The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 21, 1945, Page 1

: | a et hl inset b Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME XLVI. No. 96 Thee Hundred Superfots | Pound Airfields On Kyuskt Vitieen: Ansackinn Ships CEBU IS NOW IN JONES CLAIMS NEITHER HE NOR Bereta MILLEDGE ARE APPLICANTS FOR Che Kors vUVTHERNMOST JUDGESHIP State Attorney Stanley Mil- ledge and his ant, Henry H. Jones, neither has applied for nor would they accept the ap- ~ Japs;. Enemy)... ointment as circuit court judge Sunk, By. Japs;. Enemy |, AMERICAN, HANDS) ‘stscece! sscge' soseon “Ov osha TY : who, according to reports that Loses. One, . Hundred |.,; , Ships During Month.,,, |SIX -AND.ONE,, HALF MIL, LIONS OF FILIPINOS . ARE LIBERATED (By Axsociated Prev) UAM, April 21.— Nine airfields on Kyusku, in the (By Anncctated Press) southwesterly tip of Japan, MANILA, April 21.—Si were pounded early today} and one-half millions. of Fili- by Superforts, numbering! pinos have been liberated! 300, jsince the American forces. It was chiefly from that) began their invasions of the! field that Jap airmen took) Philippines, it was officially} off on their suicide raids announced today. against American ships that General Douglas MacAr-} are supporting the invasion thur’s headquarters also said of Okinawa. ‘that all of the island of Cebu | Fifteen American ships, is now in Amreican hands, | destroyers and smaller craft, Cebu lies west and southwest, were sunk by the Japs that of Leyte and between the’ dived directly toward the) islands of Negros and Bohkol,! ships despite the anti-air-| ea ORS craft firing. Arturo Boza Charged: With Selling Package | a comusres to the loss of | mericau- shi the Japan- * fe en Liquors After Hours pied { ese lost more than 100 ships and more than 2,500 planes { during the month that the Two representatives of the attacks were made. State Beverage Department de- tailed a third man to enter the Delmonico restaurant and saloon} School Play Last Night Much Enjoyed to buy a bottle of rum, and they | entered a moment Tater and al-) pereerrre ‘ Jeged they saw*the gale. ‘The play “Dude Ranch”, which | ‘They arrested Arturo Boza, the was presented by the senior class proprictor, on a charge of sell- of the Key West ‘High School ing package liquor: after hours.! in) the auditorium last night, was The latest time set by law when| well attended, and greatly en-:such sales may be made daily is joyed by the many in attendance. ,8 o’clock at night, and the com- This is an annual event with claim it was after that! the school, and the performance Jast night was in keeping with the many other plays that have been presented by the school as released on post-} ing bail of $250 for his appe: ance in criminal court. group. The presentation last evening was under the direction of Mrs. | MASONIC NOTICE Marian Stark, with each member t rendering their parts creditable manner. Regular Communication of Anchor Lodge. ‘No. 182, F. & ; A. M. Monday, April 23rd, at 8 P.M. Work in F. C. Degree. All members and visitors invited to to be in attendance. By order S. W. Demeritt, W.M. GERALD H. ADAMS, Secretary. A RONAN RR? BICYCLE REPAIR SHOP ONE-DAY SERVICE Complete Paint & Overhaul| $8.00 C. K. BICYCLE SHOP | 128 Simonton Street Operated by Gould Curry and Billy Knight TAKEN INTO NA A. J. Johnson, general manager of Johnson and Scammon's Food Market, has been inducted into the Navy and is now stationed at Bainbridge, Maryland. The Friendly Little Tavern SIMONTON AND GREENE STS Complete Line of Known Brand: PACKAGE GOODS Choice Wine, Whisky, Rum and Brandy ¥% Pints — Pints and Quarts “The Best of Drinks” TONIGHT 8 O'clock prc FOR