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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
May Revoke Some
Liquor Licenses, So
Report Here Says

A representative of the State
Beverage Department is in Key
West, and it is reported that he
is making an investigation to de-
termine what liquor saloons are
within 800 feet of schools or
churches, and because of that
reason "six or eight" liquor Ii
-censes are likely to be revoked.
County Tax Collector Howard
E. Wilson said today that he had
spoken to the representative but
that he had not said anything
about the revocation of licenses.
One of the places visited by
the representative is Romey
TyneS' saloon on Fleming street.
Measured along Fleming and Du-
val streets, the. saloon is more
than 900 feet from St. Paul's
Church. though within the dis
lance as the crow flies.
Tynes was told that it would
be to his advantage if he has had
liquor license since 1888, the
year in which the present re-
quirement regarding the distance
between a saloon and church or
school went into effect -----
1t was not explained what the
advantage" was, but a county
official remarked that there is
mo border line" and that either
an owner of saloon gets a Ii
cense or doesn't get il"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
tSiqnedl "Kirke."
Garden Transfer
Stirs Opposition

City Manager o. J. S. Ellingson
has received a protest from
lady who protested vigorously
against the city offering the
Botanical Gardens to the state as
wayside park. The lady rea-
soned that the park would not
feature the botanical aspects but
would be used for other purposes.
She said that the city should
maintain the park.
Ellingson assured her that he
had been told only that repre-
sentative would come. to Key
West for investigation as to the
possibility of making the place a
wayside park. and until the in
vestigation is made no action
can be taken, favorable or other
wise.
Should the Botanical Gardens
fit into waySide park claSsltl-
cation, then the city manager
will present the plan for the
CITY Commissioners approval or
rejection.
Ellingson stated to The Cltl-
zen that it is the cost of malnten-
ance that counts on all city-run
projects. as be said the upkeep
will go on and on. To run a
project like the Botanical Gar
dens would require the services
of about two or three men and
considerable money to MAINTAIN
it properly, he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Washington Wire
Says Poinciana
Transfer Unlikely

Residents of Poinciana could
draw a deep breath today for a
telegram from Washington dis
closes that no transfer of the prof.
ect is likely TO occur. The, Ma
val Base recently reported to the
Navy Department that the prof.
ect would be desirable" for
Navy use.
The telegram, received from
Wallace Kirke, director of the
Key West Housing Authority,
now on special trip to Washing
ton in behalf of the Poinciana
residents, reads:
mo transfer Florida 1919
contemplated for present or
likely to occur.
tSigned) "Kirke."
The wire was received by James
Fort, manager of the Poinciana
Projects for, the Key West Hous-
ing Authority. Project 8073 is
the Housing Authority designa-
ton of the old Poinciana project.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Prehearing To Be Held
On Aerovias @ Question

A rehearing conference on the
application of Aerovias @, Cuban
air line, to engage in air trans
portation between Havana and
Key West, will be held Gin the
near future" The Citizen was
informed today.
The announcement was con-
tanned in copy of a letter re-
ceived here by L. P. Artman,
publisher of The Citizen, from the
office of u. S. Senator Spessard
Holland. The letter was written
to Senator Holland by James M.
Lands, chairman of the Civil
Aeronautics Board, and reads as
follows:
my Dear Senator Holland: 49,.
81 have your letter of Octo-
Der Is, 1916, with respect to the
application of Aerovias Q, Gu
ban company, seeking foreign
dAA CdllIe PSlhIlI W oA'hioA IN AZ
to engage in air transportation
between Havana and Key West.
ut is contemplated that a re-
hearing conference preliminary
to the public hearing required by
the statute on this application
will be assigned in the near fu-
ture"
The letter assures the Senator
that the Importance which he
stresses of maintaining good re-
lations between Cuba and the
United States will be taken into
consideration on passing upon
the application.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29

