The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 28, 1946, Page 1

eet neneet ed shaeenanaiel ~— parting nee tinommcatasninnig SOUTHERNMOST NE VOLUME LXVII. No. 308 Marine Beaten Up Here By Givilians; Shore Patrol:+:| Prevents Pals’ Retaliatioin BRASS KNUCKLES OR® BLACK JACK REPORT: Pilot, Co-Pilot: \\' : ED USED; SAILORS, ,,. : | Killed In Plane also announced today by Mr. CHASE ATTACKERS| | Saunders. Th t, TO.CUBAN CLUB) | Crash At Shanon se to the family for local burial or A young marine was beaten up; by a group of civilians at the; (By Associated Press} burial in a National Cemetery. Skating Rink on Southard Street; SHANON, Ireland, Dec, 28.—| Other regulations call for: (1) Cremation, if desired. near Duval last evening, the Navy nstellati Shore Patrol reported today. The|* iphone vegies ole (2) Burial in a permanent marine, Louis A. Velazquez, was|CT@shed on a small island three | 4 merican Military Cemetery over- still confinted to the Submarine | miles from here, shortly before | seas or, if the veteran is of for- = dispensary this morning | dawn today, and the pilot and eign birth, in a private cemetery with head cuts, bruises and abra- co-pilot were killed and 21 pas- | i his native land. sions. iniired | (3) Ascertainment of desires of The Shore Patrol said that ei- | °8eTs were injured. next of kin as to the return and ther a blackjack or brass knockles| The plane crash-landed in a‘ burial of the veteran. were used by one or more of the; Mud flat, and rescuers had to use| (4) Remains of government em- civilian youths who jumped: on| Skiffs, so low was' the water, ‘to.'ployes, Red ‘Cross workers: or Velazquez. Onlookers, the patrol|teach the isalnd. The injured’ Merchant Marine personnel to be said, took the side of the service-| were taken to local hospitals. It returned: but not be buried man and some marines and sailors |*was said that some of the injured ; military ‘cemeteries of the U.S. were hurriedly mobilized. are in a critical condition. + Upon their arrival the marine’s Return Of Bodies Of Servicemen To Commence Soon t shipments of the remains of servicemen from overseas, in \steet caskets, will begin shortly after the first of the year, Jack Saunders, County Service. Offi- cer, reports. |, The. latest regulations regard- six-footer named Tony, took off! Uni | kin of the deceased as soon as hastily. for the Cuban ‘Club, the! ficials at an airfield, Mle more, Possible. marines and sailors in hot pur-| than. three miles from the scene of the crash, said that it was the | first accident, since the starting ‘of the service, that had resulted in fatalities. ice Officer. _ Late Bulletins (By Associated Press) reached, however, the Shore Pa- trol intercepted the pursuers and prevented a free-for-all fight. Meanwhile, another sailor, Da- vid Stanghelli, seaman first class of the USS Gilmore, and a ma-| ORLANDO GIRL IS rine, had beconie involved in an MADE GATOR QUEEN altercation with civilians at the Cuban Club. Stanghelli claimed), GAINESVILLE, Dec. 13 (FNS). about 40 civilians had jumped on Lovely, dark-haired Nancy Bar- the Marine and him. Police Chief Bienvenido Perez|0f the University of Florida at had been called, however, short-| the annual Fall Frolics last week- ly after trouble started and sep-| end. arated the participants. No ar-| Miss Barber, one of 23 finalists, rests"‘were made. The Shore Pa-| was selectde queen by Zack Mo: SUE SOUP COMPANY the CIO, fixing damages at $46,- 000,000. WHITE SUPREMACY ATLANTA. — Herman Tal- ing the return of the bodies were} Saunders said the Federal Gov-| Willett, was the p : This city is a regular stop for ,¢™RMent is. anxious to locate the}jured, that is, an injury of any | thought was in the least danger assailants, chief sof whom was a} planes on their way’ from the “idow, parents or other next of{ Consequence. Parties