The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 23, 1945, Page 1

———__—. Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME XLVI. No. 97 HITLER LEADING Officer Bernard Waite Charged With Shooting Sailor Set Free Today — * ‘Justifiable Homicide VPOIOL IS SLL. Was Verdict Rendered REPORTED COMD’R Today ’ | PITTMAN WILL GET lay By Jury Coroner’s of Tallahassee about the cir- Cuit judgeshio in Key West is that Lieutenant Comman- der Owen Pittman. who is Stationed in Kev West, will get the avpointment. It is reported that a “man in the military service” will be named to the office, and the quess of the correspond. ents in Tallahassee is that Commander Pittman is that man, He is a son of a fermer Postmaster in Miami. | ; Latest veport to come out | | “Justifiable homicide” is| the verdict a coroner’s jury! brought in this morning at) the inquest into the death of Robert T. Miller, torpedo-' man, second class, who was| shot and killed at midnight; Thursday by Patrolman Ber- nard Waite while Miller was driving off in Waite’s auto- mobile. Every seat in the court- house was taken and « 400d GOGO SI LL ST I Mi many people stood during .,—- testimony was practically TO SURRENDER IN MANY SECTIONS the same exeept that; of a ALMOST ONE MILLION ARE shore patrolman, which was slightly different. fram .the version given by the others. Ten of the witnesses were sailors and the others were e Key West man and four Key West women. The gist of the testimony was that Patrolman Waite was driving in his car in the vicinity of Whitehead ‘and Nes — Southard streets when he MBE Ameoriatcd ce tees) saw a group of sailors pull- PARIS, April 23. ae Al- ing pickets off a fence on ™ost one million Nazi pris- Southard street. about 40 or, ners have been captured 60 feet from Whitehead, along the. western front dur- Patrolman Waite turned 8 this month, it was report- his car and parked on the ed officially today. south side of Southard street It was said further that about 30 feet from the cor- the Nazis continue to give up MONTH; MANY SURRENDER YESTERDAY MONROE JUDGESHIP ;" TAKEN PRISONERS DURING The Key MH THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE | WORK CONTINUES ; | | | litter OPPORTUNITIES AF- | | | | i FORDED BY MERIT SYS- TEM EXAMINATIONS (Special to Thi Citizen) | JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In| connection with the forthcoming | {merit system examinations to be | \held by the Merit System Coun- , ‘cil for 12 classes of social work] [positions with the State Welfare | Board, Miss Martha Nelon, waa |heads the social work division jof the agency, in a statement to-| jday called attention to the oppor- | itunity which social work offers| fas eer. | “Because of the rapid growth! lof social work as a profession,” | jshe said, “especially since the en- | jactment of the federal Social} Security Law a decade ago and! tthe setting up of tax-supported } !state-federal welfare programs} jin the 48 states and territories, | ;the demand for social workers | has continuously exceeded the +supply. During the war period! the scopé™of social work expand- j ed, so, naturally, did the num- | , ber of those engaged in it. } j_ “So keen has been the demand for social workers on a national, ;scale that the Wartime Commit- | jtee on Personnel last May issued | ,an urgent appeal for 10,000 addi- | | tional professional social work- ; 1 jers throughout the country. This ;appeal was not directed towards !volunteers, but was a campaign {to at t able young men and women into this field to become qualified. by -education.andittaix ing forthe mdny positions, aVail- able. Here in Florida the State Welfare Board social work staff thas. been depleted since 1942 ad at present vacancies exist tin various sections of the