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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-10
Directing Board
of Local Chamber
Discussed Ferries
ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO Elk
PEDITE OPERATION OF KEY
WEST TO HAVANA FER
RIES

Board OF directors of the Key
West Chamber of Commerce met
at noon today with all members
present: A. M. Adams, William
M. Arnold, Gonzalo Bezanilla,
w. B. Brady, Delio Cobo, w. w.
Demeritt, H. c. Hodge, Wallace
B. Kirke, Aquilino Lopez, Horace
O'Bryant, Glen c. Price and Ed
win +. Trevor, with John M.
Spottswood, secretary.
Mr.. Hodge introduced a Mr..
Popkins, vino suggested to the
board that the chamber secure
an ample supply of descriptive
maps of the city and that such
maps could be obtained by
lithoprinting. President Adams
appointed Wallace B. Kirke,
Glenn c. Price and H. c. Hodge
as committee to investigate
Mr.. Popkins' suggestion.
The proposed ferry. service be-
tween Key West and Havana
was discussed and the secretary
was instructed to contact the
Gulf Atlantic Transportation
Company and the P. and o.
Steamship Company and offer
any assistance possible by the
Chamber of Commerce in order
to expedite the service in and
out of Key West.
The board decided that every
effort should be made to retain
Boca Chica airfield as base and
not to let. it get into a caretaker
status.
Plane service in and out of Key
West was discussed with en-
phasis on service between Key
West and Havana. Secretary
Spottswood reported that he had
had recent correspondence with
Mr.. Baker, president of National
and officials in Wash
ington, and that the Inaugural
ton of Nationals flight to Ha-
vana was awaiting the decision
of the CAB.
In view of the fact that the
Chamber of Commerce must
move from its present location,
due to renovation of that part of
La Concha Hotel now occupied
by the chamber, the board APP
proved the moving of the cham
ber's office to the old Bethel
home across the street from La
Concha, until such time as bet
ter quarters may become avail
able.
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Meter Case Set
For Tomorrow
JUDGE CARROLL OF MIAMI
TO HOLD HEARING ON
PORTER PETITION

Circuit Judge Charles Carroll
Is expected 10 arrive in Key
West this evening to hold a hear
ing tomorrow morning on a petit
ton filed by William r. Porter
for a temporary restraining order
on the city of Key West to pre-
vent the installation of parking
meters in front of his home on
Duval street.
Three weeks ago a company
erected stands for the meters
along Duval street. but has not
taken any further action toward
the operation of meters because
of the filing of the suit.
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vote in the May primaries, all of
which, Mr. England said, remind
ed him of a story the late Hugh
Gum had. told him. The story
runs:
1.-TWO residents of Flamingo
came to Key West to get the bal
lot box the day before election
day. The. boat left here in the
afternoon and was back at Cur
rvs wharf the next morning.
Judge Gum said to the captain %
the boat:
How come you are back so
soon with the ballot box? You
haven't had time to go to Fla.
mingo and let the people there
vote and return with the box"
Sure we haven't, Judge. We
went only as far as Mangrove
Key and voted for them"
Don't you know you can't vote
for other people?"
Sure, Judge, but we voted as
they told u.s."
"Of course" Judge Gum con-
Guided, those ballots were no;
counted"
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Possible Dog Track OnCeigcr
Key VIII Require Lateral Road
tk~Ea JOHNSON ASKS
n2DAlls MTTH TWO
HlsIihsEs OF. AREA
O. INSULATED

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kes8 A 1ai.mn hir . latefal
fesd fgon Aia Copplti Key o.
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aAAAaess "a u,eefina hast niaht
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Kf@ash : pisnned - q syndicate
NmhiHN 3 aag tfark On Goiger
AeF and ttat Ia order for the
tsass e. have Yaitis thoFc must
s@ . lalsf@i fnad lm o. the key.
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teF - tAe commission which
siassa iliai ~ allowing tho Boca
thssa end Bird key bridges O.
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timamd wlfh important beach
gEasataGfa aNaiia1ir fof develop
waNut y painled b. puasible hutcl
a.assAagsnNnis lea thc area and
sn3geaasa taNes o. b. paid the
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Nhaa hfldTfa arc destroyed the
area "a Geiaef kos bccumcs
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Cool Night
Last Night
VIII Continue

