza beth was in the fir® stages of an around-the world trip. but planned to fly home immediately from Ken ya in Bast Africa Weeping crowds gathered at Buckingham Palace as word of the King's death spread. Flags were lowered to half staff. The E ry i et iy f - : across trep Prime Minister Churchill called ®ontinued On Page Two) Elk’s Club Benefit VALENTINE DANCE & FLOOR SHOW Friday. Feb,.8th : 39 ELK'S CLUS ANNEX Music by Joe Terane’s Orchestry Public Invited — Ne Miners ADMISSION = $1.00 The J, Sr, Migh Schest P Ta eee ee a Pee Tee em iee tere ee SUN SALE MUN ; i 2 i * * « Activities Jump Jobs re ow : ; Navy Will; Sawyer * — Unicue Fountain, Usility Fxenchise 2 At W. Martello... As @ result of the Monday evens} ing meeting of the Semans Aleare Committee of the Key West Art and Historical Society, @ number, of decisions have ben reached re-) garding Key West's “Week of Jay” to be celebrated during the first week of next month. Of particular interest is the progress of plans | fot the colorful West Martello pa geant Director Irma Labastille have ornounced that a spectacular, background fountain, by Tom Lane of the Key West High School and engineered by Mapor C. B. Harvey and Howard Eng- land, will be constructed by the U. S. Navy A wind machine and lighting ap i li i 2 aft: id z : Costuming will be handied by Mrs. John G. Ballentine. Richard Erteman of the High School will be in charge of properties. Alfrédo Sends, teacher at the Douglass) | High School, will organize a color ed group which will play one of the important scenes On the eve of the Serrana Alear: pageant, there will be a down town parade with all possible trim mings, though at last advices no elephants bad been signed. There . . Dies In Hospital George ©. Laces, B, 1901 Flag ‘er Avenue, died this morning at the Monroe General Hospital, He was the owner and operator of the Lucas Electric store, 215° Duval ~ | street Lucas is survived by his wife Mrs. Kathleen Lucas, one deugh ter, Mrs Betty Jean Bowling mother. Mrs. Josephine Lucas Tampa, two sisters, Mrs. Jesus Castro, Veneruels and Mrs. Lau ra Garcia, New York; and three grandchildren He was 9 member of the Bene volent and Protective Order of Tiks Lodge No. 3, Key West Ro tary Club: Key West Yacht Club Key West Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Fire Department. Cab Pivot de da Meets Bodice Arthm, sy" American Le Ade. and U'Locaie 128, « » id T #F.SOGP pale co will be vanounced later by the Pritchar: Funeral Home POR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE GOOD ITALIAN FOOD LUIGIS RESTAURANT © CHICKEN CACCIATORE * Pires eLaSegne ORDERS TO TAKE OUT w ouvar TEL. 108 ee re a ae Electric system has franchise, but not en | gne on the po'e line to Big Key, County Attorney Pau! Sew. ver seid lest night. answered @ Levis Munit: is this franchise thet the given to City Electric i question ii flr i F i aay 4 i $ : Fz z it Capt. Adell Calls For Joint Conclave Of City, County, Landowners To Combat Keys Pests A joint meeting of the Novy County and City Commissioners and the Monroe County Mosquito Control Board will be held ‘Thurs day Pebrumry 14. It was announce ed at the County Commission meet ing last night. Navy commanding officer Capt CC, Adell wrote to Neil Saunders chairman of the Anti Mosquite un it that offi¢ials and the Navy meet with large property owners of the County to discuss plans for ridding - the Keys of mosquitoes. Conies the letter, were. amt to Gerald Saunders, chairman ah, the. Cont: —— and th: Meyor of Key vest Capt. Adet <ot? thet the G@uew “has completed olens and “in ere cently in a position to finance # large scale permanent mosquito control program consisting of dit ching and filling on Boece Chica Geiger, Big Coppitt and adjacent Kevs In order for this protect to be completely effective fer the contro! wf sett merch mosquitees" Cart Adell wrote “it * necessary for certain work to be accomplished on Key West and Stock Island. In neh 9 these two kevs are in the midst of an expansion pre sram or construction boom it is not felt that expenditure of Feder al funds for elimination of mos quite breeding areas found thereon could be justified.” Capt Adell continued In view of the importance of eradication of these pests and pot eBtial disease verters frem the *. both te the health and com $ of naval personnel and their pendents as well asto the com tipue? health, comfort ani econo 1 Wevelopment of the civil com Miunity. it is requested that » tint meeting of City, County and State officials as well as large proverty owners in the area be called to meet with Navy representatives in order to discuss some plan of ac complishing the necessary work ~ A copy of the letter was