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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
City AZ Aquarium
Yield To Be $3O25;
Dec. Return High
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An income of at least S3,O25
will be realized by the city from
the Municipal Aquarium in 1947,
City Manager o. J. S. Ellingson
said today. The city's return for
December was well above the
minimum rent which is assured
of receiving regardless of volume
of business.
If the tourist season continues
to bring as large a return as
realized in December. the 1947
income for the. city will be we'll
above Ellingson's figure. The
city's managers prediction lis
based only on rent " ;: e ~ ;Is.|
Under the city's contract with
w. H. Kroll, high bidder for. the
aquarium, the city is assured ST.
825 for the first year of opera
ton, which started November l,
or l8 per cent of gross receipts.
For some months, as in Decem-
Der, 10 per cent of gross re-
ceipts is higher than the rent
figure.
During November the city re-
ceived its monthly rent of $235. AZ.
Total receipts of the aquarium
were STOOLS. Eighteen per cent
of this figure is $126,5O, so ma
turally the city takes the rent.
In December, however, gross re-
ceipts were $l,432.30. Eighteen
per cent of this amount is
S257.8l. so the city gets this re-
turn instead of the rent OF
S235.42.
The city managers figure OF
S3O25 for 1947 is based on III
months rent at $235.42 and two
months at $335.41. Next Novem-
Der the second year provisions OF
the city's contract goes into Ell
feet Under these terms, Key
West gets $4,O25 during the
second year of operation or 10
per cent of the gross receipts
whichever is larger. figured on a
monthly basis. During the third
fourth and fifth years the city
gets at least $4,425 every Il
months or % per cent OF the
gross if the latter is larger. Tor
any particular month.
Mayor w. w. Demeritt, COM
menting on the aquarium's re-
turn to the city, remarked:
This is the best-paying piece OF
property the city has got
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Citizens Slow In Filing Their.
Homestead i Exemptions; Heavy
SayingsIn Taxes By DoinssSo

Only 756 homestead exemp-
tons had been filed up to this
morning and County Assessor
Claude Gandolfo said he expect
ed there would be about 1900
others placed before the dead
line, April l..
The filing of homestead ex-
emptions makes homes costing
up to $4,000 exempt from the
regular city and county taxes. On
a full county assessment of S.
900 the county tax would only
be about $12, as compared with
approximately $3.50 if no ex-
emption is placed.
I'm the case of city taxes,
there would be an even greater
saving in taxes" Gandolfo said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14

"On the current rate an assess
ment of $4,000 would pay $l26.25
as compared with only $3.50, the
homestead rate"
Gandolfo also said that many
merchants have neglected, so far,
to file their personal property
tax. He said that in case the
merchants did not file such a tax,
he would have to fix it himself.
Naturally we are going to file
it high enough, so it really is up
to the merchants to file their
own" Gandolfo said.
All those holding stocks and
bonds must also file by April l
an intangible property tax. 1t
amounts to l per cent of the face
value. The state gets the entire
revenue from this source.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Meeting Of . lE|ightd:
Saloon Men Not
Held Saturday

Proprietors of the downtown
bar rooms which had their Ii
censes suspended as of March Is,
following hearings here by James
T. Vocelle, state beverage direc-
tor, did not meet Saturday as
originally scheduled.
Spokesman for the bar rooms
said that a meeting will be held
some time this week. Involved
in the suspension order are sthe
La Concha Hotel, Bahama Bar,
Boat Bar, RaouLs Bar, Romey's
Bar, Duffy's Tavern, Cave Inn
and Curro's bar all charged
with being located within 800
feet of schools.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Truck Drivers
Strike Is Near
Settlement
~, Ths NssorIsted PresD

LONDON. Jan. l4-Thc labor
ministry announced today that
u had arranged 20 hold meet
ing late m the afternoon to take
measures to end the strike of 90
600 truck drivers. Meanwhile,
while. 1000 dock workers have
,oined tn sympathetic strike.
Troops are still making deliv-
cries
Spokesman for the ministry
sa,d the strike probably would
be- settled tomorrow Strikers
.re demanding shorter hours and
higher wages. but no concessions
have vet been made to them by
,,wpanv owners. The object IS
for the men 20 return to work
while their demands are con-
.,dered by q JOINT committee
tcprescnting the owners and the
workers
Ry Friday, the labor ministry
laid transportation OF toodStuilS
u expccted 10 be normal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Strangers Dive Off
Key West In Quest
For Treasure In Sea
MYSTERY 48-HR. CRUISE,
STIRS WATERFRONT;
VISITORS ARRIVE AND
LEAVE SUDDENLY

