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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-30
OLD BUILDING
BEING RAZED
CONDEMNED STRUCTURE IS
BEING TORN DOWN BY
3. NEIL SAUNDERS

Neil Saunders began this morn
ing to tear down the tWo-story
building at Angela and Duval
streets that had been condemned
by the city council.
He said that, on investigation,
he found the greater part of the
lumber in the building to be in
good condition, and that he will
salvage the lumber to construct
a home.
The structure, the lower part
of which has been used as d
saloon and also as a grocery
store, was constructed by j. Z.
Won PhiSter, after whom a street
Continued on Page Four)
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RED CROSS CHAPTER ORGANIZES TO
RENDER AID HERE in ANY DISASTER

Hurricane is not the only dis
aster for which we must pre-
pare" said Fred J. Miller, con-
Quoting the second in a series Of
reorganization meetings of the
Disaster and Relief Committee of
the Key West Chapter. American
Red Cross.
"Here in Key West we are too
prone to think only of hurricanes
as source of catastrophe and
since we experienced one only a
few months ago. we relax in the
assumption that we won't have
another one soon because StatiS-
tics show they occur only once
in SO many years." he added.
The meeting held yesterday
afternoon at chapter headquar-
tiers continued its plan to prepare
"a written program, complete in
detail, outlining all phases of
possible assistance in any cata-
strophe, large or small.
Mr.. Miller, chairman of the
food committee, conducted the
meeting in the absence of Major
Robert f. Spottswood, chairman
of the Disaster Committee.
More volunteers are needed TO
complete coverage in all activities
of the committee, it was said
There are many residents of
Key West whose business is of
such a nature that they have
ample time to aid others in time
of catastrophe or in the case of
hurricane, when the first alert
is sounded"
1t is these civic-minded citizens
who have the interest of their
community at heart, that the Red
Cross Disaster Committee is
seeking. Anyone interested is
urged to contact chapter head
quarters or Mr.. Spottswood at
the Key West Drug store.
Three new members were adj
ded to the committee yesterday.
Charles Roberts has been desig-
mated to take charge of Registsa-
ton and ]. Frank Roberts will
head the Survey Division. AL
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tle in the Shusi sesssoa sf
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or fled when u was sspaus.
ed by a detachment ea nsa-
rines.
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used by the Americans fug
ing their charge 10 gain gns-
session of the castle. which
had been battered l,y lsssgBi,s
and shells.
The situation on tbkinaMm
has become more deapefate
for the Japs. They have re-
tired to "A ridge evidently -
make their lasi stand there.
Japs on lseyte have ~
met with further rexvfNrx
Divisions from the Americas
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are fleeing into thu hill
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Legion Observes
Memorial Event

This morning, Memorial Day,
May 30, members of Arthur Saw
yer Post and the American lie
eion Auxiliary, and the Spanish
War Veterans Post placed United
States faes on the graves of all
veterans in the Key West Ccmc-
terry.
Attached Ia. each flag was b
poppy furnished by the, Alncric;sn
Legion. Auditory.
On Sunday evening members
Of tho above organizations attend
ed special Memorial Day services
at the Ley Memorial Church al
ranged by Rev. l.. S. Dohcrty.
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MASONIC NOTICE

A special meeting OF The
Palm Lodge of Perfection.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite will be held in the Scottish
Rite Temple. corner Simonton
and Eaton streets at Q o'clock
Friday evening. June Isl.
Purpose of meeting: To take
final action on applications TO
receive the degrees from the
Fourth to the Thirty second.
All Scottish Rite Masons who
have attained the Ia are urged
TO attend.
EVERETT r. RIVAS. 80
F. o. WEIGH. Acting Sec.
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Hotel Association Decides
OnAdVeTtisiDg Campaign In
Interest Of Bathing Beach
Would Acquaint People
OF Key West With
Many Benefits To Be
Derived

Key West Hotel Associa-
ton, st a meeting last night,
decided 10 conduct an adver-
Using campaign designed to
aequaint the people of Key
West with the benefits that
would be derived from the
building here of a bathing
beach.
President Hugh c. Hodge
said that the association will
support the movement ''to
the limit, as the members
realized the essential impor-
lance of having a beach in
Key West, not only as af-
f0rding a diversion for resi-
dents but also to attract tour
lists, many of whom consider
a beach as an outstanding as
set to u resort, winter or
summer.
The association also decided 10
take out membership in the Key
West Chamber of Commerce and
designated President Hodge to
represent il at the chambers
meetings.
AZ the conclusion of the meet
iog. the board of directors assem-
blcd TO fill vacancies in the Off
ciai staff. Adrian O'Sweeney was
named first vice president; Stew
aTt Moore. new manager of La
Casa Marina, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Laccdonia, Mr.. VOL
kuff and Mr.. Dillinger, directors.
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SPONGE LOT BRINGS
EXCELLENT PRICE

