The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ~ HEAR BEATEN COLORED BOY CASE TODAY SENTED TO PROVE CLARK RESISTED ARREST Committee of John Carbonell, Albert Cooper, Hunter Harden and. Lance Lester heard the case of Charles Lee Clark, color- ed, who was struck by police officer Howard Harris after an alléged resistance of arrest. The hearing was called to as- certain if the city should pay Clark’s hospital expenses and possibly buy him a ticket to his home. Testimony this morning re- vealed that Clark is alleged to be very “wild” when drunk and officer Harris said that he struck the boy when he refused to be .allowed to be held and after considerable profane abuse. Officer Genesis Parks said that he removed an open knife from the back pocket of the boy. Offi- cer Dean said that he found the boy out of jail Saturday night and stated that he was drunk and very abusive again. Clark stated that his right eye had been hit so badly by officer Harris that some doctors say it will have to be removed to save the other eye. Officer Harris stated that he blackjacked the. boy once after he began resist- | ing arrest and that he was not bleeding but fell to the ground unconscious. He was then re- moved to city jail. Clark said that he has been in the hospital two weeks and that colored citizens collected money to send him to Miami. He stated that he has not been able to see out of the struck eye and that it is greatly swol- Jen. LAW STUDENT VISITS HERE Hilary Albury, student at Uni-| versity of Florida Law School is in the city visiting his mother during the holidays. | Mr. Albury is in his first year of law school at the university. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS “Christmas greetings from the President and Chief of Staff to members of the armed forces; at home and overseas.” { “On this Christmas Day I send a sincere and heartfelt greeting | to you men and “women of the United States Armed Forces} who have brought us victory. I} speak in behalf of a nation! grateful for your service, your| devotion and sacrifice. We shall not forget the price you have paid. There are many of you who must spend this day far from home. To you especially T want to express my hope for an early return to your home and loved ones. We are doing our utmost to insure that the occu- | pational duties that are so vital fo the solidification of the peace may be successfully performed | even as we strive to transform your dreams of return into reality. j “Christmas Day is celebrated | in honor of the Prince of Peace He brought peace to the souls of men; you helped bring peace to the nations of the world. Our} Prayer this day is that our world now may find a true and| lasting fellowship of peace. (Signed) HARRY S. TRUMAN Commander-in-Chief. | ! | Trojans - | glad to know that the general; ‘CHRISTMAS DAY DOUBLEHEADER CONCHS AGAINST MACHIN- ISTS t A doubleheader of baseball will dium on Christmas Day. The second-place Red Raiders| of the Island City League, will meet the third-place Trojans inj the first game. In the nightcap,}| Conchs will tangle with the Ma-) chinists. Red Raiders will probably use} Charlie Albury, pitching, with Iz- zy Rodriguez doing the catching.’ The Trojans will send Bubber Sweeting to the mound with Joe | Navarro to do the receiving. This will be the game of the year for both teams. In the second game, Conchs will probably count on Puby Car- bonell to do the hurling, with Es- mond Albury doing the catching, while the Machinists will throw; at the Conchs their curve-ball artist, Dave Lynch, with O. Rod-! riguez doing the receiving. Standing in the league: Club— : Machinists - Red Raiders American Legion Key West Conchs 2 2 1 1 0 Announce Winners | In Golf Contest) ‘Winners of the handicap, Blind Bogie, driving contest’ were announced by Pop Lon- deree, Key West Country Club manager. These golfing events! which were conducted yesterday ' were highly successful and drew a record number of participants. | Handicap winner was Ike Parks with a net of 64 (gross]} i) | '83 minus 19 handicap). Second | |place Ed Hyland, third place,! ¢,.. |“Stew” Harris. Prizes awarded 4.) | were 2 dozen golf balls, 1 dozen Saturday for Miami where he golf balls, % dozen balls respec- tively. Hy Blind Bogie contest was won, by Stew Harris with a net of 68 (gross 92 minus 24 handicap). | Second place, Bob Spottswood, third place, Bommy Gibson.) Their winnings were 1 dozen! balls, golf glove. Driving contest was won by the Southpaw Bill Lysobey who averaged 260 yards, second long- ; est hitter-was Rockey Brandon, ; with Jack Sellers taking third: place. They were awarded aj} dozen golf balls, % dozen golfj balls, golf glove. Judge Tom Watkins Comes Here On Visit | Judge Tom Watkins of Tam- pa, brother of City Judge Roger Watkins of Key West, was an} arrival in the city Saturday to} spend the holiday season here with relatives and friends. CHRISTMAS RECITAL AT JACKSON SQUARE | Jackson Square USO takes pleasure in presenting Rev. Sam- uel P. Reinke, baritone soloist,| in a Christmas Recital at 8:00 o'clock on the evening of Christ-; mas Day. Mr. Reinke will be ac- companied at the piano by Mrs. Emeline Bodler, well-known mu- teacher and accompanist. b S “awill consist of Christmas * Carols: and other re- ligious numbers. Mr. Reinke’s friends in the churches will be public is cordially invited. Wishing You and Yours MERRY CHRISTMAS A Very SIDNEY EINHORN. Manager. KEY WEST WHOLESALE GROCERY 900 Duval Street ‘be played at the Municipal Sta-! j for HAS FIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE | RED BAIDERS WILL BATTLE MARLO VIERA ON TROJANS; SECOND GAME IS: BOARD USS BENNER | ter, and Mr (Special to The Citizen) ON THE USS BENNER, Tokyo | Bay, Dec. 24—Marlo Viera, Jr., { son street, Key West. Fla., serves | aboard this aestroyer Asiatic Fleet based in Tokyo Bay This ship operated with the Third Fleet during the pre-inva- sion and occupation campaigns off the Japanese home islands. Ear- jlier she saw action at Wake Is- land. In one action off Japan, the | seaman, second class, 1004 Wat-) with the! