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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
SELECT EDWIN TREVOR
TEMPORARY KEY WEST
MANAGER LAST NIGHT
New Head Then Selects
Veteran Joe Kemp As
Chief Of Police, Replac-
ing BienvenidO Perez

Edwin Trevor, president of
the Key West Chamber of Com
merce and the Rotary club. was
sworn in as temporary city man
ager last night by Earl Adams.
Trevor accepted the temporary
appointment and addressing the
gathering said This appoint
ment comes as much a surprise
to me as it is to you. have
never held political office, and
my political aspirations are nil.
| take the appointment as a civ
ic duty, and hope that the new
city manager will be appointed
as soon as it is humanity possible
, to do So"
Trevor'S first act was to name
Police Officer Joseph Kemp as
chief of police. Kemp veteran
police officer was then sworn in
to office. The former Chief Bien-
venido Perez had resigned, Ire
Vor said.
Commissioner John CarbOncIl:
Il congratulate the voters of
Key West. You have made a
fine selection. | hold no grudge
and am going to work with the
new commissioners for bigger
and better Key West. | hope the
new commission will see fit to
name Dave King city manager.
He is the best manager we have
ever had The endorsement of
King was greeted with wild APP
plauSe.
CarbonelI continued: "Thi5
move is not political at all. but
comes from my heart. Never
have we had a man work for
Key West as King did [ hope
the new commissioners give
him the utmost consideration"
Commissioner Louis Carbon
ell with ring of sarcasm aimed
at J. Carbonell: at makes my
heart feel good to hear those
words" With a change Of tone
to deadly seriousness l.. Carbon
ell continued "Mr. Demeritt
told me that if King ever came
back to Key West that he
would prefer charges against
him. Mr.. Demeritt and Mr. Car
bonell want to make martyre
out of themselves. l believe the
people of Key West brought me
back into the commission for
what | did while in the old com
mission. not because | fought tol
King in my first commission
race. No man is intalllble. | tell
YOU that we will give YOU city
manager who Will not be dlCta
ted to like the last city man
ager was Mind you. | do not
say that King will not come
back. political observers said
after the meeting that though
Carbonell did not eliminate
King aa a candidate, neveIthe
less his speech Was clear midi
cation that KING would not be
re appointed. They also reason
ed that King would never accept
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Condemnation Suit Is
Ordered By Board To
Acquire County Airport

Supreme Court can very easily
find a way to make us pay
100000 for it."
eve must 60 ahead with con
demnation proceedings. said
Commissioner Gerald Saunders.
THAT is our only way to pro-
cure an airport"
1--WE have to comply with Mr..
Bakers suggestion, said Com
missioner Gomez.
Saunders made the motion,
seconded by Commissioner
Higgs, to start the condemnation
action. 1t was passed, with only
Commissioned Parrish opposing
it.
National Airlines is willing to
pay so cents seat, whether
they are occupied or empty, for
the privilege of using Meacham
Field, Bentley reported. The
rental would be retroactive to
January l.
Rogelio Gomez, Key West re-
preventative of AeroviaS o Air
lines said his company would
be forced out of business if it
had to pay so cents seat for
use of the field He said his com
pany had spent $4,000 on Meach-
am Field.
His offer to have the president
of AeroviaS o come to Key West
to talk over some other renting
arrangements was accepted by
the commission. Gomez will con
tact him and he will come over
here shortly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Hotels, Eating Houses
Go Into Chamber Group
WILL JOIN WITH CHAM
Der IN INDUCING
TOURISTS TO COME,
HERE,

At a luncheon meeting of the
Key West Hotel and Restaurant
Association held yesterday at
Duffy's Tavern, that body vot-
ed to become an affiliate of the
Key West Chamber of Com
merce. it was stated today by j.
d. McAndrews. president of the
Hotel and Restaurant men.
Hotel and restaurant opera
tors who have been organized
in Key West for several years
will now become division of
the Chamber of Commerce with
McAndrews. Hotel La C"nrtl
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Navy Men Held
As Trcspassers

Two Navy men were arrest
ed by city police for trespassing
on private property last night
and this morning.
Mrs. l.. J. Lynch. of 152 Z
Poinciana Place. reported early
today that man was proving
around her home. Patrolman G..
LaStres went to the scene and
arrested James A. Miller.
Patrolman Frank Curry found
another sailor. Frank Dukes on
private property in Fleming ST.,
and placed him under arrest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Harry L. Baker
Made Lieutenant
OF Police Force