Nays Largest
BIinp Due Deer
Key Vest Today

The Nays largest non
rigid. lighter -ihan-air craft.
the MI. was due over Key
West some time today. The
Citizen learned this morning.
This ship is reported TO have
taken off from the Naval Air
Station ar Lakehurst. N. j.. on
an endurance flight.
The report received by
The Citizen said that the ship
was attempting to break a
record of ? days and 2 nights
in the air. held by an Army
blimp. Reports from West
Palm Beach placed the ship
over that city early this
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Krug Denies
t.a Government
Backed Down
tBy The Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. A.
Krug, secretary of the interior,
denied holly today that the gov
eminent had backed down in its
position regarding demand OF
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. for discussions regarding the
Governments contract with coal
miners. 49,,
Krug asserted that there Will
not be a strike of soft coal min
ers, though several provisions OF
the contract will be discussed by
him and Lewis, beginning on Fri
day morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Used Il Razor,
Wife Says; He
Says He Didn't

Morning session of the Mon
roe county criminal court was
taken up with the trial of Ernest
Bryant, negro, charged by his
wife, Anna Mae, with aggravated
assault.
She charges that he made sew
eral Slashes at her with I. razor,
but did not cut her. He denied
having had razor.
Jury in the case retired at 2
o'clock this afternoon to consider
the testimony and reach a ver--
dict.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Funds Raised,
Citizen Thanked

Commissioner Louis Carbonell
today thanked The Citizen for
the publicity accorded his COM
mittee in raising $3.50 for folders
advertising Key West sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce
Carbonell saiG that as soon as
the announcement was made he
was swamped with donation Of
fers, and even collected $40 more
than the required $3.50 goal.
This booklet-folder which has
pictures and facts about the city,
will be available for distribution
at the Chamber of Commences
offices and throughout the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
REALTY SALE IN
MONROE COUNTY

Percy and Nellie Louise Pinder
have sold house and lot on Pc
tronia street, between White and
Georgia streets, to Bernard Lee
and Lily Marion Larsen for So
600.
The lot has a frontage of 46.1
feet and depth of 1910 feet.
L. A. Gabriel has sold a lot on
Julia street to Alice Wallace for
$1,000. The lot is SOB by 1877 feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
a. TOMATOES ON ONE VINE

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - J o h n
Schober will yield ground only to
lack. the bean-stalk boy, when 1t
comes to prodigious plants. he
has an 8-foot 9-inch vine which
has 43 tomatoes on it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Vice admiral Catch
TOCOEne Here NOU. 5

Vice Admiral T. L. Catch,
Commander Service Force.
Atlantic Fleet. will arrive in
Key West on November S on
board his flagship. U.S.S. Vul-
can. for purpose of conduct
ing an inspection of the Sub
marine Base.
Departure is scheduled for
November 7.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-29
Announcement.

take this means to express my
most sincere appreciation to my
patrons and to the people Of Key
West for their loyal patronage
during the time l conducted my
Grocery Business at ll0e Georgia
ST. II was indeed a great pleas
ure and satisfaction to have had
the opportunity of serving you.
JOSEPH G.. MCMAHON
and Brother
have taken over my Grocery and
are now the new proprietors.
They have assured me that they
will endeavor to the best of their
ability to serve you in the future
as tried to serve you in the past.
JOE ORPEZA.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13
By ESTHER VAN w. TUFTY

BY ESTHER VAN w. TuFTN
The Michigan delegation, always
active and always vocal, had more
TO say on the housing proposal
than any other in the House.
Even the emerging bill, a totally
disabled veteran Of eight days con-
gressionai battle. was substantial
ly the Republican substitute bill in
troduced by Congressman Jesse p.
Wolcott OF Port Huron.
It's far cry from the bill Hous-
ing Administrator Wyatt needs 70
build 2,700,0 900 homes for veterans
Democratic leaders pin their hopes
on the Senate.
As the battered bill, b. vote OF
S57 10 "a, came TO the Senate, pro-
duction subsidies we're cut out.
These subsidies were aimed at-efi-
couraging the manufacture OF build
ing materials without increasing
prices, which President Truman
called the very heart" OF his pro
gram. Ceiling prices on existing
homes were also removed.
But the housing measure faces
delay in the Senate. The Senate
Banking and Currency committee
is occupied with the proposed Brit.
ish loan.
Meanwhile former Michigan Ray
mond NJ. Foley, FILA commissioner,
is undertaking broad cooperative
program to stimulate home remod-
cling as a means to get housing for
veterans.
Roughly, the plan is to gain the
cooperation OF communities. deal
ers and lenders. Also the drive is to
sharpen the interest OF property
owners in wider use Of FILA facili-
ties to produce more living quar-
ters for returning servicemen.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13
Home RemodeIing May
Answer Housing Problem

