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PEGE FOUR VV VO VV OO TOI VIII IO OVI LITT TTT NAVY CIVILIAN NEWS By J. HARMON BRODOWSKI Civilian Publicity Director, NOB ne4444444444444444444444444446446464604845 INTRODUCING the Roving Eye ...the Listening Ear . The Candid Cad se knows all, and reports whatever strikes his fancy. Some of the things the FRO Bidg. 132 are: Mrs. Har- vey’s uncontrolable excitement over her husband’s return . Edna Ballman foliowing suit .. . Albert Cooper's “big-league” bail playing .. / Helen Davis’ bright-red lipsticks and Cuban- colored dresses ... Bill Dough- ry’s calm, quiet efficiency . . Walton Smith's ‘oud, carriage and gleamin and eggs’ . Jose clever mse of humor. . rapid-click of Sue Zeller’s mime- ograph Eleanor Rinehart: hubbayhubba with glasseg . . so it’s off to another department, which? Who knows? Only the. Candid Cad! In accordance tary practice s all, with the milh- of disposing of surplus goods, Public Works re- ceived this hopel memo: TRUCK. FOR SALI Dodge Dump—USN 62477—Cr s No. 813489 Motor Truck Body Modal S6D6, Capaeity 2 tons. Condition: bad; engine: remov- ed; front fenders, hood and grill work, very poor; radiator, re moved; front and rear axles, poor running boards, good Location: PW Scrap Yard. Wan- ma buy a good running board? ANTONIO ROQUE, bicycle repair man at the PW Garage, is the very proud father of u bouncing baby boy, born Thu day, November 29. The Army loss became Public Works when the following veterans were assigned to the Garage: R. Vargas, E. Whitman, Jack Clark, L. G. Camus, E. G. F. Norcisa, G. Plowman, E, P. Wells, J. Englert. I. L. Walker. snapper engine- man, and Ce Catala, PW La- bor Office, a wo men who really appreciate Key West. They choose to spend their leaves right here in town. Other new comers to PW are: Alton H. May, body and fender man R. FL George, auto mechanic | and J. Wingland, Jr., plasterer. SUUPLY DEPT. has one for the “books”! A male, recently appointed as supply clerk, Stock Control Division, failed to re- turn to work the following day after working from 1600 until 1700 the pevious day. Could it be the work was a lil’ too hard? The two well-known “Honey’ twins returned to work Mon-| day after doing their Xmas | shopping early in Miami. Con- | gratulations to Volet Q. Albury, } messeng¢ section, who be- came M Robert Lamberson a week ago today. The couple spent a short but happy honey- moon in Mismi, Florida. CONGRATULATIONS are also in order for Mrs. Jack Roberts, nee Marie Thompson, Stock Contrel Division, who was join- ed in holy wedlock last Monda: They r had a y time honey mooning in Miami. A_ hearty welcome to Wilma M. Redzich of New York. Vilma has been appointed clerk typist in the Shipping & Deliv Section Connie Weatherford ‘regretfully reoened D e to illness | in her famil Kirkpatric, Supply Clerk, Receiving Section, goes into our ‘non-active’ files this week due to her resignation s gain Andrews, ae Electric Shop X xsl Sam Niocho sa ing to be the first X: two ye: Santa Clat | that this is go missed being} Gimble’s _ base- | ment . . e West spent a} very enjoyable weekend in Miami shopping. She won't tell a one} what she h. n shopp fe but we know we, Shirle There's a ru shop t two of t panies w for an audit of the PW Joiner ty for A. Mc h Cl honor was Sopt Boiler Shop weld cia supervised food supply has been transfe Pipe Fitting Office as safety ng com n to come north} John Espinoza Shop threw a t the Civi- guest of les of the adez The B. Shanahan ed from the op to the Safety Personne! Relations All worke in the Personnel Relatibns Off extend their heartfelt congratulations to Lt. Comdr. Walton Hall Smith, who/ has been made a full comman-| der. | i | Outside Machine Shop X38 Among recent resignations from this shop a J. K. Brady, quar- terman, who went to West Palm Beach; J. H. Brady, machinists, going into the electric business for himself here in Key West; F. E. Shealey, machinists, working