The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 29, 1952, Page 8

Page 8 z pA R oland Barker ARTISTS SOMETIMES go down to the sea in ships. a permanent resident of Key West , went to sea at the born Roland Barker, now after annual visits since 193 two years, when he might hav but a cabin baby. His father ships in the Cape Horn area, Barker was born in #ngland, January 21, 1906. He * of America’s active commercia in 1028. In 1939, Barker was as han in the writing o is the author of “The Log of a mer Boy,” published in 1939; Jonah’s Ark, 1939; and with Wil- KEY WEST CITIZEN a N. Y. World’: CHINA HINTS SHE (Continued From Page One) | stice. rhe Reds tentatively agreed to the first 12 naragraphs of the 54- paragraph Allied draft. But they raised objections to. the 13tn, tin last considered before they ad- journed for the day. Reds protested proposed rota- | tion of 75,000 U. N. troops a month | during the armistice. The Commu- | nists said they were astonished at ; the figure. Reds originaily had -ob- jected to any rotation but later agreed to 5,000 a month. Nuckols cautioned against opti- mism over the work of staff of- | fice’ | Tuesday, January 29, 1952 items discussed today and | on which tentative agreement was | (Centinued From Page One) 1 been certified by the National | |Headuarters as an Eagle and} \then again when the badge was |pinned on his shirt by his moth- | er. | The Court of Honor was con- : cluded by the recitation of the Photo by Karns|Great Scoutmaster’s _ Benedic- British | tion tender age of © been called, not a cabin boy, was a master of squarecrigged Liverpool, rved as third mate in the last 1 square-riggers, “The Tusitala” sociated with Dr, Frank Monag- Fair Guide Book, 1939. He Lime-Juicer,” ; “Windjam- 1951 WAS BEST (Continued trom Page One) ments by 21 percent. Cigarette ;Tax revenue realized, $120,150 | was in excess of current appro- priation charges ($41,607) and re- quired debt service fund trans- fers ($25,542) by 79 percent. The report shows that 74 per- cent of the special tax levy for liam Doerflinger, “The Middle Passage” in 1940. He is contribu- | the Monroe General hospital inte tor to the Blue Peter Mazazine, Boating and other magazines. oils in 1946. Many of his canvas: men and’ ship-lovers. cover reproductions for the Motor Boating magazine. is married to, Rosalie Inez Hextelt. | He attended Royal College, zed as a Axmagh, Ireland. Natural artist Baker holds the rank of Guard Reserve (inactive) ‘and America, 1942-1949, FLYING DUTCHMEN IN (Continued From Page’ One) side-of Paramaribo, the capital of Dutch Guinea. Sitting in their comfortable house truck, they showed me pictures of the modern e8,..Stores, schools and other ‘yuildings they have put up in the wolony. v-Hleve-they have been fascinated Many diferent types = #oing ‘on in Key West. tard their land cruiser wher- they can, the Tromms devote their days to exploring Key West. ‘The land cruiser itself is an ex- pert building job. The Tromms have fixed up the old truck so that a a perfect mobile house. They ave even a clothes closet. Two comfortable couches and a table are built into the floor of the truck. Their small boat is fastened to the; top of the truck, A tiny sink is hid- en under one end of the couch. | “The Tromms decided to build their. land cruiser begause they | eatmot bring sufficient dollars out of Dute jiana to travel in the style to which they are accustom- » They figured that if they could que down on their room and board @kpensas..by living and cooking in truck they would be able to their funds to carry them as a8 California. @ family survived the Nazi Otcupation with no loss of life. - 4We almost lost our eldest brother—who is now 28,” Henny} sag. : was doing forced labor for the*Nazis under the universal sys. tem of conscript labor. *Tromm was active in the under- Round against the Nazis. He was Captured and condemned to death. Before his execution, the British captured the town he was in and the-Navis, .cyacuated. They put ‘Tromm ina (ruck to take him to & German held town. British fliers Machine gunned the truck killing the driver. dn-the transfer of prisoner to! anothér-truck, Tromm's papers | ordering his cxecution were lost When he was asked his offense by the Nazi oficers he said “Twas just trying to escape | working for the Nazis,” he told them. This offense was considered minor because it was so universal AU Dutchman tried to avoid work ing for the Nazis if they could Tromm instead of being sent to his death transported to a concentration camp in Germany That was horrible,” his younger brother said. “There was practical ly no food— 16 a day of la bor—and no cigarettes was hours Cigaretios were more desirable than many neniry food, be said, bee of the ‘altiates sufered dy that e«cding had Become a The piinoners «\ etc rete, finally amp after cme om cvhawsted he her «shop ote i hie mer came © ane ¥ ah anded ti © of the German been collected duritig: the | clit. rent tax coflgesign Ban vn the amounts so to ected, ‘less (London) Yachting, Motor He began marine painting in *s are owned by Eastern hts- Paintings of his;have.bee! “das front | discounts on, taxes have been ‘aintings of his /have been used “ front | forwarded, each. month,..to the. Barker | hospital e i Municipal bonds in the, amouht of $35,000 were redeemed’ duting United States citizen in 1926, Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast the 12 months period. During the was listed in “Who's Who In past eight years, Roberts said, Refunding bonds in the total amount of $339,000 have been re- Escaped, Tromm had the major, deemed, reducing the bonded problem of obtaining identification, debt of the city from $1,642,000 papers so that he could live and; to $1,303,000. work in Germany. His Parker pen| ‘Total unencumbered — appro- and pencil