Under the remodel for veterans
program. property owners may OBJ
tain loans up to $1,000 on terms up
to seven years.
The junior senator from Michi-
gan. Homer Ferguson, grabbed a
few days rest in the Carolinas over
the weekend. He was Pearl Har-
Dor weary" as well he might be
after the long drawn out hearings.
At the moment Chairman Barley
has not told the special Pearl Har-
Dor committee II joint or indiyi-
dual report is TO be made.
Ferguson will come back 10 find
the Senate starting the controyer-
sial debate on raising the minimum
wage to IS cents an hour. Although
he's not committing himself yet on
this until he hears some OF the de-
bate, he's inclined to cast a flshy
eye at the beverage" feature Of
the bill.
The bill, as 1t emerged from the
committee. would broaden coyerage
to include thousands OF small en-
ployers engaged in the processing
OF farm and fishery products and
in retail distribution" Like the six
senators 1.-TWO Democrats end four
Republicans) who signed a minor
i.y report he fears small employ
ers already squeezed between ris-
ing wage and material costs and
OPA price ceilings. would have one
more new and complicated set OF
government regulations added to
their reconyersion problems"
It's safe to predict that the Sen
ate fight may whirl more around
"coverage" than the boost to s.
cents an hour. To begin with, no
testimony was heard on this phase
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13

tation. Farm. and fishery products.
As 10 the British loan, another
heated debate about to hit the SEN
ate floor. Senator Ferguson is 'in-
clined against It. but Is keeping an
open mind"
Congressman Paul Shafer OF Bat
Tie Greek. is alarmed over the state
meut OF Chief OF staff Eisenhower
that 1T will take a year TO bring the
present administrative efficiency
Of the United States Army back to
the level OF 1870"
As member OF the House Mill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13

WASI-INGTON-INS- Herbert
Hoover, chairman OF the famine
emergency committee, wa schedul.
ed 10 open a series Of conferences
Monday with L. s. foreign otfici-
ais on the problem OF feeding
Europe and Asia. The former
president was slated TO confer
with French Ambassador Bon
net He will meet Secretary OF
State Byrnes, Secretary Of Agricul-
tupe Anderson and Italian Ambassa.
dor TarChiani before leaving later
in tn week for a personal tour OF
Europe.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13

tary Affairs Committee, Shafer
knows rather accurately that means
We are indeed a very weak nation
militarily incapable OF defending
ourselves in less than a years
time"
Shafer says We have gone back
10 the point OF weakness that char
acterized our power before We we're
catapulted into war by the japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Now that We have taken a strong
policy against Russia, he thinks We
should consider where we stand II
Russia answers toughness with
toughness.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13

OF the bill and that's annoyed
some OF the senators.
The majority bill broadens the
coyerage in two ways. First the
scope OF the law would be in
creased by adding to the indus
tries engaged in commerce or IN
the production OF goods for com
merce" (the present languagel all
activities affecting commerce. "
That covers everything like a
Mother Hubbard. Any exceptions
would have to be written specific
ally into the act. Second. It wipes
out, in part at least. certain exist
ing exemptions affecting transpor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13
JUosoN RITES FRIDAY

Detroit, -AP-Fuueral services
will be held here Friday for Ross
W. Judson. auto industry pioneer
and former president Of the Con-
tinental Motor Corp. who died at
Miami Beach, Fla, Monday at
the age OF IS. Judson, who was a
founder Of Continental, retired from
the corporation presidency in 1880
but continued in business as a d..
rector Of the Bath Ironworks Corp.
and other firms.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-13

