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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

applause interrupted King. He
held up his hand. and continued.
''The second reason am in Key
West tonight is this: ! understand
that my good friend, the mayor"
he turned and nodded toward
Demeritt, "has charged that there
were several irregularities in my
office during my administrations
and think that | and the citizens
of Key West are entitle dto know
what these irregularities are"
He turned and walked abruptly
away amid thunderous ova-
ton.
Challenge Is Ignored
ignoring the challenge, Demer-
lit raped for order and invited
other citizens to speak. Louis
Carbonell, chairman of the com
mitf,e to put King back in office,
arose.
81 believe that the majority of
people in Key West want MIR.
King back in Office he said
I'VE have over 900 namesfon the
petition. II we had gone around
ringing doorbells we could have
secured 5000 names Just as cas-
lily, and we can get just as many
names for a recall election. But
we don't want to do that. We
want you people to see the light"
Two Others Speak
Albert Roberts, candidate for
city commissioner, was the next
to speak.
Il think a personal insult has
been heaped upon Mr.. King" he
declared. II ask the city com
mission here tonight to pass
resolution compelling the mayor,
if necessary, to make an explana-
ton of the charges he has leveled
against Mr.. King"
James Mcknight, who identi-
fled himself as a graduate of Key
West High School and a veteran
of World War II. declared that
"the city of Key West will not go
to hell if Mr. King is not reem-
ployed. No man is Indispensable"
he said. "Mr. King should have
reconsidered and not resigned
when The Citizen asked him not
to. editorially, and hundreds of
people begged him personally to
reconsider. But, regardless of
whether he returns or not Nc
Knight concluded, "let us employ
manager and get down to bust
ness"
Petition Is FILED
After Meningitis talk, the chair
recognized Commissioner Albert
B. Cooper. Cooper explained
that, according to the city char
ter. no petition except a recall
petition can be accepted by the
commission. He made motion
that the petition for Kings recall
be accepted and filed with the
city clerk. This motion carried
four to one. Commission Dough-
try casting the dissenting vote.
Commissioner John Carbonell
then nominated o. j. S. Ellingson
for\the position of city manager
Continued on Fsce FOUR
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Sellers viii Visit
In North Carolina

Jack Sellers, manager of the
Key West Transit company, will
leave for Gastonia, N. c., to;nor-
row for about a weeks visit in
that city.
At the conclusion of his stay
there, he will accompany his
children, who have been vaca-
tioning in the North Carolina
city, back to the Island City.
The owner of the local transit
company, Mr.. Page, maintains a
residence in Gastonia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
0. ]. S. ENinfalllas Man,
Is Named CITY lHas1ager Amid
TuTlu|t At City Hall Meeting
80 ASWA 50 : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -
Nem City Manager
On job Bright
And Early Today

o. J. S. Ellingson. new city
manager of Key West. was
at City Hall bright and early
this morning comforting with
Mayor William w. Demeritt
and former Acting City Man
ager Robert Dopp. on his
duties here.
MIR. Ellingson is a man in
his late forties or early fifties
and has a most pleasing per-
sonaliiY. He said that he had
been in Florida before on va
cations and had for a long
time wished TO locate here.
THE people here are very
gracious and friendly" he
said. "and I am sure that I
am going TO like it in Key
West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Navy To Give
Driver Exams

Effective September l, no per-
son at the Navy Yard here, mill
tary or civilian, will be employed
as chauffeur or permitted to
drive Navy or Marine Corps mo-
tor vehicles until they have been
examined and licensed, it was an
nounced by Navy authorities TO-
day.
1t. George T. Fedor, USNR,
transportation officer, u. S. Naval
Submarine Base, will be in
charge of the examinations, it
was stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Key Vest People
Leave For Cuba

This morning over the Aero
Was @. the following Key West
people left for Havana: Mrs. Ana
Valdez and son, Claude, Jr., Mrs.
Juana Mantiio, and Miss Ella
Fernandez. They will stay in
Havana several days before re-
turning home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Business Men VIII
Sponsor Navy Tour

In connection with the Red
Cross Community Service Com
mittee, the Key West Business
Mems Association will sponsor q
sightseeing tour for patients at
the Naval Hospital tomorrow
evefing at $50 o'clock, it was
announced today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Woman Is Charged
With Drunk Driving

