The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1946, Page 4

In Charge e Of Texas Hospital . Capt. C. W. Brunson, USN, wife, Louise Brunson, is daughter of the late Mr. and Jose M. Navarro of this city, been placed in command of new, huge $11,000,000 Naval hospital in Houston, Texas. Captain Brunson served in the establishment of the local Naval hospital, Roosevelt Boulevard, from 1942 to June of 1943. The Brunsons are well-known in Key West circles. The following is an account from the Houston Post of Sep- tember 4: Captain Clyde W. Brunson, officer in command of Houston’s new $11,000,000 Naval hospital which is to be commis- sioned Wednesday, Sept. 4, ame to Houston last May 23 from duty at Parris Island, S.C., to assume his present command. He relieved Capt. Leslie B. Marshall, who reported to Hois- ton in January, 1945, when plans for the hospital were in only the blueprint stage. Native of Mississippi Captain Brunson is a native of Pascagoula, Miss. and he re- ceived his bachelor of science de- gree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1915 and his doctor of \medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1918. He was commissioned in the medical corps of the Unit- ed States naval reserve force in June of 1918 and was transferred to the medical corps of the regu- lar navy in 1920. He attained his present rank in June, 1942, His first assignment to_duty was in the United States Naval hospital at Philadelphia, Pa. During the period between World War I and World War II he serv- ed ashore and afloat, had duty in Haiti in 1923-25, completed the general post-graduate course at the naval medical school in Washington, and one at the Har- vard medical school and at the University of Pennsylvania med- ieal school. ~ When World War II started, Captain Brunson was serving as chief of medicine at the naval hospital in Pearl Harbor. For his services during the Japanese at- tack on Pearl Harbor, he was awarded the following letter of commendation from the Com- -in-Chief, Pacific fleet: meritorious achieve- ment and distinguished service Subsequent to the Japanese air attack on the United States Patifie fleet at Pearl. Harbor, T. H., on Dec; 7, 1941. At the time of the attack and after- wards his unit displayed con- spieuous devotion in the line | duty. Its ability to cope with Se alter was responsibile | for the successful care of all ' -easualties and the saving of many lives. The professional skill displayed and distinguish- ed service rendered by this hospital unit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service.” Captain Brunson then sreved as chief of medicine in the hospital ship Solace from Feb. 24 to June of. 1942. During that time the Solace was the only hospital ship operating in the Pacific theater and she bore the heavy burden with distinction. In early March of 1942 she was ordered to the South Pacific and proceeded to Samoa. She serviced the fleet at Pago-Pago, Tongatabu, Efato and Noumea, including numer- ous casualties from the. Battle of the Coral Sea. Back to U. S. in 1942 tablishment of the Naval hospi-, tal at Key West, Fla., and served : there until June of 1943, when he was transferred to the hospital at) shout when Gertrude Laubscher Coco Solo, Canal Zone. He: be-| suggested to Dr. Harold Riley | ame medical officer in command | that hospital in January of! and served in that capacity | April of 1945. After a short; vf temporary duty in the | pjish, and the result is Key West | bureau of medicine and surgery,! he reported on June 8, 1945, as' medical officer in command of | the Naval hospital at Parris Island, S. C. from where he’ came to Houston. In addition to the commenda- tion ribbon, Captain Brunson hes the World War I Victory Medal, the Marine Corps Expe- ditionary Medal with base clasp, the American area and the Asia- tie Pacific area campaign medals and the World War II Victory Medal. Captain Brunson was joined in Houston in August by Mrs. Brun- son and their daughter, Barbara, the latter now being enrolled as a junior at the University of Houston after having completed two years of college work at Sweetbrier College. The musket was invented by the Spaniards about 1540 as an infantry weapon, ° F Planning Meet At St. Paul’s Monday A preliminary planning meet- ing for the coming St. Paul’s