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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
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0OuuuUru FROM Ttkc ~
service and supply troops and who
volunteered after a special appeal
by Ii. Gen. John c. II. Lee. who
told them:
1T is planned 10 assign you
without regard 10 race or color 10
units where your assistance is
needed. Your comrades at the
front are anxious 10 share the glory
Of victory with you. Your rela-
tIves and friends are urging that
you be granted this privilege.
THE SUPREME COMMANDER
is confident that many Of you will
take advantage Of the opportunity
10 carry on M keeping with the
glorious record of colored troops
the former wars.
The original quota was quickly
exceeded and hundreds of volun-
tcers were rejected Some $500
were accepted and given a refresh
or infantry course. They were re-
viewed by Brig. Gen. Benjamin o.
Davis, the Army's highest ranking
Negro officer.
In one engineer company III men
OF a total of 1875 volunteered TO
fight. Four first sergesnts ac-
cepted reduction TO privates. Stars
and Stripes said. TO qualify for in
fantry training. In one quarter
master laundry company 100 out
Of a total Of 260 volunteered for
the front line. but only SO were al
lowed to go.
Their sentiment were summar-
lzed by Pfc. Leroy Kemp Of At
lantic City, NJ, who said;
We're all in this together now.
That's how it should be. Most Of
the Negro troops in service out
fits have been giving lots Of sweat.
Now ! think we'll mix some blood
with it,"
Negro soldiers served with white
troops al Bunker Hill, winning the
commentator Of the American Of
ficers for their gallantry under
fire.
When Andrew Jackson repulsed
the British at the battle of New
Orleans. Negro soldiers stoo
shoulder to shoulder with white
troops and helped TO rake the on
coming lines of Red Goats with a
whitening fire.
II was during the Civil War that
separate units were organized by
some Of the northern states, and
this pattern has been followed
since, Notwithstanding the remark
able records Of achievements made
by such outfits as the 9th and 10th
cavalry and oath and 25th in
fantrles.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
BY GEORGE PADMoRE


LONDON.-Now that their days
are numbered, the Nazi super
men" don't think their racial SUI
Periori!y doetrincs are so hot.
Al least they are trying deSpcr-
aiely- 20 discard taem and arc at
tempting 10 ingratiate themselves
with colored Allied prisoners. Hit
Iers henchmen hope thereby TO
evoke sympathy in the hours of
impending defeat.
According 10 stories related by
recently released African prison.
ers arriving IN Britain for rcpa-
,riatlon 20 South Africa. the Ger
man military leaders now trying
20 negotiate a separate peace with
An2l o-AmericanS have instructed
the commandants Of prison camps
to turn all white South African
prisoners over TO Italian control.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
File $4,000
Damage Suit In
Child's Death

Eva Barkett and Joseph Barkett,
parents Of Donald James Barkett.
have filed suit for $4,000 damages.
costs Of court and attorney fees
against James Warren Parker and
Cal Humphrey in the death of
their child.
1t is claimed that Donald. then
seven years old was struck down
and killed on EcorSe road March
ID. 1912 by car driven by Parker.
The death car waS owned by Cal
Humphrey
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Housing
Continued From Page II

counter proposal 10 build housing
project for Negroes near Inkster.
They declared that an eight
mile tract is available in that area
which would house approximately
$4,000 persons.
Mrs. Harriet Kelly, chairman OF
the Housing Commission. said after
the vote was taken that the Com
mon Council would have TO choose
all future sites.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

who were held until Billingsley
va> apprehcnded
on THE MORNING OF March
j., police received call that a
gang o. white youths were waiting
"a Waylay the colored boys coming
from school The police appre-
hended three o. the boys and gave
two Of them. Manuel Leech. Oil
Minnesota avenue: and William
Dukas l4l0 leith street. who were
seventeen years OF age. 20 days
81 jail FOR lettering The other
youth. "a. was charged with being
delinquent and placed in the De-
tention Home.
In the meantime tension
mounted as news Of the arrest
spread around and the condition
OF Ockermsn remained unoer-
tain.
On the evening OF the 18th. rs
whites and IS Negroes faced each
other at opposite ends of the Leith
Street bridge but all difficulty was
avoided when the police arrived.
POLICE LATER broke up a gang
OF whites who were chasing Ne
groao in Whaley Park. Six OF the
whites were spprehended One
was u and the others. were juve-
miles Among the boys in the park
was a brother Of the boy who
had been stabbed earlier in the
week
The boy II was given 20 DAYS
an TIE others were charged with
de aquency and their parents no
tihod
on FRIDAY afternoon two boys.
or white and one Negro. we're
arrested by police in Whaley Park
ard charged with lettering The
WI youth was given twenty days
ans 'hc Nero VINO plead not gull
~ was released on bond.
Il was learned here this week
ths' Ockerman is well on the way
10 HeeoVery.
4 cord.B1 TO Spokesmen from
F.ut there has been some race
ter son n the city for the last two
yc
The immediate cause of ten
sion occurred when several white
bows are alleged 90 have driven
sn automobile through a marble
game that several Negro chill
dren Of the Lowell school were
having The white bows were
not students Of the school.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Treat Bantus Like Kings

