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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Coast Guard ReScueS
Three Key West Men
SPEND NIGHT ON GRIP,
PIED SHIP OFF COS.
GROVE SHOAL; ON
WAY HOME

Three Key West men were res
c'ied aboard a crippled fishing
boat about three miles northeast
oi CoSgrOve Shoal early today and
were this afternoon reported en-
route back To the city on the
Coast Guard vessel, the CG 83403.
The men. who were adrift since
early yesterday afternoon when
Their ship developed engine trou-
he, were Capt. Merrill FELTON,, AL
fred Knowles and Irving Knowles,
All employed by the A. & B. Fish
Company. with headquarters at
the foot Of Elizabeth Street.
FiEst word of the missing men
was received by the Coast Guard
from the Faraldo Flying Service,
which reported IL had been asked
~ assist IN the search for the
craft
II was too late To do anything
Yesterday, but this morning the
C a3403. with Bennett Williams,
Alc. "a command, then went out
20 search in the vicinity of Cos
grove ShOal.
Word was flashed to the Coast
Guard a. Miami and flying ship
vas dispatched 10 search the area
~ which the men were known to
he fishing When the crew aboard
the aircraft sighted the fishing
boat. i8Xl8l8. It radioed word of
It's discovery 10 the Coast Guard
vessel. the &C 834O3.
Shortly afterward the Coast
Guard ship found the men, all in
good health. but considerably
shaken by the high seas. The
ship had cabin, in which the
men took shelter from the cold
winds during the night. They
we're all lightly clothed, but suf-
fcrcd no ~ effects. according to
word reaching the A. & B. Fish
Company. The Coast Guard ship
took the fishing boat in tow.
Small craft warnings have been
posted by the Coast Guard to-
day The winds were running
f.Um % 60 3JIuiies an hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Stolen Property !
Bill And Other
Measures Passed

Several miscellaneous measures
were approved by the City Com
mission last night, including a
bill authorizing the police depart
ment ito seize and possess" prop
erty stolen, abandoned or confis-
Gated.
Under the bill, police will store
the property in storehouse for
six months from the date of seiz-
ure and will make every effort to
notify the owner and permit the
owner to regain the property
upon payment of storage charges
and costs.
If not reclaimed after six
months, the property will be sold
by the director of finance at a
public sale, the balance after costs
going into the city's general fund.
Property now being held by the
police may be sold at once.
The commission also approved
unanimously a resolution grant
ing 1916 homestead exemptions to
Capt G. II. Hilton, 1925 johnson
Street, and Aurora Leon Albury,
622 Louisa Street. If 1916 prop
erty taxes have been paid on
these properties, they will be
abated, according to the resolu-
ton.
Passed on second reading and
going into effect Immediately
were measure prohibiting trans
fer of liquor licenses except to
qualified purchasers of liquor es-
Establishments and another chang
ing the location of property own
ed by Jerry DeFoe on the south
east corner of Petronia and Simon
ton Streets from Business "a"
Zone. to Business ''B" Zone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Warming Given On
Emptying Sewers
nCarrisOn Blight

Warnings are being issued to
Tcertain residents of the Garrison
Blight area to cease emptying sew
erage into the blight and connect
with the city sewer system within
80 days, City Engineer Robert H.
Dopp said yesterday.
Dopp said that he had received
complaints from other residents
of the Blight area that. sewerage
being emptied into the blight was
endangering health and sanitation
as we'll as creating a strong, Of
fensive odor. Upon checking the
complaint the city engineer found
that family of five or six per-
sons was emptying body waste in
to the blight.
The danger was aggravated,
Dopp said, because the blight is
used for swimming and wading
purposes. He added that he had
written one party emptying sew
erage into the blight and would
write at least two more, giving
them 80 days in which to connect
with the city sewer system.
He continued that all parties to
whom he is writing reside within
100 feet of a city sewer main and
under city regulations must con-
meet with the municipal system at
once.
The city engineer explained
that the families emptying their
sewers in the blight have been do
ing SO, for many years and that a
deposit of sewer filth had been
formed on the bottom of the blight,
causing putrefaction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Ellingson Played
By Harden; Blight
Action Approved