sent to the State Health officer gets Dead:.Clizal 0,676,807 IN PERMITS PUTS Ci Semana Alegre erm) | “NEW YORK © ~~ Jam I, { ' | Palace Theater “Flephant Stampede” PR KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEONESDAY, FeBau. Convicted Of Shakedown Find He Is Mastermind, “OF A $500,000,A, Shakedown Ring Jn New York Fire Moran, pal of ex-Mayor William OPwyer, was convieted Tuesday night as the mastermind of a 3500,000- a - year fire department shakedown ring. Moran, who served as first depu ty fire commissioner under O'Dwy er. was found guilty on all B tounts of extortion and one of con spiracy The maximum possible stntence could be 348 years in prison. Meran’s bail was revoked after the jury of middle-aged business: men reported its verdict. He was sent to the City Prison to await sentencing March. 4 She Key West Citis THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN TH ad;.. Elizabeth Princess Weeps At News Of Father's Death NAIROBI, Kenya # — Princess Elizabeth wept when told of her father King George s death today News of the death, which made + tne,.eringess @ Queen, was first aiven, to hex staff at the "Ragal Lose, by, the newspaper * Kast African Standard. | Ht was. decided to withhold the | trom the princess until digect | tion was obtained by tele-) from Buckingham ft Later the message was received direct at the Royal Lodge and the 25-year-old princess was told. She broke down and sobbed. She will travel by car to Nairobi 100 miles from the lodge, then take 2 plane home Thursday Chamber Fun Night At 8 P.M. The jury detiberated two bouts. | The trial ran through 14 court days | before General John A. Mullen The prosecution said the “guiding genius and of the racket in which oil burner jallers seeking fire department Sessions Judge Moran wi Moran, 50, is appealing a Federal Court perjury conviction and sen tence of five years and a $2,000 fine. He was found guilty of lying to the U. S. Senate Crime com mittee about his relations wth a Brooklyn numbers racketeer Moran’s brush with the Crime Committee last March led Mayor Vincent R. Impeilitters to force him from a $15,000-a-year lifetime job as water commissioner. O'Dwyer hed given Moran the water depart ment job shortly before leawne City Hall to become ambassador to Mexico in the fall of 1950. Moran had been in public employ since 1929 County Declares Housing Critical Manype County Commissioners will Cextify to Feders! Housing Ads ministration that them. be: stithow: riticg! need for howsing im tee West. they unanimously voted last night The certification is in connection with the 55 units in apartments which will be built at a cost of $400,000 by Mrs. Rose Cohen, Mi- am The apartments were certified a8 needed by the City Commission Winter visitors will be enter- tinec at Bayview Park tonight “ at the weekly Chamber of Com. merece Fun Nite program for "| tourists, Apvesring on the program, to begin at 8 p. m., is he Williams, popular entertainer who will present im- versonations and pantomine num Se] ‘and! witining drut 4 fleg tvirlers who have appeared with the Key West High ol band. Nine winners will be chosen from three divisions, end _ the audience will make the selections with the aid of an electric applause meter. Miss Nancy Brooks, captain of the band majorettes, will per- form art exhibition of baton twirling during the evening. : : “ fi ii uf Hey fi # ij I ! ' rill on Monday night They will be to | April cated at the corner of United and William streets. Mrs. Cohen needed letters from both County and City units of government before she can obtain PHA financing The apart ments wil be two-story William V. Albury, Mrs. Cohen's attorney. presented her case last might before the Commisisoners Dan MeCarty Kary eaten Anois” 7 SERVICE STATION . Accessories Will Rua Again Commissioner will run for his third term av County Commissioner, ‘ast night. Harris qualified for the May promary at the office of County Clerk Bart Adams lest night. He represents Distetet § which con- sists of the Upper Keys. Harris + first term = on the cs @ E U.S.A, Becomes. Queen xs * * *, TY 10TH IN FLORIDA -—_—, _ Lower Keys Landowners WeetTope ampa, raso Win Speedy Action On And Palm Beach R oads | By The Associated Prove Growing Key | West Tops Money spent on home and tei Charge Against ; Carries Death If Conviction Fe Bennett Fielding Hilk 22, of the USS Gilmore faces @ deoth sentence if he is of the fir<t degree now held ogeinst bene held without . the slewing George ttered kins. whee be | 1 found Ssturday | fort of Simonton S Reports of fees collected by vari ous county offices in 1951 were and Cocktail Lounge (Permerty South Beach Resteurant) “BILLY IRWIN # 4 ‘ ee