Jcscp Kemp. who was named
chief of police by the city man
mission last night. informed The
Citizen today that Harry Lee
Baker had been appointed as pc
lice lieutenant to fill the vacancy
caused by kemp's promotion
1.-TWO police sergeantS. Ray
mond Cabrera and Hamilton
Boykin." Chief Kemp said. were
offered the lleutenancy, but each
ager last night. informed The
then it was given to Harry Lee
Baker"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
SURVIVOR OF SHIP
SINKING BROUGHT
HERE LAST NIGHT
Man Reports Honduras
Boat Exploded, Sank
And That Four Men
Drowned

Only survivor of the British
Honduras ship, Lewis, Jr., which
blew up and sank Is miles
southwest of Key West, Denton
c. Banks of Grand Cayman Is
land. is recovering in the Naval
Hospital here today.
Banks was brought to Key
West by a Naval motor boat
which put out to the harbor en-
trance to receive him from the
SIS Oliver Loving. whose cap
tain reported that the lone man
was picked up about Is miles
south of the city.
Banks was brought to shore at
9 p. m. last night and rushed in
an unconscious condition to the
Naval Hospital. He regained
consciousness during the night
and said the Lewis, Jr., had sunk
after it exploded. He said that
his four companions disappear
ed and he believed them drown
ed.
The Oliver Loving picked up
Banks an hour and three minu-
tes after having first sighted
him. The Liberty Ship made
good time in the rescue, for the
vessel sped by him first and had
to turn around and find hir
again.
When the call reached here
from the Oliver Loving. the
Coast Guard rescue ship was UNI
able to leave the harbor because
two destroyers were tied up in
front of it's dock. The Navy mo-
tor boat was then contacted and
it went to the Harbor Entrance
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Marsllall's Sum
ForForeign Aid
Much Too High
THUS ASSERTS SEN. TAFT
AND OTHERS ABOUT s2R
BILLION FOR AID UNTIL
NEXT SUMNER
Thy The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Nov. IRE
publicans generally and some
Democrats think that the
amount asked for by Secretary
Marshall of IL billion for fore
ign aid till next summer is far
too high, while dispatches from
some of the countries that are
to be helped look upon the sum
as too small till the end of this
fiscal year.
A dispatch from Shanghai
stated that the Chinese gov
eminent considers the proposed
$500 million. specified by Mar
shall. as inadequate, other than
to stave off the economic col
lapse of China. 1t was said fur
Their that the rebuilding of that
country and Strengthening the
nationalist government would
require far more than that
amount.
Marshall told the house fore
ign affairs committee today that
he thought the $500 million for
China would fill 70 percent of
the immediate needs of that
country.
Senator Robert 0. Taft was
among the Republicans who
looked upon the proposed Mar
shall sum of ID billion as too
much. Indications were that
Marshall will meet with stiff re-
SiStance both in the house and
the senate when congress re-
conveneS on November II.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
amman
Craft Warned To
Stay Away From
4 Firing Tones

Small craft operating in the
Key West area were warned
today by the Key West Naval
Base to remain away from
four zones. where firing.
bombing and strafing are 60
ing forward through Friday.
The first target will be a
dsrelict at Marquesas Key.
the second is a derelict near
Boca Grande Key and the
third is a target at Barracuda
Key.
Firing practice is also going
forward from 8 am. TO / i pm.
from 30 to ITO miles north
northwest of Key West. The
firing will be from airplanes
which will fly below 1000
feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Admiral Dawson
Here On M0nda,

Rear Admiral :,uiph Dawson
USN, commanding officer of the
7th Naval District. jacksonville
and a staff of officers will come
to Key West on Monday to in
spect the personnel of the. Naval
units here.
Amiral Dawson and his staff
will be here for two of three
days. They will arrive and leave
by air at Boca Chica Field.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
County Beach Won't
Be Ready This Year;
Receive Bids Dec. :
EXTEND TIME FOR coma
PLETION OF PROJECT
BECAUSE STEEL IS
NOT AVAILABLE