ELKS AND THEIR GUESTS At the Newly Decorated Club 313 DUVAL STREET KEY WEST LODGE NO. 551 — B. P. O. E. FREE EATS jknew nothing whatever { , coroners have come out of Tallahassee, will not be recommended to the senate for confirmatian by Gov- ernor Millard Caldwell. That statement was made to The Citizen today by Mr.. Jones, who arrived last night to be pres- ent at the inquest into the death of Robert T. Miller, the sailor who was shot and killed by Policeman Bernard Waite, Jr. Mr. Jones said further that he about the report that Judge Otto would not be continued in office. Peace Justice Enrique Es- quinaldo today set Monday morning, beginning at 10 o’clock, as the time for a inquest into the {death of Robert. FieMiller, torpedoman, second class, who was shot and killed by Policeman Bernard Waite, Jr., at midnight, Thursday. Yesterday afternoon Lieu- tenant John E. Socash, head of the local signed a we = -——_——-— -——--- | USN, now executive officer of the Naval Hospital. in the east and northeast. 4) aS att ~—— ~~ | «the prisonezs have not yet fy ty i south and west, br ne | Possibility, it wes seid, thet T | they may be somewhere in caster sald, amd ther OF ARMY-NAVY WAR CASUALTIES ***": tne sqelesinss dapgnd tap H 7M \, ing dropped fom 2 ; oo LOO ETE M4 te vn in as Coma oy te ,tor Castro, John Nelson and’ S.! {== _ roar of the sen aff = beach !Franeis Barry. | The Navy, Department _an-{Mrs.. Willie, C. Carlisle, .. 26 on « stormy ae ' Concer. SPARES accomp@- ounces for the United. States, as} Villiers St., Pensacola. m4 SUFFER mush tender Rocking Pritchard ad a whole 384 casualties for,April| ,.Crump, James L, Sgt., husband | , The Londen Eveaios neral Home to view Miller's body. 19, 1945, of the U. S. Naval Forces;of Mrs. Eva L. Crump, 633 E.’ HEAVY LOSSES Standard said thet as They saw that the bullet entered (Navy, Marine Corps and Coasi/5th St., Panama City. _ | rhe troe are cow @& twee high is the back of Miller’s néok.. Guard) not heretofore released on| Harbison, John C., Ist Lt, son INFLICTED sy Brazmian miles Of Berlin, The gene: near the base of the skull. Coro’ Navy Department total casualty} of John C. Harbison, 104 Tallulah explained that the Rede hed Bee ees eo De, TOCU BBE Tia cnnsinting ob Tet ences RANA Tae vill TROOPS FIGHTING vached the road that that had the bullet entered the JUsts, iB ‘ 4 Avé., Jacksonville. [neck an inch or so lower it prob- | Wounded, and 11 missing. ‘These // Hensel, Joe P. Pfe., ‘son of WITH AMERICAN b ' apie |ably would not have caused death, | casualties Dring eM EE OTE IMs: i Mary''8/' Hénsel,. Reute’ 1, x coh ' we i ica i : 7,|Box ‘212, Cantonment. Sg ovine 9g gue “s \JOS. RUSSELL, 75 { oublication, since December 7,! " : | ROME, April 21.— Bra i = ‘9 i1941, to ‘April’ 19, 1945, to” 98,988.! ‘Miullens, Clarence H., Pvt son zilian troops, fighting wit . Shore Patrol, rrant, charging Waite with first degree mur-} der. The warrant was issued by Peace Justice Ira Albury ite entered the sher- office at 5 o’clock yes- iff’s terd Chie nis Deputy A. H. “T understand that a war- rant for my arrest has been ued and I’ve come to give elf up.” Chief Deputy McInnis replied affirmatively but added that he had not yet received the warrant. Five minutes later, Chief Mcin- nis added, the warrant was re- ceived by the sheriff's off and Waite was locked up and held without bail Commander Owen Pittinan as- sured Coroner Esquinaldo that al! Navy personnel who had witness- ed the shooting or the cause that led up to it would be present at the inquest to testify, and the coroner said that the only civil- ian witness he knew thus far Jack Carbonell, for whom a sub- poena will be