state. In- dicating the increased demand |for social workers, the Wartime ‘Committee on Personnel asserts {that the number of social work jers in the United States has in jereased from 40,000 10 years ago jto 80.000 at present, as compared jto increases of from 7 to 11 pet {cent in other professions. ‘The }1940 Federal census revealed that about one-third of all social jand welfare workers were men. “It is not likely that the de- mand for social workers will de- ner, got out, crossed the their arms at every oppor-| crease during the reconversion street. and approached a/ tunity. Yesterday the num-}reriod, when that comes, as in sailor in the act of pulling ber that surrendered totaled} peace and in war social work Sitarvicket 37,276. serves the larger interests of | He arrested the sailor, Meanwhile, the Allies gre |umanity” ' continuing to- move forward| Miss. Nelson, in conclusion, started with him toward Du- val street, and, when at the corner, where the Holtsberg ‘ » is situated, he saw two sailors pass in his car and called to them to halt. The testimony was to the effect” that Waite cried out to “Halt!” “three or four times,” and, when his warn- ing was not heeded, he drew his pistol and shot. Immediately thereafter the and reports were ee American armies, t, the Third and the Ninth, are nearing a junc- ture With Russian troops. The American Third was reported to have swerved sharply toward the south- east, and has advanced 38 miles in the last 24 hours. . ing down on Hamburg, and plunged jerkily toward the east the Canadians, fighting at side of Duval, $kidded. over the'the north of the line, were sidewalk, broke down a section reported to be meeting with of the J. L. Stowers’ fence and suece came to a halt when it struck the Strand theatre FENCE AFIRE ON MARGARET STREET It was found that Miller, who had been driving the car, was shot in the back of the head. He was taken to the Key West Naval Hospital in an ambulance and died half an hour later The fire department was called to a fire this morning at 11:15 o’cld&k in the eleven hundred The shore patrolman, whose'°'¢!d the ¢ dre¢ testimony was slightly different, Plock on Margaret street where : : a fence was found afire. The said that Waite at first ran in 4) fe! Ticeie ad Gediieuiehed front of the car and called to blaze was quickly extinguished with no damage to adjacent the driver “three or four times To), | » ha a a > of : | don’t stop, I'll ahnot. The car bOX 35, corner of Division and} sped by, and then Patrolman Margaret streets. Waite fired After the jury had rendered ii its verdict, Peace Justice Ira Tonight apd Every Night Albury asked the witnesses if! ELKS CHARITY FUND (Continued on Page Four) BINGO einen ee tn Oe RAE RA EVERYBODY IS WELCOME SP’ Y and Chassis— at the BINGO PALACE &t saves you buying a set of fenders Next to The Tropics. 700 DUVAL A . | at the Corner of Angela ia Seale Auto Service | opening Game 7:45 P. M. MISSION OF ANY KIND Opposite Army Barracks | NO AD! rah Your Fenders The British Second, bear-' urges those who expect to adopt social work as a career to secure the merit stem examination announcements from the Merit stem Office P. O. Box 113, |Gainesville. She also suggested \that qualified social workers jwho are not now employed get in touch with the State Welfare Board to learn about existing vacancies, ; MRS. ANGELITA LAZO DIED HERE SATURDAY Mrs. Angelta Lazo, 59, died Saturday afternoon at the Key | West General Hospital. Mrs. Lazo resided at 810 Florida street Funeral services are being held |this afternoon at 5 o'clock from |the chapel of the Pritchard Fu- neral Home, Rev. Guillermo Perez, pastor of the Latin Mis- sion Church, officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in the {City Cemetery. Survivors