Church Bazaar, to be in Novem- ber, was held in the Parish Hall Monday evening. It was decided to hold the Ba- zaar in the Parish Hall and| churchyard for two afternoons, and evenings and among the at- tractions will be supper, bridge,; hooths with needle work and| fancy work, children’s clothing, cakes, and candies, fortune tell-’ ing, plants and shrubs, aprons, | Christmas cards and gift wrap- pings, a fish pond, refreshments, and. dart board. In addition to these there will be a Baby Show one afternoon and some of the; children’s clothing offered for sale will be modelled by young members of the Parish. Committee chairmen will be announced shortly and other Mrs. Spottswood Gives History Of _ U.S. Red Cross Mrs. Robert F. Spottswood, one of the charter members of Key West Chapter of American Red Cross, met with the training class for staff assistants, now in prog- ress at the chapter house. The chairman of this corps, Mrs. Helen Cutter, announced that the trainees evinced much interest in the early days of Key ‘West Chapter, which grew out of a group of interested citizens who started work“at the beginning of World War I. Mrs. Spottswood gave the his- tory of the Red Cross from its beginning, impressing the class with the charter responsibilities of the American Red Cross and giving its organizational struc- ture. The executive secretary, Miss planning meetings will be held.' sue Holmes, followed Mrs. Spotts- The ladies of the Parish will \ooq with a talk on the Ameri- meet in the Parish Hall tomor-'can Red Cross overseas program. row morning after the 9 o'clock After outlining the services to Eucharist to start sewing and the armed forces overseas, in all making things for the booths.’ its phases, Miss Holmes reviewed Luncheon will be served and all, her personal assignments, show- ladies of the Parish are invited ing photographs to illustrate the to come and help. varied activities of Red Cross Present at last night’s meeting work in hospital service and club were Mrs. Edith Ladd, Mrs. Reba club service. Sawyer, Mrs. Dorothy Sweeting, | on Mrs. Sybil Brady, Mrs. eee ae GRANTING. OF LIQUOR cher, Miss Marguerite Hilton, (Continued trom Page One) Miss Rubie Edwards, Miss Cleora briefly before the commissioners, Roberts; Andre Mumford, Archie requesting that the City Manager Potter, Myrtland Cates, Jr., and, inspect work done at the Meach- Father MacConnell. Allens Honored At League Party Honoring Mr. and ice League of St. Paul’s Church entertained Saturday night with a wiener roast. The leaguers and their guests gathered at the church and proceeded to Stock Island where a blazing fire was soon underway. Fishing and games were .en- joyed and then the group gath- ered around the campfire to sing songs and roast wieners, Those present were: Ernest Avila, Archie -Potter, Betty Johnson, Leon Saunders, Barbara Crusoe, Roy Giles, Lee Walker, Nellie Menendez, Ed- ward Felton, Myrtland Cates, Fay Bervaldi; Leland Archer, Andre Mumford, Cleora Roberts, Leslie Saunders, Doris Roberts, Anne -Glurdner, Ben | Saunders, Nancy'“Love; Bell Homberg, Joe Crusoe,"’PatLane, Hilburn Rob- erts, Betty Love, Elsie Curry, Joan Lord, Betty Lord, Mr.: and Mrs. ° Joe ‘Allen, Mrs. Maldbh Knowles,’Mrs.. Milton Sawyer, Mrs. Wine, and Father MacCon- nell. : Twins To Sants Lt. John and Adele Sant an- nounce the birth of twin girls yesterday at the U. S. Naval Hos- pital. The first child, weighing 4% pounds, arrived at 4:58 p.m., and has been given the name of! Marie Anna, and the second child, weighing 5% pounds, ar- rived at,7:12 p.m., and will be named Ada Florette. ’ The Sants reside at 92-2 Poin- ciana, and the Lieutenant Personnel Officer at the Subma- rine Base. He has been, statinoed in Key West since December 26, IMB 4 ‘ Mrs. Sant is the former Adele Gauthier, of Swanton, Vt., while Mr. Sant is of Newark; N. J. KEY WEST IS (Continued fram Page One) lightful place and relax in its pleasant atmosphere. Worden’s Key West story came that he try to interest his friend, Mrs. John Erskine, in writing a story about the Island City. This Dr. Riley was able .to accom- has its first big tourist publicity of the coming winter season. ies SWIMS FROM WORK ERIE, Pa.