The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 1, 1949, Page 6

AGE Six THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FRIDAY, JULY 1, —— a a West To sn mattoes "NEGRO WAR VETERAN BARES FLOGGING BY MOB é No Prior Service Tombstone : . pat CHIER HiMROD RETIRES FROM ; h led ToJoin [Falls OuBoy . Enlisted At 16 In 1919 At Cobu, Philippine Islands | LANSING, —Frenk G ; Force Recruiter ; Marine Corps Rr ythy ened * 7 MIAMI Ju > ae home ant NAVY AFTER 30 YEARS SERVICE | JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 1 @ leg when « tombstone fell (FNS)-For the first time since him as he wandered erownd Sr Force recruiting sergeant | ——____ February, the Marine Corps will cemetery while tis parents wit be pe anemily asmgned tr How would you like to rettret The ship “put in” at Manile and 4 men with he prior service |Corated graves, The teg te Key W ee beginning | at the age of—?" We've seen ad-| Himrod returned for » brief visit ot four year enlistments, | badly crushed by the weigh July Sth. Major Harold Hillman, | vertisements of this kind ». | his native Cebu. At Cebu sad * the stone South Florida siting officer 7 m PUD’) news awited him. He found only veginrung July | - announced t« all over the country.) » sister and am aunt alive. The In making this announcement, | gy 29 age group, his office He is Sergeant story about an retir- rest of the family had died of il] Capt J J. Reordon, State Marine | acoept I-yearolte for one Edward M. Ge pe young age treatment and statvation lroerurting officer, cautioned that | enlistments. Former Marines the intent € H wl, € { Steward, Himrod Amerncan nly 25 Floridians would be ac- be given their choice of Ii 4 a He will have his off r loom | pict 30 vears service in! Defense Ameri ‘ for the month. These wt pent stabons Upen reentisterseds, 212, Post Office Building the N and 4s one of the young-' can Thest and seven cepted during July will Complete information may te Sergeant Gerrit ame t at) | ext en ever to retire from the | Good Can ‘uct hated a won thereafter as | obtained at the Marne Corps Beg? @M prospective Arn a Air | Na nm thet much service. He When asked what he was going pexsibl cutting offices in Jacksonvililgg Perce applicant eight » * 46 years old and will receive!to do aft retirement Himood Captain Re tor tat Post Poerce, Mian Ovele, Orlane the morning unt n. and etirement pay comparable to that! said, “I think I will go to San Di that uddition to these in the 17’ do and Tampa the evening when the applicants | f most men retiring at the age|ego or the Los Angeles area in “j Gesives 4 late appointment Californie and ge to work; prefer- | Fram noon t F he Navy ably in a cefeteria as « cook im his office He plar this schedule Monday Briday of cach week Gerrity and wil live at the Trailer Park. He invitation to t May 6 1919; In recalling @ highlight in his ands when | Naval career the Chief's eyes glit- | 16. He took | tered as he related his experien-| ton cos in the boxitig game He was) WILLIE HORTON (center), Negro veteran wounded in World War Il, tells two clergymen at Ash awarded « silver medal in 1920 05/ and Als. how he was flogged by hooded men. The Rev. Frank Ledford (left) and the Rev. tribute to his work in the “squer-) 1 Jiher Brown (right) said they made @ private inquiry that uncovered this flogging and two rele” and is today a true box West to vant ’ ve W ing fan j others. anytime the office is closed and | foyer. June, 1933, he was trans As for advice to youngsters “| — . conemmmaniteanian they wish to find out more infor. | ferred to the cruiser USS Chester. today’s Navy, Himrod said “Ev TO HAVANA ood | to th a ; | tin - a ae mation concerning the Army and| Himrod went to the Cruis-' eryone has to learn for himself, | : Inte esting Not Leave Astive Leave Flight Key West Havana Flight Mevene Key Weet Applicants will be given an|the late F anklin D.| will find the Navy a pleasart or The total pole 9520 IG ISAM 11:00AM. | 851 O00AM S45 AM initial mental examination by | Roosevelt wh genuzation ” land and Wales numix se 1:45PM, 2:30PM. | 959 PM hi Sergeant Gerrity. At the suece trip to Pag Himrod ig. married. His wife is | 68,000. “0PM. «45pm! 955 o0orM. 26h ful completion of this examina-| War Il the Iva Alma Wimrod. Chief Himrod | } ton. the young mar woman | the USS B «by @ previous mar Librar tment | a Wi i) ’ s. A Will then be sent to the Miami/ ae - n Him ture ' recruiting off for further men ae ation lads » tal pone Bee ms and « physical | Key We the r i in the ROGELIO GOMEZ. Agee’ check-up. The L. Bus poy for food ar . on ‘ ave it thes ekaminatic ‘ a , poy ioumte wil! the enlisted « h Nav me as Dad; poor Army or Air and | Himrod saw home town since xt Another son. Robert F./ sem on to Fort Jackson (Army). | Chlistment wa t after the last 1, served in the Army dur or Lackland Air Force Base, San | We! When he was a pawenue the hast was Astonia, Texas (Air Force) for | he USS Tyros ' ‘ red ’ chthing issue, training and|feturning to the Unit sate tve and further ssagninent fr Japan Unsuccessful applicants § will ee we | TODAYS BIRTHDAYS WILL YOU SMILE? Airship Deflates | ...,..°S° 20°"... Helpful Gal 1 BiBera Chica: ef emetty tes tr wtasd of the etieme) Aseccts. * sific light and couldn't | jtion f the Advance t of get tarted. She tried and | Ga. 56 years ago patient motorist honked his horn Spectators on Highway Onc Dr. William M. Mane ‘ teadily Finall he got out and opposite the Naval Air Station et! of the National Zo gical Park, walked back Bore Chica Key, witn f the | Washington, D. ¢ n Helena. Tm awfully sorry, but I can't accidental and spectacular defla-| Montana, 63 ye « t tion of airship K113 at its moor w m W H J ing mast yesterda movie direct pase an. 3 " art © ar he told the driver ° — Swedish-born bs Fithian { ' : her car pleasantly i film actress Mai Zetterting at a target im the sheoting gallery, . srday Se Rate in Miemen u'll go and start it for me, I'll featare of a theatrical & party at Roehampton, England. ' after the vidental t “ Brig. Gen. Be min O D - hole in the fab here were | -etired. oniy Negro general in Hampshire, born at Winchester Re imyunes te TT. nvolved The accident occured Tt nurses | - the regular army, borr Wash- Mass. 53 years ago. The defi airs failed 10! ington, D. 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