A mystery cruise by four Strang-
ers Sunday and Monday has Key
Vests waterfront abuzz with
rum0rs.
II seems four men came into
town Saturday and quickly char
tered the Icacos, sleek charter
boat owned and operated by Capt.
LlOyd Sheafer They didn't want
20 fish, they didn't want to cruise,
they didn't want to go to Dry Tor
tugaS or Ia Havana.
What did they want to do? The
waterfront hazarded all sorts of
conjcctures.
Meanwhile. the newcomers told
Capt. Sheafer they wanted a 20
foot ladder for their trip. He got
one. The visitors loaded on an
air compressor, telephone gear
and diving suits and promptly
Sunday morning cut loose for the
Gulf side of the island.
Headed for the northwest the
strangers plotted their course to
a 7 and gave Capt Sheafer his
course To steer. When he reached
u they had him anchor. Two of
the men went over the side in
diving suits. Sheafer did not
get very close TO them. The two
men on deck talked necessarily
with the men below the surface
but Sheafer couldn't catch much
III what II was all about.
All day Sunday. all Sunday
night. all day Monday and most
of Monday night the Icacos stayed
off Key West some As to so miles.
Then II returned and locked this
morning. The waterfront was
still alive with rumors but the
strangers would say nothing. In
stead they jumped in their cars
and left town rapidly with their
eqaipsgen g. $500
Whether the strangers were
looking for sunken treasure of the
Spanish Main or sunken cargo
ships Of World War II or some
thing else is the question water
front people are discussing. 1t is
fairly common knowledge, water
front people said today. that at
least FIVE ships were sunk in that
vicinity Of the Gulf during the
late war Some of them carried
tin and other metal ore, one OBJ
server said, which the Navy later
salvsged and destroyed the re-
msInder ~ the ships so they
would not be a hazard to ship
ping
Capt Shacfcr said he could not
reveal the names of his passen-
ger and the only material which
he saw them bring up consisted
~ some 3-inch shells.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14

The 103d anniversary of the
founding of Dade Lodge No. ID,
Free and Accepted Masons. was
celebrated by an enjoyable ban
quet attended by $50 persons at
the La Concha Hotel last night.
One of the few public installa-
tons of officers ever held by the
lodge was conducted Immediately
afterward at the American Legion
Hall.
The new Worshipful Master, AL
bert B. Cooper, was installed in
office in the presence of Frank A.
Brown, Grand Master of the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Flor
ida; Illustrious Brother Russell AL
len Williams, 33rd Degree, P.S.O.,
Miami, Key West and Lake Worth
+ Consistories. A.A.S.R., and other
visiting and local Masonic Off
Gals.
Wives, mothers, daughters and
sweethearts were among those in
the large attendance filling the
Legion Hall to capacity. Among
the spectators were Cooper's ia
Their, William Bates Cooper of Or
1ando, a Mason for 40 years, and
two grand daughters of Alexander
Patterson, founder of Dade Lodge
Miss Eta Patterson and Mrs
Harry A. Prindle.
The installation session was
called to order by the new Wor-
shipful Master, who introduced
Grand Master Brown. The visit
ing dignitary rendered prayer
/. The proceedings were then turned
over to Frank o. Weech, P.D.D
G.M.. reelected secretary The
, installation of the new Worship.
full Master consisted Of an i'm
pressive ceremony at Which he
knelt, at an altar. bearing the lodge
biSle while THE. hymn, Faith OF
Our Fathers, was sung.
~, Masonic Charities Read
: Weech read the Masonic chart
ties and other portions of the ritz
ual and Marshall Charles E. Smith
placed the insignia on the Wor-
shipful Master. The charter was
then placed in his charge and he
was indicted into the Oriental
Chair of King Solomon.
The other newly-elected Off
Gals of the lodge were then in
stalled, Charles S. Taylor, Senior
Warden; Munro J. Horre, Junior
Warden; Albert L. DiNegro, Jun
ior Chaplain; Jere S. Meggs, Sen
ior Deacon: Vance c. Stirrup Jun
ior Deacon; William A. Cope, SEN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Republican Chairman Asserts
Law Will Be Passed To Stop
Filing Portal T0-Portal Suits
HE ADDED THAT PRAC-
TICALLY ALL SUITS
INSTITUTED WILL BE
KILLED
tBy The Associated Pressl