The City Commission last night
approved a recommendation of
City Manager o. J. S. Ellingson
to have the engineering firm OF
r. G. Spalding and Associates
make preliminary investigation
of the cost of public development
of Garrison Blight
Although the proposal was app
proved unanimously, the discus
sion brought heated accusation
from Commissioner Hunter HaT-
den that the city manager had
seized his idea of contracting the
Spalding engineers.
1T was my idea fully, Har-
den said. Il don't like the idea
of somebody else grabbing il.
"I'm not trying to take any
thing from YOU, Ellingson re-
piled. Later he explained that
after Harden had said he was
contracting Spalding he had done
so and had also contacted other
cities on development OF yacht
basins.
All responses. Ellingsofi said
in a written report, favored pub
lie rather than private develop
ment of yacht basins. He quoted
replies from Miami, st. Peters
burg, ST. Augustine. MiaIni
Beach, Sarasota, Daytona Beach
and Fort Laudcrdale. The
Spalding engineers. the city
manager said, without any cost
to the city will undertake a pre-
liminary investigation for de-
velopment of the Blight"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Democrats TO II.
Favor Higher
TaxExemption
tBy The Associated Pre.D

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-Dem-
ocrats were reported today to be
preparing a bill for introduction
in the house that will reduce
the individual income tax by al
lowing larger exemptions.
1t was pointed out that, when
the income tar first became law,
exemption for a married man
without children was $4,000, and
that, shortly before the beginning
of World War Ii, it was as high
as $4,000, as compared with the
81 200 today.
Democratic leaders said that it
has not yet been decided to what
amount the proposed exemption
will be increased but that prob
ably it will be $4,000.
Meanwhile, Republicans are
still considering the introduction
of bill that will reduce the
individual income tax as much
as 20 percent on all amounts un-
der 100000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
$II26 Repair job
To Fix Erratic
City Hall Clock

The strange and unpredict-
able behavior of the City
Hall clock will be remedied
at a cost of $l.l26.5o under a
contract with the Interstate
Tower Clock Service Co. of
Elmhurst. N. Y. approved
unanimously by the City
Commission last night.
Under terms of the con-
tract the city will pay $500
cash on completion of the re-
pair and Identification job
and Ss2s.50 in one year at two
percent interest. Two com.
mon laborers will also be fur
nished by the city for five
days.
The commissions action was
in the form of an emergency
measure and goes into effect
Immediately.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
HE I'D or LIQUOR
GROUP GIVEN LICENSE
By STOP VOTE

Spectators at the City Hall
Commission meeting last night
were given an indication of how
thc vote would go on the Sunday
liquor bill earlier in the evening.
By a 3-to-2 vote the commission
approved an ordinance issuing a
license 10 Joseph Sirugo, operat-
ing the Manhattan Restaurant,
623 Duval Street.
Commissioner Hunter Harden
aud Mayor w. W Demerltt. voted
against the ordinance. Sirugo is
president of the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
SOCIAL SECURITY
OFFICIAL TO BE HERE
TUESDAY MORNING

Jeff K. knight, Jr., manager
of the Key West office of the Flo
rida State Employment service.
announced today that William
Weaver, manager of the Social
Security Field Office in Miami,
will be at the local employment
office on Tuesday morning, Janu-
AIRY %.
Anyone seeking information as
to his rights and benefits under
Social Security may see Mr..
Weaver on that date.
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their campaign promises" and ae-
cused liquor dealers Of being
greedy for money. The former
president of the Ministerial AS
ISOLATION said that 'the liquor
interests are forcing a local OPP
ton election upon US
$'Twenty counties have already
gone dry in Florida, he said,
land the liquor interests will have
nobody to blame but themselves
if they are out of business a
year from now"
Albert Carey spoke against
the ordinance and was followed
by Adrian O'Sweeney, local bus
inesSman,, who answered Rev.
Doherty's inquiry as to why the
question was brought up during
the tourist season. THE reason.
O'Sweeney said. rs that there
were no complaints except dur
ing the tourist season. He point
ed to a picture of the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt and reminded the
audience that Roosevelt had
brought about repeal. "Lcgalizc
what has been going on for two
years illegally" he stated.
J. D. McAndrcws, manager of
La Concha Hotel, and presi-
dent of the Hotelmen's AsSOCia-
ton, said 80 percent of the tour
lists at his hotel want cocktail
or a bottle OF beer with their
meals and if they cant get It
here they will 90 elsewhere. The
tourists can get along without
US, nc concluded. but can we
get along without tho tourist
Businesses Might Leave
The possibility Of some busi-
ncsses here leaving Key Wet
if shackled by too many reatric-
tions was voiced by Mark Duffy.
owner of Duffy's Tavern. III we
can't operate as busIncsscs. ne
Continued on Page Four
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Carnival Manager
Arraigned Today