Lowest temperature yesterday
was % degrees and no change
Is predicted for tonight and
Thursday. according to Key West
Weather Bureau. II was cool last
night however. Other predictions:
Florida: Fair with little change
IN temperature today, tonight
and Thursday.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits and East Gulf of Mex
ico: Gentle to moderate winds,
easterly over south portion
through Thursday and gentle
southwcsterly today backing to
southerly tonight and Thursday
over north portion. Weather fair.
Jacksonville TO Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
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Stadium Baseball
Field To BE Put
In Good Shape
CohaMErTEE WILL MEET TO
n1onr To ARRANGE ron
IMPROVEMENT

H. Weat Stasiium Committee,
fsasaKl gsimR hoy mnluhn. chair
msan Ghatsm T AlbuFy. vice
elsaFnsah iaaaaro Rodriguez.
tfeasnaes. and Gefald Saunders.
essFefaFK wii bold a meeting
tsmiaif m the cierk's 0fficc In
estB hall g. aTanne Soc the re-
psHanN - the BASEBALL field in
tiaH sfagitnu1
NhN Nsammi1tre glrarud 800 az
fiN fNtenf festival AMI that
amameN WtM he used O. pat the
kAaesiaall fiela in auod cundition.
th8aman iiamlin said be cX-
nisa o. have usa-of town teams
nEaF ESQ., t10 stadium grounds
isE1ma tile stisunef and that
pssAssisiF taam will COmc here
Sees tma wiNist anmca. The team
ha written ~ namlin inform
lna hisa that n will bring along
a. uWn Aahtm in the event tho
MaHsa hgN plaEed
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commissioner HIBgS opened
discussion for the county and said
that he did not think there was
much fishing in the channel over
which the bridge remains in
good repair. He said that not
many anglers could fish at a
time at that end of the bridge.
In discussion over the cost of
repair HiggS estimated that it
would take $4,000 to put the
bridge in good shape as public
pier. He emphasized that to make
extensive repairs the cost would
go very high because of the great
cost of lumber which the State
Road Department is charging
for the lumber removed from the
wooden bridges. County Clerk
Ross Sawyer reported that there
were $4,000 in the road and con-
Struction fund remaining and
$4,000 remaining as a sum total
in all county funds which are
not yet allocated.
Commissioner Bentley had the
clerk read a resolution passed
September 6, 1914 by a former
county commissioner in which it
was recommended that all of the
old wooden bridges be removed,
that the State Road Department
safeguard and barricade the en-
frances to these bridges and that
the Department be also given all
wooden material removed from
the bridges thus demolished. The
county attorney held that taking
back by the county of any one
of the bridges would raise the
question of the county assuming
responsibility for all the wooden
bridges and that it has been the
policy to give this responsibility
to the State Road Department as
seen in the resolution. The at
torney also said that once the
county began to keep wooden
bridges in other property owners
would ask the same considera-
ton.
In discussion it developed that
the entire bridge or roadway was
not desired back just half and
that to be used for recrcational
pier. No through traffic was ask
ed by any of the petitioning
bodies.
Chairman Parrish said that
there was considerable discussion
concerning the Card Sound
bridge being kept open for
motor traffic and that that bridge
was demolished by the commits
sion.
Commissioner Higgs said that
If this matter had been brought
up earlier to the commission it
might have been different
matter.
Question of liability was
preached by the county attorney
who maintained that watch
man would have to be appointed
to safeguard the pier and that a
suit would be directed to the
county and to the individual
members of the county commits
sion who are under bond.
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NO BARGAIN

SEATTLE, WaSh.-After buy
ing two tons of coal at a $500
discount, Larry Smith is Won
dering if he got such a bargain
after all The coal was delivered
to neighbours house by mistake
and it took Smith rs trips, carry
ing so pounds of coal in two
Scuttles, to get the coal home.
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HIGH FINANCE

COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Teachers
wondered when they saw first
grade pupils flashing $50 and
$500 bills around the school.
They found that Jerry Lyle, 6,
had found $1,000 in a cigar box
in a bedroom closet of his
grandmother. Mrs. John S. Fair
child. He thought the bills were
play money. All except one
$50 bill were retrieved.
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LOST BLOODHOUND