BAKERSFIELD-AP- sheriff's
technical experts are examining
the remains OF hre-blacken.
ed skeleton found chained by IT'S
neck TO a burned car in attempts
to decide whether they are dealing
with a grisly murder mystery or a
particularly bizarre suicide. The
car was registered to Gerald D.
Curtis, "a, Arcadia. Calf, service
station operator. who vas reported
by his wife as missing Jan. s. But
Sheriff John Loustalot said II had
not been determined that the skele-
ton was a rams.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Strike Leaves 500 Tons
OF Refuse in Tulsa AIIevs
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 10.-Street
Commissioner George stoner to-
night estimated that by Monday
nearly 500 tons of refuse would lie
uncolected in Tulsa alleys and
backyards as result of a strike
of garbage collectors and street en-
ployes.
Mr.. Stoner said only a small por-
ton of the 134-ton daily accumula
ton of refuse had been collected
In the last two days by volunteers
BY Monday the situation here
will be critical" ne said.
Or. r. M. Adams, city health
chief, announced that eight health
department workers would operate
two garbage trucks Monday to aug
ment five vehicles being manned b,
university students and young busi.
nessmen.
Earlier, Mayor Lee Price said Il
street department workers reported
at City Hall willing to end theil
part OF the strike involving 245 mu.
nicipal workers.
The garbage collectors struck
Thursday after dispute with city
ofncials over union recognition
They were joined by ITO Street De.
partment employees yesterday. City
Commissioners contended the city
could not legally bargain with &
labor union.
Evening star., 1946-08-11

He then crawled from the hos
pital grounds to the street and
hailed a taxi, police said, directing
the driver to take him to the gate
near Soldiers Home.
From the gate, according to de-
tectives, he crawled into the hos
pital grounds and lay outside the
building until about 5 am. yester-
day, when he was discovered by q
woman attendant.
Police said he told her he had
come to the Soldiers Home to apply
for position as an orderly. He
was taken inside to have his leg
treated, and while being treated
Downey who had given the name
of Walter Thomas" was recog-
nized by the two detectives who
were on the grounds in connection
with another case
Downey was arrested here june
II on the check passing charge, was
arraigned that day and released or
$500 bond. Police said he subse-
quently jumped his bond and went
to New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic
City and Norfolk, Va, before be-
ing caught.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
FWA Urges States
To Curb Road Expenses