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 'HOUSE GUESTS AT | BEZANILLA HOME H Dr. and Luis E. Quirro jand Miss Nally Quirro are the j house guests of Gonzalo Bezen- illa, operator of the Palace Thea j during son. !the Ch | Key Wester Serves (Special to The Citizen) third Benner survived a mass attack} by suicide planes, shooting down! one and helping destroy four oth- ers. Crew members have toured the j mainland at Tokyo, Yokosuka and Yokohama. STEVENS COME HERE ON VISIT': Harold Stevens, PHARF, U. S. Navy, accompanied by Mrs. Stevens, were included in the -' recent arrivals in Key West to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Stevens’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Thompson of 320 Margaret street. Leebert M’Farland Home For Christmas Leebert McFarland, son of M: Flora McFarland, of 1214 Virginia street, arrived here recently from Stetson University to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives and friends. FRANK GUERRO, JR. SPENT VISIT HERE Frank Guerro, Jr., United tes Navy, was a recent visi- to Key West, having left on will visit with relatives and friends. CHURCH REACHES ITS RELIEF GOAL Christmas will be happier, both for many hungry and cold people! in Europe and ja, and for the hundreds of Ke: est givers who helped the Congregational Church of the Pilgrims to reach its geal struction.” The total contributed up to last night more than reached the goal ; of $600 set by the church in Octo- ber. The amount raised in the three-month period was $614.00. GEN. GEO. PATTON (Continued from Page One) number “7934, United States Mili- tary Cemetery, Luxembourg.” It was raining when the funeral party left the Heidelberg Hos- pital, and was still raining when the coffin was lowered in the ve. The day was dark and dreary and cold. AMOUNT OF TRAVEL NEW YORK. — Some 26 per- | cent of motor vehicle travel in} | America is done on 25 percent of the country’s road and street system. “War Victims and Recon-: jzon, Fe nm and | the B: ppine Sea. le ‘ Aboard.‘Lucky’ Ship and A HAPPY NEW YEAR to ONE and ALL From the Management and Staff ‘MIGUEL A. BOOTH ON HIS WAY HOME (Special to The Citizen) PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Dec. 24—Miguel A. Booth, Kkric, | USNR, of 706 White street, Key , Fla., is on his way home. oth is one of 1,865 high-point rans whom the “Magic | Carpet” is bringing back to the States aboard the U.S.S. Darke. th 250 carriers, battleships, fe and attack transports in s famed “Magic Carpet” th uu! fleet—left Pearl Harbor December ed at Auburn, Ala, wh: L.! 9, and was scheduled to arrive in taking a training course. San Diego about December 15. engers on board went di- to the Separation Centers est their homes to contplete DETROIT. — In 1941, 34,000,- 000 motor vehicles rolled up 348. 00,000.000 miles of travel in the United States. Se vecccccoeecooces DORA C. FLOREY - CAROLYN HUMPHRIES and PAULA of GILBREATH the LA CONCHA BEAUTY SALON _PHONE 12€ ilding | | JOHNSON & TO DPALILALALALAL ALA AA hdd hddd e 423 Fleming Street And A Happy. Joyous New Year to You All! We Want to Thank You for Your Friendly Patronage SCAMMONS “Your Friendly Neighborhood Market!” » 1030 Southard Street at Francis Phone 198 i “ SEASON’S GREETINGS *A Good Old Fashioned Xmas We're Wishing Hard for You, A Day of Song and Joy to Last the Whole Year Thru.” LEWINSKY’S Men’s Shop and Furniture 526 Duya! Street ' JACK EINHORN IS HERE FOR VISIT: Jack Einhorn, son of Mrs. A Einhorn, 901 Duval street, is in Key West on leave of absence, after having spent two years in ‘the United States Navy. During one of those years, he was stationed on the USS The U.S.S. Darke—one of more Springfieid, a light cruiser, which} served with the Third and Fifth Fleets. He is an SKD2/c and is station- re he is He has been awarded three battle s and American, Pacific and P| ‘pine theatres ribbons. He return to hi TA ADL 2 TI AAPL ALIPALCE OLS MONDAY . DECEMBER 24 VID a LOS. di ae, To OUR MANY FRIENDS and CUSTOMERS tre MAXWELL C0. 1... Phone 682 y (AL AAAA AAA dA A hb db dade 909 Fleming Street Season’s Greetings A. W. and PETER P. CASTRO Wish Their Friends and Customers A JOYOUS — CHRISTMAS And A Happy Prosperous NEW YEAR CASTRO’S FOOD MARKET (FORMERLY BAER’S MARKET 901 Duval Street at Olivia St. - Key West, Florids Happy, Prosperous New Year to All Your patronage has meant a great deal to us, and we thank you most cordially. In Wishing You A Happy New Year We Pledge to Serve You Even Better During 1946. Just Received A New Shipment of . . . TURKEY, PORK, FRESH HAMS, LITTLE WHOLE PIGS OPEN TONIGHT TO 8:30 P. M- * Closed All Day Christmas Day * The Management and Staff. Victory Cash Market Key West’s Largest Food Market 6 PHONE 1080 Key Went, Fis