STAMFORD, Conn. - Police
are puzzled as to what to do
with a lost bloodhound. The an
nnal was found wandering in
the business section, but so far
they have failed to find its own
er, although they have tried
everything, including an adver-
tisement. They are considering
calling in another bloodhound
for assistance.
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For The Bridge

Wallace Bryant kirke. chair
man of a committee representing
the Chamber of Commerce APP
peared before the county COM
mission last night and stated that
the Chamber had gone on record
as favoring retention of the
bridge, if it is at all possible, for
pedestrian traffic but not to
motor traffic. The chamber real
lied that the bridge was a defin-
lite asset to Key West recreational
facilities.
Harold Laubscher, representing
the Hotel Mems Association. ask
ed the county to keep the bridge
in as a recreational and fishing
pier. He pointed to the fact that
Key West has few tourist recrea-
tlonal facilities and that this was
one of the last of the type. He
asked that a county engineer es-
innate the cost of putting the
section of the bridge remaining
in good shape into first class re-
pair and also the cost of main
tanning the bridge as recrea-
tional pier. He pointed to the fact
that many tourists now just drive
in and drive out again because
Key West has little to offer along
this line.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey point
ed out: l. Key West plight. No
public bridges from which it is
safe to fish. With the entrance
of the Havana ferry probably at
Porter Dock this semi private
pier will also be closed.
2. Scenic beauty of the pier
whereby people can go there to
enjoy views of nature and sun
sets and forget ones troubles.
This for tourist and Key Wester.
The location is one of natures
show spots along the Florida
Keys.
3. Safety. With fast motor
traffic on the main highway and
state laws against fishing, this
bridge will provide a safe means
of fishing and pier recreation.
4. 1t is a stimulus to residen-
tial building in the vicinity to
have d county recreational pier
nearby.
5. In Oregon and other parts
of the country recently travelled
Mrs. Harvey said she saw the re-
suits of thousands of dollars be-
ing spent on piers going out into
the ocean as a means of recrea-
ton to tourists and residents.
In further discussion, Mrs
Harvey was informed by Com
missioner Higgs that the county
would have a pier and beach in
the vicinity of Rest Beach in the
future. Asked when this would
be Mr., Higgs could not say. Some
in the audience stated that it
might be two years or more be-
fore the $250,OOO of bonds are
validated and the bridge and
pier constructed. Mrs. Harvey
then asked that the half of Boca
Chica bridge still remaining in
good shape be kept open to the
public until such time as the
Beach pier is completed.
Final plea was that the State
Road Department be contacted
and asked if it would grant legal
right to this one bridge Com
missioner Higgs said that he did
not think this could be done in
time to save the bridge. Com
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missioner Valdez said he thought
this could be done Immediately
with telephone call to Mr..
Emory, the SRD Divisional en-
gineer. The four commissioners
held short conference in this
matter privately but took no
action along this line.
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Franklin Files
Campaign Costs
IA Tallahassee

TALLAHASSEE. April 10.
-Jsmss a Franklin, Demo
cratic candidate for state
senate for the gath District.
filed hir preliminary cam
paign expenses of $207.s0
and contributions OF Sc with
the secretary Of state today.
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News Traffic
Lights Planned
WOULD Be AT MARATHON.
ROCK HARBoR. ISLAND
RADA. MARATHON

Question of yellow caution
lights o. be- erected at Rock Har-
bor. lslamorada, Marathon and
TaNCvnlel was discussed by the
county commissioners at a meet
ms last night.
The question is being further
considered.
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Observation taken at $3.50 am.
Eastern Standard Time
Getty office)
Temperatures
Highest last "a hours ----.---- "a
Lowest last night -.--.----.---- 70
Mean --.- .----.--- ..------.------l- 78
Normal --. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IA
Precipitation
Rainfall, "a hours ending
$3.50 am, inches --------.-.--,--- 600
Total rainfall since April l,
inches ....---.-.-.....-..'---..-----, O.O2
Deficiency since April |,
inches Recommendations 0.42
Total rainfall since January l,
inches - .-.----------------------.--- 3.O3
Deficiency since January /,
inches --.-----.-- .---.-.----- 2.10
Relative Humidity
1917
Tomorrow's Almanac
Sunrise -. Observation-Disclosures 6:09 am.
Sunset Observation-Disclosures. 6:40 pm.
MoonriSe acknowledgements 2:47 pm.
Moonset observation-disclosures 1929 am.
Tomorrow's Tides
Naval Base)
High Tide Low Tide
7:l9 am. 1897 am.
6:49 pm, 1900 pm.
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Temperatures