The county beach at West
Martello Tower won't be ready
for use this season.
This announcement was made
last night at the County Com
MISSIONS meeting when the
board voted to ask for new bids
for the beach project on Decem-
Der 2 and to extend the time
for completion of the work to
eight months.
Action on the time limit was
taken on recommendation of r.
w. Spalding and Associates, the
engineers in charge of the work,
because it would be extremely
difficult for the county to get
steel pilings for the breakwater
and pier.
The demands for food, fuel
and steel in Europe are so great
that the steel companies are just
not making pilingS at the pre-
sent time, Spalding reported.
Spalding also recommended
that an alternate proposal be
included in the specifications
for bids on the beach. He said
that if the contractors could not
get steel, then the alternate pro-
posal eliminate:
One-The breakWater and the
pier, which might be built when
the steel becomes available.
Two-Sand outside the high
water line, so that the bottom
of the ocean might be cleared of
rocks and beach made avail
able.
He made it clear that placing
sand below the high water line,
without constructing the break
water and pier, would be a
waste of time and money.
IF the wind blew like it did
today, straight from the east
the beach would have been
wiped out, provided we had nc
breakwall and pier, said
Spalding.
"There is no use lodging the
issue; you're not going to have q
beach this season. You can't
get it in less than six months
and it is problematlcal even
then"
Can we get a beach where
people can lay around and gel
the SUM-" asked Glenn Price
former presidnet of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
yes. said Spalding. I'VE
can place sand above the high
water line. The bids can con
tain provision for the swimming
pool also. Then when steel be.
comes available you can &c
ahead and complete the beach.
Commissioner Clarence Hlgg'
at first moved to have new bld'
received on December 8, but i
later was changed to December
2.
Would it be permissible tol
the county to buy the steel
asked Commissioner w. A. Par
rish after Contractor Charles
TOPPING said he had LOCATED
about $50 tons of the steel phi
ing in the Miami area.
Spalding said the county coul'
buy it. County Attorney Pau
SAWYER said the county Woult
have to advertise for the steel
for it amounted to more thar
the laws limit of buying win
out bidding. =,
Fred Frohock, associated VIII
Spalding, read some changes II
the specifications, which wer
approved by the commission
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Commissioners Make
Surprise Decisions
In Inaugural Meet
APPOINTMENTS MADE
LAST NIGHT ENDED
CITY.WIDE WEEK OF
SPECULATION

City Commissioners meeting
in inaugural session last night
before one of the largest crowd
that ever damned city hall
chambers were treated to sur
prise after surprise as the new
commissioners replaced person
mel and abolished offices.
Earl Adams, Miami Herald
correspondent, was named city
clerk in the absence of Clerk
Roy Hamlin.
Rev. G.. Leon Wells. pastor of
the First Methodist (Stone)
Church, gave the invocation.
Commissioner Louis Carbon
ell then nominated A. Maitland
Adams as Mayor. The nomina-
ton motion was unanimously
approved. Both the incoming
and outgoing Mayors received
fine ovations from the huge
b, crowd.
The new commission appoint
ed Edwin Trevor, acting city
manager at a salary of 81 a
month. The motion was second
ed and approved by all commits
sionerS. 10y
I Commissioner Fred Dion
proposed the name of Hilary
AlburY as Municipal Judge.
AlburY. is an. ex-ArmY Cap
tain who has recently been
admitted to the bar. AlburY
interrupted, his schooling TO
enter the armed forces. and
recently graduated from The
University of Florida with his
law degree. Albury was grad
uated cum laude.
The appointment put to a vote
.. was passed 80 with Commits
sioners John Carbonell and
William Demeritt in opposition.
M. IgnatiuS Lester. assistant
city attorney, was made city at
torney with salary of $3.50
monthly. The motion was APP
proved unanimously. The com
mission then abolished the Of
flee of assistant city attorney,
and likewise eliminated the Of
flee of secretary to the city at
tOrney.
Commissioner Dion propos-
ed the consolidation of the
Tax Assessors office and the
city comptroller's office e.
Charles Roberts will now havs
the title of Comptroller Tax
Assessor. Harry Elwood re-
lieved as tax assessor was
made deputy assessor under
Roberts.
Mayor Adams then informed
the gathering that the new com
missions efforts were being di-
rected to save money. and that
should some of their actions be
in violation of the charter that
the decisions would be validat-
ed at later meeting.
Commissioners Demeritt: Mr..
Mayor, None of the offices can
be abolished OF changed. Your
actions are in violation of the
charter. | hope am wrong but
| don't think So"
Commissioner l.. Carbonell:
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12

hey West. Florida, has the
mos equable climate in the
country. with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Local Schools
Reimbursed For
Student Lunches

TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 12.-The
Monroe county board of public
instruction received $106.75 this
week as reimbursement for
school lunchroom expenditures
in two county schools.
State School Superintendent
Colin English reported that a
total of $7,52694 was distribut-
ed this week.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Utility Data Reveal
Smaller D. T.. Share
In Area S Growth
By Donald B. HodIey