WASHINGTON. Jan. IA. -
Chairman Hartley of the house
legislative committee said today
he is ready to introduce a bill
designed to bar or restrict portal
to-portal suits that now total
more than four billion dollars.
Almost all the suits were in
stituted by the CLIO.
Hartley com m ented that
should congress not take action
to stop portal-to-portal suits,
they would entail endless .litiga-
ton that would tend to curb the
industrial effort in the United
States.
He did not explain the nature
of his bill, but said that il will
block any other efforts to file
portal-to-portal suits and make
imperative practically all those
that have been started.
The 81 members of the SEN
ate are scheduled to hold a con-
ference this evening to consid-
er proposed legislative measures.
Labor bills will come in for ex-
tended consideration, a spokes-
man said! He added that the sem
ators probably would decide to
continue in power their commit
tee that is investigating war
time profits of some manufac-
turing concerns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Elderly Sponger
Dies Early Today

John Pent, 80, a commercial
sponger for many years here,
died this morning at Key West
Municipal Hospital after short
illness. He worked as a sponger
until several weeks ago.
He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Benjamin FELTON,. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow at
S .. m. at the chapel of the Lopez
Funeral Home. The Rev. ]. B.
Reid. of the Fleming Street
Methodist Church, will officiate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Charges Dropped
Against Singleton

Charges of breaking and enter
ing lodged against James Single
ton. Peacon Lane, by Frank A.
Duffy. were dismissed today by
Peace Justice Ira Albury for lack
of evidence. Duffy alleged that
Singleton took a banjo and .
quantity of canned goods valued
at $50 from his home at 322 Pea
con Lane. Singleton pleaded not
guilty. and did not testify.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
$50 Attend Masonic Dinner
Marking lo3d Anniversary;
Officers Publicly Installed

ior Steward, and Delmar Butler,
Junior Steward.
Douglas r. Trevor. treasurer;
Marshall Smith and George
Schrieber, Tyler, were, like
Weech, renamed to office, and
hence not given the formal in
stallation ceremony.
The new Worshipful Master, in
his first remarks of his new Of
flee, said that this is the greatest
honor ever bestowed upon me"
He pledged his assistance to any
Mason of any lodge.
Weech Presented Gift
Horre told the gathering that
| throughout 103 years of our lodge
there have been those men who
have made Masonry what it is
today. We have a man who has
done that for over 80 years, Frank
) o. Weech." Horre then presented
Weech with a gift from the new
officers.
| Prior to the installation of the
officers, Weech addressed remarks
to the ladies present; Jerry ].
Trevor sang open the Gates of
the Temple" and 81 Know My
Redeemer Liveth", and Weech
presented a message to the new
master.
All of the new officers spoke
briefly. The treasurer, Douglas
Trevor. was presented with a per
and pencil set by the Senior War.
den. Remarks were also made by
Everett r. Rivas. D.D.G.M.. 24tf
District, and Ross Boyden. who
introduced Charles. M. Curry
lodge member for nearly half 3
century. .........t
In his address, Grand Master
Brown said that the ancient in
Stallation ceremony was seldom
witnessed by non-members and
those attending would go away
with better feeling toward Ma
sonry. He paid Weech a high
compliment when he said it was
the first installation he ever
heard conducted without single
word misplaced Masonry could
help, he said, to lead the world
to universal peace.
In Williams address he also said
that Masonry has a world mis-
sion and declared that, the "teach-
ings of Masonry are saving the
world" Both he and Brown
stressed the many Masons of his
torical Importance from Benjamin
Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
to Winston Churchill and Frank
lin Roosevelt.
The committee in charge of the
banquet, Hoore, DiNegro and Will
liam A. Cope, received high
praise. Invocation was given by
Chaplain William B. Evans.
Anchor Lodge of Key West was
represented by Worshipful Master
Louis c. 7Maloney, Sr. DR.. Felix
Varela Lodge was represented by
Senior Warden DR.. Delio Cobo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14

Exa m iner's recommendation
which followed a hearing held in
Washington, D. c., last Dec. 20,
will be laid before the CAB when
it holds its late January meet
ing.
Rogelio Gomez, local manager
of the Aerovias O., S. A, said
today that the airline is capital
lied for $1,O1O,OOO and that the
organization now has five DC3s,
only two of which will be re-
quired for domestic service.
Even these ships will be avail
able for shuttle service if travel
warrants, Gomez said. The conn
pany plans to operate at least
one daily service. 1t is hoped to
begin operations this month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
City Manager Gets
Engineering Diploma

