The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 9, 1952, Page 1

Jail Will Be Open Within 10 Days Says Higgs County Commissioner Frank Bentley last night demanded that Commission- er Joe Allen name the “spe- cial interests” which Allen claimed in The Citizen Fri- day “have dominated Mon- roe County’s road building ing it down, As for Barry Beach, he said thet Bailey, at that time County surveyor, had said the road was undergraded, but that the bill had been approved for it. Guava avenue and Bor avenue on Grassy Key, he sai were built as roads: to be pass- able only. They are still passable he said. Borden avenue cost only $1 a square yard. Bentley further said that the records show that he voted against a contract of Alonzo Cothron, on Grassy Key. Tt was then that he demanded of Allen that the Commissioner “name the special interests . . . now in the process of sabotaging the commission’s effort to see that the county receives value received for the money ft spends om roads” as Allen had said in (Continued On Page Seven) SALE! Everything Marked Down OLD ISLAND TRADING POST CAROLINE & WHITEHEAD Key WwW THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1952 Bentley Demands That Allen - Name “Special Interests;"" __ Boca Chica Road Defend Book... Catches Fish! . s e ARTHUR E. “BIG PAT” PATTERSON (right), Indianapolis, who had never been deep sea fish- ing in his life, bought a book on the.subject one afternoon and the next day caught this prize- Presidents Will Always Says White House Radio Commentator, Fisher, In| Chicago Broadcast Delivered Recently President Truman's Key West trip makes news even after he leaves Key West. Chicago Tribune radio com- |mentator John Fisher sent a co- py of his March 29 broadcast to |The Citizen today. In it Fisher, who was one of the 20-odd radio | and press correspondents, tells) what he gleaned of the Presi- (Continued On Page Four) —_— CHOICE BUILDING LOTS Convenient te Scheels and Shopping Zone, Residence “A” from $1500 CHARLEY TOPPINO & SONS PHONE 1865 - 1648 Hilary U. winning, 270 pound Jewfish from Captain Tony’s “Greyhound.” “Little Pat” W. F., the son, doffs his cap in the presence of his father’s prowess. General Electric Supply Awarded Wire UTILITY BOARD SAID TO HAVE SAVED CITY $20M BY ALUMINUM USE Key West taxpayers have been saved $20,000 by the use of alumi- num instead of copper wire for the Proposed Big Pine Key transmis- jsion line, City Electrie Utility ' the Board members sald at yesterday afternoon's meeting. The award for obtaining the wire was given to General Elec- trie Supply, which bid $25,893.48 LER NENT POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone $14 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tubes . . Batteries Accessories MARL 75c Per Cu. Yd. Loaded at Steck Island Pit 8x8 x % BLOCK 20c Per. Block ( tm Quantities) Ready-Mix Concrete A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE Rock, Sand and Gravel Contract Come To K.-W. |For Big Pine Key Line line. Board Member Louis M. J. Eis- ner moved that GE get the award, though its bid was identical with | Kaiser, because “we have dealt | | with GE before.” The Board unani- | Mously approved Eisner’s motion | after study of the various items. Raybro company was awarded $17,920 contract for cable, since (Continued On Page Seven) WANTED ‘ Dragline Operator for Week Ends, also dump trucks for hauling. | Phone Mr. Hudgins, Summerland | | Ke | | Key. PALACE Lizabeth Scott and Edmend O’Brien! he i ea D ee eer Hear J. ¥Y. PORTER CANDIDATE | __FOR STATE | REPRESENTATIVE | THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Taft Scores Win Over Stassen, Ike Primary Results Are Not Binding Upon. The Delegates. GO i — Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio scored an overwhelm. ing victory in Tuesday’s Illinois primary election. Hi Bose! Hite oF ERE8i Fie Florida Hailed As Birthplace Of Aviation; McCurdy’s Flight Deserted And Dismayed ag ze el i i Fs & : F & 8 | i a & | | ; Ba =F it: _Kefauver 314,384; Stevenson (3,957 precincts) 36,- “The Taft forces in Ulinois pre- dicted the primary “will be a vention. Eisenhower's backers insisted they could not make any statement (Continued On Page Seven) $52, 000 In Sale Of Land Recorded Schurk have sold for $12,000, Calkins, single man. And His “Miracles of the Mind” K. W. High School Aud. ABANDONED AND BEWILDERED, this dog was put out of a car on Caroline street and left to wonder what the situation was all about. He was aided by two kind ladies and finally res- cued by the Humane’ Society, Mrs, George Mills White points out in the accompanying story under the heading of cruelty. that desertion of a pet comes Dog Deserted On Caroline Street; Humane LOVELY-LOOKING DOG IS A MIXTURE OF TWO FINE BREEDS Cruelty to animals doesn't apply only in extreme cases as in the episode which took place a few weeks ago when the “Hammer Man” deliberately pounded a mother dog to death, Mrs. Beare! Mills White pointed out today, dur- ing a visit to The Citizen office that although the first incident was barbarically cruel, there are other froms of wanton cruelty, especial- {ly that of neglect and desertion of a pet. | “A few days ago,” she told the editor, “A car drove along Caro- line street and stopped long en- (Continued On Page Seven) | MASONIC NOTICE There will be « Reguler Meeting . Felix Varela Lodge Ne. 64,/ , Thursday, April 10th,| | 730 P.M, at our Tompie,! | 919 Elizabeth St. Master Mason De- sons are cordially invited te attend. | Fraternally, ANTONIO HERCE, JR., Wershipful Master. FELICIANO CASTRO, Soe. Called Honor Given To Truman School Head Franklin Chosen As One Of 35 Outstanding Florida Educators To Go To Tampa Conference By invitation of the Florida Department of Education Wilbur * Franklin, Principal of Truman | Elementary School, was chosen (Continued On Page Four) CANDIES FRESH FOR EASTER Norris... Nunnatly’s Priced $1.50 to $6.00: | Box Place your Order Now |From Key West-H avana Told Plane Flew 89.78 Miles And Crashed 10 z i il = early fight of 3 ie-tpee el al 7 if q z a Ss z Z F ¢ gee if : i FF ZRe g Et Ht BE ig o s 3 ® ge s & ag £5 3 x tr & ¢ 2 pparently of experiments with wire- . less aboard planes whereby they picked up messages from steam- ers. Robert G. Fowler made the first west-east flight (155 days, 65 force-, downs)—from California to Jack sonville Beach, He also made the first assisted takeoff—from a rail- : 4 The first commercial airline was between TALENT NITE EVERY THURSDAY NITE FUN GALORE! CASH PRIZES! EFFECTIVE MONDAY APRIL 14, 1992 BOCA CHIC. A BUS FARE WILL BE INCREASED TO 25¢ CASH SP. Mm. TONIGHT ADMISSION $1.25 Sponsored By JAYCEES Becks of 29 Tickets $3.59 ere now evailable from all Ne. 1 Bus drivers. KEY WEST TRANSIT CO. INC, CHARLEY TOPPINC & SONS i Phones 1845 - 1648 Stock Island. RR EOE men ae, AN AGGRESSIVE CANDIDATE AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE A VETERAN STATION 5:55 P. M. Paid Political Advert TELEPHONES 10