interested are|home tomorrow, was a jumper a {requested to bring in the neces-\for a year and a half, and the suit. Before the Cuban Club was | }sary-papers to the County Serv-jonly time he was injured was WSPAPER THREE SONS IN SERVICE, TW or ein Wi a Stayed At Home eas ins: Right Eye PARACHUTE JUMPERS, UNHURT Forrererererrrd SSS ETEEE: FEE EEE Et EY Joseph E. Papy, a parachute eight years and escaped without trooper in the United States @ scratch. He. was a member of Army, son of Mr. and Mrs,| the crew of the transport Leon- Charles Papy, has received his Spee Wetton Wane nes ise 5 ‘ , contingent of American troops honorable discharge at Atlanta,’ was landed at Casa Blanca, in i and is expected home tomorrow. Morocco, on the northwestern {In discussing his coming, his' coast of Africa. father, Charles Papy, said today | Charles Papy observed that to a Citizen representative,’ only seven Key Westers were “What is the most hazardous call-| parachute jumpers during the ing in life?” | second World War, and that two It was remarked that the Army of them were his sons. He added considers parachute the most hazardous service, so! dissuade them from entering that much so that a jumper is given branch of the service, but, as 50% extra pay. Papy concluded: they were fixed in their determi- “I know that that is true, but' nation to serve. as parachute I had three sons in the armed jumpers, they were permitted to services, and two of them were enter what the Army character- parachute jumpers. Another son,|izes as the “most hazardous in| Who remained at home to serve, service.” as an oiler on the wrecking tug} “There you have it,” Charles only one in-| Papy said. “The son that we lost an eye, and the two sons we thought were in the greatest danger were uninjured, except for a slightly sprained ankle. 8S;That makes me ask, What is when a foot became caught in|the most hazardous thing in a shroud of his parachute. It was |tife? Nobody knows as con- a minor injury, only a slightly|cerns himself. We think the sprained ankle. But Douglas, G.,jhome is the safest place, but the son who was oiler on the; 54,000 Americans last year lost Willett, lost his right eye in an} their lives in their homes. So accident.” | that makes it seem you're not Frank H. Papy, another son,| safe anywhere, and that circum- “Joseph E., whom we expect WASHINGTON.—A portal-to-| was a parachute jumper for two} stances, over which we often ber of Orlando, was chosen queen | portal suit was filed today against) years, and never had a mishap.|have no control, may result in ‘the Campbell Soup company by| Charles, Jr, was in the navy injury or death.” Miami Display Firm ‘Making IN THE UNITED STATES KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1946 jumping as| that he and Mrs, Papy tried to} PRICE FIVE CENTS Senator: Advocates UNRRA Investigation; Goods Used Trains Collide, | Running Slowly, Nobody Injured (By The Associated Press) ‘ | RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. 18.—A} freight and a passenger train met! in head-on collision at Aubur ‘eight miles from here, this morn- ling, but nobody was killed. Eight! passengers were injured, none of ; them seriously. Reason wny there were no fa-; talities was because the engineers! of the freight and passenger trains, saw their engines were on the; same track and approaching each} other. Emergency brakes were; applied, and the engines had slowed down when they came to- | gether. But the impact was suf-} ficiently powerful to derail three passenger coaches. Widow With Home | Most Marriageable, In Germany Today | RERUN A ecidow with a| home has the best chance of marrying these days in bat-: To Prop Poitical Power —_-———_1 BESIDES, FOREIGN SHIP. MENTS HAVE CAUSED INCREASED _ PRICES AT HOME (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dee. 286.