—When Edward Ho- vis, 45, discovered that the ship on. which he signed, was short- handed of seamen, he started swimming home. He dove over- board when he was about a mile | at sea and was picked up, in an exhausted condition, by a coast guard rescue craft. The prospect of doing the work of two firemen aboard ship, was more than he could face. ee Simian Suitor Mrs. Joe} Allen, the young People’s Serv-| pet | am Field port of entry, which was paid for by his company. Requests Zoning Change World War Veteran Harold Weech requested the change in 12, plat 1, on Flagler avenue, as he desires to enter business at that location. The commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing on this zoning change at the October 15 meeting. Resignation Read Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey’s res- ignation was read and it was moved that acceptance be post- poned until, as Harden said, “Three new members can be chosen.” Wants Expense Money A letter from Eugene Williams of Clewiston, Fla., requesting payment of expense money, was read. In the letter Williams claimed that the mayor had defi- nitely appointed him City Man- ager and that he did not come as an applicant. Mayor De- meritt’s letter in rebuttal was read to the commissioners. When Harden asked, “Who told Wil- liams that he was the new city manager?” Cooper . replied, “No one in authority.” Demeritt fur- interview. was. held and . Wil- liams’ age became apparent, “His goose was cooked.” Commission- er Cooper moved that the mat- ter be closed and it was so or- dered. Refund $97.63 Charles B. Filer’s claim for homestead exemption was grant- fund of $87.63 was ordered paid to the Gulf Life Insurance Com- pany, for in the mix-up the Gulf Life company had been billed and had paid on lot 1, sq 24, which was owned by Filer. Asks for $88.00 A letter was read from James Wells, of 508 William street, stating that on July 25, his wife, Mrs. Hilda Wells, was injured in a fall at 920 Fleming street due to the fact that the sidewalk is bulged and dangerous for pedes- trians’ use. He requested that the treatment costing $88.00. The matter was referred to the City Attorney, J. Lancelot Lester, for investigation. Dion Makes Recommendations A letter from Fred Dion, Tax Assessor, was read in rebuttal to property owners who claim their taxes were proportionately excessive. Cooper moved that since Dion was an_ expert in these matters, that the commis- sioners should take advantage of his knowledge. Motion passed unanimously, Deposits Protected Charles Roberts, Comptroller, !addressed the commissioners, ' stating that deposits of approxi- | mately $225,000 were fully cov- lered by a depository bond from the local bank, which is done in| | accordance with the new Char- ter. This is accomplished by the | Florida National Bank at Key | West by pledging securities to protect deposits by the city. These securities are on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank | in Atlanta, Ga. These depository zoning from A to B on lots 11, } ther said that when a personal} } ed for the year 1944, and a re- i THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ~The Weather — Forecast Key West and ‘Vicinity: Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Thursday. Widely scattered aft- ernoon showers. Gentle to mod- erate winds, mostly east and southeast. Florida: Partly cloudy. over south and central portions*today, tonight and Thursday. Scattered thundershowers in afternoons. | Cloudy and mild with occasional rain in extreme north portion. Jacksonville through ‘the Flor- ida Straits and East Gulf of Mex- } ico: Gentle to moderate winds, east to southeast over south and| central portions and east to north- east over extreme north portion today, tonight and Thursday. ! Partly cloudy with widely scat- ; tered thundershowers, except mostly cloudy with occasional rain in extreme north portion. Jacksonville .to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have been issued. Report Key West, Fla., Sept. 18, 1946 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean __. Normal - a PRECIPITATION Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches RELATIVE HUMIDITY 736 TOMORROW'S ALMANAC (@aylight Saving Time) Sunrise _ te7 TD) asm Sunset 7:27 p.m. Moonrise Bair Ls SE 1 Moonset IEEE 3 p.m.| TOMORROW'S TIDES Naval Base High Tide Low Tide 4:32 a.m. 12724 p.m. 7:18 p.m. 11:00 p.m. 90 81 86.) 