Florence G.. Gilmore arrested
bv officer +. Sanchez on a charge
II operating an automobile while
under the influence of liquor,
win face trial on the charge to-
day in city court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Albania Asks
For Membership
In UN Group
fRr Associated Pressl

PARIS, Aug. 21.-Little Alban-
ia today applied for admlttance
to membership in the 81 nations
that are now holding sessions in
the Luxembourg Palace.
1t was said that the outlook is
favorable to the admission of Al
bania. Action on the request of
her representative is expected to
be taken some time this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Republicans
Want No Part
OF Clio Choice
any Assoc,ased Pressl

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The
CLOS Political Action Commit
tee, which essayed to have
candidate in the eighteenth con-
gressional district in New York
nominated on the Republican tic
ket, fell far behind in the primary
election held yesterday.
No figures were issued, but the
report said that the committee
choice was far back in the ruck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21


Sawyer Heads Petition
At the opening of the meeting,
John G.. Sawyer, representing the
committee that had prepared a
petition containing the names of
some 900 Key Westers requesting
the recall of Dave King as city
manager, asked permission to
read the document and explain
its contents.
''As a citizen of Key West, and
a member Of the petition commit
tee Sawyer said, II ask to be
allowed to read the petition for
the benefit of those not acquaint-
ed with it. All the signatures on
this petition are bonafide and rep
resent croSs-section of the citi-
zens of our. town. Ueople have
been met on the street and asked
to sign it. This has not been a
doorbell ringing, house-to-house
campaign.
Honorable commission G RS, -
Sawyef. concluded before starting
to read the petition, some of us
would almost come to you as
mendicants to ask that you put
Dave King back in office"
Dave King Speaks
After Sawyer had finished
reading and explaining the petit
ton, Mayor William w. Demer-
lit called on any citizen who had
anything to say to stand up and
say it.
Dave King, former city mana
ger, strobe from the rear of the
room, entered the railing in front
of the mayors rostrum, and stood
before the throng of Key West
citizens as they gave him an ova-
ton lasting for more than two
minutes. He seemed calm and
self assured.
81 came to Key West today for
two reasons" King said, holding
up two fingers on his right hand.
First, from the day l arrived in
this city until ! resigned as city
manager, / tried with all my pow
er to give you an honest and eff
ficient city government. For a
while, everything went along
fine, and then certain thinf, hap
pened that required me to take
action. This action was not up
held. | then concluded that when
it reaches a point where [ do not
have enough sense to know who
should work for the city and who
should not, neither do | have
enough sense to manage the city.
81 would return to Key West
under no circumstances" King
declared, unless the city charter
is changed so that the heads of
departments have authority to
run their departments.
Would Aid Manager
"And let me say here and now"
he continued, that if l am not
renamed city manager | will as
sist any man who is, to the best
of my ability. l want to see Key
West progress. and | do not think
anything can be accomplished by
all this fighting. From the day
| came here to the day l left,
worked for the benefit of Key
West, and not for the benefit of
any one individual"
Here, a tremendous round of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