Lac Blstany, manager of Bis
tany Greater Shows. which is
operating the carnival at Duval
end Division streets. was arraign-
ed before Peace Justice J. Y. Por-
ter ~. IN the office of the sheriff
to-day on charges of operating
motor vehicles improperly licens-
ed
Blsjany pleaded not guilty and
the hearing will be continued
until tomorrow on motion of de-
Tense counsel, Enrique Els
quinsldo, Jr. who wanted more
time 10 prepare his case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
STOVE, TIPPED OYER
EXPLODES, CAUSE OF
FIRE: CHILD UNHt'RT

A child miraculously escaped
being burned to death this morn
ing when he tipped over kero-
sene stove at 226-A Poinciana
Place about 10 o'clock. The child'S
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. R. G.
Wheeler of the above address.
The stove exploded and caus-
ed a fire which called out No. l
and No. 3 fire equipment and
caused $3.50 damage to the apart
ment, Fire Chief Leroy Torres
said this afternoon. Both booster
pumps were required to extin-
guish the blaze.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Fisherman Hurt
On Big Pine Key

George Braden, Evansville, In
diana, who was fishing from the
bridge at Big Pine Key, was
struck and slightly injured yes
terday by a car driven by Chief
r. w. Ramsey of the Naval Sea-
plane Base, Boca Chica, accord
ing to the sheriff's office.
Braden was fishing with Chris
Self, also of Evansville, and stop
ped the car suddenly to avoid the
accident and Naval Mail truck
rammed the back of his car and
struck Braden.
Braden was treated at Naval
Hospital here and later released.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22

Stone) Church, and secretary of
the Ministerial Association.
Il have nothing against the
liquor dealers personally, he
said, "but | feel I must answer
the question which is often put
to me, Why don't l keep in my
church and not put my nose in
other peoples business The an
swer is, that the liquor business
is against the business | am en-
gagged in. These people never
ask, Why do the liquor interests
interfere in the work of the
churches These people wani
churches but not if they interfere
with someone's appetiteser some
body's profits. 1t will be very
great mistake if, in addition tc
all we have done so far, spotting
the community with all types OF
places selling Intoxicating bev-
erages we. permit them to sell
it on Sunday at all"
Daniel b Sharp, operator of
a small hotel, said he wished
the Commission could hear the
comments of tourists on what he
termed the booze joints" in Key
West. He said many tourists ask
him where there is a restaurant
where intoXicantS are not sold.
The most resounding applause
went to Lee Mason, radio speak
er. who said the dry forces were
bringing up siege guns to kill
mosquitoes. You can't legis-
late goodness or badness, Mason
continued. Il never took drink
and fought prohibition as much
as l could. You can't pass al law
to make a man good or bad.
Liberalize your thought and you
will hberalize your action. In
the days to come, the tourist
must be catered to-
The next speak er, Mary
Thompson of d local religious
organization, was received with
such marked diSapproval when
she spoke against the ordinance,
that Commissioner Cooper inter
rupted and asked that she be
listened to with respect. Mrs.
Thompson claimed crime and
drunkenness have increased since
repeal of the 18th amendment,
will Stay To Daylight"
AS the opposing forces showed
no diminishing in number of
speakers, Mayor Dcmeritt said
We will stay here until daylight
if necessary"
Rev. Doherty declared that
other businesses had not asked
for repeal of the Sunday law
and said "the liquor iILeEsats
arc. seeking special privilege.
He said lit is a shame to ask
threc. commissioners to violate
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Tear Down Part
OF Navy Building

Part of Building 80 at the Ma
val Submarine Base is being torn
down to prevent creation of a fire
hazard, it was announced today.
The building was used by the
FBI during the last war. 1t was
built during World War II, and is
of wooden construction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Commission, By 3-To-2 Vote,
Approves Sunday Liquor Bill;
Cooper observation-disclosures
WILL VOTE AGAINST Or.
DINANCE IF CHANGES
NOT ACCEPTED. DRYS
THREATEN ELECTION