82 have been invented. le . de: business under name of “Ruth’ 409 Grinnell tu age the fictitious alon of Bi St A . e said ; ork of uit Court of Monroe County, Florida, Dated August 2 SA Sole Owners, sept 4-11-18, 1946 IN AND FOR IN CHANCERY, (Cane No. JOHN GOLDER, Plaintiff, DIVORCE L, GOLDER, 10-896 Divorce on or be! otherw For CHAN- F aK MORTGAGE EDUARDO H. i. versus city reimburse him for medical |-s'r Ss SALE given that u of the Final L and sale her that the 1 Chan- which is the | 1 BURBANK, A NEE . RILEY; d a ? BURBANK; e following describe in Mon- | roe County, Fle wots 10, | bonds have been increased as the } | city’s banking account grew. Mayor William Demeritt, Com- missioners Hunter Harden, John | of the Public County, Flo. all and sing | Carbonell, Albert Cooper, City | “Huh!” snorted one of our) Manager O. J. S. Ellingson, City young ladies as she took a peek | Attorney J. Lancelot Lester, City | into the living room at the boy Finance Officer Charles Roberts, | who was’calling on one of the and Clerk Roy Hamlin, were inj sisters, “a G-man!” | attendance. Newly elected com- “Whatdayya mean, G man?’ ; missioner Louis Carbonell had asked moths | not yet returned to the city from “Gorrilla! ‘said sister. ‘his New York trip i parately. ‘ he said property, together with nd singular the tenements, appurtena are being sold to satisfy sadd decree Dated this 31st da 1946. August, \ As Special Master in) Chi ' ept 1-11-18-2 t | ! pserved by Mrs. David McCurdy Shoe soles made of soybeans | Dance Attracts Large Gathering day evening at the NCCS Club at 1021 Duval street, attracted (a large attendance of service men! and junior hostesses. Music was! furnished by John Pritchard and his orchestra. Refreshments were and Mrs. Pauline Pinder, mem- bers of the Catholic Daughters, Court 634. David McCurdy and Antonio Martinez were in charge of decorations. Junior Hdstesses present in- cluded the Misses Rose Curry, Florence Sawyer, Anne Ovide, Alice de Armas, Carmen de Ar- mas, Claudia LaFe and Vilma LaFe. t Guests attending were the Misses Mary Hollinger, Nellie Trujillo, Netta Valdez, Eliza- beth Russell and Betty Kerr. W. A. Cooper Shows Some Improvement | W. A. Cooper, of 418 Smith lane, is showing some improve- ment at the Key West Municipal Hospital, where he has been con- fined since early Tuesday morn- ing. Today’s Anniversaries (Know America) 1779—Joseph .Story, Mass., lawyer, U.S. Supreme Court Jus- tice at 32, pioneer Harvard Law professor, famed legal writer, au- thor of the famed “@pmmentar- ies,” born in Marblehead, Mass. Died Sept. 10, 1845. 1794—John B. Beck, New York physician, pioneer in medical jur- isprudence, although .an invalid many years, born Schenectady, N. Y. Died April 9. 1851. 1804—Robert B. Forbes, Boston sea-captain, ship-owner, China merchant, writer, a romantic life, born in Boston. Died Nov. ‘23, 1889. 1805—John S. C. Abbott, Con- gregational clergyman, imn/nse- ly popular historical writer his day, born at Brunswick, Me. Died June 17, 1877. 1827—John Townsend Trow- bridge, popular Boston juvenile story teller, born in Monroe Co., 'N. Y. Died Feb. 12, 1916. Gates!! Are You Hep to the Jazz Collector’s Plats at the Music Box? Well, Truck On Down and We'll Spin ‘Em for You ‘DITTY BAG JUMP” ‘MILKIN’ THE GOAT’ ‘WELL, ALL REET? THE MUSIC BOX 726 DUVAL STREET EXCLUSIVE DEALERSHIPS _ open in FLORIDA for 1 ~ The USO-NCCS dance on Tues- |_ Saturday Party At Jac Square’s U.S. A gala Saturaay night party f will be held at the Jackson Square USO, prorgam Gerald Pinder announced . There will be ‘dancing on the Patio from 7:30 to 8:00 p. m,, fol- lowed by a floor show featuring Jack Crawley, Beatrice Moreno, hie Cruze and Gerald Pin- ler. A smorgasbord will be served from 8:30 to 9:15, and a bountiful ; spread of cold meats, salads, cake! and punch will be presided over by the Misses Pickens, Fran Wat-! son and Claudia LaFe. A musical comedy will bej } shown on the screen at 9:15 p.m.} Vitamins “That waiter is either a fool or | a humorist.” “What’s the matter?” istrar’s office. Only twenty-five other students were able to make the honor roll. I will not be responsible debts contracted by my wife, Claudia Watler, septl6-17-18-19-20x ‘FIRST YANK IN TOKYO" Coming: “Road to Utopia” Something New Has Been Added! 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