— Senator Styles Bridges, Repub- lican, New Hampshire, said 'to- day that, shortly after congress convenes on January 3, he is go- ing to advocate that the senate appoint a committee to investi- gate the UNRRA. He declared that, under the present system of distribution, many countries to which UNRRA supplies are sent, are using them to enhance their political power. He further stated that he will favor the reduction in amounts ijof goods and money that are given away by the UNRRA, be- cause both the money and the goods are needed at home. As to ‘the goods, he asserted that many high prices of commodities in the United States are traceable di- rectly to the enormous quanti- ties of supplies: that have been shipped to foreign countries. Another point that he stressed was that the supplies should be distributed by United States ! government agents, not by pri- vate individuals, as at present, tered Berlin where there is qa‘ and that the agents, and not the governments to which the goods large excess of women over men as a result of the war. The are sent, should supervise the trol promptly placed the Cuban seley, creator of the comic strip, madge ‘today' called on the sup- porters of his late father, Eugene Talmadge; to continue their fight for white ‘supremacy in Georgia. Club out-of-bounds. “Smilin’ Jack”. Other finalists included four. | Several: From Key. collegiate queen entrants,’: Betty Sylvia Meisch, Florida State* ship, . College for Women; June Hood, | = wi West--To— Attend Stetson; and Pat Tallant, Univer-| pon’T WANT PRESIDENCY Melton’s Funeral” oe erepa ies PARIS. — General Charles DeGaulle said. today that Key’ West Float For :Parade Plans for the Key West entry , festival approaches, Laubscher Jo Wilson, Miami University; | }esman is seeking the governor-|in the Orange Bowl Jamboree! said. Bleachers have been’ erect- parade on the night. af Decem-|ed along Biscayne Boulevard, in 4 ber 31 indicate that this City "will | Bayfront “Park; “for spectators have one of the most spectacular | wishing to view the parade. For units in the parade, it was stated ; the information of Key Westers he |today -by Harold .R. Laubscher,| who are going to be in Miami The goeerel: are Melton, Mrs. Spero Pinder Of Rock, would not accept the presidency | acting manager of the Chamber to witness the Jamboree parade former Key Wester, murdered on | Harbor Succumbs In Miami: of France were it offered to him: | of ‘Commerce, who spent yester-‘ijon New Year's Eve, the line of Christmas,Day by his brother, John, also a-former. Key Wester, aa ilhbs ote san | the residence of her daughter, Church in: Miami. | Mrs. B. L. Thompson of 4220.N.W. Attending from Key West will| 23d Ave. Miami, Fla. She bet be Leon Saunders, uncle of the| born in the Bahamas and BON Rarach today issued what he Meltons, who went to Miami af-| Deen @ resident of Rock Harbor! “auoa his ultimatum to the UN ter ‘the slaying; Miss Bertha| for 31 years, moving to Pa acuity Council that the United MacConnell, 915 Southard street, four months ago. States must be given an “iron- an aunt; and Mr. and Mrs. L, T.| The body is being brought to’ ¢1aq guarantee” that none of the Curry, 728 Ashe street. Curry} Key West for burial. anne aig Four powers could use their was a boyhood chum of the Mel-| services will be held Sunday aft- |: veto power on any question con- ton boys here. ernoon at 3 o’clock at the First cerning the atomic bomb before Friends and relatives of the } Methodist (Old Stone) Church, any change is made in the plans Meltons said today that all three} where the body will be placed o¢ the United States Atomic Meltons, including Travers, who|at 1 p. m. Rev. G. Leon Wells Bomb Commission. was not present at the shooting, | will officiate. | : weré former. service or Merchant| The survivors are one daugh- ! s Marine men. John, who confess-|ter, Mrs. B. L. Thompson; two ‘Harold Demeritt, ed the murder, saw service with| sons, G. W. Sawyer, Rock Har-} . - the Merchant Marine, but was!bor, and C. A. Pinder, Key | 54, Passes Away discharged for medical reasons.