are one daughter, | Miss Isabel Lazo; two sons, John} jLazo, Jr., and Fernando Lazo |four brothers, Frank, Alejandro, | | Eldermiro and Manuel PALACE THEATER | | DONALD O'CONNER in | “Merry Monahans” | News and Serial ERIN PRESCRIPTIONS tnescatence | Compennacd Jez, prmccences GARDNER’S PHARMACY) Phone 177 Free Delivery, U.S. A. eg A RITES 5 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1945 0000000 0cecesee esses 00s800GS0S8000es OFFICER PERSONNEL edoo | | st Citizesn ROOPS IN BERLIN + * That's What Radio Hamburg Sars, But Allied Military Men Decry The Repo: HIGHER: RATES Ae Belief In Allied Circles tb» | That “Bigwigs In Ab Roars In Bertin CHAIRMAN OF RAILROAD en _ AN- amy COMMISSION MAKES LONDON, April 23. ® NOUNCEMENT REGARDING dip Hamburg reported tedey RECUBSTS that Hitler is leading the German troops in Serlio Eugene S. Matthews, chairman @8@imet the Russion Sarees } | | | ge alli Offictal Navy rootograph v THIS IS the complete staff of medical and deatal officers, members of the Nurses Corps and |S!x (56) Women's Reserve officers stationed at ‘the Nava! Hospital here. The picture was taken just after tine. Hospital experienced # ¢omrlete change in its too billets. Captain Joseph B. Logue, (MC). USN, seated fifth from the left. is the new Medical Officer in Command and to his left is Comdr. James R. Reid, (MC), USN. new executive officer. Appraisal Made Of Weintraub Estate — |ANNOUNCEMENT MADE HEREWITH OF ARMY-NAVY WAR CASUALTIES (Navy, Marine Corp Mts. Rose} Guard) not heretofore released on| Court, Orlando. €X-|Navy Department total casualty| Army Wounded—European Area jlists, consisting of 297 dead! 320)” vutner, Evans M., Pfc, hu Real! wounded and 81 missing. Theselpand of Mrs. Grace D. Fulmer, estate in Monroe and Dade | casualties bring the total report-| 4143 san Juan Ave., Jacksonville counties, $6,000; postal savings} ad to next of kin and released for] Hatcher, Horace E, Pfc. hus deposits, $2,500; stock in his] jublication since December 7.) sys ae ole z so4 | band of Angela and Elizabeth| 1941, to April 22, 1945, to 99,684.1 8n¢ © Berman Weintraub, who died April 15, left an estate valued at $10,200. according to an ap-| ‘The, Navy ~ Department an-fof Mrs. Eva D. Jones,’ 307 7th rraisal filed in the county} rounces for the’ United States asl Ave, Tampa judge's. office today. Be aie = aoe ee panes Kuhn, Gail C., Ist Lt, son of In the will he leaves the entire }2 189 0 ‘Corps and Coast{Edward J. Kuhn, 744 Royal Palm estate to” hi Weintraub, ccutrix without bond Listing of assets are widow, who is named grocery at streets, $1,500; cash, $200. This list includes only those; Jensen: Jack (A. Pfc.. husband Mr. Weintraub left three sons] from Florida. | s, Della Frances Jensen, 411 and three daughters, David Isa- FLORIDA pouMs Dela ae acola dore and Harry Weintraub, Mrs. Navy Dead i Long, John L, S-Sgt., husband Jennie Applerouth, Miss Celia] Pizzela, Lawrence C., Pfc., US| 56 ae Weintraub and Mrs. Ida Bauer. |MCR. Wife, Mrs. Anne M. Piz-\ jvella, 250% 7th Ave. N., St.! | Petersburg. ' | Navy Wounded | HOMESTEAD EXEMP.| goariguez, Numile A. ‘Pie, US| }MCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs k in the|Ramon L. Rodriguez, 1026. 