coveted by large num-)priation balance at the close of bers of Germans, won him the! the fiscal year was $80,590 for necessary papers. Not only did he! five funds. Each balance reverts get the papers, but he got a ia | to the respective fund from in which to live. ‘which it was appropriated. When the Americans liberated town, they visited Tromm in the hospital where he was recovering from typhus. An American officer took him on as interpreter since Tromm speaks German, Dutch and English. Later Fine Painting Is Purchased WINNIPEG, Man. (®)—A he joined the British Coldstream psa f guards and finished the war with { Painting considered baled of me them. ) most important works by the British artist Sir William Russel Flint has been purchased by Jo- {sepHHarris of Winnipeg. Enti- tled “The Beach,” it portrays a group of bathers at St. Malo, the French seaside resort. Henny and Tonny meanwhile, who were youngsters remained with their parents at the Bussum house. They were saved from star- vation by one of their three riding horses, which they used as a truck horse. The family would take the horse icing family vould take ine rs! Capri Revival as appossible to their alee Is Sought “All. families who were off-fed about 20 people. We did the same. After the war we gave our; ISLE OF CAPRI, Italy, (A}— last horse to that farmer who had] Capri is out to~ recapture its been so generous with his food.” | fame as a sports and. carnival Today the younger Tromms are | center. making the grand tour of the! “Senator Ferdinando Casardi, States and those far off war days| president of the Tourist Associa- are almost forgotten. They have] tion and from 1932-34 Italian built new lives in the western] naval attache in Washington. hemisphere and look forward to a] announced these plans to lure long and succesful career build: | tourists to the already popular ing the colony of Dutch Guiana. resort. island: 2 ARBEIT TTT 1, Continuance of Capri’s tra- CITY COMMISSIONERS | ditional carnival celebration this «Continued from Page One) year and revival of the tradi- may be cancelled within 90 days| tional carnival parade. 2. A’ rho- > torboat race from Cannes, should: the owner so desire. os ? he Bi Approved .a lease agreement eae: ane Pia Fe Fees * % ans. for lore festivals. between: the Housing Authority | PAS “OF °° to of the City of Key West and City Sear Na fpr ansgrioan 3 of Key: West for premises for the | pritigh fouptale ee jthe machine in operation Directed the institution of pro-| STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE ceedings for foreclosure of tax Tri ph sale certificates for delinquent | taxes for years 1945-46..The city | Coffee z | attorney was instructed to fore at ALL GROCERS close on property itself Read the Classified Ads FAST, DAILY SERVICE os | | housing of a fire truck and fire- c poew men at Poinciana, Cost of reno-| oppo first Jon Oe be i § istance ‘fete ie ling is estimated at $850. Bell, was between Branttord, Oh- | Purchased for $1 a 1942 Inter-} tario, and the village of Parts, 'On- |, national 4 - wheel drive fire’ tario, " truck with a 250-gallon centrifu-| emenaeiagnneanremate, }gal pump. King estimated that . . {it would cost. only to plac Subscribe to The Citizen | 372 Pound Jewfish Landed From Porter Dock | SE r | eee oe Middle East | Explosive Points In ate Dnepropetrovsk . = 5 ‘Ankara Ss 2 § Dardonelles | pees Be TURKEY. (®) Wirephoto Map MAP LOCATES PRIME TROUBLE SPOTS between Tunis and Tehran as new violence plagues stvategic Middle East. In Tunisia (1), French reinforcements thronged Tunis, Sousse and Sfax (underlined) in effort to quell Arab nationalist riots. Libya (2), newest constitutional monarchy, will determine political alignment with elections next month. Egypt (3), scene of bloody Egyp- tian-British ‘battle over Suez Canal occupation, was possible destination of powerful British fleet units which left Malta base. Saudi’ Arabia (4) is proposing an all-Arab Middle East defense command. Israel (5) is keeping a wary eye on neighboring Iraq, where two fraqi Jews were hanged in Baghdad (underlined). Iran (6) has expelled British diplomats in continuing Anglo- | Iranian oil dispute STEVE PYLE, (left) shown with a 372 pound, 6’, 8” Jewfish caught off Porter Dock. The fish was landed on 15 thread manila, Pyle, employed at the Gulf Oil Company, uses only live bait and has caught over 100 jewfish from the dock, small est was one weighing 200 pounds, Bread Truck Hit By Gas Co. Truck a large hole in the body yesterday at 4:30 p.m., pouce said today. Boyd was charged with reckless jdriving and causing an accident. oe 5 Policeman James Bell investiga: A Rey West Gas company truck} oq ihe accident on Whitehead driven by Sonny Boyd bit a park- strect, The bread truck was park ed Holsum bread truck knocking oq wi yes was | Peported. delivering bread, police said. The| Menhaden, a species of fish,! Young Mares bein iy mel be - ale i aa j : | was given only six months to live gas company truck struck the left, yields oil widely used in making | ape ‘i a idcueke is ey § tang naintoclitiels = ae | when he arrived at Brantford, On- rear end of the truck. There was!soap, paint, linoleum, waterproof: | tario, in 1870. no damage to the gas truck, police; ing compounds and in tempering | ' steels. ' SUBSCRIBE TO THE CITIZEN ¢ driver Thomas Re: First Qhowing Tomorrow and for Year es / 1O Come “a y Can of the FORE-RUNNER” STYLING—YEARS AHES 0 NEW NEW "JET-SCOOP” HOUD NEW “SPACE-PLANNED” INTERIORS NEW WIDER RANGE OF MODELS UP TO 17% GREATER WINDOW AREA NEW “MONOPANE” WINDSHIELD NEW SUPER SAFE DUA RAIL FRAME BIG POWERFUL BRAKES WITH “FLOOR FREE PEDAL CHOICE OF 3 GREAT TRANSMISSIONS * \ { \ NEW CENTRALIZED “HHDL-AWAY" GAS CAP the New 52 NEW CASE AIR VENTILATION >: Mn i ii (i) RY... 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