for a diesel trucking company in Georgia; B. P. Quinn, machinist,| taking up cobbler work here in the yard; J. C. Saunders, machin- ist, returning to his old job in Georgia; Oneal T. Adams. special} leadingman, going into business ! nedo, * and E. Brown. ; joyable leave .. . | Nicholas | Collins, | gele: | Mr ~ ) pital : for himself in Ft. Lauderdale, and | Tony Palmer, Machinists, return- ing to Miami to become captain of the private yacht he worked on before the war . . . Discharged servicemen coming to work in the shop include Joe Williams, who saw action with the Army in the European Theater and received the Purple Heart after being wounded three times . . . Others returning from the European theater are: R. Scroggins, O. Pru- P. Forms, Jr., C. Thurston - Discharged from the Navy are LE Snodgrass, E. Platt, J. Elievich, A. Warnock, T. Powell and D. Roberts. Public Wo*xs Department Willard H. Wells and Eugene R. Albury, Labor Office, have re- turned to work after a most en- Naomi Hjort, chauffeur, who underwent an op- eration in Miami, has returned to West and we 4 happy to hear she is on the road to re- covery ... A couple of “hellos” to Mrs. Lorrain ne Gibley, cler! typist, and Mrs. Betty J. Me: messenger, two newcomers Public Works. to Disbursing Miss Margaret M. Taylor, of the Transportation Section, regrets leaving romantic Key West, but has been transferred to the Dis- trict Passenger Transportation Office, DuPont Building, Miami. Supervisors Awarded Sefety Certificates With an average of 3,500 em- ployes working 7,400,000 man- hours with a loss of only 30,813 days from productive labor, there was considerable activity at NOB during 1944. Of the days lost, 30,000 were the result of five fatal accidents; the remainder divided among 100 lost time accidents. Even so, the year ended with a 14.31 frequency rate and a se- verity rate of 4.21, which figures, though high, still place NOB as the lowest of all naval activities The average At an impressive ceremony re- cently, Lieut. Comdr. Walton Hall Smth, Personnel Relations Offi- cer, representing Captain Rear- don, presented safety certificates following men who went through 1944 without any of their em- Ployes losing time as a result of accident. Men with one-year awards are: Emil Holm, Samuel J. Beck, Paul | Harrell, John B. Watkins, Walter Vinson, Blondin Goehring, Adam A. Mayan George Curry, John Newcomb, Hamilton Knowles, Everett Rivas, George Gresham, Charles Emick, Amando Fernan- dez, Jean P. Baillad, Claude Switzer, Max Foster, Thomas C. Moore and Oscar B. Cruz. Men with two-year awards: Osterhoudt, James C. Register, A. R. Triplett, Kent Mack, Hunter G. Harden and Bert H. Baker. Accounting Department The Coast Section has had three new employes added _ recently: Manuel M. Lopez, just discharged frém the Army; Mrs. Mary M. of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Lois B. Sudmeier, of Lo: Calif. Their supervi: Thelma Proch, has been on leave, accompanying her father te Miami where he entered the hos- . + Mys. ‘Polly Ostrom, of the Time Seetion, has returned from leave spent in Brooklyn, New York . .. Mrs. Ruth Stewart, also of the Time Section, has ten- dered her resignation and is leav ing Key West soon for Chappell, Nebraska . . .Miss Gretna McClain, supervisor of the Stores Section. spent Thanksgiving Day with h family in West Palm the friends in Tampa . Francine Delane: ter of Chief Clerk Fra ey, has been quite ill. We hope she will soon recover Se: Elizabeth V. Cherny, (jg) SC (W), USNR, Accounting Officer, has ung dau and, An- . = from the Navy Department to the! Tost hits to, I leave t HERBERT DAMERON | GIVEN DISCHARGE | (Special to The Citizen) MIAMI, Dec. 12.