City Manager Q. J. S. Elling-
son has received a diploma from
the American Society of Civil
Engineers certifying that he has
been made a life member of the
organization as of Jan. /, 1947.
Ellingson says he has been a
member since 1912. The diploma
revealed that the city Managers
first two names are Olaf John.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Hold Two Women
In Vagrant Gases

Betty Brewer and Lorene Con-
nor were arrested on vagrancy
charges last night by Deputy
Sheriff Archer. The two women
were unable to furnish bail of
$500 and were placed in County
Jail for a hearing tomorrow be-
fore Peace Justice Ira Albury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Two Sets OF
bankruptcies
Born In China
By The Associated pressl

SHANGHAI, Jan. 14.-Local
newspapers today published
stories that, in the interior of
China yesterday, two sets of
bankruptcies were born, all of
of them boys.
The towns where the birth are
supposed to have occurred are
deep in the interior. and it has
not yet been established whether
or not the report is true.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
Papy Sells Big
Pine Key Land

Sale of 40 acres of land on
Big Pine Key by Bernie c. Papy
tor $4,000 to Ronald King, was
recorded today at County Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer's office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-14
TWIN BROTHERS AGED so

SACRED HEART, Mimi. - On
January 1. Hans and Old "or,
ken. twin brothers, cel'ot d''u
,hs,r n,netieth birthday.
Evening star., 1947-03-12
An-locaI Fight Card
Scheduled Monday

An "all-local, all-action" fight
program topped by three eight
round bouts is being arranged by
Matchmaker Gabe Menendez for
next Monday nights fight card at
Turner's Arena. "The boys I'm get
ting on this show are the kind who
like to get in there and fight all
the way" promises Gabe.
Already booked for one of the
triple-feature matches is a middle
weight 60 between Frank Sweeney
and Jimmy Jones. These boys were
to have met in semifinal last Mon
day night, but the fight was post
poned because of Sweeney's illness.
Both these youngsters are slug
gers. SWEENEY has won all three of
his 1947 starts via kayoes over Pedro
Bass, Lightning Holiday and Jack
Biddle. Jimmy has been to the post
twice this year and stopped Johnny
Snead and George Brooks. He
wound up the 1946 season with three
straight knockout wins.
Evening star., 1947-03-12
American u. Swimmers
Rally 10 Defeat T.. u.

American University's swimming
team, led by Buddy Hedges, who
took high scoring honors with II
points. defeated Catholic Univer-
sity, 1927, yesterday at c. U.
Taking. the 4oo-yard relay, the
last event of. the meet, the Eagles
came from behind to win. Walt
Walls was high for the Cardinals
with 10 points.
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Evening star., 1947-03-12
Negro Cage Tourney
To Open Tomorrow

The second annual Colored Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association basket
ball tournament gets under way to-
morrow with Howard University
opening proceedings against West
Virginia State at pm.
Tomorrow night Morgan battles
Virginia State and North Carolina
State meets Delaware. Semifinals
are slated for Friday night and
the championship game is to be
played Saturday at 2 pm.
Eight stars, including Towards
Frank Booth, each with an average
of is points per game, will be in
the fight for individual honors.
These include Sam Gamble, West
Virginia State pace-setter, who holds
the single game mark Of Is points,
and Aubrey Stanley of North Caro-
lima State, who sank a record SO
points in last years tournament.
Evening star., 1947-03-12
THE EVENING STAR washington D. c. .A--z,
1,
Feenick Goes Second in Points
As Caps Score 18th STRAIGHT

Capt. Bob Feerick, scoring ace Of
the Washington Capitols. Eastern
Division champs In the Basket Ball
Association, now Is second In total
points with 797. Philadelphia War
rior Joe Fulks holds . commanding
lead with 1247.
Feerick passed Stan Miasek Of
the Detroit Falcons last night in
Philadelphia when he dropped in
"a points to lead the Caps to their
18th straight league win and their
fifth over the Warriors In six games,
SOFT.
The loss narrowed the second
place Warrior lead to Z percentage
points over the New York Knicker-
bockers.
With the score deadlocked at
74-a1 and three minutes to play,
Feerick sank two quick field goals
and a free toss to give the Caps the
hard-fought win before 8,345 paid
fans, the largest crowd ever to wit
ness q game at the Philadelphia
arena.
Fulks registered 10 points.
In other games last night, the
Cleveland Rebels defeated the Pitts
burgh Ironmen, 1912, at Cleveland
while Toronto edged st. Louis, 1871.
The Rebels thus moved within two
games Of clinching third place and
a playof spot in the Western Di-
vision. Pittsburgh's Coulby Gunther
took scoring honors with l3 goals
Evening star., 1947-03-12
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 12.-Clift Nc.
Nicely of Texas Wesleyan, who long
since has clinched this years title
of top collegiate basket ball scorer
has set his sights for 778 points, a
feat that would wipe out the pres
ent single season scoring record of
TIT points set in 1912 by -Brooms
Abramovic of Salem, w. Va.
Currently, McNeely has ITO and
whether he will get the necessary
SO points depends on how long
Texas Wesleyan lasts in the current
NAIB tourney at Kansas City. The
Texas star probably would be much
nearer his goal had he not missed
two games in midseason because OF
an ankle injury.
Runnerup Jim Lacy Of Baltimore
Evening star., 1947-03-12
Cage Game March u
To Benefit Boys Club