49, FN1N bOACtN WGAC
granted permission by OPA to
establish rents on a seasonal
basis upon application to the rent
control office in the Federal
Building. N. ID. Keye, area rent
director. announced.
Old Sef-Up Unfair
The impact of defense activi-
ties in a great many resort areas
during the war resulted in the
renting on a year-around basis
az many housing accommoda-
tions which were primarily
adapted TO seasonal occupancy,
Mr.. Keye said. an this category
are units which had previously
been rented on a seasonal basis,
bat were rented on the maximum
rent date for year-around occu-
pancy. Others were rented on the
maximum rent date on a season
al basis, but a level year-around
rent was fixed later by the di-
rector. In still other cases, hous-
ing accommodations primarily
seasonal in demand were first
placed on the rental market after
the maximum date at level rate
with the intention of renting
srasonally when the year-around
demand declined" he asserted.
Application Needed
when the year-around demand
Cor such housing no longer exists,
Mr.. keye said, the regulations
give the area rent director the
authority 10 establish rates on a
seasonal pattern upon applica-
ton Of the landlord.
~It would obviously be unfair
~ keen them On 2 year-around
basis Al 4 time when the year
around demand no longer exists.
Mr. Keyc said. Moreover, there
ere also new units which were
built after the maximum rent
date In order TO satisfy the year
around occupancy which, by to-
day, have little chance of being
rented on a year-around basis. 1t
Is naanifestly unfair to keep these
units on a year-around rental"
Year Around Rent Best
n II is unlikely that accomo-
dations can be rented during the
off-season at a year-around rent,
SEASONAL rents should be estab-
hshed. Keye declared. On the
other hand, he said, if the year
around demand for the particular
type Of accommodations is suffi-
cicntly acute TO give reasonable
assurance that the landlord will
b. able 20 secure year-around oc-
cupaney at the level rate his APP
plication would be denied. Under
40 circumstances, Keye said, will
any action be taken which would
result in a reduction in the num-
Der Of year-around rental units
where they are really needed
la the local housing market. II a
unit has a good chance of being
rented on a year-around basis it
should not be withdrawn from
the year-around rental market
60 make il a purely seasonal
property, he asserted.
Must Be Vacant
mo relief will be granted UNI
less the unit is vacant at the
time the petition is filed" keye
declared. premises SHOULD be
considered as vacant for the pur-
pose Of the regulation if owner
occupied. The seasonal pattern
will be set in such manner that
the landlord will be able to OBJ
tain an annual income on a seas
email basis approximately equival-
ent 20 the present annual maxi
mum rent at a level year-around
- .-...~l,,InI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
PETITION FOR KING RECALL
FAILS, BUT HE RECEIVES
A BIG OVATION
Former City Manager Explains Reasons For Coming
To Key West; Quiet Anger Swept Over Crowd
When Session Adjourned Abruptly; Severe Crit
icisnl OF Administration Heard SIS

In noisy turbulent meeting oil approximately 800 people
cit City Hu last night O. Elngson, Of Brownsville Texas
named city monuger OF Key West.
The vote of the city commissioners elecng Ellnqson to
The position but Commissioner Hunter HaIden
passed roll COLL
Elngson graduate Of the University of Texas cens-
ed engineer and member of the International City Managers
Association. He has had is years of experience city
mcnuger of pleasing personality At present he
leave from his position city manager of Brownsville
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
HIGHLIGHTS OF LAST
NIGHTS MEETING

Q. J. S. Ellingson. present
city manager of Brownsville.
Texas. was named city man.
ager of Key West by a unan-
imous vote. Commissioner
Hunter Harding passing on
roll call.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

A crowd of approximately
900 Key Westers jammed
City Hall TO witness the Com
missioners make the selec-
lion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

A petition. signed by APP
provimatelY 800 Key Wesiers
asking the recall of Dave
King as city manager. was
read by John G. Sawyer. ae-
cepted by, The Commission
and filed with the City Clerk.
c o m m S Toner Albert
Cooper explained that the
Commission could accept no
petition except a recall peti-
tion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Former City M a n a ger
Dave King addressed the
meeting amid thunderous ap-
plause, said he would not
return here unless City
Charter was changed 10 give
him authority over munich
pal employees.
King also challenged Ma
yor William w. Demeritt to
name specifically any irregu-
Iarities that existed in his
(King's) office during his adj
ministration. The challenge
was not accepted.
The meeting was noisy. Ii
was finally abruptly adjourn
ed by Mayor Demeritt alter
being in session for one hour
and fifteen minutes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21
Landlords In Local Area
VIII Be Granted Seasonal
Rent Schedules, Says OPA
DECLINE OF DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES MAKES
POSSIBLE HIC Err
RENT RATES

Key West landlords today were
granted permission by OPA to
establish rents on a seasonal
basis upon application to the rent
control office in the Federal
Building. N. ID. Keye, area rent
allHnl.anr announced
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Key West has most ecu.
able climate in the roun-
try. with average
range Of only IL
Fahrenheit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

AP DaY Wire Service
and Ap Features
Fer % Years Devoted
20 the Best Interests
Of Key West
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16