Bantu soldiers, howeyeS-are be-
ing treated as Special guests and
are laviShly entertained by special
detdchments OF the Geebbcls or
ganization known as the Strength
Through joy movement
Instead OF bcn1 described as
"seml-apcS. AS Hitler designated
Negroes, me African prisoners are
now being tlattered as a great
martial race who under German
leadership can -ADerate A frie a
from the plGto-dcuocracieS
Commenting on this mancuver.
a political commentator writing in
the Sunday Times. says Ger
mans plan for d Nazi world rcyo-
luton after her military defeat in
c.ude South Africa. The new plan
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Workers.
Continued From Page u

an outright case of racial discrim-
nation.
He said that the Negroes were
victims OF enforcement of the job
freeze.
Meanwhile, the three men, Will
liam Williams, William Greene and
Sam Adams, are out Of work. Farm
Extension Service in Mississippi
had required that the u. S. En-
ployment Service notify the war
plants that the men could not stay
on the job.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

having pinned Miss Vaunado be-
tween two cars.
OCCUPANTS OF one Of the cars
struck were two young sailors
home on furlough at the compile
ton of twelve weeks boot train
ing at Great Lakes Naval Training
Station. They were Seaman
George Brown, Jr., Is. 247l Hen
bricks. and Apprentice Petty Off,
Ger &c Samuel Irwin Smith. 1855
18th street. who was driving his
fathers car.
The two sailors were parked
waiting for a friend to come forth
work in the Chevrolet plant, when
their car was struck.
Police said the dealing car
driven by Charles w. Conant, "a.
white Navy seaman. struck the car
OF Roosevelt Williams, 38, of 1904
Twenty-ffth street, first Accord
ing to Williams, he was driving on
Warren avenue and was just at the
gate of the Water Works Park
when his car was struck in the
rear by a car driving in the same
direction at what he estimates to
have been between 70 and 80 miles
an hour.
WILLIAMS nor his friend who
was riding with him, Willard Col
Inns, saw the girl until she had
been struck by Conant'S car. The
impact OF Conant's car against
Smiths was such that il bounced
away leaving Miss Vaunado's
crushed body lying on the ground
with her legs twisted in the bump
ers Someone covered the body
with rancoat as it was then
raining quite hard.
BY THE TIME Williams and Col
Inns stepped from the car and
walked TO the Conant car, Conant
was getting out Of his car and
was bare from the waist up. The
clothes Of the woman in the car
we're in disarray. When police at
tempted to apprehend Conant, he
resisted and was unable TO make
a coherent statement until Satur-
day. when he said that he could
remember nothing that had hap
pened
Damage to Williams car was: left
rear door glass broken; left rear
fender badly bent; rearview win
dow broken; ventilator glass brok-
en-; rear stop light broken; rear
bumper dslodged.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
PAC
Continued From Page II

Continued From Page II
Scholle. Clio and PAC, regional di.
rector for Michigan
THE STATEMENT had the pre-
vious endorsement OF the presi-
dents Of Clio local unions in the
Detroit area who were called into
conference by Nicholas 10 discuss
the manner in which the CLOS
position would be made known to
the Council.
1t was agreed at the conference
that Scholle would be the spokeS-
man at the council hearing last
week, but Scholle was unable TO
gain admittance. TO the hearing. In
his absence Nicholas declined 10
testify and instead the position Of
labor was presented directly 10
Mayor Jeffries and copies OF
Scholle's statement were sent 10
Councilman Lodge for inclusion in
the record Of the hearings.
One OF the woodcocks rineed bv
the Leyden tHolland) Natural His
tory Museum to ascertain their nil
gratory habits has been shot in
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Stabbing-
Continued on Page 23l

VINO were held until Bllingsley
Va apprehcndcd
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
MANY PROPERTY
RETURNS MADE ON
FLORIDA KEYS