which a number of citizens par
ticipated, the City Commission
last night approved by a 3-to-2
vote allowing the sale of beer.
wine and liquor in Key West on
Sunday.
Commissioners John Carbonell,
Louis Carbonelr and Albert Coop
er voted for the ordinance, drawn
up by the attorneys of the Re-
tail Liquor Dealers Association.
Mayor w. w. Demeritt and Com
missioner Hunter Harden voted
against it.
The ordinance will go into eff
feet after being approved on
second reading Tuesday, Febru-
airy and published in The Cit
iZen.
Cooper, whose vote was con-
sidered a surprise by many OBJ
servers, said he would offer GER
tain amendments to the measure
before voting for it on second
reading. If the amendments are
not accepted, he will vote against
the entire ordinance, he said The
commissioner did not elaborate
as to what the amendments
would provide, saying he would
have to talk with the other com
missioncrs first
Rev. E. S. Doherty, pastor of
the Ley Memorial Methodist
Church and chairman of the com
mittee fighting the ordinance,
told the gathering that if the
ordinance were passed the forces
opposing it will call for a local
option election which he claimed
will throw the liquor dealers
out of business.
ts n City Hall Packed
Spectators packed the City
Hall to the doors and were re-
warded by one of the most inter-
eSting meetings, the Commits
sion has had. In addition to the
spirited debate on the liquor
question, two verbal clashes on
other issues ensued. One was
between Commissioner Harden
and City Manager O. ]. S. Filing
son on, the Garrison Blight pro-
ject and the other between
Rogelio Gomez, well-knoWn ma
tive of the city. and James Brown
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
en- the question of gambling at
the Bistaney Greater Shows car
nival on Duval Street. These
questions are reported in adjoin-
ing columns.
The session closed with Gomez
and Brown in the midst of their
argument, Brown trying in vain
to read a letter into the record
after the commission had moved
to adjourn until $50 pm. today.
The liquor ordinance, as pass
ed on the first reading permits
the sale, serving or consumption
of beer and wine "a hours on
Sunday and the sale, serving and
consumption of other intoXicat-
ing beverages on Sunday except
between 6 am. and II noon and
between 6 and 8 pm. Packaged
liquor is permitted to be sold,
under the ordinance, on Sunday
only before 6 am. and after 7
pm.
Commissioner Harden opened
the debate by saying that he
would not vote TO open the bars.
on Sunday but would approve
an ordinance permitting hotels
and restaurants to sell beer and
wine with their meals.
Roberts First Speaker
First of d long inc Of speakers
against the ordinance was Eu-
gene Roberts who voiced en-
phatic disapproval of the bill
and contended that people "do
not come to Key West to get
a drink" Roberts was followed
bv Rev G. Leon Wells, pastor
of the First Methodist (Oltd.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
SOd0Lity To
GiUe Banquet

Children of Mary Sodality of
St. Mary's Catholic Church, will
hold a banquet tonight, begin
ming at 7 o'clock in the Ocean
View restaurant. Newly elected
officers will be installed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Conference OF
Clio And u. S.
h. Steel Officials
lny Tha Aa.1elated Pfe..l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22,-The
magazine Iron Age said today that
Go leaders and representatives
of United. States Steel probably
will have reached an agreement
for another contract before their
present contract expires on Feb
ruary Is.
Besides wages, group insur-
.ance, disqualification and medical
care will be considered when the
conferences are held.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Beer License. approved

The City Commission approved
a beer and wine license for Mrs.
Ruth V. Alfeld of the Gulfstream
Restaurant, 600 Division Street,
last night. The license will eX-
tend six months.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-30
Local SIG Serves Dinner

sofa and Catholic 'nlVcrSlty, Wash
ington, d. C., where she received
the doctor Of philosophy degree for
research in sociology and criminol-
Ogy. She was a winner in the re
cent Hunter College Diamond Ju-
biIee contest for her essay on how
to teach social problems to high
school students.
Women have taken an effective
place in the return to Christian life
and institutions, Sister Helen as
serted, "by seeking a solution for
social problems in the liturgy Of
the church; by a more determined
practice of the works of mercy; by
increasing personal holiness coupled
with social charity; by the prac-
tice Of voluntary poverty in order
to help those in need; by fostering
the ideal Christian family; and in
furthering every manifestation of
Catholic Action.
Among the Catholic women most
active in this return to Christian
life, the speaker mentioned Doro-
thy Day. editor of the Catholic
Worker and the founder of a House
Of Hospitality in New York City;
AIDE Bethune, Rhode Island artist;
Baroness Catherine de Hueck Do
herty, founder of the Friendship
House movement; DR.. Euphemia
Haynes, Howard University profes-
sor and president of the Federated
Colbred Catholics; the late Mother
Grace Dammann, former president
of Manhattanville College, New
York City; and Dr. Gladys Sellew
and DIR. Mary Elizabeth Walsh, CO.
founder of Fidas House, Washing
ton, D. c.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-30
BAPTISTS MEETING
WELL ATTENDED

