The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 18, 1945, Page 1

A®edclated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Council Adopts Ordinance Covering Pay Increases Of Certain Officials OF City * Carl Albury And John’ Request Broadcast W. England Appointed For Key Westers On The Navy Department an- tounces for the United States as a whole 253 casualties for April 16, 1945, of the U. S. Naval Forces (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard) not heretofore released on Navy Department total casualty lists, consisting of 78 dead, 140 wounded, and 35 missing. These |casualties bring the total report- od to next of kin and released for ; Ublication since December 7, , 1941, to April 16, 1945, to 97,852. This list includes only those | News From Home Gity ‘from Florida. i Police Officers, By: | FLORIBY } Key West Chamber of Com- = : Wary. Deee ‘Assisbant “A i | Lumpkin, ie B., Assista Mayor Albury merce received a_ letter from | «sok; USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Essic {Lieutenant Conley E. | Geébbie, | at ate | eoeritive officer of the Army! > a | News Service, stating that he had! regular meoting last night, been requested by Key Westers! adopted an ordinance provi -,at the front to broadcast them an ing fora 10 percent increase | account of their home city. im salaries for certain offi- Lieutenant Gebbie stated that; mate lc, USN. Parents, Mr. and cers and employes of the the service broadcasts, at regular Mrs. Joseph Benjamin Price, city, retroactive to Decem- ered ‘Hometown Profiles”, Graceville. ber of last year up to and).o (0°, army's short-wave sys-'” Army Dead—European Area b |tem, and he requested that an| B: ie, Wedtmoreland, 2d incleding April 15 of this account of 800 words about Key 1) sca of Mis, Blizabeth W. year. ‘ est be written and sent to him. pa, This is the pay increase,| Manager S. C. Singleton, PRES Late ger OneEING of the Miami which was put into effect in'Chamber, wrote the article and bs TENS R. Lumpkin, Jacksonville. Navy Wounded i Griffin, William’ W., Jr., Cpl. USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William W. Griffin, Sr., Anthony. Price, Willard Edward, Gunner The City Council, ‘: Black, Cli », Pvt. hus- December of last year, which|™ailed it today. He said he em- ela’ Sse SS Black i jbodied it in many things th i ‘ ‘ : was first referred to ? y things that 1313 Sitka Ave., Tampa. Saleisha wkd, was he felt confident would’ interest’ Gray, Harry C., II, Pfc. hus- Key Westers who are oh the far bi flung - battlefronts fighting the 3 war for us at home to assure us @ continuance of the way of liv- ing we have been used to live. Jack Saunders Is declared an increase in sal-; ary to be paid proportion- ately at each pay day. 8 A resolution was adopted! abating taxes on the! Sweeney property at the, feet of Simonton strect, com-' ‘hi monly referred to as South’ Pade Get Fequan Beach. | Jack “A, Sz This action was taken due ana Fred S. to the fact that the property ; strac has been contributed ‘by the! i” : ders' Sia owner to be used by civilian H 7 West High: war workers. whee eed and of Mrs. Gertrude A. Gray, 444 19th Ave. S., St) Petersburg. Griffis, Clarence, ‘T. Mrs. Sallie Royal, Heute 1, Jas- ‘per. 1 Holland, George H., Jr., 2d Lt., son of George H. Holland; Sr., 57 NW. 2d St., Miami. Leonard) John ‘W.,’ Lt? Col., son . son -of Mr, of Col. and Mrs. Charles. F. Leon- , Of 1315 Olivia ard, 38f0°“Alabama —Ave.,; St. i yat- Petersburg. { ( aun. '. McKinney, Richaid> D., ate, of the-Key husband of M¥s.. Kgthrin School, ‘class (of "37, Kinney,-,Chiplley. <:% he gttained a high schola Pte £ igtin, Gedree W,,: Pvt.,, hug- f Mrs. Betty Lew Vaughi, Ist ‘St. Jackson tille. Weissman, Hart'yaiy2d Lt, Py . " ae A resolutions was adoptéd | tie Poel Us M Approving the progtam ‘out-' on completion of his lined by the Recreation D aundetrs became manager of | partment for its future ac- 's Music Company, a pvsi-; brother of Cpl. Milton Weissman, tivities, jon which he held until he en-' Medical Detachment, 28th Army Carl Albury and Jobn W. Eng.| listed inthe U. S. Navy shortly! air Force Base Unit, Coral land were appointed as police of-|#fter Peart Harbor. Gables." ; fivers by Mayor Albury, with the! Saunders completed his boot Whaley, Joseph R., Pfe., son of Taal canteen a appoint.