| West; two sisters, Mrs. Charity | Mrs. Spero. Burnell Pinder, aged 70, passed away Friday ne ower! jency.” : =+<"KTOMIC BOMB WASHINGTON. — Bernard Harold R. Demeritt, aged. 54, | He added that he didnot want | day in. Miami-accomplishing late{ march will be from 3rd ‘Street ;to assume an important position |cetails in connection with the! and 3rd “Avenue, ‘NE, to’ Flagler local: entry. Street, down. Flagl “There ate some_mighty_elab- | Boulev ds “ther” orate floats being built by Flor: | 13th Street, where ida cities and Miami organiza-! band. tions,” Laubscher said, “but in, aes ea a view of the fact that the Key, BELFAST ADOPTS West unit consists of more than AMERICAN GRAVES just a float, and features well’) Rey PAST (AP)—Graves in the rehearsed conga dancers and! united States Army cemetery at the high school band in addition | pisnabreeny, Castle Reagh, over- to -the sixteen colorful Farolas, ! looking the city, of Belfast, are hee there is no doubt that our group! ing adopted by local residents will appear most spectacular in who weekly place flowers on the line of march.” \ them. Arrangements have been made | E i z _ with one of Miami’s largest dis- |! One typical case in pennane 5 7 | Winifred Burrowes, of play firms, the Williams Adver-! i as tising Display Service, to assem- | land Park, Belfast, who places a ble the float that will be used bunch of white chrysanthajums : a if it, The fl | every Sunday under the wooden ify ches Reve WV cet aun eet | cross, which bears the inscription 9, Biscayne Biscayne to it will dis- city ‘registrars recently told. the! distribution, so that neither poli- press that next to the widows! tics nor favoritism can, enter in- over forty, whose irate of mar-' to the’ placing of the goods among riage was described as “astound-| the ultimate consumers. ingly high”, women from the ages: « which of 16 to 28 are most likely to find! 4, "tne e0"ere nent he con: bughands,. -eow, -sheluded, “object to.United States “Formerly, many, men matried agents’ supervising the distribu- women for their money,” the reg-/ tion, then let those gover ents Bh the subyrb os choene-; go without the goods. As Mirae be A “Today, Where no ope ‘ ttow: tare," \in, some of. the coun- has any, proper worth mention: | trie; eceiving UNRRA assist- ee HOt INES Hes been shemvell anc upplies are being used to into the background “and good + ongthen' the political power of looKs méans more. ie en in office” Women between the ages of 25 bie a eee and 35 have less hopes of finding an eS s husbands, the registrar said, be. MERCHANT MARINE cause the war has torn the great- ACADEMY OPEN TO VETS UP TO 24 YRS. est gaps in the ranks of men of these ages. | ee ee The County Service Office has ae : been informed that honorably Sniping Pays Off | ienaryed veterans) of dfve: Mia On Possum Hunt chant Marine and the armed ANDERSON, S. C.—(AP)— forces of the United States not The traditional hazing operation over twenty-four years of age, of conducting a greenhorn on a will be permitted to apply for snipe hunt, leaving him holding admission to the United States an empty bag out in the middle Merchant Marine Academy at of nowhere on a dark, cold King’s Point, New York night, paid off for Mrs. Emerson; In addition to the usual twenty- Bussey. ‘one year maximum age being Recalling, fhe ‘snipe hunting waive the veteran will be al itechnique of her high school lowed a five point advantage in days, Mrs. Bussey «' snatched a competitive entrance examina He is said to have been under a} Bethel, Bahamas, Mrs. Julia an doctor’s care at the time of the} bury, Bahamas; and eight