County Tax Assessor Claude
A. Gandolfo and Chief Clerk j.
Frank Roberts returned last
night from a trip to Marathon,
Islamorada, Plantation Key, Tav-
ernier, Rock Harbor and Key
Largo, where they went to have
applications for homestead ex-
emptions signed and to receive
returns on personal property.
Fifteen applications were signed
and personal property returns
were made.
Mr.. Gandolfo said that those
keys continue to show progress
: At Taverpier, three houses were
in course of construction and
several had been built since last
year, and at Plantation Key a
clinic has been completed and is
now being furnished.
The clinic is of one story and
is so wide and 100 feet long. 1t
is owned by DR.. M. H. Tallman,
of Miami, and is ideally located,
Mr.. Gandolfo said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
DAVID WEINSTEIN
dies in MIAMI
FORMER KEY WEST MER-
CHANT ATTAINED
.e...-s - = = ,-e .-sv
AGE OF 96

News has been received in Key
West announcing the death OF
David Henry Weinstein, 96, il
Miami. Funeral services will be
held in that city this afternoon.
The deceased is survived by
one son, 1. M. Weinstein, and two
daughters, Mrs. Rose L. Louis and
Mrs. Tillie w. Lee, all of Miami;
nine grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Mr.. Weinstein, who was born
in Odessa, Russia, came to Key
West in 1889, establishing a dry
goods establishment, on DIVA
street, between Angela and Pc
tronia, where he operated a store
for many years.
He moved to Miami in 1914
where he remained up until the
time Of his death.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
Rcd Cross War Fund Drive
| Opened With Big Rally At
LaCOnCha Hotel Last NIGHT
~ lvAg-lI
Leo Warren, Junior
First Contributor
To War Fund Drive

First contribution to the
ls4S Red Cross War Fund
campaign being conducted
by Key West Chapter. Amer
lean Red Cross. was made by
a Key Wester who is serving
with the Navy in the war
against Japan.
The contribution came in
a letter dated Dec. IA. and
was from Chief Pharmacists
Mate Leo Braxton Warren.
whose home is at 412 Eliza
beth street. In his letter.
Chief Warren said:
Il have enclosed my check
hoping to be one of the first
to contribute to the l945 Red
Cross War Fund campaign.
Il have just left the Phil
lippine area after faking part
in the invasion. and I am
glad to report that the
American Red Cross was
very much on the job there.
Many lives have been
saved by the Red Cross blood
plasma. and just several days
ago two buddiesi of mine
were returned to duty after
facing death. They recovered
after they we're given several
units of blood plasma. which
restored them to health.
Last Christmas spent in
bed as the result of gunshot
wounds. legs and ankle. And
I received one unit of Red
Cross blood plasma which
did much to help in my re-
coverY.
Each port that I have
visited the American Red
Cross has had canteens for
our boys. and is doing an
excellent job everywhere. It
is a pleasure to help the Red
Cross. and I hope that every
Key Wester will join in your
drive for 1945".
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
Great Enthusiasm Pre-
walls Among Large
Number Assembled On
Occasion