| Wining at Jacksonville, and’ was! mrs. Jessie M. Whaley, P. O. Box pon , . staticned for several months he fia 3 poy in his own home tow "| 87, Hawthorne. Telegrams %f sympathy, which{i" his own home town. He was Assay Deed Passi: (Ares : later transferred to Miami and 2 ‘ :. 5 y ent to Mrs. Franklin D a er T-Sg the th of the late President,!¥CoM@n second class. ie Ge WWGmcale FI oe a "| Upon leaving Miami, he flew/'et Gen. Del. Graceville. of license inspector was read| raft carrier and later received! Alesander, | Orman ene from Nestoy C. Recio. The mat-|Hi8 erders for overseas duty, tak-/S28_ of Mrs. Fannie Murphy, Box ter was referred to the taxation) !"& part in the invasion of Te pees SulpaeD SPEINEE, Sesienitineg jawa and Bougainville with the | Avery, James C., Pfe., son of A resolution was adopted ve-|#™phibious group. On his last'Mrs. Lucy C. Avery, Box 898, questing the County Commission-| [@tlough home he had with him’ Florence Villa. ers to provide for a. tmthing|S¢ver@l souvenirs taken from the _ Blanton, Rufus: H., Pfe., son of for the colored population| IPs i Mrs. Rachel Blanton, Route 3, iy program of improve-| | Chief Saunde present} Box 129, Greenville. stationed at Oc the Headquarters | phibious Base. al., with Blum, Rubin, Pvt., husband of , Am-! Mrs, Ester Blum, 1637 SW. 10th |St., Miam esolution the transfer was adopted for of funds from the re- «i contingency fund to a ‘CLAIM NEGOTIATIO account for the purpose of F of machinery and other equipment for the Key West Sietre Sretem TO SELL LONG KEY FISHING CAMP Councilman ald Saunders ° addressed the council, making very spirited talk, in which he} A Miami realtor, who was in} H. S. McKenzie, who conducts stated that he took exception to|the county courthouse yesterday,'the Tavernier Hotel, the Taver- the editorial printed in yester-|said that negotiations are beinginier general store, lumber “yard day's issue of The Citizen, in’made to sell the former Longjand is interested in the Taver- which the eouncil was attacked Key Fishing camp, and added hej nier Realty Company, was a call- again, with criticism directed at/had heard that the consideration/er at the courthouse erday, its members, which termed them) js $40,000. lxnd Ghe weal ne nba heard) the meompetent representatives of! The camp is owned by thereport about the negotiations to te people, and stated that he was! Florida East Coast Hotel Com-'sell the former Long Key Fishing tek and tired of listening to this Da and the buyer is reported ;Camp to the Florida Motor Lines, unfair and unjust criticism that ist be the Florida Motor Lines. If’ but added that he did not know ou ay Being. buried at thei snas report-turns out to be true, |if the report was true. He stated rz ane ieedee 5) Ae ,{it was said at the courthouse, also that he had heard the con- ar iders enumerated a few| of the| the site of the former camp un- pecuntedly will be extensively de-} The size of the tract is 45 and veloped by the bus company. {one-half acres. j «ity has receivgd considerable! reg a West songs Fealtor ate i revenue from the Key West Elec-|that, during the 1925 realty) i trie System quite ently, | boom, ne rads Randt eaegel Tonight and Every Night amounting to approximately six}¢amp, whq offered to pay $80-{ eres CHARITY FUND or seven thousand dollars, which|900 for it, but the offer was rez ' (Continued on Page Four) _ | jected. ; ‘iB J N ¢ : O { the accomplishments sideration is $40,000. present council, making particu- lar reference to the fact that the; OF ARMY-NAVY WAR CASUAL THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APR Bonney, Richard W., T-Sgt., son of Mrs. Edith S. Bonney, Route 2, Box 12, Lake City. Branton, Clarence W., Pfc., husband of Mrs. Gladys I. Bran- ton, Route 1, Campbellton. Dickey, Raymond T., Cpl., son of Jessee T. Dickey, Star Route, De Funiak Springs. Frost, Benjamin: C. Pfe., son of Daniel F. Frost, 2) NE. 60th Terrace, Miami. 