The third quarterly board meet
ing of the Minnesota Baptists held
at Mt. Olivet church, St. Paul,
Thursday, May %, was well at
tended.
Rev. H. W. Bolts, Sr., state mo-
derator, presided during the bust
ness sessions. Other participants
on the program were Rev. E. G.
Harris, acting pastor of Mt. Olivet;
Mrs. Mary Crump, chairman of the
ways and means committee, was
the luncheon speaker.
At the afternoon sessions devo-
tionals were led by missionary
societies and deaconesses from
various churches with Mrs. Alberta
Bell directing. Mrs. Mayme Burrell,
state president of the women's as
ISOLATION, presided at the business
meeting.
Others who were on the program
were Rev. Joseph Turner Of Carter
chapel CINE. church; Rev. Jace
Clayburn of Pilgrim Rest; Mrs. E.
Wallace, Rev. J. W. Junnell, and
J. W. Pate.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-30
Danger of Poison Ivy
Inflammation Is Small

MI
O''U'i IVY dlL'C'S only thoSe per
S. "i'o nave oe'h SehSi'ized 10 II
~ t'e'tuuS exposures ACCORDING 10
$50 49, I'oIid''u'F' NJ y OF RUS
'"' gu d.
Poison Of poison IVY is scnsi-
uzihg agent 1t does not affect ev.
cry one adversely Even those in
whom 1t causes a dcrmanhs are not
atiiicted by It the first or perhaps
the second time they come IN con-
tact with IT. After the cpidcrmal
cells have become sensItIzcd to
i''S po'So' oy several contacts. II
Situ.eS III many individuals sen
ir ,,,'.,S "i'S 'su''$ III O''s'rrS' SVEN,
"'S anu Inflammation OF me SKIN
Usually the symptoms appear 4
10 ~ days after exposure, the author
states. However, the more fire.
quehtly the patient had previously
Suherrd from poison ivy poisoning
me quicker the symptoms appear
Not only will the skin react SOM. 7
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-30

81 wanna be left alone" growled
Clardy.
U. C. (Hog) Fowler, who
charged he was beaten up after
he testified for the state, was re-
ported to have left town. ale said
he felt his bones would be safer if
he lqft town." said Magistrate
Bates Aiken.
Sohhy Brown, one Of the few
GreenvilIe cabbies who wasn't in
volved in the case, volunteered:
Before the lynching we had had
lot Of trouble with Negroes
every two or three days. Since then,
we had no trouble at ALL"
The Brighter Side
Among some leaders in Green
vile, the opinion generally was
that some progress" had been
made. Said one public official:
"If there should be another case,
perhaps we may get a mistrial
with a hung jury. Eventually, the
South may return convictions in a
lynching case"
DR.. c. Frank Pittman, pastor Of
Central Baptist church, president
Of the Greenville Christian Minis
ters Assn, commented:
When men admit they've done
a thing like this don't see how
you can turn around and acquit
them"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-30

tial-and the jury set all of the &C
cused men free. Which goes 10 show
that where prejudice is strong, JUS
tice is weak, no matter how mill
tant the prosecution and how fair
the judge. Judge Lynch has sat in
the jury box as often as upon the
bench.
Almost all Southern juries con
tinue lilywhite, despite recent L. s.
Supreme Court decisions Overruling
verdicts rendered by iuries where
1t can be shown that Negroes were
barred from service because Of
race. Greenville side stepped the
Supreme Court-in the already es-
tablished manner--by going to the
trouble Of calling a few Negroes
as prospective jurors, and then dis
missing them "fOr cause"
Had there been even one IN
prejudiced man on the jury, white
or Negro, there might have been
a different verdict. Perhaps a
grassrOots remedy will be found
in the Southern union organization
al drives. If more unions would
open their doors without racial dis
elimination, and do the job Of build
ing brotherhood, justice could hard
ly suffer such a miscarriage as at
Greenville.
1t is easy to say that the jury
and white supremacists have blood
on their hands. But the rest Of us
will likewise be unclean until we
have exercised our duty as citizens
Of a democracy, and cut out the
social cancer Of lynching.
The time for passage Of the long |
overdue Federal anti-lynching law
Is now.