OF the city's ultra-modern tuber-
culosis hospital. The vine-covered
arch of the first monastery in Amer
lea offers an exciting contrast TO
the modernistic verandas of the
Jaragua hotel, reputed to be the
finest resort hotel between Miami
and Rio de Janeiro. The Cathedral
of Santo Domingo, another "first" in
the Western hemisphere, is close to
a long row of modern government
buildings.
Wrecked by Hurricane.
Two violent hurricanes striking
428 years apart each stimulated the
community's growth. The first oc-
CURED in July, 1902, demolishing
the few fiimsy buildings of the six
year-old post. The second struck
the Dominican capital in Septem-
Der, 1880, few days after Trujillo
became president.
Through most of the 18th century,
Santo Domingo thrived as Spain's
capital Of the western world. Co
lumbus visited it often, even ignor-
ing royal decree when he stopped
there on his last voyage. In ac-
cordance with his wishes, he was
buried there. Ashes of the great ad-
miral now rest in the Cathedral of
Santo Domingo, awaiting transfer
to the Columbus Memorial light
house, soon to be built on a high
promontory just outside the city
as beacon for ships and planes.
Mobiles seeking gold, scien-
lists and explorers, rich, enter
prising merchants, f0cked to the
new worlds capital, making 1t
springboard from which new
cOnquests were launched.
Cortes, Balboa, Pizarro, Ponce
de Leon, De Soto and others
made it the starting point Of
important voyages OF discovery.
Two centuries of decay followed
capture of the settlement by Sir
Francis Drake in 1886. Spanish in
terest was diverted to mainland
mineral wealth. Internal quarrels.
attacks by English, French and pi-
rates thinned the colony to 500 peo-
pie by 1735.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
Fatherly
Perception
By MARGARET ELSOM

WE HAD been married about
wv ten months when I said to
Marie: Darling, how much do you
think we could scrape up to buy q
car--just a cheap one, any kind just
so long as 1t goes?"
Marie was washing the supper
dishes at the time, and Newell l
was drying them for her.
Here we are, working on a fruit
farm, 80 miles away from our near
est relative, and six miles from the
nearest town. Once a week we man.
aged to get into town with MT.
Hayes (my boss). But when a man
expects to become father IN two
months time he wants to make GER
tain he has definite way Of getting
to the hospital ahead of the stork.
Marie sighed little. eyes, things
sometimes happen before schedule.
l think we could manage cheap
car, say around $780,"
There had been an ad running in
the paper along these lines: "For
sale, Model A, good running order,
five good tires, motor recently over
hauled. Ceiling price; Phone 264."
Marie agreed it might do.
threw the paper aside and went
over to the telephone.
"Yup, this here's the place, Mis-
ter-car amt sold as yit, she amt,
but she's likely right smart goin' to
he. You don't see bargains AGAR
buratin' under your nose like this
every day; no sir. She won't be set
tin here long, no she won't, so you
want to grab her right quick"
"How much?" I asked.
"Two and a half as she stands
right ready to exilerate down the
home stretch-yes SIR" he said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16

CONTRASTS connection with 450th
founding Of Cudad Tulo oldest city the world recent
city the modernzaton
transformed the ancient city the most mod
Latin America Parallel to the Avenda washington
The shaft the Dominican Washington dedicated lasting
friendship between the Dominican republic the United States In
contrast the street dover oto showing Cudad Tru
o the time still Sant0 Domingo At that
time third the nation ifed lad and ILL
housed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16

It happened that the owner OF the
car was very old gentleman who
thought that his rheumatism
wouldn't let his leg move fast
enough to "break" her when she
needed it. He was slightly stubborn
over the $50, but ] won out. In
half an hour was riding down the
front street, proud as any expec-
tant father. / felt I had obeyed
my "premonition" to get convey
ance-and my heart sang. So ex-
cited was that ! pulled her over
to the curb and went into the corner
drug store to phone Marie.
Darling" I said, 1--WE are the
owner of a 5000 automobile-and it
runs" She sounded excited,
"What's the matter you're all
right, are your" / asked breath
lessly.
"Oh, yes, DEAR" she said, "but
hurry home-it's happened"
My heart ceased to beat and the
booth went all black for just mo-
ment, but, pulling myself together,
as an expectant father should, I
told her to get right into bed. /
would be home Immediately. It had
happened-and her all alone, and
and at the telephone! Why 1t was
impossible. But she said it had
happened. Oh, the poor darling.
jumped into the car and raced
around to DR.. Gillets. He was just
changing tire in his garage. I
streaked across the lawn and pulled
him toward my humble car, ex-
planning what had happened. "I'll
take you out, doctor-I'll take you
out-never mind your fiat tire--I'll
run you out to Marie right away"
"But-but my dear man." he
said. ''let me at least get my bag"
He rushed to the house, coming
out again in two seconds fiat. Jump
ing in the car, he asked, "Did you
say she answered the phone?"
eyes, doctor, yes-yes and I told
her to get right back into bed, I'd
be right out"
Incredible" he mumbled, elm
CICOibAC.
"Will that hurt herr" I pleaded.
"Will what hurt herr"
'Incredible?" I said. And still
don't know why the doctor grinned.
Well, the old car snorted up the
hills, and back-fired down them.
Leaning heavy round the bends she
licked off the six miles quick. A cow
got in the way once. I pressed the
horn button, and it went "Br-r-r-pp"
and unthinkingly ] said Excuse
me-"
Looking back, on that evening,
sure feel like the fool that I was.
AS long as / live, I'll never forget
the scene when we opened the
door.
There was Marie on her hands
and knees, over a cardboard carton
which held Dolalda and five newly
born kittensl ..,.
had to wait six more weeks be-
fore ! became . fatherl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16