Key West Chapter, Amer
lean Red Gross, opened it's
$24, 900 War Fund drive last
night with an hour and a
half long rally at the La
Concha Hotel, and first re-
ports of donations resulted
in starting the hand of the
"clock" erected to mark
progress of the campaign.
Speakers told the story Of
Red Cross and it's tremen-
dOus task of helping the SER
vice man and his family. Mu-
steal entertainment consist
ed of an orchestra, a vocal
list and an accordion soloist.
Today the campaign be-
gan in earnest, with volun-
teer workers starting out
early this morning 10 can
vas the community.
Last nights program opened
with The Star Spangled Ban
ner," played by the Rhythm
Bombers of the Naval Air Station
and sung by Mrs. Emily Goddard.
Mrs. Goddard also = sang God
Bless America" accompanied by
the orchestra. accordion solos
were played by SpWlc Raymond
Hudson, USNR, of MOB.
Mayor Willard M. Albury was
unable TO be present. but a repre-
sentative of the mayor read his
proclamation, calling upon the
people of Key West to assist the
1945 Red Cross War Fund cam
paign.
Ii. Comdr. M. B. Faust, Chap
lains' Corps, U. S. Navy, spoke OF
the work being done by the Red
Cross, not only on bases within
the United States, but also at sea
and abroad.
when you and ! give to the
American Red Cross" Glen c
Price, president of the Key Yves
Rotary Club, declared, I'VE arr
giving to Johnny, who used to de
liver our papers every morning
to Joe, who sold us prescriptions
across the drug store counter; t.
our own husbands and nephews
and sons"
Field Director Glenwood Nc
Comb, stationed at MOB, tolc
some of his experiences and de
tailed the close cooperation be
tween the Red Cross at hom'
and abroad which makes possible
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
Tells OF Complete Accord There
Among Himself, Churchill
And Stain
Confident That German
PrOpag an dists Are
Keenly Disappointed
Over Yalta Results
tBy Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, March /.
President Roosevelt, begin
ming at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon, spoke to congress
and the country at large
about some of the agree
ments that had been reached
by him, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stall
in at the conference that
were held at Yalta in the
Crimea.
He was introduced by
Representative John w. Nc
Cormack, of Massachusetts,,
speaker protein, in the abb
sence of Speaker Rayburn.
The President, before he be-
gan his address, requested
he be pardoned for sitting
down, adding that, in doing
so, he would not have to
support eight to ten pounds
of steel on his legs after Fe-
turning from a trip Of Il, 900
miles.
i He was greeted with
laughter when he said that
it seems that the Roosevelts
not only like to travel but
that travelling also agrees
with them, and that at no
time during the trip had he
/ felt ill. 1t was only when he
I had returned to Washing
| ton and heard of some of the
"doings" here that he sens
ed a feeling of illness.
He explained he enter
tanned no doubt whatever
that the agreements that
had been reached at Yalta
would be fruitful of great re-
suits provided they were APP
proved by the congress of
the United States. He add
ed that it was left to con-
gress to decide whether or
not that fruitfulness would
become a fact. With the con-
currence of congress, the
Yalta agreement would as
sure all peoples of the world
a better place in which To
/ live when the war is over.
The President declared
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
BEVERAGE APPEAL
CASE HEARD TODAY
in CIRCUIT COURT
ATTORNEY ON BOTH SIDES
PRESENT CASE: JUDGE
OTTO TAKES CASE UN-
DER AMUSEMENT

From 10 o'clock till noon this
morning, Circuit Judge Joseph
Otto held hearing in the: case
of E. P. Baquet, who had appeal
ed from the city court when he
was fined $50 for conducting a
beer and wine place on Division
street without having a city
licenses ]. Lancelot Lester, city
attorney, appeared for the city,
and Attorneys William V. Albury
and Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., for
the defendant.
The latter argued that, under
a decision of the supreme court.
a city could not limit the sale of
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
~ w.AwH aw.l ~ ~ Aw~ 49,
Great Increase
Is Announced In
Postal Savings

Postal savings deposits in
the Key West Post Office in
creased more than half a mil
lion dollars in the last year
Postmaster Hollon r. Ber-
valdi announced today.
On March ! of last year
the deposits totaled Sl.403.-
Gil. and. at the beginning OF
business today. the sum was
$l.95l.0ll. AT the rate de-
posts are now being made.
it was said it will not be- long
before the two million mark
will be exceeded.
Sale of postal stamp stock.
over the same month of the
preceding year. continues to
show decided increases. Last
month the receipts showed a
gain of AZ percent.
In March. 1914. the sales
totaled $l7.6s5.4l: last month
they amounted to S25.274.72.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01

If in March 1912 it was GUS
tomary to give away matches
with cigarettes, cigars and tobac-
CO, the practice must be contin-
ued with all tobacco products
sold. 1t is IAN illegal raise in
prices of tobacco products if you
refuse to supply free matches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
RED CROSS WORK
DISCUSSED TODAY
AT ROTARY MEET
MEMORIES OF CLARA BAR
TONS ACTIVITIES IN KEY
WEST RECALLED AT
LUNCHEON