15th Ave., Tampa | Stephens, Warren O., Pvt., US | Anna C. Long, Pomona Newman, James C., Pfc., hus- band of Mrs. Jean C. Newman, 525 W. Vine St., Bartow. Robinson, Willie M, Pvt. son of Mrs. Gertrude G. Robinson, 805 W. Monroe St., Jacksonville Clecland A. Sgt Lela’ Roe, 1904% Pied St., Tampa Sam B. Pind Jr., cle city tax collector is checking up son of nont Roe, Mrs assessor's office, on homestead ex- emptions West, as filed]MC. Father, J. H. Stephens, 730 “cote Mitchel L., Pfc. son of in the county tax assessor's of-|M St. West Palm Beach <4p'Mrs. Harriet C. Scott, Route 1, fice, to have them placed in the} Trulock, James H., Cpl., USM Alphine Grove, Avon Park |CR. Parents, Mr Army Prisoners of War , and Mrs. Mar-: Claude} yin Trulock, 520 Conroy St., Or- city’s tax boo! County T: x Gandolfo said that 2,056 applica-| Jando. ;GeEmeDYay ne oe tions have been filed in the coun- Navy Missing | Lowery, Thomas M., UL, ‘TS Bee oa Feet, Be 1 the: Brewer, William Bryan, J of Thomas M. 1 ye number in the city pproxi- tor machinist mate 1c, USN slog Ave imate 1300 : Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. __ Moore, pay Until last year, applications for) Brewer, Sr. 109 W. Giddens St., essie O. M , Jacksonvill n, Roy Mrs. Mary exemptions used to be in the city and the under a new oY filed both|, county, but, filing, now is Tampa Army Dead—European Area no Arnold, Merlin A., Ist Lt. son Dand of >] he c only a Box 642 Panay ¥ done in the cc y on oes. Cae Arnold, 901 N. = x a i an c ———— oll, Rober as Matanzas St., Tampa ett F Mrs. Swint Returns BREE: CRUMeE Asner MeV tn AG Ste n m™ igen Thidd, Baw.’ St, Miami. To Home In Pampa jo of Mrs. Edna Whidden Brew Nan pees a : See Glurence (Jnupm-ceiy eeu ance (Giorgio) Bs : Miss M ttie St tnahan Swint onl of Mis. Jean: Burnett, Box 97, MC R Mo he UL Vi Ll A sister of Mrs. John W. Roberts of Fort Waltor ance, 6201 Stel Windsor 1 who had been) "Wonry. games T, Pvt, gon of Atmy Dead—European Area |spending a while here, on A tT 1030, ; Baker, William C., P ot f business and renewing old dames AT Tete OME EMS ee (anave) i t Canal quaintances has returned to her!‘ : * 10 E Point. home in Tampa, Fla Hones: Cat Cy El 0: OBusane V Cuiberhousc, , ‘Toi cease eee a ee NEW ee, NOTICE house, Route 2, Sanford. © PIONEER HOTEL| 7 te ttt fie bis‘. Dh 151 N. E. FIRST STREET, _ here will be a meeting ger. B ‘ Riana of Miami jof the Key West Garden, Teenie ae The Rendezvous of Key West {Club en = SERVICEMEN and Tuesday, April 24 Perrrerr Peeeeeetrtetrcccccretrre) CIVILIANS 8:30 P.M. | ROASTERS and FRYERS “REST FOR A NIGHT'S REST* at ia Woman's ( - All BRADY'S (Live) Poultry members are urgently re-| s ‘ 5 and Egg Marketi One Block West of Bus Depot iquested to be present. an ee see Ahern ee Oe oe husband of M | | | | {class and * {truckload, thirty-five (35 of the State Railroad Commis 80W fighting ferociously i sion, announced that all common that city’s streets, amd thet carrier motor freight lines doing he declared he will fight “te an intrastate business in Florida the death.” have filed a request with the > a circles &@ wee ff rom: n asd rat sta that howe: commission to increase tes as follows where Hither is, po feeaper “Aprlication dated March 24 nw = & waste © 1945, File R-4, weeks authority o &@ & the radio reper! ten (10) cents t oq Wat an attempt te beep ue ; a T° the Germans’ spirite, on th add "0 Allies on the other jor lower, and add to rates thirty nts to forty-four (44 Allied | spokesmen jcents inclusive, an amount suff. further that the fee {cient to increase such rates to Talo was beamed ¢ \forty-five (45) cents, Mh + Berlin, with the ewtde | proposed to increase rates on vole yi }ume shipments. | “Application No, 4, dated 5,AES, File 2 Associa pto establish the® followin it Florida Motor Freight 1 half No. 3 or re in cof (ine perk even U AM AQ pad LT th ‘ commodity rates 5 ’ of leading the » to belies in that cit the Puehrer eae deter thereor ‘ miber ts 30 increased ¢ to the rate eral applica ume ipment 60 will be a that the R. the State of F at their he cated in the supre session ing in the cit 10 o'clock a At said ti and all other pa have an fully heard, will Miss Mamie Harris Died On Saturday Miss Man aturday afte e H BINGO PARTY Benofit St. Paul’s Building Fund ST. 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