—Herbert Ash- ‘land Dameron, mailman 2c, of! 1122 Eaton street, Key West, Fla. st has been given his discharge from! the United States Navy. Mr. Dameron, who entered the Navy on December 7, 1939, was ov s for 54 months. His par-! ents reside in Faber, Va. | “SE ETL | FOLLOWING THROUGH | By PEDRO AGUILAR : aE RE tL DEAR SANTA: This is a letter to you in the interest of the softball players! ho perform at night at Bayview Park. They have been good boys, com-} ing out each night to give the! fans clean, wholesome entertain-} ment, and it is hoped their re- quests will be granted. , as a team, is asking over the B29 Bomb- ers the next time they meet. Can! you do this little favor for the hard-working and anxious wield-} ; bloody | solini’s march on Rome 23 y for a victory | are high and] don’t disappoint them. | are hanging up their stock- ings with the idea they will =| the Winter Softball League pen-| nant in them. Papito Machin is asking for a few hits’once in a while. ‘And! Gomez, Bethel, Osterhoudt, Sturtz, | Jack Roberts, McArdle, Vins6z Labrada, Peter Valdez, F. Sand: G. Valdez, Roman, H. Griffin, Pazo, Gutierrez, Sierra and Ro- mero would certainly appreciate a few, too. I do not know, dear, if you have enough to go around but please make it a point to see that they are not disap-/ pointed. American Legion boys are ask- ing for two or three straight vic-| tories so they can get in the race. You have al: y early Xmas gift in the form of “Sue” Griffin but they need more! _ like him. Help them out, please. You know those boys who have just returned from overseas ar tired and need a rest. That is why} the Legionnaires are not doing so} good just now. i James, Joe and A. Mira, “the; three musketeers”, are fighting hard for the batting title and they | want you, old St. Nicholas, to keep them up top. The decision on’ just which one you will give the in ‘your! hands. Joe and James especially, claim the scorer does not give’ them a “break”. See what you can do, Santa. Chester Harris and Parks are! doing well for the Bombers and! J. Walker and Buster Roberts for} the Machinists. What can you} spare for them? Rosam is doing: a good job for Holsum Bread. He has won two games for his club! and both against Legion. He de-! serves to be remembered. Maitland Adams is winning for the News-Engineers and he asks only that you let him continue winning ball games. Vidal has pitched a no-hitter and a two-hitter and wants you to help him with his control. In- stead of giving him something, he warts you to take away his wild- nes ‘ And there’s Higgs. He wants a few more hits to run up his bat- ting average. And Malgrat wants to keep playing. Have you got #riything to restore youth? Juagie, Navarro is asking . for} just @ little more strength to speed his tosses on their way. This completes the list for right new but F will inquire among the other players and fimd out what: they want from you. Sincerely, THE WRITER. ORIGIN OF NAME Chicago,—The frigate Constitu-} tion got her nickname during her Beach and, victorious battle with the -British | 5 remainder of the week with frigate Guerriere in the war of| ve . Little Miss} 1812. American sailors‘seeing shot ; h- bounding off her solid oak sides) rcis Delan- dubbed her “Old Ironsides.” | THIRD LARGEST COUNTRY | | New York,—Canada is the third | returned from a two weeks leave largest country in the world, and| spent in New York City Lt. Gg) Florence Beckman, SC. cw), USNR, Assistant Accounting Offi- the largest in the western hemis- phere. cer, has reported to the Separa- Clerk, was Mrs. Charlotte Humm, | tion Center, New York City on! of Indianapolis, Ind., who’ claims November 12 after which she will. Key West as her home. go to Morristown, } prepare for wedding bells . . . New Jersey to!) Shop 51... Miss Su Fernandez has return- Chief Storekeeper Christine Flet-' ed to the front office after a visit cher, who has been assigned to) to Havana, Su reports-that Hava- special duty in the Accounting Of na is quite the place . . . Miss Ket- fice since arriving in Key West) er Roberts, also of the front of- with the first contingent of Wayes,| fice, was winner of first prize at left November Texas. . = Messenger Miss Faye McDonald, of the Accounting .. 