Temperature data for the "a hours
ending 1880 am.
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Chief Radioman At Boca Chiea
Was Jap Prisoner Three Years
The Weather

Key West, Fla, April 10, 1916
Observation taken at $3.50 am
Eastern Standard Time
City office)
Temperatures
Evening star., 1946-09-28

(See WOOD, Page B-9.)
Evening star., 1946-09-28
D. {. Building Aide
To Attend Farley
On Standard Code

A standard building code designed
to cut down the confusion inherent
in the multitude of different con-
struction rules and regulations main
tanned by American cities will be
discussed at a convention of the
Building Officials Conference of
America starting next Monday at
Memphis, Tenn, at which Robert
H. Davis, District building inspec-
tions director, will attend.
Drafting of such code is expected
to require about eight months,
Walker S. Lee, Rochester, N. Y, said
today. If basic code is adopted by
the majority of American cities, Mr..
Lee said, home and building con-
struction would be speeded at a
great saving in man hours would be
possible.
Optimistic Over Adoption.
In an Associated Press interview,
Mr.. Lee said he was optimistic over
prospects that the conferences pro-
posed code would be generally ac-
cepted.
Describing the construction indus
try and building administrators as
hot for unification," Mr.. Lee said
Il believe that local legislators will
be willing and anxious to cooper
ate with industry, and thus lower
costs and expedite construction by
speeding up building which now may
be delayed by the need of investi-
cations, and so forth" II
Standard performance tests would
effect great savings to material and
equipment manufacturers, the con-
ference head pointed out, because
when a new material or a new
mode of construction is approved
according to the method set up in
the basic code it will, In effect, be
approved by all cities adopting the
basic code"
In addition, Mr.. Lee said, stand
ard code would relieve architects
engineers, estimators and contrac-
(See STANDARD CODE Page R.4
Evening star., 1946-09-28
First Aid
For Houses
By ROGER G. Whitman

Trouble With Garage Roof Boards.
During the winter the roof boards
In my brick garage, which has
fiat roof, frosted up very much on
the ends. Consequently, these
boards are deteriorating. I have
two air ventilators, one on each
side. Do you think the trouble
could be checked if I were to put
up a ceiling of insulating board?
1t is possible that the ventilators
are not large enough to move the air
effectively. I assume the vent
lators are of the louvre variety in
stalled in the walls. The installa-
ton of roof ventilator should help.
A ceiling of insulating wallboard
may also help correct the condi-
ton, but to prevent the possible
penetration of vapor through it
into space above the board, coat the
back of it with asphalt paint. Be-
fore closing the area give the boards
and joists a soaking coat of creo-
sote or chemical wood preserva-
tive.
Finish for Roof Shingles.
Please inform me as to the best
paint to use on wood roofing shin
giles.
Paint is not suitable for roof
shingles, although, of course, it is
entirely suitable for side walls. Shin
gle stain should be used for roof,
either commercial type or a home
made product. This can consist of
the following: Four gallons raw lin
(See FIRST AID, Page BID
Evening star., 1946-09-28
Good Caulking Job
On House Is Held
Important as Paint
By w. Wodsworth Wood

The average person knows that
ships and boats are caulked to make
them water-tight, but probably not
one in a thousand knows that all
houses which are properly built are
likewise caulked to make them
weather tight.
Caulking is so important to the
house that in pamphlet published
by the United States Bureau OF
Standards it is stated that solid
job of caulking is practically as i'm
portant as painting.
Every house has thousands OF
joints where board meets board,
where window frames are set in the
walls, where doorways are installed
and chimneys or pipes come through
the roof. In many cases these
joints will be filled by the painting.
but around the window and door
frames and other large openings
caulking is essential.
Putty and Lead Useless.
Caulking compound should be Of
the nondrying variety. Putty and
lead are useless because they dry
out and become brittle and eventu-
ally fall out of place or shrink so
that their efficiency is lost. There
are several splendid compounds ON
the market which retain their elas-
ITCHY for years and it is this type
that the homeowner should use.
The compound may be applied In
two ways, either with putty knife
or with caulking gun which has
fine nozzle and which will squirt
the material into the crack to be
filled. The compound comes In both
light and dark colors so that the line
it shows will not mar the appear
ance of the painting.
Even the inexperienced house
owner will understand that although
a house may have three good coats
of paint applied to it, rain and mois-
ture will get through any fissure
which the paint cannot completely
close. and in so doing will start de-
(See WOOD, Page B-90
Evening star., 1946-09-28
Building Materials
Output Phenomenal,
.CPA Head Declares