AS highlight of the fete, a three
masted caravel, modelled after one
of Columbus ships, sailed up the
Ozama river to re-enact the found
ing of western civilizations first
permanent site. Wearing late 18th
century costumes, sailors moored
the ship to replica of tree used
by Columbus brother, Bartolome,
when he founded the city in 1896.
Share With Haiti.
The original city, named Nueva
Isabella in honor of Spain's queen,
was located on the south shore of
the island which Columbus named
Hispaniola. Hispaniola, second to
Cuba in size among the West In
dies, lies between Cuba and Puerto
Rico in the Greater Antilles chain.
Sharing the island with Haiti, the
Dominican republic occupies its
eastern two-thirds.
Long called SantO Domingo,
the city was renamed Ciudad
Trujillo (Trujillo City in 1886
after President Rafael TrujillO,
in gratitude for his efforts in re-
constructing the city along mod
ern lines after a hurricane in
1880 almost completely demol-
ished the city.
Proud of their capital city's long
history, the 100000 people of the
Dominican republic are even more
conscious of it's modernity and up
to-dateness. Ruins of the first hos
pital built in the Americas are a
short distance from the sun decks
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
Woman Mail Carrier No Longer An Oddly

SEATTLE.-Accepted among the
men in the station and the house
wives on her route as seasoned
veteran and neighborhood fixture,
Mrs. Ellen Nermo, substitute mail
carrier at the Seattle post office
for the last two years, is planning
to take civil service examinations
for permanent appointment.
Recalling her first day as letter
carrier, Mrs. Nermo said, st
thought one woman was going to
faint when she saw me come up
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
COURTESY TO CRIPPLEs

A man managed to board a street
car the other day, after hot chase.
On regaining his breath, he said,
jokingly, to the conductor, Sup
pose, I'd slipped and lost leg
what them"
"Oh," answered the conductor,
with unwonted politeness, "you
wouldn't have to do any more run
ming then; we always stop for man
with q crutch."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
7kiA One, M food

Francis x. Bushman was sum-
moned to New York in the early
days of the movies to sign con-
tract with Metro. His press agent,
who wanted the matinee idol to
receive substantial salary in
crease, filled his pockets with two
thousand pennies and dropped
handfuls of them as he and the
actor walked from Grand Central
Terminal toward the Metro office.
Children, then grownups, fol-
lowed them to pick up the coins.
Metro officials, looking out their
windows, judged Bushman's popu-
larity by the vast throng that
logged his footsteps and paid him
81, 900 a week without argument.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
PAYING OFF

The timekeeper on road job bor-
rowed 50 from one Of the workers to
buy few drinks. He promised to
repay the money ON payday.
Payday came and the worker
found his pay check made out for
81 more than he figured was due
him. He made inquiries.
"Oh, that" said the timekeeper,
sis to pay you back the So you
loaned mel"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-16
Some Cooking

An American soldier, billeted in
England, didn't like the way the
food was cooked at a local inn. He
barely touched the plate that was
set down before him.
The waiter was indignant.
"Aren't you ashamed to be vast.
ing food that way?" he chided.
"Don't you know that food will win
the war;"
"Could be-" allowed the Ameri-
can, "but who's going to get the
enemy to eat here?"