Sponge in Key West are selling
now at prices higher than ever
before in the history of the city,
and this morning a record price
was set at the municipal warf.
Sixty-six punches of sheep
wool, brought to port by Captain
Higgs (Old Rope) sold for $2,007.-
90, more than $50 a bunch.
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MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICE TONIGHT

A Union Memorial Day Service
will be conducted this evening in
Fleming Street Methodist Church
at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. VIM. B. Mundy will
be in charge of the service, and
the Rev. S. P. Reinke will bring
the message.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-30

Mrs. Florence Lowe. 60, died
yesterday afternoon at 4:f5 o'clock
Of q local hospital. The funeral
will be held Friday afteternoon at
5 o'clock from the chapel of the
Priichard Funeral Home to St.
Mary's star of the Sea Catholic
Church. Father Simms officiat-
ing. Burial will be in the Catho-
De Cemetery.
Survivors are the husband, Rob-
crt l.. Lowe; one son, Lancewood
Lowe; one grandchild; mother
Mrs. Mary Debarcee, and one sis
ter. Mrs. Cecilia Favian of Tampa.
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Mrs. Alieen Kerr
Visiting Key West

Mrs. Alieen Alvarez Kerr, of
Miami, arrived yesterday and is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ross C..
Sawyer.
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Americana cemeteries ~
North Africa, Sicily, Italy.
Germany, France and in the
far-off islands in the Pacific
were visited by comrades OF
the Americans who fell in
battle.
Graves of civil war sol
dierS and sailors in this colin
try, particularly in the north,
for Memorial Day in the
south is on April ~, had
wrcathS placed on them.
WreathS were placed nn
the grave of former Prc@i
dent Franklin ID. Roosevelt
in Hyde Park and on the
grave of the Unknown Sol
dicr in Arlington Cemetery.
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GRAVES OF MANY
AMERICANS WERE
DECORATED TODAY
CEMETERIES IN MANY ron
EIGN PORTS WE'RE VISITED
BY COMRADES or WAR
DEAD
,Rr A..ncIntrh Preaal

NV Ass"rtsted pvesss
WASHINGTON, May 30.
Graves of Americans who
died in action in various
parts of the world were dec
GRATED with wreaths today.
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JAPANESE ARE SAID.
TO BE WITHDRAWING


CHUNGKINC. May 20 -
On top of reports of other
successes scored by the
Chinese over the Jsps. the
latter are reported 10 be
withdrawing from the entire
territory from the Yellow
River to the Indo- China from
tier. a distance of 500 miles.
In trying TO determine the
1eason for the evacuation OF
that territory by enemy
sore'.s. it IL believed that
Japan is taking precaution
against any possible attacks
the Russians msy make in the
north from their Siberian
bases.
The south coast of China Is
':erorted to be open now TO
invasion by American forces.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
Room Of House On
Columbus Drive
Damaged BY Fire

A fire which broke out at 4l9
Short Columbus drive about $50
Monday night destroyed the con-
tents of and badly damaged the
entire interior of the front room,
according to Fire Chief L. p.
smith. No one was in the house
when the fire broke out and the
alarm was turned in by neigh
)ors.
The residence which is owned
~ Mrs. E. B.. Dunten, is rented
o roomers. According to Chief
smith, the blaze was apparently
itarted by a cigarette which had
been left burning when the occu-
PANTS of the room went out No
stimate of the damage has been
made.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
Award OF Bronze
Star Medal To
Luther L0dnier

Announcement is made that
Pfc. Luther j. Ladnier of eau
tier has been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal for 'heroic
achievement against the enemy
in Sperey, Germany, when Pfc.
Ladnier was a member of an as
sault patrol that crossed the
Rhine river, engaged the enemy
in combat and successfully ac-
complished its mission"
The award was made by Mai.
Gen. Willard G.. Wyman, COM
mander of the list Infantry Di.
vision in which Pfc. Ladnier is
currently assigned to Co. B, 271
Engineer Bn.
His wife resides at Gautier. He
has a younger brother, Pvt. Ar
mold M. Ladnier, who entered
the Army July IA, 1943. They
are sons of Maston Ladnier o.
Gautier.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
4th Of
Carson Avent Is
Marked By Porty