Memories of Clara Barton'S
work in Key West during the
Spanish-American war were re-
called at today's luncheon meet
ing of the Key West Rotary Club
when Mrs. Madeleine Browne
executive secretary Of the Key
West Chapter, American Red
Cross, spoke on behalf of the
Red Cross War Fund campaign
now under way.
During the Spanish-American
War;" Mrs. Browne said, "Clara
Barton came to Key West. Her
visit was in response to appeals
made by the civilian population
of Cuba to the United States fol
food, clothing and other relief
"a ship was chartered and
loaded with relief supplies II
Key West, and Clara Barton wen
to Cuba with, that vessel. Thous
ands of Cuban families wer,
helped by the Red Cross because
of that voyage"
Sebastian Cabrera recalled tina
{ there is in his family a lette
from President Mckinley, thank
ing Sebastian's father for serv
ing on the Key West committe,
which helped Clara Barton a
that time.
my father was on that com
mittee," Mr.. Cabrera said, "ant
so was Aquilino Lopez grand
father and old DR.. Porter. And
might mention that of the five
men on that committee, three
were Rotarians."
John Gardner, who was chair
man of the program, spoke or
the work done by the local Grip.
pied Children's Society, which i:
sponsored and assisted by Ro.
tary.
when you help somebody
Mr.. Gardner said, "the gratitude
you might expect may not be
forthcoming Immediately. But
in years to come to person bene-
fitted will show his gratitude,
quite often by helping someone
else"
Charles Taylor reported on the
budget of $500 which was sought
to help the Boy Scouts, the Ro-
tary Club being sponsor for
Troop SO. Charles Van Deursen,
MIR. Taylor reported, collected
$163.05 in five days, and Jack
Sellers reported he had enough
to cover the 500. balance remain
ing, since the club already had
$163.05 collected.
Jack E. Bowling, of Freder-
icksburg, Va, was a visiting
Rotarian. Guests included Rob-
ert A. Saunders, storekeeper,
first class, U. S. Navy, son-in-law
of A. Maitland Adams, and Ger
aid P. Guerin, of New York City,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
AMADO VELIZ COMMITS SUICIDE
AT HOME ON SMONTON STREET

years, who had been part
owner for many years of the
coffee mill at Ann and
Greene streets, committed
suicide some time last night
in his home at 221 Simonton
street.
He lived in one part of the
first floor, and his brother
-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dionisio Muro, in the
other part. 1t had been Mr..
Muro's practice to call Mr..
Veliz for breakfast every
morning, but this morning,
after much calling and rap
ping on the door, he notified
Mario r. Napoles, who re-
sides on the second floor of
the house, that he could not
arouse Mr.. Veliz.
They broke open a door and
!. fousle. him lying abed, with a
| pairing knife lying loosely in his
right hand. Investigation showed
that he had stabbed himself
twice over the heart, and it is
presumed that when the blade
: did not reach the heart en- the
!, first attempt, he drove the blade
a second time into his chest and
Severed his heart.
| He was founG at Z o'clock this
morning, but a physician said he
had been dead from eight to ten
hours.
L i According to stories related in
ifashc scaffee mill. Nh NeIsankad
been a prey of Authorizations re-
Gently. Probably due to his
blindness, his hearing was ex.
ceedingly acute, and every morn
ing, during the last few weeks
he described many noises he sale
he had heard during the night
and one of the sounds. was that OF
that somebody was trying tc
break into the house, and it was
found useless to try to convince
him that such was not the case
Joseph Cruz, an employee at the
mill, usually visited Mr.. Veliz on
Sundays, and last Sunday, on call
ing on him, he was not only told
about the supposed sound of foot
steps, but, Mr.. Cruz said, Mr.. We
liz requested that when he died
| his body be thrown into a bon
fire, as ne did not wish for a bit
of it to remain intact.
His condition became so bao
| Mr.. Napoles suggested to him
that he go to Havana and be
placed in hospital or sanitarium
in that city. Mr.. Veliz had agreed
to make the trip, and Mr.. Napoles
intended to make reservations
today on a plane from here tc
Miami and from that city to Ha-
vana.
Mr.. Veliz, as an assurance that
he would not be able to cry out
when he STABBED himself, rolled
! up large red handkerchief, plac-
ed Under his chin and fastened il
tightly at the top of his head, as
a result of which his mouth was
closed tightly When he was found
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon under the
direction of the Lopez Funera
Home. The services will be con-
; Quoted in the Lopez chapel by the
Rev, G, Perez, pastor of Ell Trim
dad Methodist Church.
Felix Varela Lodge of MaSons
Odd Fellows and Caballeros dc
Marti lodges will attend the fu,
neral
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01
FIRE DESTROYS
SMALL BUILDING

A small frame structure known
as 1.-THE Swamp House" was de-
stroyed by fire shortly after IL
o'clock last night. The building
was situated near the foot of Vir-
ginia street on the northeast end
of the island.
The alarm calling out the fire
apparatus was sounded from Box
315, corner of North Beach and
Olivia street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01

ANNOUNCE RETAIL
CEILING PRICES ON
MATCH PRODUCTS

E. P. Winter, chairman of the
Monroe County Rationing Board
has announced the following
prices dealing with match pro-
ducts:
Maximum Price Regulation
1865 is amended as to retail cell
ing prces for matches.
The following schedules is in
effect for all independent retail
stores.
Wood Matches:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-01

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For IS Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West