issued The hearir courtroom of the county court house. The jury comprises Earl A. Ingraham, f an; T. Archer, Harry Lee Bak NOTICE All Members Key West Grocers Association IMPORTANT MEETING Monday, April 23rd 8:30 P. M. COUNTY COURT HOUSE was r, Hec- ASNNOUNCEMENT! NOW OPEN CLUB 116 Formerly Navy Club OPPOSITE WESTERN UNION | Whiskey - Wine - Beer Best of Drinks BIFF Will Greet You! PACKAGE GOODS Cool -- Clean -- Comfortable, y afternoon and said to; Mcin- wul be held in the! Charles} 7 # PIECE as Ay NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1945 U.S.A. BILLETS EXCHANGED OF CIRCUIT COURT “All I know about that matter and what has been said about Mr. Milledge and me I read in the newspapers, Further, I do not know how we came to be connected with the report that we were seeking the Judgeship, when, a fact, neither of us would accept it were the ap- pointment offered us.” | The Citizen said it had heard ; that it was not the judgeship, as |= . 5 , . ig a successor of Judge Otto, that Mr. Milledge wanted, but, ‘stead, the appointment as the ‘seventh judge, who will preside in Miami, made possible by the ‘increase of population in this judiciary district. “I haven’t heard a word about that report,” Mr. Jones declared. in- | ae Official Navv rrotograph ' NEW TOP OFFICERS for the Naval Station Dispensary and the Naval Hospital executive billet, involved the exchange of duties fez Comdr. Francis P. Gardner, (MC), USN, left. who became the NOB Senior Medical officer. and Comdr. James R. Reid, (MC), ! DIED YESTERDAY} This list: includes only those’of Mrs. Rose Mullens, Midw { jfrom Florida. FLORIDA Navy Dead Motte. eRe. NIELSON, William Hovlan, ThE Cathe hae, tReieeetene?) Aviation. machinist mate, 2c, US See ae pee Serv" NR, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hav- ices will be held Monday after-').,°Charles Nielson, 125 S. C_St. noon at 4:30 at the chapel of Lake Worth ere . 3 the Lopez Funeral Home. Rev. amuel P. Reinke, officiating. Mary) Wounded arc Scrivani, Andrew F, Pvt., hus- band of Mrs. Vivian Scrivani, 1275 NW 79th St., Miami. Smith, Marion N., Sr., Pfe., husband of Mrs. Nancy E. Smith, Samoset. Stokes, Clifton R., Pvt, hus- band of Mrs. Stela Mae Stokes, Joseph Raymond Russell, 75,! ay yosterday afternoon i ive me ee 4 Boyer, Theron, Pfc., USMCR. Route 1, Holt. . i Survivors are, wife, Mrs. Nellie |SPville. Cherry, Elijah, Cpl. son of Ruccelimiwo cone ntanein Russ | Brakes, John Arthur, Water- Mrs. Mamie Cherry, Route 1, Box es fone Sey tender 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. 175, Live Oak. sell, Cephas Russell; one daugh- ter, Mrs. Milton Roberts; one brother, Thomas Russell, Miami, |Fla, 12 grandchildren and 8 | great grandchildren, 'Edna Marie Brakes Mitchell Army Missing—European Area |4th Ave. and 39th PL, Hialeah Grimes, Waldon G.. Pfc., son | Early, Herbert O., Pfe., USMC. of Mrs. Della R. Grimes, Route |Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. 1, Box 47, Sopchoppy Early, 34 NW 27th St., Miami. Pierard, Albert A., Ist Lt., hus- Army Dead—European A: band of Mrs. Gertrude J. Pierard, Seymour, Joseph A, S 504 E. Ross Ave., Tampa. | GEORGE M’CAFFREY | PRISONER OF WAR} .on of Mrs. Gloria V. Seymour, Rourke, Frederick S15, | apes eee 1539 NW 6th PL, Miami. brother of Mrs. Nella M. Will j_ Policeman Frank Jolly was in-' Smith, John W., S-Sgt., son of jams, 2261 Lakeshore Blvd W.. formed yesterday afternoon that Arua C. Smith, 2215 Magnolia, Jacksonville. |his first cousin, Pvt. George W. | ymitivilla Ween Ghoames “05 (ley hus dle, who had been reported!50" of Mrs. Caroline F. Wurde- 1830 NW 44th St., Miami : |m sing in action last December |™@"" 64 NE 38th St, Miami. | oll, Ward K, Ist Lt. son of }16, is a prisoner of war in Ger- Army Dead—Pacific Area Mrs. Verna A. Zell, 30 SW Sth any Salas, Gilbert A., Pfc., son of Ave., Miami. Heethe an ation said that Mrs,{Jose Salas, 506 Kay St., Tampa. Army Prisoners of War McCaffrey had received a Ik Army Wounded—European Area Bishop, Dean F., Pyt., husband from her husband. in which, after’ Carbonell, Bernardo N., Jr. of Mrs. Temple L. Bishop. 