Mrs. j. c. Avent entertained
in honor of her son, Carson, at
her home on Thursday in cele-
bration of his fourth birthday.
Numerous games We're enjoyed
during the afternoon.
Birthday cake and ice cream
were served by the hostess as
sisted by Mrs. M. l.. Freeman of
Pascagoula and Mrs. C. p. Sea
man.
Friends who enjoyed this hap
ply afternoon with Carson were
Charles Booker. Lynda Jean Rem
fro, Carol Nelson, Kaye Swayze.
judy Jenkins, Forest Crabtrec,
Earl and Bill Dodge, Tommie
Bryant, Sheran Spann, Skipper
and Olive Jane, Richard Shields.
Margaret Eller, Dorothy Marie
Bullock, and Sheran Ellis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
Wade

The Rev. A. v. Faggard re.
turned Saturday from the Delta
where he held a revival lasI
week. He reported a good meet.
ing.
Miss Elliott Thompson returned
to her home at Houlka after Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. N. c. Ev-
erett, for the past two weeks.
Pvt. Andrew Vaughan and Mrs.
Vaughan spent the week visiting
the formers father, w. A. Waugh
an, and other relatives.
MI. and Mrs. l.. f. Golf, Mr..
and Mrs. r. j. Diamond and chill
dren, were visitors in the home
of Mrs. Pauline Golf and Mr.. and
Mrs. r.. c. Faggard Sunday.
Pvt. Oscar Johnston is home on
furlough visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Johnston.
Pvt. Ernest Golf and wife of
Pensacola, Fla. spent the week
end with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. 7. E. Johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Golf.
Miss Mary Watson and little
brother. Buddie, of Tallahassee,
Fla, r spending a few days
with Joyce and Guy Faggard.
The many friends of Mrs. Jerry
Davis were sorry to hear of her
serious illness, necessitating an
operation at the Jackson County
hospital.
S/Sgt. James E. Faggard and
wife and son spent the weekend
with the formers parents, MI.
and Mrs. r. c. Faggard.
Master Jay Britt is spending
this week with his aunt, Mrs. H.
L. Garter, together with his cou-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27

an infrequent correspondence
limited to the announcement of
Charles marriage and the birth
of a son; the disqueting news
that L%aurette was now supple
menting her meagre salary by
singing in a night club.
The two youngest living with
Norris were aloof and impene-
trable as strangers. There was
thirteen-year-old Joel, a calm
stolid enigma; and Patricia, nine-
teen, whose instrutable facade hid
a turbulent struggle.
And then Vincent Rourke, a
talented but unstable young Loeb
nivar from the east, became cas-
ually interested in Patricia, OPP
ening a new realm of emotional
experience for her, and a disturb
ing problem for Norris. The situ-
alton vas not improved by the
IDLE gossip of divorce Garcia
Wilmot, who r%esurrected an old
scandal involving the hallowed
Laura.
Norris was hard put to feel his
way through this battling laby-
rinth. He was helped far more
than he realized by the wisdom
and tact of Betty Lou Hamburg,
a next door neighbor whose pref
tiness and surfaced gaiety hid a
wealth Of common sense
Dan Wickenden is a novelist
with keen perception of family
life, its devious undercurrents,
the impregnable wall between
members Of different generations,
the problems of parents and chill
dren and vice versa. Mr.. Wick
enden has written a noteworthy
successor to his two previous nov
els. The Running of the Deer, and
Walk Like A Mortal.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
Library Notes

The Wsyfarers, by Dan Wick
enden, William Morrow, l945.
When Norris Bryant emerged
from his period of grief and des-
olation and took stock of himself,
he was appalled,. He was an out
standing newspaperman still, but
that was small comfort compared
with his failure as a father. Lau-
ra,his beautiful wife, had died
ten years before, leaving Norris
in despair with four children.
The thread binding him to his
two oldest, now living in neigh
boring Detroit, had thinned to
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
Convulescents From
Keesler Hospital To
Attend Launching

A group of 30 war veterans
who are convalescents at Keesle,
Field hospital will be guests of
ingalls, at the launching OF the
SIS Sea Lynx" Friday, July q,
Following the launching the
soldiers will be guests of the Wo-
mans club at a picnic lunch at
Beach Park.
Other entertainment will be
part of the afternoons program,
The soldiers will make the trip
to and from Keesler Field in Ar
my vehicles.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Moe Entertain AT
Dinner For Visitors