Utility statistics for the end of
July supported evidence from other
sources that about two-thirds of the
growth of the washington Metro
politan Area is taking place outside
of the District of Columbia.
OF a total of SAB gas meters
added in the area in the year ended
July 81. 2,220 we're In the adjoining
Maryland sections of the area, 2,037
were in the Virginia sections and
only 2.156 were In the District.
Included in an area gain of 1851
electric customers were 4,2o4 in
Maryland sections, 1853 in Virginia
sections and 2,4S4 in the District. =.
During the same period telephones
in the area increased 4o,474, includ-
ing $3.50 in Maryland, 9,723 in Vir-
ginia and 21,521 in the District.
Big Gains Seen Since 1941.
Since the END of July, 1941, the
area has gained 1926 gas meters
49.530 electric customers and 176, ,630
telephones. Combined totals of COM
panies serving the area on July 81
of l947, 1916 and 1941 are given
below, with breakdown into the
three sections:
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Presbyterian Affi|iation
With Federal Council Hit
By the A. lated Press

KANNAPoLIs, N. c., Aug. d.
The Rev. Donald Grey Farmhouse,
pastor of the Tenth Presbyterian
Church of Philadelphia, yesterday
assailed continued Presbyterian af-
filiation with the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America. =,
Mr.. Farmhouse spoke to approx
imately rs Cabarrus County Presby-
terian ministers and laymen. The
meeting was described as one of a
series being devoted to discussions
looking to a vote of whether the
Southern Presbyterian Church shall
remain affiliated with the Federal
Council.
Calling attention to brief on the
Bible attitude toward heresy he had
prepared some years ago, Mr.. Barn.
house named leaders in the Federal
Council who he said had departed
from the traditional Bible position
on heresy.
Among those leaders, Mr.. Barn
house said. we're Harry Emerson
Fosdick, New York clergyman, and
Bishop G. Bromley Oman and
Bishop Ivan Holt, former presidents
of the Federal Council.
Bishop Oman, in Meredith, N. H.,
and DR.. Fosdick. in Boothbay Har-
Dor, Me-, refused comment.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Stock Trading Slow,
But Certain Leaders
Score Mild Recovery
By the Assoeio,sd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Mild re-
coveries continued on a selective
basis in today's market but dealings
still were negligible and many lead
ers indifferent. -
A few shorts covered and there
was a little quick-turn professional
bidding on the idea the recent dry
ing up of liquidation meant that
the list was In shape for a good
rally If conditions permit. Board
rooms were all but deserted as
customers got a head start on the
weekend. Some who appeared
trimmed accounts because of doubts
regarding the cloudy export picture
and domestic business A f1are-up
in labor difficulties, as the new Taft
Hartley law went into effect, was a
restraining influence.
Dealings were more or less slug
gish after quiet opening. Gains
of fractions to a point or so held
the majority near the fourth hour
Hershey Chocolate climbed about
10 points to 1947 high on meager
transactions. Pittston Co. also was
at the years top. Ahead most OF
the time were u S. Steel, Youngs-
town Sheet, General Motors, Cur
tiss- Wright "a" Sperry, U. S. Gyp-
sum, American Telephone, American
Smelling, Electric Power & Light
Miami Copper, Pacific Western Oil
American Woolens and Standard
Oil of Indiana.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Britons TantaIized
By Rising Number Of
Cars for Export Only
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Crisisridden
Britons faced still another frustra.
tion today as an increasing number
OF motor manufacturers began pro-
ducing cleaning new automobiles
especially designed to compete with
American models in the export
trade.
Many a tired city business man
walking slowly across London Bridge
to his crowded train watched these
export cars being lowered aboard
freighters and then rushed of home
to his local dealer.
Sorry, old boy" he was told. II
can't do anything for you for at
least l8 months. Export demands,
you know"
He did know. He'd read about
the larger and more powerful me-
dium- priced automobiles now on
the assembly lines of a number of
major manufacturers. He's seen
them in the show windows, too,
and he wasn't exactly pleased at the
Governments new request to manu-
facturers to raise their export
quotas from so to IS per cent of
output.
Manufacturers Not Pleased.
Manufacturers did not exactly like
it either.
Sir Miles Thomas, vice-c chairman
OF the Nuffield organization, one of
the largest in Britain, said that "it
would be better to export so per cent
of 200 cars than rs per cent of 100
cars
Sir miles pointed out that some
foreign markets are already filled
with iow-priced cars and said he
thought there was little point in
British manufacturers being asked
to export IS per cent of their re-
stricted output
Nevertheless an appreciable por-
ton of the per cent Of total steel
output allotted car-makers was be-
ing channelled into new types.
The Nuff1eld organization already
has announced two medium -sized
cars in preparation for overseas
business. One is the six-cylinder,
five-passenger Wolsley, with Brit
ish horsepower rating of %. The
other export model is the Is B. H. p
Morris. utilizing aero-dynamic prin-
ciples in body styling and making a
feature of economy of operation.
Ford Motor Co., Ltd, has an
nounced new V-8 five-passenger
sedan with a rated B. H. P. of 21.01,
its first eight-cylinder car since be-
fore the war. Officials described 1t
as "characteristically British" in ap-
pearance, with mo suggestion of ex-
travagant, futuristic tendencies in
design"
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Chicago Livestock