State highway departments have
been urged to keep Federal-aid
highway expenditures to a minimum
during the next year, Thomas H.
Macdonald, commissioner OF the
Public Road Administration, an
nounced last night.
The departments were urged to
make even more rigid" applica-
ton of the policy of rejecting bids
where prices are held to be too
high under a current program.
Projects requiring structural steel
should be wholly eliminated until
conditions change" he said, so that
fabricators will be able to obtain
definite commitments as to delivery
and firm prices from the steel mills" "
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Court Action Blocks
Owners 5 Attempts 10
Reopen Gambling Ship
By the Asxocioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10.-A judge
who labeled gambling a repugnant
activity today blasted hopes of Tony
Cornero Stralla to get the roulette
wheels turning aboard his floating
casino, the Bunker Hill, in time for
the weekend trade.
Seeking relief in State and Fed
eral courts, Tony was stymied in
each.
Superior Judge Leslie Still refused
in Long Beach to grant a temporary
restraining order against author
tiles who have tied up fleet of
water taxis plying between shore
and ship. In Los Angeles. Judge
William c. Mathes put over until
Monday hearing on an injunction
suit, under which Stralla labels
State interference violation of ad-
miralty laws.
Free on bond, along with seven of
his aides, on charges of violating
State antigambling laws, Tony con-
tends that the Bunker Hill is an
chored 8 miles offshore. we'll beyond
California's 3-mile limit of au-
thority.
Judge Still, denying in State
court the temporary order sought by
George Garvin, operator of the
water taxi service, a co-defendant
with Stralla, observed:
You want me to restrain the
officials so you can carry on an
activity repugnant to the laws of
the State and city"
Attorney Samuel Rummell replied
that use of the 60-passenger boats
is mo more illegal than are trains
carrying passengers to Nevada gam
bling centers.'"
To this the judge retorted:
If all the patrons of a special
train were going to Nevada for pur-
poses of gambling. I would reach
the same conclusion as in the case
today"
Gambling is legal in Nevada.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Philadelphia Pair Leeds
Sold Cup Bridge Contest
BY The Assoe;oted Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Two Phila
delphia players held lead over 112
contract bridge pairs today at the
end of the third session of the
worlds pair championship for the
Waldemar K, Won Zedtwitz Gold
Cup.
They were Sidney Silodor and
Charles Solomon. whose score of
682 was 80 points ahead of the field
The event ends tomorrow.
Other place winners were George
Rapee and A M. Barnes of New
York. second, $50 points; Ruth Sher-
man and Lee Hazen, and Mr.. Won
zedtWitz and Morrie Ellis, all of New
York. tied for third with CAB points:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Hartley, Spring
field Mass, fifth with 629 points,
and John r. Crawford, Philadelphia
and Robert A. McPherran, New
York, sixth with $40 points.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Pacific Veteran Charged
with StepchiId's Murder
By the As.oeioted Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Aug
l0.-Dick W. Smith, 81, infantry vet
eran of three Pacific engagements
and wearer of the Purple Heart
was charged with murder today in
the strangulation death of his year
old stepdaughter. Darla Jean.
The criminal complaint was filed
by District Attorney M. Ralph
Brown. who said he would ask the
death penalty.
Smith, who has been employed as
a plumber since his discharge from
the Army six months ago, signed a
statement yesterday saying he seized
his stepdaughter by the neck and
shook her when her crying annoyed
him as they sat in his parked cal
Thursday night.
Evening star., 1946-08-11
Handicapped to Open
Convention Saturday

The American Federation of the
Physically Handicapped will open
two-day convention Saturday in
the National Press Club auditorium.
Increased job opportunities for
the physically handicapped will be
the keynote of the meetings. and
efforts will be made to enlist sup
port for legislation which would
create Federal commission to deal
with the problems of such persons
The convention also will COM
plete plans for observance of the
nrst week in October as national
employ the handicapped week.
Evening star., 1946-08-11

other special instruction. Mr.. Riggles
said. Schools here include the Col
umbia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind, 1903 H street NV, and an
institution of the Family Service
Association, 1922 Eleventh street
NV.
After that, if he wants to 60 right
to work, the veteran passes through
counselling and advisement sec
tions of the Veterans Administra-
ton in an attempt to find the type
of work he is best fitted and most
anxious to do.
Get Training on Job.
Then I try to place him in a job
and we institute supervised job
training program" Mr. Riggles said
This might sound fast, but it's the
result of months of hard work for
the blind veteran" He added that
the trainees are allowed to progress
as fast as they are able.
To illustrate diversified occupa-
tions blind veterans have chosen
Mr. Riggles cited these cases:
One nearly sightless" ex-serv-
iceman is attending an accelerated
law course at George Washington
University, and won a Phi Beta
Kappa key for honors in his fresh
man year OF law school,
John E. Sandusky, 1924 G street
NV. who lost his sight during
action near the Saar River, is being
trained by the Washington Society
for the Blind to operate candy and
soft drink stand.
Works as Mail Clerk.
Thomas j. Mitchell, colored, OF
1924 First street S.W., is employed
as a clerk in the mail and records
division of the Navy Department
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
John Bussard of Germantown
Md. plans to open his own handi-
craft shop with a GI loan when
his training is finished, and a 49,
year old colored veteran is studying
Braille in the hope of becoming
an instructor in a school for The
Negro blind.
Strangely enough only one veteran
here has asked for a seeing eye
dog, which can be provided under
law, Mr.. Riggles said. Most Of
them want to get established ir
jobs first and make sure they vii
really need the dogs" he explained
Others just aren't able to NEE
physical requirements set for own.
ers." Such requirements, he said
include the ability to walk at s
speed of three and half miles al
hour with the guide dogs.