The presence of Mrs. J.. R.
krebs and sons in Pascagoula for
a visit with relatives was made
the occasion for a family dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
j. Moe on Lake avenue Sunday.
Besides the honor guests, COW
r were laid for Mrs. Krebs' ia
ther, Sherry Richards, her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Mac Bowman and fam
ilv, and her sister, Mrs. Moe, and
Mr.. Moe.
Covers were also laid for Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Nohring.
sins, Mary and Buddie Watson,
of Tallahassee, Fla.
Rev. Ford Parker and wife
and daughter spent Tuesday af-
ternoon visiting in the home of
Rev. and Mrs. A. v. Faggard.
Mrs. Cecile Rabby is spending
a few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Norman Davis.
Pvt. Linwood Scarborough and
wife are home on a furlough
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Scarborough and MIR. and
Mrs. Will Holland.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
PREuIEsr MIDST

While this informal beauty
contest was taking place at
2llN. Fulton Ave. Mt. YER
non. N. Y. in the home of
Mrs. b. g. Wade, her neigh
Dor, Mrs. S. Fl. Labow. was
preparing Liptons Noodle
Soup. The old fashioned
homemade favor hit the
spot. Especially with those
fresh cooked, golden egg
noodles in III Economical,
too one package makes
lots morethanc
Your grocer has Liptons
Noodle Soup, individual
packages, and 3-package
economy containers. Get
some today!
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-07-27
3RIToNs WELCOME

London-Queensland will well
,ome and prefer settlers from
britain after the war, said Frank
cooper, Queensland premier who
5 here on government business.
lie said all Australia realized
he need for greater population.
During the Middle Ages, every
Belgian town had converts to
which pious men and women
retired.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
Farmers, 0PA
Plan Rural Aid

SAGINAW, March 80 More
than 100 farmers from % north
eastern Michigan counties re-
vealed today that rural residents
have plenty of price control and
rationing problems. They met
here yesterday to help OPA form
a district agricultural advisory
committee.
The group also approved a plan
for District OPA Director John
F. Kessel to appoint similar COM
mittceS of one TO five members
IN each of the 25 Saginaw district
counties One member from each
will form the district committee,
KeSSel said.
He was aided in answering
farmers questions and complaints
by II. II. Varney OPA agricul-
tural expert from Cleveland re-
gional office.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
$4,000 Fund Asked
To Buy Rat Poison

The common council will be
asked to appropriate $4,000 for
the purchase OF rat poison for free
distribution to the public, it was
announced today.
Harry l.. Shearer, chairman of a
subcommittee of the Detroit
Council on Sanitation and Rat
Elimination, said that quantities
of certified red squill were avail
able. He said that the fire COM
mission would be asked 10 permit
the use Of fire houses for distri-
button.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
5 State Sailors
In Rhine Navy

Five Michigan men, members
Of navy small boat crews. partici-
pated in an amphlhious operation
which carried Allied armies across
the Rhine River last week, navy
officials said today.
They were MN 3 &c Edmund A.
Kuhnlein, Detroit; As Clarence
J. Crabb. Detroit; NM &c Will
liam c. Matthies, Kalamazoo; NM
&c John w. Schneider. Ann Ar
Dor, and GM sc Francus J. Etus.
Flint.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
Ann ArbOr Boy, "a,
SuffoCdtes in Cave

ANN ARBOR, March 30-James
Ulrich, IA, was suffocated late
yesterday when a cave he and
two companions were digging in
the hill at the rear of University
Hospital, collapsed.
James is the son Of Fred Ul-
rich, book store owner. Two
companions. John Smith, Is. and
Thomas Murphy, Ia. were unable
to rescue the boy. He was dead
upon admittance 10 University
Hospital
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
Flint Local
Elects Wells

FLINT, March 80 - Kenneth
Wells has been reelected presi-
dent of AFL-UAW Local 156, it
was announced today by the cleo
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
By Roy Crane
BY JIM SLOWER