grand- shootin; childre New Year’s Eve Party died yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held Monday af- ternoon at 4 o'clock, from the chapel of Pritchard Funeral Home, Rev. R. Leon Wells, pas- tdr of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will will be attractively covered with decorative paper and will be built over an eighteen foot truck rented from the Ryder Trucking Company of Miami. In view of the fact that the parade will be held at night, a portable power plant will be con- | “Philip L. Jordan, T5, 76th Gen- | eral Hospital, April 2, 1943, of | Bridgeport, Conn.” Winifred, a pretty dark-haired typist, said: “We did not know who he was or anything about} him but since I started laying sack from the trunk ‘of her auto- { mobile and quick-wittedly* bag- ged an opossum whose presence ton the highway forced her to {stop her car. Mrs. A. F. Elrod, with her, got out and “surrounded the ‘pos- tion for the Academy's four year vourse. Veterans under the age limit may send inquiries regarding ap pointment as Cadet Midshipmen to the Supervisor, U. S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Washington, be in the family plot in City Cemetery. ‘ i Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Isabell Demeritt; one son, Har- - - Rainbow Room - in the old, Jr.; five daughters, ae ay Baker, Mrs. Paul Garland, Mrs. | Cocilio Hernandez, Miss Lola La Concha Hote Demeritt, Miss Beatrice Demer- * Plenty of Fun * itt; two brothers, Clennie De- meritt and Steve Demeritt; one sister, Mrs. Hugh Hinde, and three grandchildren. TWO BANDS . JOHNNIE BENNETT and HIS CUBAN BOYS RUDY and HIS HONEY DRIPPERS La Conga - Jitterbug - Rumba - Anything ADDED ATTRACTION Southernmost Garag? in U. S. rr rrr rrr SSIS STSSES ESSE SESE TSESSSTS SESS TSS S SSIS TSS SSSSTSESSSTETESSESETISSSSSSES to Holder of Lucky Number a Hi Roy 64 soi reg alee Formal Optional —— SEO Coren Caneel | SLOPPY Hi 9 PM. | JOE’S BAR ae } The Spot Where Everyone HANGOVER BREAKFAST H Has AO cance lente H Music by GOULD CURRY at the Piano and Gong 7 AM. cealed inside the float, which} the wreaths his mother and I will furnish power for illuminat- | correspond regularly. ing the six beauties selected in| last. week’s contest here. Flags} NO STAYS GRANTED from the Pan American nations' jpRySALEM. —(AP)— When will also be a part of the theme’ yorysalem Corsetmaker Hanna and will be promigently dis-, Gyn was convicted of over- played. A _ teharging for corsets and bras- The carnival spirit is begin-: cieres, the magistrate’s court de- the day for the Orange Bowl DANCE Tonight 9 UNTIL? to the Music of HANSON'S M poeta, Bt cls ORCHESTRA at the VFW CLUBHOUSE FLAGLER at 2ND ergency Regulations” had been violated, fined her $120. | RES ele AS Sees PULL LLL LLL ALLL PARKING 25 CENTS 4 HOURS 50 CENTS ALL DAY Ambler’s Service Garage ne at - DANCING -- Nightly to the Music ee M ARK aH a) STANLEY Orchestra Veataring SYLVIA at Plano Best Drinks— MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY———— Never A Dull Moment aS a Popular Prices Reservations: Phone 9287 No Cover — No Admission rfing to absorb Miami already as, cided Palestine’s “Defence Em- | Or IROL LLL ALL sum,” Mrs. Bussey related, “and D. C. he walked right into the bag.” ; ———————————- — a nmeeuentel ' CASA CAYO HUESO (The Southernmost House) 1400 Duval et South St. DINING ROOM and COCKTAIL LOUNGE ———Opens 5 P.M. Daily-—— RT TEE SRE LE ETI LTSE REE ' Palace Theater | JOAN DAVIS in “She Wrote the Book” | News and Serial ebccascsscsactsssasessaseSeseas sense cemeamnssee=sssaseteee=ee ~ Exelusive J. P. Hawthorne, Manager of thé Tradewinds, Club : “Cordially Invites Its Members dn®Their Guests Only toa ‘Gala New Year’s Eve Party in Its Air-Conditioned Mermaid Room Duval and Caroline Phone 519-W sossessssssssesssesssssesseess Members Please Present Cards at Door