1644 |saying he was a prisoner, he said’ Pfc, son of Bernardo N. Car- Adams St., Hollywooc \that he n good ith. bonell, Sr., 1902 10th Ave., Ybor, Hires, Johnie L., Pfe, sun 0 fp ea eCity. ‘ampa. Issac F. Hires, Gen. Del., Blounts: _———c | Carlisle, Hubert, Pfc. son of town. H of Mrs. Ollie } ison, Route H In Downtown Key West | Tonight and Every Night !. Box 3, Laurel Hill Mea | Where the Best Drinks | ELKS CHARITY FUND : Rambo, Will Be oe | @re served and | husband of Mrs Al a S. Re YOU GET WHAT YOU iB I N G O bo, 1251 SW 5th St, Miami | ASK FOR ! Swing and Sway to the Music of EVERYBODY IS WELCOME | 18 TONS OF SPINACH ! | Margaret and The 4 Sons | at the BINGO PALACE 1 Nightly from 8:30 | Next to The Tropics. 700 DUVAL Songs by j at the Corner of Angela | Margaret Knight | Opening Game 7:45 P. | Los Angeles {produce truck t M. curbside, cager y |NEVER A DULL MOMENT yo apMIssION OF ANY KIND (\, jj. CEU tin the broken crates they found {spinach—18 tons of it Open 9 A. M. ‘til 12 P. M. | LA CONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE AIR CONDITIONED for YOUR COMFORT e Now Featuri DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by Paes Orchestra The New Cocktail ‘LA CONCHA SPECIAL’ e BREAKFAST Served from . . . LUNCHEON Served from. . . . DINNERS Served from . .. . 5:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. HUGH C. HODGE, Manager mmnens LET'S BACK THE BATHING REACH PROJECT ey Johnnie Nebo’s _ STARLIGHT CLUB 713 Duval St. DANCING Nightly—7 to Closing Johnny Dias and Orchestra Penny Cocktail Hour 7 to 8 P. M. Daily * ‘Clashes For City “At Battle Peak | Of Fury”, Broadeaster In | Capital, Declares IIOIOIIILD. Wwninns Regerted Vie ‘Fail To Encounter Miles From City, let Many Captured Anglo American ‘aieenee) That News, Considered | Behind Time . | | sailed PARIS, April 21—What is the fate of ap;voximately 45.- 000 Anglo-American airmen that have been captured by the Germans during the war? wes @ question of in- |nike eve te It was that aumber of | Allied aizmen who | held by tne Nazis, | to their own reports, but, de- | spite the advances by Aliled | troops in the west and the south and the Russian forces been |The American Fifth Army in the Po valley, are report ed to have inflicted heavy losses on the Nazis. Enemy treoy t turned ar the with th to the receipt had not reesta American forces from ward Germa vanced miles te ling the last 12 } Germans, who had he tenaciously in that area { h ave slackened their a lery a d mortar fire ia PASSENGERS ROUTED a all the pa ‘ picked PII EET I EN We Have a Good Supply of New First Grade TIRES In the following Sizes 500 x 17 — 500 x 18 500 x 19 — 475 x 21 POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Division and Francis Sts. Ph.9id4 GULF STREAM PHONE $06 PALACE THEATER DONALD O CONNER “Merry Monahan News end Gere HOTEL. TRAMER Restaurant Key Won Ff SRDER ot A Division at Simonton Get A SANDWICH. MEAL Open Day and Nigh SHOR 14 Hours A Lunch, Dinner and Short Orders SUNDAY Children nally Famous 2p DINNERS ALL KINDS OF SABDWICHT and Short Orders Served Bring the Family and Treat Them to Ou, Nat AFTER MIDNI Meet the Celeb.i ties at th Guilt & » after Mid nigh Hours ° BEER and WINES Served During