3 Gainey, Albert. L., Cpl, hus- band of Mrs‘ Inez’ Gainey, Box’ 44, Cross City. r Hatcher, Horace E., Pf¢., hus- band of Mrs. Mary I. Hatcher, Harold. . Henderson, Maynard A., 5, brother. of Mrs. Elvee Lueas, Route 2, Box 862, Pensacola. Henry, Argo C., T4, husband of Mrs. Dorothy Henry, 241 W. Ashley St., Jacksonville. Howard, Harvey L., Pfc., hys- band of Mrs. Vera P. Howard, Star Route, Westville. ¥ JAYCOCKS, Cassimero, Pfe., husband of Mrs. Evangeline’ €. Jaycocks, 404 Grinnell St., Key West. Jones, Daniel M., T5, son ‘of Mrs. Mattie L. Jones, 1238 NW. 7th Court, Miami- Keeves, Max, Cpl., son of Mrs. Rose Schwartz, 2157 Queensboro Ave., S:, St.Petersburg. P Kluck, Albert F., S-Sgt., son of Mrs. Amelia Kluck, 7701 NE. 8th Ave., Miami. Macon, Thomas, Pfc., husband ‘ANNOUNCEMENT MADE HEREWITH filled In 18, 1945 Nazi Forces Have Been Split Up Into Segments, It Was Emi Pylé, “Roving Reporter,” Pacific: Area Today SOVIETS DRIVING |Paid Glowing Tribute By RAPIDLY TOWARD 3 ve Reported Today American Ninth Army, Key West and vieimity’ Partly cloudy and continued werm thie man Tafternoun through Thursday: gem Itle to moderate southeasterly a GERMANS ‘REPORTED TO BE) 4 winds. (9, camane Greer SHOWING ‘SLIGHT sient sineiateg need?» Florida: Mostly cloudy with). (AR, Agel 1—Alt om WASHINGTON, April 18. seatieved shower and thureipr ‘A Beute Pyle, :famous, “roving | tors and not quite su warn if . 7 |north and central portions; partly ‘reporter’, who wasikilled in) cjoudy and continued mill a SISTANCE IN<cop TIONS ifi id south portion today, tonight and it wae (By Asmnciatea! Preaed she eg ene rosin peat se: MOSCOW, Apr. 18.—Rus-;8 glowing tribute by Presi-| <. Augustine through Florida boolean up inte opments sian troops, who fought at dent Harry S, Truman. Straits: Gentle to roaderate y--4 Vienna, were reported to'be; At the time President Tru-| tinas. Se theusierly aver south Od there, 600 Gent am See driving fast toward -Hitler’s. Man was speaking about portion through Thursday. port hideout at Berchtesgaden,’ Pyle, it was not known in! ly cloudy weather over outa pew le ommpanting oo the i i Imost direct is death, | ticn. mostly cloudy with seatter- condition wee sa a fmcan pwc What. way hermet his death; | > lam eal ined * announced that, but half an hour later furth-| over north portion East Gulf: Gentle to moderate southeast to south winds, except ican che Oe. aoe er advices said that he was} vices. from that front stated Shot and killed by ambushed - gentle variable witds over Ape that the Germans were Jap machine gunners on @ lachee Bay area: partly cloudy showing only. slight resist- little island near Okinawa, | weather over south porticn, most ly cloudy with scattered showers It was said again thet ance, ; where U. S. Soldiers and ma- . a The Reds, it was amnounc- rines are driving the Japs| and thunder storms over norm Allied armies are captorin ed, expected to make a junc- back farther and farther to-|"°jcksonville to Apalachicola: S828 §® seh lane sent ture with the British, driv-' ward? the northern and the| no small craft or storm warnings numbers it is exceeding! ing toward Hamburg, as well southern ends of the island.\have been issued, difficult to handle all © as with the American First, safter the first news was ~— jthem expeditiously, Mor Army, which has entered received here about Pyle, Presi-| WEATHER REPORT than 100,000 Nasie, is th various afeas of the Allied fighting lines, are nee walt Czechoslovakia. : ore ie Pyle wrote; Key West, Fla., April 18, 15 i ij the war 's‘in the way the men}Observation taken at 8:30 0. m Last “night, pe: the Sires the'frantand the folks at home! Eastern War Time (City Office) of Mrs. Ella J. Macon; 334 N. 8th time sinee the beginning: of hoe . 5 ing to be ena be fore St. Miami, : i nthowaaed: “oi nning. Of wan eerittce, His ee a PRE i ng beainanlinge Ce i oe age at Be British. planes bombed Ber-'ed to read, the President declared,’ Lowest last night Tr the rear — an rs. prs 9 : A ‘ Lal Roceeiky St. ose Mee 2807 Jin at the same time. The was coupled with:a’kindly heart Mean 6 Mande ware, he ah Nunn, ‘Thomas C.. Pvt, hus. Mi@8es flew over the city) and a Awarmth of fecling that. Normal 76 the large Germay cities t ne: cen me, irom two! quarters, in wave) cveked, the admiration of every fall inte Allied theme nd of Mrs. Wilma Nunn, 447 body. who meth 4, Un the A Payne, Raymond ., Pfc, son flyers left more'than a score! souke little, und when Be ail reps en eee eh eke Ninth & of Robert L. Payne, 1481 Drum- of large fires were burning’ speak what he said was apt and Total rainfall since April ! . mond Park, Panama City. fiercely. fgencrally a subtle streak of hu-! inches ow . re Reams, Calvin J., Jr. dst Lt,; Radio Berlin, while not)mot ran through his remarks Deficiency since April 1 ont son of