Production of building materials
has expanded at a phenomenal"
rate since vi Day, Civilian Produc-
ton Administrator John D. Small
said yesterday in a report which
pointed out the increase achieved
has probably never been surpassed
in the history of building materials
production over comparable period
of time"
The rate of increase, Mr.. Small
said, compares favorably with the
rates of increase in military produc-
ton programs Of high urgency
achieved during the war period"
Sounds Warning Note.
Striking warning note, however,
Mr.. Small said builders should not
expect to have all their needs met
without more delays.
I'm spite Of the highly encourag-
ing overall picture" the CPA chief
said, lit should be realized that it
will be some time before the pipe
lines are adequately filled and sup
(See MATERIALS Page B-2)
Evening star., 1946-09-28
The Weeks
Housing Picture

Fifteen hundred applications for
rental housing were filed at the
District Housing Center, 1900 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, during the
week ended September Is, of which
,314 were from veterans.
To fill the need, los houses and
apartments, plus 275 rooms, were
listed.
In the week ended September 20
the District FILA Office approved
construction of 760 new units, OF
which 81 were to sell for less than
$500 or rent for less than $50 a
month.
Since January IS, construction OF
16,743 new units was approved, OF
which 1858 per cent were to sell for
81, 500 or less or rent for $50 a
month or less, plus 1853 converted
units.
Nationally, 1871 units have
been approved to go ahead, 81 pei
cent of which were to sell for ST.
500 or less or rent for $50 a month
or less, plus 88,215 conversion units
Conditions facing applicants for
rental housing were indicated as
follows:
Evening star., 1946-09-28
CPA Adds D. C.. Veteran
To Screening Committee
Bv Robert J. Lewis
By Robert J. Lewis

Veterans have been given repre-
sentation on the Civilian Production
Administrators District Construc-
ton Advisory Committee which
screens applications for construction
of non-residential projects in this
area, Edward M. Synan, director of
the Office revealed today.
Appointed to the committee was
Harold W. De Hart. junior vice COM
mander of the District Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, former
captain who was discharged from
the Army in October, 1945, after
service in the South Pacific.
Mr.. De Hart is assistant manager
and construction engineer of the
Bender Termite Control Co. He lives
at 4542 Third street Sc.
At the same time, Mr.. Synan an
nounced that, in the last two weeks,
CPA approved 80 construction prof.
ects with a dollar value of 1919 ,406
Evening star., 1946-09-28
Godgets
Chemical Cleaner
Restores Masonry;
New MiIdew Remedy
By HiIson Munsey

IT there are any masonary sur
faces in the house or on the out
side of the house that need clean
ing there is a preparation that is
sold expressly for this purpose 1t
will remove all stains and restore
the original masonry color and it Is
also very useful in blending the ap-
pearance of old masonry into that
of new when additions or repairs
have been made. This cleaner can
be used on any unglazed masonry
including granite, limestone, terra
Gotta, brick tile and marble. Being
a chemical that dissolves the dirt
and stains on the surface of the
masonry there is no danger that
the surface will be scratched or
roughened. The surface is COW
cred by brushing the cleaner onto
the masonry with an ordinary paint
brush and this applies to both verti-
cal and horizontal surfaces. This
covering should be done on areas
that can be handled easily and no
attempt should be made to cover the
entire area of the surface to be
treated. After the chemical has
been given about 10 minutes in
which to do its work the surface
should be washed off with clear
water applied with a scrubbing
brush. If the application is allowed
to stay on longer than 10 minutes no
bad results will follow because the
chemical does its work in 10 or Is
minutes and then stops. 1t is packed
In 10, rs and SO pound containers.
Mildew.
The summer is the worst time for
mildew to make its appearance, par
ticularly if the weather is very
humid. If the house is kept we'll
ventilated, that will help to prevent
mildew, but even then it is better
to take the necessary steps to make
(See CADETS, Page B-3)