hess 1000 total @ so6o; fsrly active snd
25-50 cents higher on butchers under $50
pounds steady to 20 higher on weights
of adyance lost on ali WEIGHTS butchers
over $50 pounds; sows fairly active and
unevenly 25-75 higher, with most advance
on sows over $50 pounds; top, $3.50; bulk
good and choice 19O-25o pounds. 27.75-
$3.50; $3.50 25o;asS pepnas. ,s Se. 5sS5;75; 200,
iirts 5o27 g. sood and choice soRs
under $50 pounds, 24.50-25.5O; few to
$500: 350-400 pounds, 23.00-2475: 400
$50 pounds 21.75-23.00: 450-500 pounds,
iS.eo'2a 1888. 90; around S5o-Dound averages
Salable cattle, 1000 total, 1000: SAL
able calves, 300: total 300: practically no
steers and heifers offered: sentiment weak
due to high temperatures: lower beef mar
tstte stt. sIaTshtersd earlier in week scat
$3.50; receipts mainly cows; market
steady and fairly active on Gamers, cut
ters and good beef cows: latter selling to
1000 and better; cutters, 1850 down; also
cording to, weight; vealers scarce: steady
at 24:00 down. demand persists for good
to choice heavy f1eshy feeders at 20.0O-
26 90: light stockers very dull
Salable sheep, 800; total. 1000; market
sprinkiing lower grades. steady to weak:
up sales slaushter ewes additionally so
cents lower: most good and choice native
spring lambs, 22,75-23.OO; top. %. 90; few
medum ea sho 1 sms desR sood Sss snd
choice 140-pound slaughter ewes. 500;
medium to good ewes down to $50.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Post Office Auction Draws
1000 10 Buy Lost Articles

Bargain hunters had a field day
yesterday as the City Post Once
held mammoth clearance auction"
of unclaimed articles with about
l 900 perspiring citizens in at
tendance.
Most of the bidders knew exactly
what they wanted as they clutched
catalogs and watched for items to
come up.
But not all were happy with their
purchases. For instance, there was
the man with watch he had bid
and won for SGT, thinking it was
mans timepiece. 1t. turned out to
be of the woman's variety and,
Furthermore. it didn't work While
examining the item, it slipped to the
floor and was smashed.
However, there was the housewife
who paid So for Ave silk dresses,
one of which had a SIS price tag
on it.
The biggest sale was for s76, which
bought set of sterling silverware.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. % DP.--,With weather
again hot and dry over the main Corn
Belt. grains moved sharply higher today
on the Board of Trade. September corn
and September Oats advanced to new
record peaks.
Profit-taking was heavy on the advance
and sufficient to keep grains from jump
ing the daily limit. Much Of the buying
came from commission houses, although
some purchasing in wheat appeared to be
from commission houses, although some
purchasing in wheat appeared to be from
mills.
September, 2.4s. corn was 4h to higher,
September, e.4534, and Oats were 1A-17s
higher, September .097s.
The Commodity credit Corp got only
10000. bushels of wheat yesterday, ap-
eau It's eS price Was
for offers today. but did not say at what
price it would buy. while the Kansas City
cffce was out of the market.
At present prices, traders calculated
that ton of corn delivered to New York
cost Sa6, ton of wheat $50 and ton
of oats SIS.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Roosevelt Film Cheered
At Broadway Premiere
By the Associo,ed Prsxs

NEW YORK. Aug. The
Roosevelt Story" a semi i-documen-
tary film history of the life OF
Franklin D. Roosevelt, had its world
premiere last night before Broad
way audience that cheered and
even cried-at a movie described by
the widow of the President as
something very real"
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who ap-
peared throughout the scenes in the
feeture-length picture covering 10
years of the private and public life
of her husband, headed a group Of
United Nations officials, diplomats.
public officers and stage. screen and
radio personalities attending the
first public showing of the Aim.
Mrs. Roosevelt was accompanied by
her son Elliott.