An All-High-All-Prep basket ball
game for the benefit Of the Boys
Club Of Washington fund will be
staged at Uline Arena on Saturday,
March 20, at 2:30 pm.
The squads for the affair, spon-
sored by the Big Brothers Club, an
alumni organization of the George
town Branch Boys Club, will be
selected this week by a committee
headed by Francis (Huck) Cava-
naugh, former Busiess High and
Roosevelt High basket ball star.
Otto zahn, cage mentor at George
Washington University, will coach
the All-High team, while Ben zola
of Catholic University will direct
the All-Prep squad. Each squad
will consist Of 10 men.
The outstanding player of each
team and both coaches will receive
special awards. Joe Branzell, di-
rector of athletics and the George
town Branch of the Boys Club. is
chairman of the game committee.
Evening star., 1947-03-12
Coach Riley Indignant
AS Padded 0Iympics
|Trounce His Lions

Coach Jack Riley Of the Washing
ton Lions Is somewhat indignant
today while reviewing the events
leading up to last nights 1914 lacing
handed the Lions by the heavily
padded Boston Oiympics.
Riley first voiced mild objection
when informed late yesterday that
Ronnie Rowe, high scoring Boston
forward, was to be permitted to play.
Rowe had been suspended indefi-
nitely after an attack on a referee
last week, and was kept out of Bos-
toms game against New York Sun
day. Now they're letting him play
pending an investigation. !.
Then Riley really was aroused
when the Pics reported here last
nights and displayed a complete
forward line from the valleyfel1
Braves Of the Quebec Senior League
Eddie Emberg, Dan Porteous and
Marcel Bessette. Riley phoned Tom
Lockhart, Eastern League president,
and asked why Boston could add
more players after playing two
games ofthe playoffs without them.
Lockhart replied there was no
time limit on such additions. THAT
makes it a fine league" remarked
Riley. Boston can get help from
the Bruins all season, and when the
playoffs start it can even grab other
players from Canada. It's an all
star outfit playing under the Olym-
pics name"
Anyway, the Lions lost. Embert,
one Of the new players, scored four
goals and an assist. His first tally
at GIT Of the opening frame broke
a IL tie and put the Pics ahead
to Stav
Evening star., 1947-03-12
Winchester Man Named
Judge for Field TriuIs
Special Dispatch to The Star

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 12.-W.
Benton Snider, local business man
and sportsman, has been designated
senior judge for the 10th annual
Izaak Walton League field trials to
be held at Indiantown Gap, Pa,
March 1915, with Herbert Heisel
Of Frenchtown, N. j., as second
Judge. The trials have had large
number of entries since being insti-
tuted in 1887.
Evening star., 1947-03-12
Coach lola Of {. IT, Quits;
Successor Not Yet Picked

Ben Zola, Catholic University
basket ball coach for two seasons,
has resigned. He explained In a
letter to Athletic Director Eddie
La Fond yesterday that restaurant
business in which he's interested
needs more of his time.
Who will take over the court
coaching next season hasn't been
decided.
There was speculation not long
ago that Gene Augusterfer, current
st. Johns basket ball and football
coach, might be added to the G. U.
staff, but there have been no recent
developments.
Evening star., 1947-03-12
Greenberg Elected
Muyor in Florida
BY the Asseeioted Pr.ss

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 12.-Hank
Greenberg, recently purchased by
the Pittsburgh Pirates from the
Detroit Tigers, has been elected
mayor Of Mending Heart, Fla,
the national cardiac children's
home here.
Greenberg received 40 votes
yesterday In the election" while
Entertainer Sophie Tucker polled
II and Movie Star Mickey Rooney,
also candidate, received none.
The 81 patients In the home
come from all parts of the coun-
try. Greenberg succeeds Come
dian Milton Berle.