A "B' student at Miller High, Ernest's
ambitions are to become 4 busnessman and
an accomplished musician. lie plays the
piano, collects stamps and build, model
planes as hobbies, and is a member Of his
school Y-Gee's and Cardinals clubs, plays
softball and basketball in The Detroit
Times Garner Athletic League.
Ernest IS ~, live, At }6S4 Hunt street.
serves Times subseribers in Vernon High
way, Waterloo, Hunt, Hendricks and
Charlevoix. In his two years AZ carrier
he has boosted business on hi, route from
y customers TO 24O and sold more than
5000 war stamps, III, route profits now
average $J2.}O week which he uses
principally to buy war bond, and TO save
for college education At Wayne Uni
vsrsity.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
|Detroiter Named Head
|0f Camp Barkely

Col. Robert F. Gleim of Detroit
is the new commander of Camp
Barkley, Tex. He has served 26
months in Alaska and the Aleu-
tlanS.
Organizer of the 21Oth Coast
Artillery Regiment of the Michi-
gan National Guard, he entered
active duty with the regiment in
February, l94l. He is veteran Of
World War l and was in the
property management and insur-
ance business before he entered
active service.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
Committed 10 Hospital
In '39, Ordered Freed

KALAMAZOO. March 3o-MrS.
Maxine Goudzwaard. Grand Rap
ids, committed TO the Kalamazoo
State Hospital Sept. 25. 1889. was
ordered released by Circuit Judge
George Y. Welmer when he deter
mined that the statute establish
ing proceedings committing a per-
son to a state hospital had not
been fully complied with.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31

Other officers are Ray Miller
vice president: Ira Carr, record
ing secretary, Maxine Wells, finan-
Cial secretary; Anthony Radon,
scrgenat-at-arms; Joe Norman
guide, and Frank Davis. John
Jones, and Helen Wallace, trus-
tees.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
ADVERTISEMENT

Plenty Of wheaties. And you'll
want lots and lots when you get
acquainted with good wheat nour-
ishment in the form of crisp
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-31
"a .lIy rumor! I've plenty wheaties-mk fruit

toasted, malt-sweet fakes. Here's
the lineup for tomorrow morning
milk, fruit, and Wheaties, ia
nous Breakfast of Champions"
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Nazi Ruin in Russia
Put al 1886 Billions
Ey the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. ia state
commission reported today that in
complete data showed German dam
age against the Soviet Union during
the war was 697, 7,000,O 100000 rubles
figured at 1941 price levels.
The Soviet monitor in London
said 25 rubles in 194l' had the
value of a British pound. This
would be at the rate of l6 cents
to the ruble. On this basis
Russias war damage would
amount to S108, 5000, ,00O)
The report, which 100000 per-
sons aided in compiling, covered
damage to private citizens, state
enterprises, collective farms anc
public organizations, but does no,
include the reduction in nationa
income as a result of the war, the
cost of food and similar articles
confscated by the Germans or losses
incurred by the slowing down of the
natural economic development OF
the country. Even the damage fig
ures in the categories covered are
not complete
The Germans destroyed or partly
destroyed 1,700 towns, upward o1
10000 villages, 100000 building.
and deprived 25,000,000 persons ot
roofs over their heads in a territory
inhabited by 85,000,00O persons, tht
report said,
Evening star., 1945-09-13
Crawford Moore. 83, Dies;
Retired Navy Yard Worker

Crawford Moore, 83, 3505 Webster
street, Brentwood, Md, former en-
ploye of the Navy Yard, died yes
terday at Sib!ey Memorial Hospi-
tai after an illness of several weeks.
Mr.. Moore was born at Tonga
noxie, Kans., in 1852 and lived for
several years in that area. His faith
er was surveyor, helping to map
that section of the country, which
was made up of frontier settlements
at that time.
He went to Panama to work on the
construction of the Canal and came
to Washington about 1917 as an
employe of the Navy Yard. He re-
tired at the age~of SO.
| Mr.. Moore was member of the
Mount Rainier Lodge, No. 1856, of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
and of the Maryland Democratic
Club, the Mems Club of Brentwood
and the Brentwood Volunteer Fire
Department.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Jessie c. Moore; two daughter, Miss
Jennie L. Moore and Mrs. Evelyn
Corkins of Brentwood; two sons,
Radarman SIC Howard Crawford, in
the Pacific, and Corpl. Walter F.
Moore, in Europe; two sisters, Miss
Hattie Moore Colorado Springs,
Colo. and Mrs. Kate Smith, Cam
den, Mo, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at $3.50
O'Clock tonight at Nalley's funeral
home, 5000 Rhode Island avenue.
Mount Rainier. They will be con-
Quoted by the Order of Odd Fellows.
Burial will be in Tonganoxie.