C. J. Reams, Sr., Lamont. | viving Nidiatange can i: Presi¢ent Truman said it wa # n Rocssnc gai ce ane giving the distance, said that ey i 1 ; inches sson, Julion C., Jr., tothe - : sarest|impossible to determine aM 3 husband of Mrs. Mary L. Rosson, Pen 5 ae eee as ‘Stet {much Pyle did in rene tioed “ss — rainfall since January 1. Box 5, Lake Park OP Beri, Wetes in the: Stet) ine inorale af the peuple at homie! tt ioe aie ay oy ee directly east of the| and the Americans at. the front, Deficiency since January 1 (Continued on Page Four) ; German capital. . but that he was confident Pyle : baste a peasy Fou) ! o - had accomplished much in that Relative Humidity SAMUE SE iSailor Rams His Fist j respect : vl ma UEL DORSEY, . ‘ It was recalled here that Pyle SAILOR, FINED IN Through Glass Window} pid remarked, when he returned Tomorrow's Aimanse 2 . 5 Saaoe home from the European theater, SU : CRIMINAL COURT i A sailor must have been seized | that he had seen enough of war, Sunset yayo ——— ;with one of those so-called| that it had depressed him in a4 ” 7 Samuel Dorsey, a sailor, charg-' “irresistable moments’ at 10{measurably and that he did not Hise ed with breaking and entering {o'clock Jast night, and he pro-|Wish to sce any more of it Temensow’s Thies . Raa ca pa ‘ ial ‘ sides, as he himself remarked, he (aval Base) and grand larceny, pleaded, ceeded to ram his fist through| Sides, as h 5 ui h Tide Low Tide guilty at a speckil term of crim-| a plate- window in Kantor’s| Ws tired and must reeuperate, | Hig! ‘ : inal court at 5 o'clock yesterday: clothing store on Duval street. And it was during. hi pertoss 13 a A afternoon, and was fined $15 and: It was not known until this | of Sa that basis revi 27 5 naka i & ae « ” atp | Upon to go out in the Pacific anc . eet st, shee Uipoenine Wie grouhly tie Visiey enor! (le, prascess ok (Nes war| Aan: Annan ‘ es y broke , into Arturo. glass, which was half an inch : Boza's, home, 517 Whitehead) thick, but the shore patrot! in| iP that theater te the folks Planet se sigaeggembco ln street, and stole $15 in cash, a formed Arthur Mulberg, proprie- | 20M ple decision rewnhe lines hates ending 8:30 » m0 ropes Boy Scout suit, other clothing, a; tor ‘of the’ store, that a sailor |S"mmer In his countenance, and led by the U. S. Weather Bureas Pda é | his eyes, it was recalled vatl Migher Lowest kodak and perfumes and powders! named Daniel Pifcho, had been that far away dook in then last sight of various kinds. taken to the Key West Navalipin.g Minister Churchill, in’ the test 96 house He togged out in the Boy Hospital with his right fist tet-lfrause of Curt said’ vester.| tant Scout suit, and was strutting ribly cut, and that he is the man ay. about Roo Saved ails B around town when he was ar- who crashed the window glass. line the time the conferenes B rested by Police Captain Ray At-' Mr. Mulberg was further told! yeiq at Yalta p well, who recovered the stolen’ that Pifcho will be compelled to} Dread was apparent in Pyles! money and almost all of the pay for the damages to the glass, | face when he started his jouney }2 articles that were taken which is estimated at $100. {to the far reaches of the Pacif : —_— z —-———- —— [and several friends here ed that he must oe dre that he would not return te ' 708 Duval St. ANNOUNCES THEIR AT 11 A. M. FEATURING SPECIALIZING IN OPENING @ Kosher Sty @ Delicious Salads @ Home-made Do-nuts beloved United States A good many Amer e O men have lost their I : war, and Pyle is one hae who were outstandir iow, ¥ SANDWICH SHOP them, “The othe wa x ypper, who had ‘ h-|¢ Operated by Margie — pra a ington ‘correspond and ¢ es: MEETING TONS ey West, Fla. anist for many years ees : , Tenia a tolened e Pi IN INTEREST OF adeleoKore ‘ 1 HUMANE se thT) days of its invasion by a - | forces. SEEESESESESTESSEE OO EEES | acim: | AO AS TEs aan Force MASONIC NOTICE — BRADY'S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market Regular Communication of dad 1214 White St Phone 54 | Dade Lodge No. 14. F. & A. M. saeeneesaeeeer will be held this evening at 8 TOMORROW le Sandwiches o'clock, | | RYBODY IS WELCOME TUBES REPAIRED | | by the Dill Electric Vulcamzer | PALACE THEATER DALE EVANS in at the BINGO PALACE Next to The Tropics. 700 DUVAL at the Corner of Angela “HERE COMES ELMER” | Opening Game 7:45 P. 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