15 for Memphis,| a recent masquerade party given | Tenn., for separation and then to by a group of civilians. We hear that was some costume she wore . Glenn West has just purchased Department, has returned from a}a sea going yacht which his weeks leave spent in Miami .. - friends would like to see going Mrs. Ruth Page Pierce, on leave just once so they could go fishing. from the Stores Section, treated ... M.D. Steele and W. T. Ham- the Accounting Office Monday in) mond have reported to work in celebration of the arrival Nov ber 13 of a son who has been nam- ed Richard Andrew - . m-| the shop both Navy veterans, we welcome them . . . J. M. Sartain . Another| writes from Chicago that they addition to the Time Section the| need no refrigeration there with past week as a Fiscal Accounting; Mother Nature taking care of it. | BOOMING CRIME jTecent weeks, Santaj “ LEGALS CIRCUIT COURT OF THE IN THE BLE LEGALS CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Ts . CHROLIT ORIDA, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN CHANCERY, Case No. 10-477 MARIA ROSA WAGER CITY SPORTS Active or Passive Recreation OVERPOWERS ITALIAN POLICE * By GEORGE BRIA AP Features ROME, Italy—A crime wave ‘is sweeping Italy. Bands as large as 300 men prey on the war torn ra ads from Silicy berder, dramatically robbing trains in Wild West style. Murders, armed robberies, kidnapping, extortion, burglary —all are on the uptake, Sues back pages of Ital: ; Newspapers with lurid details. | Political violence also is ris- ing, reminding observers of the clashes preceding Mus- STATE OF FLORIDA. IN CHAN- DIAMONDBALL i FI RANK EUGENE W ct Bayview Park Fi ORDER OF PUBL ‘ SUG¥ shear a t Air Wing > ee ye diect hort Dttice, Francisco yea" mes ayrenigs ecnitrea te ~ap- < ea . Tennessee yeu we, required to San ago. Avowed monarch grown particularly rai ist and Socialist and burning ‘their aa Italy’s tremendous black mark- le is behind many of the crimes. Entire freight trai looted by band out with the ca and the booty channeled the black market. have} violent in ng Commun- headquarters |» insignia and or THE IN THE ee CeoURT Ju BASEBALL CHANCERY. : at Municipal Swdimem Cane Ne. 10- 2S. SWANN Plair into Subscribe to Tne Citi LEGALS NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE : SRE ed to filed apnear against requ the will erwise therein nd Ordered th Novemgien | AD. 19%) rida oa Rode shatter IN THE CIRCUrT COURT ELEVENTH JUDICIAL ¢€ OF THE STATE OF FL IN AND FOR MONROE CO INT < IN CHANCERY H. E. CANFIELD, M. D. S Eye, Ear. Nose and Throst * TO CR oa 20) ! Ne. 10-495 , 120 A RIRMING UNEK COL RT, MAIDA BIRMINGH pets OUNTY. DIVORCE KER, Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION Erik Hunek H ‘tel Marit MYRTLE ¢. Sar Sa 30 Mimutes \ UIPT TITLE - — To_All Creditors and Persons Having Claims or Demands Against: Said I te: ae owe pear to the Bill of Comp! orce filed against y ¢ entitled cause . AD. 1946, ¢ required to ap- nt for! == Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN Try A Found Toéey! Ofer micr=see and TeserveSc=s 4th day f said County at % within eight calender, > time of the nats {cheat pablication: jof ‘this; hat Rey nh Seal) claim or; dema and ‘stall St and | of the claimant, d the claimant, an¢ not 50° ihe d ‘Shall be v Gaur. 3 SRoss C Sawyer jerk of the Gireuit Court. ; (sd) Mary K isc office addr JULIUS F. STONE: Nall ’be swarnd Solicitor for Plaintit? agent, IN TH EI TX AND FOR MONE TE OF FLORIDA. 1) CHAN- A Y¥. ( z : (aay CLIUS ANN 5 eee e5 7 aene ay ae E (If you dont want soap a to get worse.. MAY Wogn: guar s ORDER OF 2 ‘BLIC ATION URT OF THES TO er C. Tripp CIRCUIT CO} NTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS AND FOR MONROF COUNTY. TE OF FLORIDA. IN CHAN- ¥ 9d, Olif Schildt | aid individuals t i 10-498 ' \ Plaintiff, DIVORCE ACTION | MARTIN LINDHOLM, Defendant ORDER OF PUBLICATION HOMAS S. 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